Day Trip Plans Leave Shops Closed for Quiet Holiday
Residents consider a day spent in the woods or at the beach with hopes that no business houses stay open. The plan suggests a peaceful municipal pause and limited commerce for the day.
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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
4
Comradeship Emphasized As Everyone Seeks Deeper Experience
The text stresses unity and personal growth, urging attendees to expand mental horizons to gain a richer shared experience. It highlights the value of inclusivity and collective effort in building stronger bonds.
Production, imports and post office quips from Thorn
Thorn ridicules U.S. trade and asks for full production in a Palm Beach Post column. He cites eleven month import totals and claims eighty percent are unnecessary. He jokes about parcel post for babies under Burleson and implies consequences for voters.
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Thorn
Burleson
Besches
Times distribution plans for delinquent tax sales
The Times will mail out this week many sample copies and continue weekly while delinquent tax sales are printed. A sixteen page run is described as a strong advertisement for Sarasota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Sarasota
Florida dasheens touted as cheap substitutes for potatoes
New York and Washington offer 15e a pound for Florida raised dasheens. They can be grown cheaply and would replace expensive potatoes, but in Sarasota they are little known. Each family could raise them on a back lot to live more economically, yet few will try.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Florida
Sarasota
Loss of Lakeland Velecram editor’s only eranachild
Sympathy is offered to Editor and Mrs Hethermeton of the Lakeland Velecram for the loss of their only eranachild who recently passed away after a brief illness. the family mourns as grandparents share their sorrow.
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Hethermeton
Lakeland
Velecram
Eranachild
Osea Nis
Tennessee Set to Open Extra Session on August 9 for Woman Suffrage
Tennessee plans an extra legislative session August 9 to vote on the federal amendment granting women voting rights in the general election, a move that would complete the ratification by the necessary state. North Carolina ponders an extra session and Florida papers, once opposed, urge Governor Catts to call one to ratify the amendment. The Minami Herald calls this a graceful act for Florida.
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Tennessee
North Carolina
Florida
Catts
The
Minami Herald
Southern ports wage rat extermination to stem plague
Texas ports including Pensacola and Galveston face bubonic plague spread by rats. State officials rally to eradicate rats as disease threat and food losses rise. Federal aid is directed to larger cities with higher import activity and disease risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Galveston
Texas
Decline of Interchurch World Movement Shows Strains
The Interchurch World movement is declared off due to lack of cooperation among denominations and failure of supporters to fulfill promises. Antipathy to drives and partial pastor endorsement also contributed to the collapse of a major church fundraising plan.
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Interchurch World
Lake County official publicizes state press meet in Florida region
Willis B. Powell, Lake County Board of Trade secretary, wrote an extended account in the Eustis Lake Region about the three day Florida meeting of the state press association. His piece praised Pensacola and offered editor personals in a lively, entertaining style.
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State Press Association
Willis B. Powell
Board of Trade of
Lake County
Eustis Lake
Powell
Pensacola
Legion Directory to supplement Legion Notes in Times
The Times introduces a new Legion Directory listing the place and business of service members. The current list shows many who served and the town of Sarasota takes pride in their professional roles since returning.
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Times
Legion
Sarasota
Mayor Pushes Family Housing Model For St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg mayor Noel A. Mitchell urges immediate construction of houses for families with children and rental only to them. He cites past hardships for men with families and calls for parental cooperation to teach children respect for property rights to ensure the plan succeeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Noel A. Mitchell
St. Joseph
Independence Day in Sarasota Focuses on Palmetto Celebrations
The article notes most businesses in Sarasota will close on Monday for Independence Day 1776 commemoration with Palmetto as the county Mecca. Sarasota is expected to seem deserted as residents choose Palmetto events over local activities.
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Sarasota
America
Palmettoe
Palmette
DeLand Writer Urges Honor for Lue Gim Gong
A DeLand News writer laments unkindness toward Lue Gim Gong who lives near DeLand and praises his citrus contributions to Florida. He urges DeLand residents and citrus growers to honor him with a monument while he can enjoy it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeLand
Lue Gim Gong
Citrus Crowers
Florida
Leesburg builders hindered by high lumber costs
Editorial notes Leesburg lags in construction while nearby towns boom due to lumber at 85.00 per thousand versus 35.00 cheaper in-county suppliers. Board of Trade acts to fix the hindered building program. Question posed on whether Sarasota faces similar cost disadvantages as materials can be bought elsewhere with transport costs lowering total price.
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Leesburg
Board of Trade
Leesbore
Sarasota
Paper mill miracle in Florida sawgrass breakthrough
After four years of experiments with sawgrass, Florida achieves a superior news print quality from Florida sawgrass surpassing spruce pine. The project promises an inexhaustible local pulp supply, easing a long statewide paper shortage and benefiting Florida’s weekly editions. Congratulations extend to Gilbert L D Leach and the promoters for maintaining faith through trials.
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Leesburg
Florida
Gilbert LD. Leach
State Press Association
Abtors
Pensacola Hosts State Press Association Meeting
Editors from Florida papers praise Pensacola hospitality at the annual state press association gathering. The event highlights the city’s seaport status and charm, with strong commendations for the San Carlos Hotel staff and Pensacola Journal and News staffs. Members celebrate professional fellowship and the contribution of women applying for membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Press Association
Pensacola
C. H. Hervey
San Carlos Totel
Lois K. Mayes
Pensacola Journal
Journal
Pensacola News
Florida
Visit the Bluebird Tea Room at Atlantic Beach
An ad in Jacksonville papers promotes the Bluebird Tea Room at Atlantic Beach. The blurb hints that bluebirds have a small bill yet can be bold when settling matters, as noted by Palm Beach Pest.
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Jacksonville
Bluebird Tea Room
Atlantic Beach
Palm Beach
Landlord Limits Rentals to Families with Children
A St. Joseph Missouri landlord who rents only to families with children and refunds rent for the birth month of a baby is a candidate for public office. This item notes his unique housing policy and questions the office he seeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Tamo2 Tribune
Mosquito Eradication Urged in Leesburg Commercial
A Leesburg Commercial urges action to eradicate mosquitoes after claims they spread forehead disease. The piece emphasizes urgent public health measures and community involvement to curb the pest problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Leesburg
Back to the farm movement draws mixed support
The Leesburg Commercial notes strong interest in back to the farm ideas but suggests people expect others to take the step. The St. Petersburg Times highlights booming new home construction and active real estate firms as signs of a very prosperous summer in St. Petersburg.
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Leesburg
St. Petersburg
Noted Florida figure fades from prominence in press
The St. Petersburg Times observes that Mr. Voter, once a major Florida figure with extensive coverage, has returned to ordinary status. The DeFuniak Springs Breeze notes no general price cuts until production rises and labor costs reflect longer hours. Belgium's return to work underpins its credit hopes as Brussels reports debt-funded recovery.
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Voter
Florida
State Press
St. Petersburg Times
DeFuniak Springs
Belgium’s Quiet Postwar Recovery Through Work
A New York banker reports from Belgium that the country is rapidly rebuilding after war’s destruction. He notes Belgians focus on labor over politics, with mines fields and factories resuming activity while other nations contend with internal conflicts. This work ethic, he says, helps stave off famine and pestilence while earning respect.
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New York
Europe
Belgium
Belzium
Helps for the worthy noted by Tampa Tribune readers
A fragment mentions readers and those in a position to help the worthy reported in the Tampa Tribune. The brief underscores community support and charitable intent without naming individuals or events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa Tribune
Legion Notes Report On Tan Pa Convention In Sarasota
Between the lines, a delegate from the Legion spoke at a Monday night past meeting about a convention held in Tan Pa, Sarasota. The account highlighted concerns over counterfeit remedies and warned against imitation chill and fever tonics in the market.
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Over Blackburn
The
Legion
Tan Pa
Sarasota
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