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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
2
Noted journal readers recount a Webb family motor trip to Sarasota and Miakka with Charles Webb boarding for Tampa. The column closes with a humorous tirade about family livestock rights and shared grazing issues, criticizing Nemo and arguing for broad sow freedom to roam.
The local notes mention Mr. Thomas McAuley staying with the Pakes, humor and farm talk from Captain Blackburn on shipping fruit, and reminders about fresh vegetables from Courtey. The Phillips family attends Nokomis church, and Albert E. Blackburn brings honey. Debates on religion, farming efforts by Dewey Stephens, and comments on Mexican politics with a future-oriented note conclude the column.
Walter Blackburn finishes fruit picking and shipping as a period of cool weather passes. Parks and son Dallas return to Michigan after a winter here. Andrew Hand buys Park’s Overland, planning to show style. Hamlin visits, then heads to Tampa. Webb fills Sulphur Springs church appointment. Walter Conrad returns to Philadelphia after a pleasant stay. Townsend and Higel visit W. B. Webb.
Mrs. Holland visits relatives in Plant City while Mrs. Lockyer from the Oaks stays with Mrs. Haselton. L T Livermore hosts a Saturday evening gathering. a Cowpen Slough picnic delights Bee Ridge residents. C Pickett moves his office to Bee Ridge under C Haselton. The Sherman couple enjoy a repaired car named The Monroe. Antwis transfers to Immokalee. residents miss them. Clarke paints and improves his home as Bee Ridge grows. C Haselton of Palmer Florida Co. travels to Jacksonville for a saw mill, returns Sunday. Lois Bond visits Madeline Clark for the weekend.
Mrs Perry describes using RAT-SNAP to purge a seaside summer home of rats after opening last May. She notes the product comes in cake form, saves dirty hands, and is sold by Badger Pharmacy and Archibald Hardware Company with three sizes 25c 50c and $1.00. Adv. 6-3-41
An advertisement features Mrs Hannan recounting a setter’s death and a buyer using RAT-SNAP to kill rats. It promotes three package sizes 25c 50c and 1.00, sold by Badger Pharmacy and Archibald Hardware Company.
Mr. Charles Brooks leaves the Palmer-Florida Co. home farm to join Mr. Josiah Varn's staff. Brooks and his family will occupy the Cornfield house as Bee Ridge mourns the loss of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brooks and their Woman's Club baby. Mrs. Young visits Savannah with her granddaughter, who improves and may stay for summer.
Mrs Tepper of Plainfield New Jersey says rats were so bad in her cellar the servant wouldn’t go there. She bought RAT-SNAP which cleaned out the rats and mice and prevented odors. Available in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 sold and guaranteed by Badger Pharmacy and Archibald Hardware.
Englewood residents from Tampa Punta Gorda and Sarasota travel for visits and religious services. The group includes Watchler Lampp Cantey and Buchan families. Vehicles traverse the Myakka road toward Salt Springs with repairs completed to eliminate a required detour.
Dr Meyers is away on business. Robi Roesch and Lightfoot visited Monday. Many locals visited the Gulf beach last Sunday. J Lancaster Williams and party from Baltimore returned last week. Cassing returned from Tampa and Mulberry. Alligators seen near roadside ponds. Two typhoid cases reported, patients improving. Mrs Floyd Jones and son arrived. Jones works as brakeman on a logging train. Paytons moved to Jacksonville. Payton was chief electrician for Manasota Lumber for over a year. Best wishes to all.
The notice warns that there are many imitations of Chill and Fever Tonic in the market and stresses that fake medicines are dangerous and should be avoided. It urges consumers to buy trusted brands and consult a physician for proper treatment.
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