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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
7
The column reports travel notes of residents to DeSoto county and Osprey, a June 17 prayer meeting at Shamrock on the Sign of the Times topic, and local fishing business updates. It laments the 5th of June departures and recalls relatives in Palmetto and Venice, with references to war and cyclone tragedies affecting friends in Mattoon and Sedgwick.
Clyde Richards, a young landscape painter, returns to a country road scene years after a breakup with Marian Fletcher. She and her bankrupt father face mortgage foreclosure. Richards offers marriage, promises to pay the mortgage, and to make Marian his wife and her father a partner in their life.
More than 200 women have already applied for jobs as street car conductors in St Louis, reflecting a strong push to diversify municipal transit roles and boost female employment in public service.
On charges preferred by the county commissioners, R. H. Roesch was removed by the governor from the office of county clerk of Manatee County. Wm. M. Taylor, representative of Manatee County, was appointed by Governor Catts to fill the unexpired term and will assume the duties at once. He may move his family from Sarasota to Bradentown.
Mrs. Potter Palmer and friends visited Miakka in her car. Mrs. T. L. McAuley and Ruth of Laurel stayed with Mrs. Andrew Hand. W. A. Saunders family left for Wauchula and return Friday. Capt. Charles Webb and party toured Sarasota aboard the Magic. Group failed to reach grouper banks catching only one grunt. Peter Foley left for New York. Boltz to replace him as coachman and new manager at The Oake.
The Manatee Lumber Company plans a large sawmill at Manatee after securing land near the East and West Coast railroad and the river. City officials will consider a tram franchise from the mill through Market Street to the river at the next council meeting. The company has bought timber from 2600 acres in Miakka, estimating 190 million feet in stumpage, with logs to come by rail and finished lumber shipped by water. The mill would create jobs and bring families to Manatee.
The Greek crews aboard the sponge boat Triandria tied at the city dock to take on ten drums of gasoline for fleet use. Locals report sponges off Sarasota and show diver gear and weights, with Nick Markos sharing a watermelon and diving attire insights. A separate Florida circuit court foreclosure notice in Manatee County orders C T Williams of Baltimore to appear by July 2 1917, with publication in the Sarasota Times.
A historical note states that industrial work for women in Sweden is governed by strict legal regulation, outlining formal controls and compliance expectations for female labor in industrial sectors.
An advertisement touts Leonardi's Blood Elixir as a modern miracle for rheumatism and blood diseases. It claims the remedy purges uric acid and impurities from blood, restores red blood cells, and benefits old or chronically ill patients. Sold by Badger Pharmacy with a money back guarantee.
A municipal corporation files a complaint against T Williams, naming the defendant in a civil action for alleged offenses under city regulations. The filing outlines the parties and seeks relief as provided by local ordinance. The case proceeds in the assigned court.
The regular examination for teachers will be held in Manatee County High School building in Bradenton on Tuesday, June 12, 1917, starting at 8 15 a.m. All examinees must bring pen and black ink. Paper is provided free and the examination fee is one dollar paid on entrance.
Mrs Antoinette L B Blackwell, pioneering leader as the first woman ordained to the ministry in the United States, has entered upon her ninety third year.
An old time ad claims Boschee’s German Syrup relieves coughing and throat inflammation. It pitches two bottle sizes 25c and 75c and offers a free sample at Badger Pharmacy.
The Family and Tourist Hotel Windle in Jacksonville Florida offers 150 rooms with 80 baths and year round operation. A cafe and booklet promote European style service with popular prices under manager Windle W. Smith and contact Mr. Foster.
Up to now seven thousand employees of the English railway company have joined the colors. About five hundred have been killed or died from wounds or sickness.
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