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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1915
Page
3
An advert claims poisonous germs in the blood cause widespread illness and promotes Leonardi's Blood Elixir as a universal remedy for rheumatism indigestion kidney trouble blood poisoning tumors ulcers and related diseases. It guarantees energy and health with a money back offer and lists Badger Pharmacy as the seller.
Scout News reports a Tuesday night 7:30 assemble rallying the Sarasota Scouts to reorganize patrols led by Scout Master Bruce. Over two thirds attend. next Tuesday they will elect patrol leaders and officers. By summer they aim to excel in Scout-craft first aid and athletics for a public exhibition.
Advice from New York Weekly on the proper moment for a man to propose. It says signs appear when the woman’s eyes seek him, she stops others from talking, and lingers for his words, signaling the ripe moment to ask and likely win.
A famed conjurer visits a Scotch village and borrows a halfpenny from a collier. Claiming he will turn it into a sovereign, he passes it around. When it returns to the collier he pockets it and asks for another.
In a humorous exchange cited by Puck, bowling is praised as superior to golf with a quip about golf players wandering far from bars. The remark highlights sport stereotypes and playful competition between golf and bowling.
A quotation notes that few books studied in depth nourish understanding more than many rushed reads. It contrasts thorough comprehension with superficial consumption, urging careful, meaningful engagement with complex texts for lasting knowledge.
WOWON'S CLUB NOTES hails generous neighbor Mr. Thomas Worcester for donating a large Schuifer landscape painting to adorn the club auditorium. The artwork blends nature with a human element and may become a nucleus for future art treasures as thanks are offered and hope voiced for others to follow the example.
Card parties held every other Friday at the Clubhouse to raise funds for the vhina. The next event is Friday June 18 at 2 30 p.m. Admission 25 cents. All are invited.
Story Hour moves from Wednesday to Monday afternoon at 3 oclock. The change aims to honor Flag Day June 14 with a special program at 8 oclock for children.
The Rummage Sale will stay open every Saturday all day and evening as long as there is patronage and items to sell. They request donations of surplus clothing furniture and household articles with a special call for men’s clothing.
Horace Mink of Tatum Ridge and Dorsey, a colored man, aided by Geo. Matheny, defended Mr. Howard Elliott’s Bay area property during a fire at the Anderson/Bissell site. Elliott & Crawford rewarded the pair with handsome watches for their faithful service and heroism.
Epi and Crawford have posted a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who set fire to the woods at the Bissell place and caused extensive destruction to the growth.
In a Lausanne to Paris car two travelers clash over open windows as English and Swiss passengers join with an American to seek fresh air. A Lat in trace pair oppose their simple preference and the night ends with shared quiet and a box of matches offered by the Swiss.
The ruins of La Ferriere crown a Haitian mountaintop built by Christophe with walls up to eighty feet high and batteries of old guns. Secret passages and hidden chambers awaited hoarded wealth, partly destroyed by the 1842 earthquake, fueling romance and mystery about how the fortress was carried to the summit.
The article explains how dust plumes reveal army movement. Infantry produce long thick clouds, cavalry create high thin plumes, and wagons with heavy guns form clustered puffs. A trained scout can infer force size and composition from dust patterns seen miles away.
The Bodleian library faced custodial slip ups as George IT] gave a copy of Voyages of Captain Cook to a friend for a year to avoid requests. The storage problem for Bodleian has long existed, reflecting Oxford's enduring space constraints and aging collection management.
The shark’s immense power and savage temper are described as overwhelming for an isolated swimmer. With help, humans can gain the upper hand using tools, but alone the shark dominates, capable of ripping off a human limb with a single bite. The piece contrasts sharks with lions tigers crocodiles and dogs in strength and tenacity.
Dr Jones rushes to answer a sudden telephone call from Tommy Brown reporting illness at home. The child laments being left out of mushroom gifts, while family members fall ill after a day of mushroom gathering.
A request from the library for an unabridged Webster's Dictionary to accompany a offered dictionary stand. The appeal notes the library currently lacks a dictionary and asks if any donor can provide one.
The article explains opal color as decisive in judging value. Red fire with yellow blue and green is best, blue alone is worthless, green requires vivid color and strong pattern. Patterns include pin fire harlequin and flash fire. harlequin is popular and prized. edge view can differ from top view.
The text explains that throwing rice at weddings symbolizes not luck but symbolic arrows aimed at the bridegroom. It notes that in uncivilized ages many nations practiced forcible bride capture, and male relatives’ attempts to stop the husband were depicted by a volley of rice rather than deadly missiles.
A Life magazine joke exchanges a line about modern parents and how to manage children’s time away at school and camp. The quip contrasts “thirty eight weeks” at school and “ten” at camp with the remaining four weeks.
A Detroit Free Press note recalls a critic error where the line Her love of Portia made acting easy became Her love of porter due to a typographical slip. The misprint changed the sense of the tribute to Ellen Terry.
Audience witnesses a playful exchange where the leading lady questions if the leading man fled the stage after eggs were thrown. He answers with a stinging retort describing his courage, while the audience applauds the quick wit and slapstick moment.
A compact quotation attributes moral agency to individuals, stating that each person bears responsibility for the good within their abilities. The source presents Gail Hamilton as the author of the line.
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