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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
3
A letter responds to an editor on ongoing columns and a fence issue. The author recalls 21 years of contributions, defends socialist views and mercy, and explains a recent change toward no fencing while denying selfish motives. The piece mentions cows, past editor dynamics, and past payment attempts.
The writer pleads for a middle ground on stock laws, arguing open range deprives thousands of children of milk. They acknowledge past rigidity but urge reason over pride, defending Nemo's stance against editorials and inviting Nokomis to share Venice news and a reply. The column ends with a wish to gift Nemo a Jersey cow and a typewriter.
J. D. Courtey, a successful Nokomis farmer, visited Sarasota and reported $1,600 receipts from three carloads of melons with more sales pending. He also profited from cabbage and peppers, lost no money on potatoes, and will market sugar cane peas cassava and sweet potatoes. Courtey credits hard work and persistence as keys to farming success.
A vintage advertisement proclaims 666 cures Malaria Chills and Fever Bilious Fever Colds and LaGrippe by killing the fever germs. It markets the tonic as a fine remedial product.
The Peddler of Lies is brought to Universal City by William C. Dowlan with Frank Mayo and Ora Carew. The drama follows Clamp the con man whose arrival upends the seaside colony and sparks a jewel theft and a safe robbery. Screen rights had been secured before publication.
The first car of watermelons shipped from Wauchula sold for 1500 dollars at the track, signaling strong demand.
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