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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
3
A lively invitation describes a Saturday night button party with a button hunt like peanut hunts, ribbon bags as souvenirs, and a contest where the best-answerer wins hand painted buttons and a collar set. It details two games, King’s Buttons and a large-button relay, for grownups and children.
A cautious view weighs stock market gambling against racetrack investing as traders seek safer bets, debating whether riskier bets can survive in a crowded market and amid cautious sentiment.
Ordinance No. 67 authorizes selling Refunding Bonds totaling 15000.00 to pay Town of Sarasota floating indebtedness. Bonds will be $500 each, maturing 1933, interest 6 percent semiannually, secured by annual special tax and sinking fund. Proposals invited for paving works and county road project with specified bid terms.
A Victorian advice piece counsels words to compliment a plain woman by praising beauty and accomplishment. It argues that such praise flatters without lying, making the speaker seem charming while keeping a clean conscience.
The Cemetery Committee urges private plot owners and workers to remove trash, dirt, cement, and debris from sections at their own expense. It warns that unsightly piles persist until hired crews clear them and notes Grove Avenue was recently cleaned but now resembles a dump due to rubbish thrown over the fence.
Congressman Claude L Engle announces free distribution of 20000 vegetable seed and 20000 flower seed beginning November 1 1918 directed to farmers gardeners and flower enthusiasts in Florida. He urges mailing a postal card with seed type and full name and address to CLAUDE L ENGLE Washington DC for delivery via Agricultural Department.
A jumble of social satire and political quips on gender roles, loyalty, and voting. It ponders women voters, debt, and the theater like tone in a short column attributed to the New York Press.
An ad asserts deafness cannot be cured by topical applications and hinges on constitutional remedies. It claims most cases arise from inflammation of the Eustachian tube or catarrh and offers a $100 reward for any catarrh deafness not cured by its remedy Catarrh Cure. Circulation and pills for constipation are also noted.
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