Local Affairs and Sarasota Notes Breeze Through Town
In Sarasota local items note Mr. T. A. Albritton of Bee Ridge visiting, Dr. Barton’s New York trip, and several residents returning home from trips. The city market will open Sundays 5 to 9 am. D. C. Broadway begins work on a six room Palm avenue cottage. J. Hodnettle of Tampa spoke on Remington typewriters while Beeline building projects continue. Numerous short notices cover visitors, rental homes, and local business updates.
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F.B. Nash
New York City
Baxter
Guptil
Sarasota Key
Gulf
Bay
Nash
J. B. Platt
Tampa
Sarasota
Platt
Biorseth
Mr. Biorseth
Englewood
Venice
Bardin
Fruitville
Tatum Ridge
Late arrivals and new sights at Sarasota
W C Kelly of Spart anburg arrives at the McKnight house on business with W C Christie. The Moving Picture Show adds new films and an engine dynamo for on site electricity. G W Keen of New York plans July relocation to Phillippi Park. Genevieve Higel and Edith Halton return from Tampa Holy Names Convent. Mrs David Dunn and Isabelle visit Mrs W W Stanton on Palm Avenue. J Best of Peoria arrives in Sarasota on Monday and proceeds to Miakka for work with Mrs Palmer.
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McKnight House
W. C. Kelly
Spartanburg
8.C
W. C. Christie
Moving Picture Show
G. W. Keen
New York
Phillippi Park
Genevieve Higel
Edith Halton
Convent of Holy Names
Tampa
David Dunn
Miss Isabelle
Mrs. Dunn
W. W. Stanton
Palm Avenue
J. Best
Peora, Ill
Sarasota
McKnight
Senior Oden Ange Visibly Active at 97 in Oneco
Mr. Oden Ange of Oneco, aged 97, attended Baptist services Sunday and remains in good health and highly active for his age. Reports note his continued vitality and community involvement.
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Oden Ange
Oneco
Ange
Local notices and arrivals in Sarasota area
Short items report medicinal claims for a tonic priced 25c, property transactions in Louisville and Atlanta, architectural travel by Thompson returning to Osprey, social visits of Miss Gottfried from Englewood, Florida, and healthful travels of Mrs. Plummerton and daughter. It notes M Alderman moving to Sarasota to manage Mrs. Honore’s property and mentions an artesian well and planned grounds work.
Baptist Services and Local Notices in Sarasota
The notice lists Baptist services at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. with Rev. T. J. Sparkman, a morning Sunday school at 10 a.m., and a post service business meeting led by C. M. Howard. It mentions plans for Sarasota Key development by Mr. Nash and local business moves, plus a Catholic ice cream sale benefiting the church and a brief note on The July Companion's summer articles and features.
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Baptist Church
T. J. Sparkman
M. Howard
Henry Horn's Tact and Stutter Reveal Delicate Duty
In the second week of his pastorate Henry Horn was chosen to inform families of fatal accidents among parishioners. His tact made him the man for the task, but his stuttering slowed delivery, unintentionally softening the shock for listeners. The anecdote from the Philadelphia Ledger frames his role and a pun on tact.
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Henry
Henry Horn
Philadelphia Ledger
Will Maker’s Odd Tale From a Farce in the Gate
A comical incident unfolds as a man who drafts neighbors wills wakes to a knock at his gate. Paddy Flaherty complains he has not left himself a proper seat, joking that the will he made caused him wakeful worry about a stool.
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Paddy Flaherty
Pat “Shure
Feesa
Drawn Glass Uses and Real Estate Wanted in Sarasota
Drawn glass noted for strength and temperature resilience with fire resistance. Wanted to rent or buy a four to six room house with five to twenty acres of fruit or garden land near Sarasota suburbs on easy terms. Address J. W. Sherbet 7604 Walker Ave.
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Eay
Sarasota
J. W. Sherbet
Walker Ave
Sale at Whitaker's Livery Stables and Farm Goods
Higgins and Kartack offer a horse wagon harness and general farm tools at Whitaker's livery stables plus stove furniture and refrigerator from their farm on Mr. Barney's place. Phone 116 R& Macbeth. Macbeth’s reign and death are noted in a Shakespearean aside with historical dates.
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Higgins & Kartack
Whitaker’s
Refrigerator &O
A Durable Wood From Argentine Que Beacho Tree
The wood from the Argentine que beacho tree yields bark used for tanning leather and lasts forty years when employed as fenceposts or railroad ties.
Horses Brought By Spaniards Start American History
Spaniards first introduced horses to the continent, while fossils show American equidae existed in the eocene era. It remains odd that no horses were present in America when European arrival occurred.
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Spain
America
A Fine Stream of Water
A Philadelphia lawyer seeks country life and finds a three acre farm near Swarthmore. He recalls the advertised fine stream of water and is told to pump to reveal it. The owner notes the expectation of Niagara Falls for $40 a quarter. Also mentions a convalescence quip from Knickerbocker and a medicinal ad for laxatives at the Bad Pharmacy.
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Philadelphia
Delaware County
Swarthmore
Philadelphia Times
Badger Pharmacy Ad Mentions Appealing Gentleman
An archived pharmacy advertisement references a "beautiful man" and promises products or services, presenting a brief, quirky note within the page’s ad section.
Gas in every room riddle sparks tenant and landlord clash
A tenant signs a year contract and complains the house lacks gas in most rooms. The landlord recalls asking if gas was in every room and the tenant admits the claim. The exchange mirrors humorous clippings from Victorian era periodicals.
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Bee
London Tatler
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T. A. Albritton of
Bee Ridge
Dr. Barton
Badger Pharmacy
Harry Register
Perry, A
Julia Lundsford
Asheville
Minor Heron of
Braden
E. W. Morris
N. J. Townsend
Horntown, Va
Mr. D. C. Broadway
Josiah Varn
Bradentown
Conner
Bedger Pharmacy
Mite
B. L. Honore
Chicago
Maus & Sion
Beo Bi
J. B. Browning
Mrs. Edmondson
Mise
Maisie Welch
H. T. Welch
Lakeland
J. Hodnettle
Remington Typewriter Co
En Town
J.J. Stewart
Wm. Whitaker
Manatee
G. M. McAlpin
Sth Street
Price
Hugh Browning
Browning
The
Thos F. Taylor
Rye, Fla
Calhoun and
McCall
Kinsey
Owen Burna
Rebecca Griggs
Josephine Foreman
Gertrude Turner
Suampter Ville
J. E. Battle
F. W. Schultz
Mildred
Mrs. Hart
Mr. Roberts
Mesers
R. H. Johnson
Perry
Ward Curry
Mr. Curry
Citizens Bank of
R. I
Harry A. White
Cohen
Seaboard
Jacksonville
Owen Burne
Julien Roberts
Laurel
North Carolina
Robert
9Th Street
Joshua McCall
Chapline & Chapline
P. Noland
Louisville
W. G. Campbell
Atlanta, Ga
Mr. Thompson
Potter Palmer
Washington
Osprey
Sarasoza
Baltimore
Anna Gottfried
Fla
Hazel Bierseth
Pearle Hill
Hom
Miss Gottfried
R. G. Plummerton
Hinsdale
M. Alderman
B. L. M Honore
Owen Burns
Schultz
Prather
Zona Gale
Charles Battell Loomis
Grace S. Richmond
Jennette Lee
C. N
A. M. Williamson
Mary Hastings
F. Hopkinson Smith
San Castello
Yore
Polly
Molly
Dolly
Sue
New York Times
Lines & Helveston
J. Claude Turner
Men & Boys
Sarasota, Fla
Macbeth
Shakespeare
Duncan
Lymphanum
Malcolm III
Jones
Bocker
Harper’s Bazar
Boston
San Francisco
HOME
Hartford
Continental
AETNA
German-American
Liverpool & London & Globe
Insurance Company of North America
Fidelity
Ite
R.hnohnson Fire Insurances Agency
WiNare Fostmeror
Formaly McNair & Son
Florida
Beeches
Beech
Caxton
Germany
Penelope
Madison & Co’s Bulletin
Sara
Town
Choice Town
Realjrealty
Madison & Co
Bank of Tampa
Real Estate & Insurance
Sarasota Bay
Manatee County
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F. H. Meyer
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