Florida Cracker Life Amid Summer Heat And Sharks
John Miller describes a Florida summer town as a growing resort with hot mornings, sea bathing at dawn, and local flora. He recalls a mangled shark tale, canal-built landscapes, wealthy visitors, and crackers with knives, noting a public church wedding and a lively, risky coastal culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everglades
New Jersey
Palm Beach
Joseph Jefferson
Clarendon Son
South
Florida
John Miller
Chico Cigars and Twins Mentioned in Local Ad Copy
An old advertising snippet promotes Wadsworth Bros Chico cigars sold by J. E. Lemmon with praise for their value. It notes Allen Abbott's busy clerks filling Chico orders after twins arrived, then shifts to a local carpet cleaning contact and an inserted testimonial about Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney Co. Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Abbott
Wadsworth Bros
Chico
J. E. Lemmon
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
G A R State Encampment Travel by Rail Advertised
Rate of 1.60 to Oskaloosa and return via the C R I and P for the G A R State Encampment Tickets on sale May 15 16 and 17 Return limit May 20 Extra coaches will be attached to the R 1 morning train on May th 76 3
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Oskaloosa
Xtra
From Girlhood to Womanhood and Lydia Pinkham’s Remedy
A persuasive piece urging mothers to guide daughters through puberty with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites letters from Myrtle Mills and Matilda Borman praising the remedy for alleviating menstrual irregularities, headaches, and weakness, and invites others to seek free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Myrtle Mills
Oquawka
Ill
Mrs. Pinkham
Matilda Borman
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Farmington
Iowa
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Salina
Kan
Mars
R. Breexry
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Bokernkamp
Assiniboia
Milestone
Geo. H. Paul & Go
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Tome
Usl
W. L. Scott
Hotel
John A. Robertson
Misses Borman
Mills
Royal Tailor
R.A Riley
Lyce
Royal
Hobson & Gove
Caner Music DO
South Marion Avenue
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