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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-08-05
PUNTA GORDA
(By Albert w. Gilchrist)

Punta Gorda is situated on the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad about
$50 miles southwest of Jackson
vile and about $50 miles south
east of Tampa. 1t is at the head
Of beautiful Charlotte Harbor,
near the confluence of Alligator
Peace and Myakka rivers.
"Where the mighty Myakka
stream meets
The Gator and deep Peace in
Glue sheets,
On the lip of three rivers broad
mouth
Is the city of growth of the
South. "
Shell and Prairie creeks run IN
to Peace river five to six miles
eastward Of Punta Gorda. The
Gulf is about twenty miles to the
westward. ExcellenJ boating
and fishing are assured The
city d,tIi extends into the harbor
for FLY a half mile. This dock
is great Place for fishing and for
promenading. AS promenade it
is of course not as much used as
the one at Atlantic City.
Punta Gorda annually ships
100000 to 100000 pounds Of
fish, furnishing the balance of the
nation with much of its brain
food. The testimonials herein
printed show that Punta Gorda is
in a position to furnish the re-
mainder of the nation with health.
Vegetables, Soil, Climate
To the northward and westward
of Punta Gorda there is much
deep water, affording excellent
water protection for tender vege-
tation. Much of the land is I'M
derlaid with clay, yellow soil and
with mari. The new drainage
canal demonstrates this. The
growth was originally pine and
palmetto. Firm compact soil.
Irish potatoes, peppers, tomatoes,
peas, beans, sugar cane,
strawberries and pineapples grow
we'll. Although we have cold
Weather now and then yet the
bearing cocoanut trees and large
yuava trees, both sensitive to cold
peak for the climate.
In the summer time the climate
s pleasant, a cool breeze blowing
most of the time. At night in
he summer one will generally
leep under some cover, especial
v is this so if you know how to
mild your house so as to get the
,enefit of the night breeze.
The foliage, its location on the
water, its southern situation
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-08-05

are plenty of good hotels and
boarding houses where one can
get all the attention he wishes.
The population of Punta Gorda
is cosmopolitan, the people COM
ing from various portions of our
great nation. Several nationali-
tiles are represented Many good,
whole-souled people live in Punta
Gorda. Its population is about
1900 to 1000.
Read the testimonials regarding
the cures due to climate and to
our Mineral Water If you know
of any one who is afflicted as these
have been, tell them to come to
Punta Gorda; come yourself
A strong effort is being made to
secure golf links by the winter
season of 1915-1916.
If you are sick, come to Punta
Gorda. If you are well, come to
Punta Gorda. No one can esti-
mate the benefit to the nation
from the climate and Mineral Wa
ter of Punta Gorda in prolonging
the lives of many worthy people
for five, ten or fifteen years.
Punta Gorda is a good place to
come to; other places are good to
come from.
If any one had an acre of corn
and it produced without fertilizer,
care, work or attention, $50 bush
els of corn, what would he care
for the analysisY If any one suf-
fering from a certain disease or
diseases was cured without medi-
cine, care, work, or attention,
what would he care for the analy-
sis of the water or climate? But
the analysis is given. The medi-
cal books tell what the minerals
cure. The analysis and the medi-
cal books bear testimony to the
Come to Punta
Gorda all we that are afflicted,
weary and heavy laden through
disease, troubles from heart,
kidneys, bowels, stomach, indiges-
ton, insomnia, nervousness, asth-
ma, catarrh, constipation,
Bright's disease, old age with its
infrmities, or hay few
er. (See the testimonials for all
,hese diseases.) Come to Punta
3orda for health, wealth, happi-
less, sport, hunting, boating,
ishing, driving, amusements.
OUR annual production of 6,000,-
100 to 100000 pounds of fish is
enough to supply the brain food
# part of the nation. 1t is the
cheapest thing we have. Come
o Punta Gorda for brain food all
re used-to-be's, want-to-be s, GO
s and be's. COME to
ounta Gorda.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-08-05
The Week in History

Monday, August French de
feated at Blenheim, 1904.
Tuesday, August 3.-Calais taken
by Edward III, 1347.
Wednesday, August 4.-Moody
and Sankey, American revival
lists, finish large meeting in Eng
land and sail for America, 1878.
Thursday, August 5.-Peace of
Cambray (France) signed, 1929.
Friday, August 6.-Italy signs
commercial treaty with Great
Britain, 1863.
Saturday, August Duke of Or
leans made King Philippe |, of
France, 1880.
Sunday, August S.-Confederate
Aotilla near Mobile, destroyed
by Farragut, 1864.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-08-05
AN ACT OF KINDNESS
A PUnta Gorda Resident Speaks
Publicly for the Benefit Of
Punta Gorda People

If you had suffered tortures
from kidney trouble,
Had experimental with differ.
ent remedies without relief;
If you were finally cured
through a friends suggestion
Wouldn't you be grateful?
The following statement has
been given under just such cir
cumStances:
Mr.. Griggs has used Doan s
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, ger have been confirmed by Mick
: witty and also by Rinet."
Calcium carbonate in its diff
ferent forms is used internally as
an antacid and a very mild as
tringent.
From Webster's New Interna-
tional Dictionary: Antacid.
Med. a remedy for acidity of the
stomach, inteStines or urine as
an alkali or absorbent counterac-
tive of acidity.
at would appear that the local
action of common salt upon the
stomach is that of a stimulant."
From The r p u ii cs, Materia
Medica and Pharmacy, by Potter,
18th ed. Calcium salts play an
important part in the circulation
and in most other functions of the
body. The heart or any other
muscles deprived of calcium will
no longer contract.
.''These salts have a remarkable
influence on the nutrition of plants
and animals. I"
"They possess high coagulating
power in the blood. Their defci-
ency gives rise to Emphatic and
osseous diseases, and their alb
sence results in emaciation and
finally death. -
"Their absence from water
renders the latter fiat and inSipid
to the taste
Calcium salts are believed to
prevent the formation of uric
acid calculi, by binding the phos-
rphate of the food and blood and
thereby lessening the excretiOn Of
lphosphoric acid. The carbonate is
the salt preferred for this pur-
pose. F"
Sodium chloride, common salt,
is one of the most important and
abundant of the saline cOnsti-
tuents Of the animal organism eX-
isting normally in the blood,
where it keeps the fibers and al
bumen in solution. In very di-
Lutte solutions it enables the water
to dissolve both albumens and
globulins and renders water non
irritant to the animal tissues and
harmless to the red cOrpuScleS.
F." 1t is rapidly absorbed and rap
idly excreted and acts as a hemo-
static, decreases the secretion OF
mucous, is vermifuge against
thread needles (worms), prevents
the absorption Of pleuritic exud-
atoms and dropsies, and has con-
siderable power as an antiSeptlc.
" Magnesia and the carbonate
are used as antacids and laxativ-
es, in acidity, sick headache and
fiatulent collie"
"The sulphate Epson Salts
is one of the most efficient OF the
saline cathartics and has WIDE
application. In acute inflamma-
tory conditions, renal and cordlac
dropsy from obstruction
OF the postal circulation, increased
blood pressure within the crani-
um, intestinal obstruction without
acute inflammation, the conStlpa-
ton OF lead poisoning and habltu..
al constipation from deficiency OF
the intestinal secretions, it is an
excellent remedy"
These salts are chemically dis
solved in natures laboratory, way
down there in the earth. However d
this water produces good results {
see the testimonials as to hearI '
kidneys, stomach, indigestion con- '
'tlpation-See the testimonials as
TO climate in asthma. No hay lev {
er ever known. S
At present ice factory the big
we'll is 482 feet deep, flowing l4OO l
gallons per minute; Temperature
81 degrees. The other well there
$ 1876 feet deep; temperature 10 $
legrees. !
The well in the centre Of MARI !
IN avenue is 260 feet deep; tenn
'erature 70 degrees.
Temperature is always the same
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-08-05

The Fort Lauderdale Sentinel
says that Governor Park Tram.
nell has never been defeated for
office. The same is true Of Perry
Wall, Albert Gilchrist and Nathan
Bryan.-Pensacola News.
Three of them, then, will get
their first jolt at the next primar-
les and be in the "also ran" class.
Our sympathies are extended to
Wall, Trammell and Bryan.-Zol-
TO Truth.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-08-05
Water Analysed

Punta Gorda, Feb. %, 1915
Under date of Feb. 10, Capt. r. E
Rose, state chemist, sent me analy.
SEES of water from three of the ten
or twelve artesian wells here.
had sent him the water.
From the well in centre of Mari
an avenue: "Total dissolved SOL
ids, parts per million, l, 1888 parts y
OF common salt, bicarbonate of
lime and magnesium sulphate
Epson salts) "Organic matter
equal a trace. " "a highly mineral
water"
From new city well; Same
substances. "Total dissolved
parts per million 1929 parts. A
very highly mineralized water. F."
From old ice plant well: "Total
dissolved solids $3.50 parts per L.
100000" Same substances. eek
tremely highly mineralized water.
This combination of various
salts is more or less aperient,
hence has laxative effect upon
the kidneys and bowels. F"
There is but little sulphur in
this water. This gas is tasted
and Smelt while drinking at the
fountain. 1t escapes almost i'm
medlately. 1t escaped the state
chemist. 1t should be called the
Punta Gorda Mineral Water.
The following is taken from
therapeutics and Practice by A.
[. Wood, 18th ed.
1t is certain that lime salts are
required for the process of nutri-
ton. !"
The soluble salts of lime are
evidently not without phsyiologic-
al activity and have close relation
with the general bodily well being.
W. II. Powell and Z. Cook have
proved that the inorganic salts of
The blood, milk, gastric juice, etc.
are arr able to keep the isolated
frogs heart beating with force
and regularity for many hours
without other food, and accord
ing to the experiments of Ringer,
among these salts, that of lime is
especially important. Further,
IL seems to be demonstrated that
small doses of soluble salts in
crease the energy of the heart s
action, as the experiments of Rim
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-08-05

Colonel Pepper died in 1908, age
so years. When Col. Pepper
came here there was no artesian
well.
Saved His Life
Punta Gorda, March 2, 1915-A
well known citizen of Boston,
Mass, states he has been coming
here during the past twenty-seven
years, cruising in his yacht in
these southern waters, hunt
ing and fishing, Usually
staying four to five mon
tbs in the winter. He stated to-
day that the climate of Southern
Florida had saved his life.
Stomach Trouble
Punta Gorda, Mar. 20, 1871
had stomach trouble for five years.
| could not eat any solid food. |
was treated by DR.. Coward, of
Baird, Miss, and by DIR. Horton of
DeRider, La. | was also treated for
a short time in New Orleans, all
without apparent results. After
coming here, taking no medicine,
so far as | know l am now per-
fectly well. | can eat anything.
| drink Punta Gorda artesian well
water-B. H. MOBLEY.
Indigestion
South Boca Grande, Fla, April
"a, 1871 have lived for several
years in Punta Gorda. At times
when there was a pressure from
indigestion on my heart and |
could not sleep, a good drink from
the Punta Gorda artesian mineral
water would relieve me in a very
short time.-MRS. WIN. II. JOHN
SON.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-26
TROOPERS ATTACKED
Three Americans Killed and Eight
Wounded in Raid of Mexican
Bandits.

Brownsville, Texas, Oct. 12.-Re-
ports to ar:p% headquarters here to-
night Indicated that at least a ma
ior.ty of the. bandits who early today
attacked the United States border pa
troll at Ojo del Aqua eluded pursuit in
the dense brush and have recroSsed
into Mexico, where Carranza troops
were reported searching for the out
laws. Late tonight no arrest had been
reported.
According to official reports tn
band which attacked the troops at Ojo
del Aqua, about so miles northwest
of Brownsville, was composed of about
80 men. Before the sentry could warn
the other IA men of the detachment.
the Mexicans opened fire. sergt. Sha-
fel, who was in command Of the de-
tachment, and two ether troopers were
killed and eight wounded before the
Mexicans retreated leating five OF
their number dead and it is believed
taking with them several wounded
The body Of a japanese was found
near by, but it could not be estab-
ished whether he was one of the
band. All the wounded Americans
were expected to recover.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-26
s2.O5 EXCURSION TO COLUMBIA
On Account of the South Carolina
State Fair.

The c., y. and L. railroad will sell
excursion tickets, including admission
to the Fair, from Newberry to Colum-
bia at $205 for all trains on October
% to 2S, inclusive, and for trains
scheduled to arrive Columbia before
noon on October 20, limited returning
to reach original starting point by or
before midnight of November l, 1915.
Proportionately low fares from nearly
all other points in South Carolina, on
same dates and with same limit.
For schedules and further informa-
ton call on T. S. Letter, ticket agent,
Newberry, s. c., Columbia, Newberry
and Laurens railroad
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-26

a man must indeed be hero to
appear such in the eyes OF his Wallet.
Marshal Ctt.pat.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-26
Charges Against Mayor.

The citizens committee appointed by
the first mass meeting of Columbians
to investigate charges against Mayor
Lewie A. Griffith reported to another
mass meeting in tne court house to-
night that the mayor had exercised the
power to remit fines in such way
cas- to largely nullify the ordinances
for the good government of the city,
and that he had "abused the power.
iThey reported further that the con-
duct of the mayor on the night of the
18Th of September "was entirely unbe-
coming mis- official position, was not
calculated to give respect to law and
authority, but was more calculated to
bring it into i'll repute, and under sim
liar circumstances We think that case
of disorderly conduct woud have been
lodged against those who took part in
the occurrence of that night if the par
Elephants had been the ordinary, aver
age citizen, not connected with the Of
icials of the city"
Further, the committee recommend
ed: eve think the city council prop
erly took away from the mayor the
position of head of the police depart
ment, and also the supposed power of
remitting fines and suspending SEN
tences. We are of the opinion that our
city should have mayor whose stand
ard of duty and propriety to >ur COM
munity is of the highest order"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-26
Whenever You Need General Toni:
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties OF QUININE
aU,l IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
oat Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-26
An Unusual Man.
les an unusual man.

He's an unusual man.
In what way.
I asked him how the European war
is coming out and he said he hadn't the
slightest idea.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-26
She's Right.

Bobbie-Ma, why do they call foot
ball players "stars?'
Namma-Because if they are good
Dlayers they see lots Of stars.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-26

A GLITTERING, BEMrL0-
ERING STREET PAGEANT,
THREE MILES I'm LENGTH,
REPRESENTING AN EXPEN-
DlTURE OF 100000 AT 10
O'CLOCK, Am. CIRCUS DAY.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-26
COLUMBIA CITIZENS
EXONERATE GRIFFITH
VOTE on COMMITTEE REPORTS
CHARGES.
Recall May Be Tried Next and May
Include Whole of City
Council.
News and Courier.

News and Courier.
Columbia, Oct. 22-Mayor Lewis A.
Griffith was exonerated Of unbecomlng
conduct in visiting the restricted dis
trict on the night Of September Is Tor
the purpose of inspection, and for mis-
use of power in remission OF fines, b5
a mass meeting of citizens in the Rich
land county court house tonight by a
vote of "a to "A. The vote came on
the motion of Mr.. Williams, which was
to accept the report Of the citizens
committee, which was in effect con-
demnation the mayor. The mayor
was warmly congratulated by his
friends on the result of the vote which
rejected the report and findings Of the
citizens committee.
Mayor Makes Speech.
Mayor Griffith, preceding the vote,
made a speech, in which he defended
his acts and in which he charged that
the committee had acted on partisan
basis strictly against him, terming
their action analogous to mob rule"
He also charged that city council was
working against him and said that
many of the reports and charges
against him originated by council talk
ing with the people in partisan way
and with the idea of injuring MIN,
which he denounced as 'the most
damnable way on earth to fight a
man." He also attacked the newspa-
pers with being unfair.
Mr.. W. A. Clark, president. of the
Carolina National bank, in a speech
said mis- sympathies were with Mayor
Griffith in this fight. His son, Wash
ington Clark, also took prominent
part in the fight against adopting the
report of the committee. 1t is under
stood here tonight that in all proba-
bility petitions for the recall of the
mayor will be circulated Immediately.
There is talk from some that if any
recall is started it will include the
whole city council 1t will take STA
signatures of citizens before the gov
ernor can order a recall election.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-26

Ecno is the voice of reflection in
the mirror.-Hawthorne.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-26

The formation of culture, as o.
character, is at last the moral senti-
ment.-Emerson
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-26
The CHARM
OF MOTHERHOOD
Enhanced By Perfect Physi.
cal Health.

The experience Of Motherhoodis a try
ing one to most women and marks dis
tinctly an epoch in their lives. Not one
woman in hundred is prepared or un-
derstands how to properly care for her"
self. Of course nearly every woman
nowadays has medical treatment at such
times, but many approach the expert
ence with an organism untitled for the
trial Of strength, and when it is over
her system has received shock from
which it is hard to recover. Following
right upon this comes the nervous strain
of caring for the child, and distinct
change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
ahappy and healthy mother Of children,
and indeed childbirth under the right
conditions need be no hazard to health or
beauty. The unexplainable thing is
that, with. all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting from
an unprepared condition, and with am
pie time in which to prepare, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
Every woman at this time should rely
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, a most valuable tonic and
invigorator Of the female organism.
In many homes GE5SSD
orce childless there 1JTag@SSANM
are now children be- lV q @ w
cause Of the fact Va 8 VI 1
that Lydia E. Pink - 81
hams Vegetable ~ IR IL
Compound makes Nm @GISaa/ I'M
women norm al, GHE&gLsNSS1RH
healthy and strong. SSSSSE S5SS SNSSSST 81
IF you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfi.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held in strict confidence.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-26
70 Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System

And Build Up The system
Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it IS
Ouinine and Iron in tasteless form.
The Ouinine drives out malaria, the
Iro1 builds up the system. SO GEMS
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-26

Great Harvest jubilee; Open Air Dancing Every Night
Wednesday, October 9th, Horse Racing; Football
Presbyterian College, Clinton VS. Citadel.
Thursday, October 28th $50 900 Trade Parade Horse
RACING. Foot -Bal-Clenson VS. S. c. University.
For information ask Agents. phone or write
A. TARRER Commercial Agent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-10
NORTH BENNINGTON

---------- al s8 81 h.s
Miss Prutia Weir has returned
from two weeks visit with her sis.
ters in Hon. n. Y, and Detroit, Mich
Clark Loomis has purchased 1915
Maxwell touring ear OF w. NJ. Mar
shall
Miss Ida White has returned from
an eight weeks visit with her brother
a. N. White in New York city.
Mrs. Luman S. White was called to
Rutland last night because of the
serious illness of her brother, who is
in the hospital in that city.
Miss Susan Clark of Brattleboro is
spending the week as the guest of
her brother, Rev. James Clark of
Bank street.
An article in the Norwich Univer-
sity Record states that 1t. Il. l..
White has been presented with a silv-
er loving cup by the members of the
Phi Kappa Delta Fraternity in APP
probation of the services rendered
by him the past few years Mr..
White is the son of Mr. and Mrs. w.
r. White of this place and this past
year has been taking post graduate
course. He graduated last June
from Norwich University.
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WoopFoRD


Frank Boynton mas moved into the
DR.. Baker house.
George w. Knapp was in Benning-
ton Tuesday.
Edward Shultz is in town for few
days.
Mrs. A. S. Carpenter was in town
Tuesday.
Harry Bishop was in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Wood have
moved to Bennington.
Frank and Forrest Hager were in
Bennington Saturday evening.
Mrs. George W. Knapp has been
visiting a few days in North Adams.
Marshal Smith of Searsburg was
in town Sunday.
VIM Pike was in Manchester Mon
day on business.
NJ. S. knights, II. j. Bugbee and C.
I. Wood were in Bennington Saturday
evening.
w. C. Hosford, salesman for the
Ruggles Machine Co., of Poultney, VT.
was in town Saturday.
Mrs. Jane Townsend of North Adj
ans, who has been passing several
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Bugbee,
has returned to North Adams.
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FRIENDLY ADVICE.
A Parting Shot by Josh Billings to
Cheeky Drummer.


Cheeky Drummer.
About Christmas time once the some
time famous Josh Filings. humorist,
was on his way to his old hamc Mt
IaEesbofo, ,lass. On the train were
;iree travelling men who waniod .
came OF whist; One IF them pointed
TO the unprctentious ard unprepossess-
Ing Josh aud aail;
Lets ask Ruho into the game and
comb some OF The aaysecd out of his
hair"
My venerable friend" he said as
lie laid his hard on the shoulder OF
the old man, will YOU join Us in n
game OF whist?'
"Ya-as; we will get there in abacut
three hours" replied Josh. putting his
hand to his ear.
You don't seem to understand said
the young fellow in a louder tone.
1--WE want you to take hand
"Ya-as; the stand o corn has been
unusual good this year"
My friend. the young fellow then
yelled viii you take hand in d
eame?"
"Ya-as; / was tcllin Mandy this
mo:nin' how plenty an how fat the
gSme is this year
"Oi, you go to the devil,' shouted
the young fellow as he took his seat,
>hie the other drummers unnlerci-
fully pestered him.
When Ianesboro was reached the
old fellow got up, handed one of his
Josh Billings cards to each one OF the
trio and then said to his interlocutor:
Young man. while YOU are travel.
ing on your cheek don't get any hay
seed on your clothes or the other drum.
mers will take you for Il Rubc and get
you into some game and sEiu you"