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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-16
MANY INFANTILE
CASES ON FARMS
Statistics Gathered BY the Illinois
Board of Health Furnish Sur
prising Facts.
REGULATION RULES AMENDED
State Officials Keep IN Close Touch
With Fresh Outbreaks of Dis
ease-Make Good Fight

Springfield, H.. Aug. 16.-Illtnois
state board OF health statistics, just
complied. afford the discovery that OF
the 132 confirmed cases of infantile
paralysis in 70 localities in Illinois, 40
per cent are among children residing
on farms. On Aug. IA there were 81
cases outside the city of Chicago and
IS OF these were on farms. The figures
show, according to the state board OF
health, distinct tendency to attack
children in strictly rural localities.
On account of the continued preva-
lence OF infantile paralysis in New
York the state board of health, while
urging sanity and calmness. is rigid2y
scrutiniZing every suspicious case oc-
curing in Illinois and has taken sew
eral important steps to prevent the
spread of the disease.
The rules and regulations OF the
board relative to the reporting. plac-
arding and Quarantining cases of an
terror poliomyelitis were amended on
July II, to conform with the latest in
formation in regard to the disease, and
several special rules and regulations
have been issued and put Immediately
into effect
Under the provisions Of these new
rules, local health officers are required
to notify the secretary of the board of
health at Springfield, by telephone or
telegraph, of any case of actual OF
suspected poliomyelitis in his COM
munity and this report by wire must be
followed forthwith by a letter giving
all possible details of the case.
Railway companies entering the
state have been instructed to report to
the state board of health the arrival of
all children from New York or from
any other infected point. The railway
companies are complying with this
regulation and the service is being
made more effective on account of the
cooperation of the health commission
err of the city of New York who fur
nishes information as to the destina-
ton of children leaving that city. Up
on receipt of notice that child has
arrived in any Illinois community from
infected territory, the board promptly
notifies the local health officer under
whose Jurisdiction the child has come
Must Report Arrivals.
Through a special order, issued on
July IS, it becomes the duty of the
parent, guardian, host or person hav-
ing the custody OF any child arriving
in Illinois and who may have been in
Greater New York within so days
prior to his arrival, to report the pres
ence of the child to the local healtE
authorities. All children who have ar.
rived in the state from New York with
in 80 days prior to July Is must be re
ported to the local health officer with
in "a hours and all children arriving
after July Is, must be reported to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-16
POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
Announcement,

l desire to announce myself as can
didate for the democratic nomination
for the office for state representative
for the Thirty-third senatorial district
of Illinois.
If elected at the primaries Sept. 10
will be the next democratic represen-
tative to be sent to Springfield
1 have been a lifelong democrat and
for the first time in my life 1 am now
asking the support of my party. l feel
confident that l am capable of repre-
senting the taxpayers and workingmen
to the best possible interest With a
view that the most important office in
Illinois is that of state lawmaker it is
to the interest of every individual to
well consider this matter when making
choice, whether the candidate is
equipped and willing to do something
after elected to Office beside drawing
his salary.
Under our constitution the legisla-
ture is almost all-powerful. 1t con-
trolls cities, counties, townships and
school districts. 1t has the absolute
power of taxatiOn-the power to de-
stroy. The future of the state and it's
people practically lies in the hands of
the men who represent the citizenship
at Springfield. 1t is the lawmaker who
determines working conditions for
children, what their education shall
be, and what, if any, safeguards and
character building influences shall
surround them. IT, is up to the voters
TO say what calibre of men shall repre-
sent them in the general assembly.
ILLINOIS citizens are taking an in
creased interest in the financial affairs
of the state. The chief reason for this
lies in the fact that the cost of the ad-
minlstration of government is growing
by leaps and bounds. When govern
ment strikes vigorous blows at the
pocketboOk, it compeIs attention
Mountain tax rates have reached a
point that is causing all property own
ers to speculate concerning the ex-
penditure of public funs.
From Jan. I, 1915, to Aug. 1. 1916.
the automobile license paid into the
hands OF the secretary of state
amounted to over $2,025, 900 This, to-
gether with the road and bridge tax
collected in 10 months amounted to ap-
proXimately $22, 900 900, which should
have been applied to the building of
roads and bridges of this state. If you
elect me to the office of representative
/ VIII use my influence energeticaIly
TO the building of good roads in order
that the safety of life shall not be so
Impaired in the driving of motor We
hlcles as II is at the present time, when
passing over at least 90 per cent OF the
roads and hills of this state, that we
are jeOpardizing the lives of innocent
women and children as well as others,
every day of the year by overlooking
good road work. Other matters Of i'm
portance shall have my earnest en-
deayors if elected Remember, Sent
13 is the day you elect or defeat me in
TINS race. Yours truly,
CHARLAESH DITTO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-16

vile 2; Macoupin county, Mt. Olive /,
near Staunton l Mclean county, near
Lexington l Moultrie county, Dalton
City 1. near Dalton City 1, Lovington
l: Ogle county, near Oregon I; Peoria
county, near Brimfeld l; Piatt cOun-
ty, near Atwood l. Bement 3. Cerro
Gordo 1, near Hammond 8 and Month
cello l; Rock Island county, Cable /,
Moline l, Rock Island 1; Shelby coun-
ty, Stewardson l st. Clair county,
near CaseyviIle 2, East st. Louis !,
Lebanon L: Vermilion county, near
Bismark l; Whiteside county, near Al
bany l, Fenton 1; Will county, near
Lamont /; Winnebago county, Rock
ford 1, Winnebago l.
Mortality Rate Nine Per Cent
A remarkable recent development i'll
connection with the disease in this
state is the tendency to attack chill
dren living in strictly rural localities.
Among the 81 active cases in the state
outside the city of Chicago 80 or more
than 40 per cent are among children
residing on farms.
Since July l there have been IS
deaths from this disease, including
five in Chicago, a mortality rate Of
about nine per cent. Seventy-one per
cent of the cases have been among
children under five years of age, but
adults have not entirely escaped, one
case occurring in an adult "a years OF
age and another in person 10 years
old. Between the two sexes the cases
have been divided about equally.
On Aug. II there will be a confer
ence of health officers of all states
with the United States public health
officials in Washington for the pur-
pose of reviewing the situation and of
discussing means for the control and
suppression of the disease. Illinois will
be represented by DR.. c. St. Clair
Drake, the executive officer of the state
board of health
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-16
tor, in naval militia uniform.


training young
aeropan and learned which time he has become
squadron
week. shows him while off watching the making His
Lucille Lee Stewart motion
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

recently been closed. The trans
action was the purchase of the IL.
900 acres camphor farm by the
Dupont Powder Company. which
is located near Green Cove
Springs.
Mr.. Stikeleather said that he
had negotiated for the purchase
of the land for the farm about two
years ago for the Essentials Oil
Company. About 5000 acres are
to be set out in trees. These trees
are now about large enough to be
transplanted. They will be pro-
ducing camphor in about four or
five years. The DUPONT Company
paid $6,500,000 cash for the prop
erty. The camphor is used in the
manufacture of high explosives
Japan formerly had monopoly in
the production of this important
article of commerce, but it has
been proven that Florida can pro-
duce the best article on the mar
ket.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

restaurants, a town hall; flourish.
ing lodges of Masons, Woodmen
of the World, Red Men and Mac.
cabees, a plant for making con.
crete building blocks; five law.
yers, four physicians, one dentist,
a number of real estate men, etc.
The chief industry is fishing, in
which six wholesale firms with 800
or more men are engaged. Capt.
tai invested in the business is es-
timated at $150,000, and large
shipments of fish on ice are made
almost daily during the fishing
seasons. The bulk of the fish
shipped are mullet, but many
pompano, Spanish mackerel, bass,
trout, sheep-head, snapper and
other fine food fish are shipped.
The oyster business is small.
Ney' . fishing, the cultivation
of fa pineapples engages most
attention, as the profits of this
industry often reach $500 an acre.
1t requires about 81, 500 to prop
erly prepare and plant an acre in
pineapples, but after this, 5000 a
year would cover the cost of Gull
tivation. The plants bear in
twelve to eighteen months after
planting and continue to bear an
nually thereafter without replant-
ingfor five or six years.
Truck farming is an industry
yet in its infancy and offering
good returns on intelligent and
well directed efforts. Profitable
and easy crops to raise are sweet
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

potatoes, Irish potatoes and sugar
cane, which pay $3.50 to $500 per
acre.
Oranges, grapefruit, lemons and
lines are successfully grown; so
are some other fruits Of lesser
note.
Prices of town lots and of
lands out of town vary so great
ly that it is impracticable to give
quotations here; but almost any
one who does not expect to find
in a new and sparsely settled
country like this, the improve
ments and conveniences OF OHIO
and Massachusetts, can find here
something to suit him in price and
character, whether be wishes i'm
proved or unimprOved property.
The town government consists
of a mayor, marshal, five alder
men, clerk, collector and assessor,
and a treasurer. The streets
are hard surfaced and so are
miles of public roads leading iato
town. The construction of a sys-
tenn of improved highways in a
special bonded road and bridge
district of which Punta Gorda is
the center is now under way and
involves the expenditure of $780,
600. A system of water works
and sewerage has recently been
put in by the town at a cost OF
$50, 10000 for which bonds were
issued.
The location is one of the
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bushels per acre. He said about
fifty, weighing about ffty-six
pounds to the bushel, or about
one ton and half (short toni to
the acre. | said go down this
street to the nearest or fatherest
|pinery. You will find that 10000
Tor more pineapples are planted to
the acre. Returning, stop at the ex-
press Office, where you will see
some crates of pineapples ready
for shipment. On each box the
number of apples is marked, the
crate weighing about eighty
pounds. You will find the aver
age to-day or any other day to be
about 16 to the crate, S pounds
each, about thirty short tons to
the acre-call it half. This land
will not raise much corn; your
land will not raise any pineapples.
Your land will raise about one
and half tons of corn to the a.
ere; ours call it fifteen tons of
pineapples. Your land will pro-
duce fifty bushels of corn to the
acre worth $40 to $50. The land
you are cursing out will produce
several hundred crates of pineap-
pies to the acre worth from $3.50
to $3.50 per crate, depending up
on season of year, market, etc.
| (Some farmers are better than
others and have more sense.) He
quit talking.
Schools, Churches, Roads
1t has good High School, high
curriculum and a fine corps of in
structors. Domestic arts and
sciences are taught, as well as the
usual courses. An agricultural
course has been added. Baptist,
Episcopal, Methodist and Presby-
terrain churches. Electric lights
City water and sewerage. There
are several miles of good roads
built. The district has recently
bonded for 100000 for good
roads. Punta Gorda is a good
road to health, happiness and
prosperity, and it is not a hard
road either.
Citrus Fruits, Guavas
There are many fine orange and
grapefruit groves within three
five to six miles of Punta Gorda
The delicious guava grows every
where without care or attention
this will some day be a great in
dustry.
Board, Hotels, Boarding Houses
On account of the mineral water
and the climate, visitors should
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27
PUNTA GoRDA

For the purpose of supplying
information such as is desired by
many people of other sections
who are interested in this locality
the following facts are given:
Punta Gorda is on the Charlotte
Harbor Division of the Atlantic
Coast Line r. r., 295 miles south
of Jacksonville, 80 miles east of
south from Tampa on the south
side of Charlotte Harbor, '25 miles
from its mouth, Boca Grande.
It's population by the federal cen
sus of 1910 was slightly in excess
of 1900, but this number has been
considerably increased by people
who have located here since the
census was taken, and the number
of people in the town now is vari-
ously estimated at from 1900 to
1000. Of this population about
300 are black people.
There are Methodist, Presbyter-
ian, Episcopal and Baptist church
es with regular services for white
people, and Methodist and Baptist
churches for negroes. A public
school for white children, embrace
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27
PUNTA GORDA
(By Albert W. Gilchrist)

W. Gilchrist)
eastward of Punta Gorda. The
Gull is about twenty mlles to the
westward. Excellent boating
and fishing are assured The
city IL Il; extends into the harbor
for f.lly half mile Fhis dock
lis great p'icc for fshne ard 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 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 un-
Idcrlaid 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
English peas, beans, sugar cane
strawberries and piaeapples grow
iwoll Although we have colo
weather now and then yet the
bearing cocoanut trees and large
guava trees, both sensitive to colo
speak for the climate.
In the summer time the climate
is pleasant, cool breeze blowing
most of the time. AT night il
the summer one will generally
sleep under some cover, especial
ly is this so If you know how tc
build your house so as to get the
benefit Of the night breeze.
The foliage, its location on the
water. its southern situation
speak for the winter climate.
Whilst hay, beggar weed, vel
vet beans and other forage crops
do well here, yet this is not corn
oat or wheat country. Some time
ago tourist from Illinois, in my
presence, was running down the
soil here. | asked him what was
principally raised in his country
! He said corn. / asked how many
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27
MILLIONS IN cAMPHoR
Florida Can Produce it In Fer
lection

The Jacksonville Times-Unlon
of the 21st reports the sale OF the
Florida Camphor Farm near
Green Cove Springs to the Du
Pont Powder CO., for $6,oOo,OOo
cash.
Now what do you think OF
that?
There's millions of dollars IN
growing camphor trees,apd they
grow to perfection anywhere on
the Florida peninsula.
Following is the Times Union, $
report of the big sale mentioned /;
j. c. Stikeleather, commission
er Of public works of Ashevllle,N.
G. who has been attending the
mayors convention, said yester-
day that one of the largest deals
in the history Of Florida had just
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

healthiest to be found anywhere,
as is shown by vital statistics kept
y the local health officer,
A man can work out of doors
here any and every day in the
year. Prostrations from heat
never occur. The climate here is
ideal the year round.
Flowing ortesian wells may be
obtained here at varying depths,
and a number of them are now
in use in and about town, some for
irrigation and others for supply
ing drinking water, etc. The
water from these artesian wells
contains mineral properties and is
said to possess medicinal value,
some citizens claiming to have
been cured of various ailments by
drinking it freely. The town
owns four of these wells.
Our people are from various
states and countries and are very
liberal. and tolerant in their views
and opinions. They are hospi-
table To respectable strangers,
generous to their neighbors, to the
poor and needy, progressive and
and enterprising to the extent Of
their means, law-abiding and u
|nited for the common welfare of
their community. No kinder, bet
ter people are to be found any
where.
There are but few dwellings or
cottages for rent, but those that
are renting bring from $1,000 UP
per month.
Opportunities for amusement
and recreation are varied and alb
undant, the finest fishing in the
world is offered; there's boatinig
bathing and other outdoor sports
that may be had.
Inconclusion, whatever your
object may be, whether business
or pleasure, investment or recrea-
ton, health or happiness of any
kind, it will be to your interest to
visit Punta Gorda, where a cor
dial welcome awaits all good peo-
lple regardless of whence they
come or what may be their poll
tics or religion.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

ing grammar and high school de-
partments, employs eleven teach
ers and has an enrolment of sew
eral hundred pupils. The negroes
have a good public school with
two teachers and an enrolment -
about forty pupils.
The taxation for city, county
and state purposes is not consider
ed excessive, and considering that
property heretofore has been as
sessed at about one-third its real
value there has been little occa-
sion for dissatisfaction from this
source.
The town contains two substan-
tial banks, an excellent telephone
system with connections all over
the neighboring counties; post
office, telegraph and express Off
ces; several private boarding
houses, four hotels; plenty OF
grocery, dry goods, drug and 9TH
er stores to supply all the de-.
mands Of the trade; machine, wag-
on and boat shops; ice factory,
two bottling works, cigar factor
les, a livery stable, newspaper
and Job printing office, bakeries
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

come to Punta Gorda summer and
winter. A person can secure
fairly good board from SO to 81
per week. If he wishes to econ
omize, he can rent a room or Oring
tent, eat fish, drink water and
air, eat fruits, etc. One can live
here and be tourist cheaper
than he can live at home. There
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
ling from various portions of our
great nation. Several rationale
ties are represented. Many good,
whole-souled people live in Punta
Gorda. It's population is about
| 1900 to 1000.
Read the testimonials regarding
the cures due to climate and to
Jour Mineral Water. If you know
of any one who is afflicted as these
lhave 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
lGorda. IL 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 analysis? 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
testimonials. 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-
ina, catarrh, constipation,
Bright's disease, old age with it's
attendant infrmities, or hay few
Ter. (See the testimonials for all
these Diseases. Come to Punta
Gorda for health, wealth, happi-
ness, sport, hunting, boating,
fishing, driving, amusements.
Our annual production of 6,000,-
900 to 100000 pounds Of fish is
enough to supply the brain food
of a part of the nation. 1t is the
cheapest thing we have. Come
to Punta Gorda for brain food all
we used-to-be's, want-to-be's, go
ling-to-be' s and be's. COME to
Punta Gorda.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

Punta Gorda is situated on the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad about
$50 miles southwest of Jackson
vile and about 100 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
blue 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
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

inequality.
If you We're raised to wash your face
at the hydrant don't marry into finger
bowl family. Galveston News.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-15
snrnames Which Indicate Trades.

Curious names Of obsolete trades
are to be met with in medieval rec.
oris. Some obsolete names of trades
survive in surnames, such as Web.
ster, Lister, Walker. In the four.
teenth century the weaver was known
as the webster" the dyer was the
"lyster,' and the workmen who trod
the cloth in the dye-vat was the
walker" The "arkwryght" made the
arks or chests in which clothes or
meal were stored, and the smith was
frequently dubbed the "faber," this lat.
ter being one Of the rare cases in
which the Latin translation of a craft
mas become common surname.
When the "cotteler" had forced an
edged tool the "blomer" finished II
on or put the bloom on; the Chap.
man travelled with goods from door
to door, and the coke" baked Goals
and sold them.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-15
Fighting the Flesh.

One New York society woman
whose figure is as youthfully slender,
whose skin is as rosy and whose eye
is as clear at fifty as most women can
boast at twenty-five, has adopted the
following diet as the ideal one for
her, says Vogue. In the morning,
upon awakening, she sips slowly n
cup of black coffee, half hour Of
exercise in the gymnasium is followed
by sponge bath and half hour of
heavy massage, after which she re-
turns to her room to eat an orange or
half a grapefruit, piece of toasted
gluten bread and poached or soft
boiled egg. For luncheon she has per.
haps broiled chicken, watercress with
lemon dressing, spinach and an apple.
She allows herself no liquids of any
sort with meals. At dinner a cupful
of jellied bouillon is taken. or clans, a
roast with vegetables, salad with diet
dressing and fruit. Zwieback or toast
made from gluten bread is allowed.
but no hot bread and no wheat or
cornbread at all.