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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-04

Miss Minnie Won Schwierske
daughter of Fritz Won Schwierske, OF
this city, is prospecting and enjoying
| life in Washington, d. c., which is
interesting news to her many Punta
Gcrda friends, by whom she is af-
| fectionately remembered. She has
lucrative employment with a public
utilities corporation, handling intel
! ligence matters by telegraph and
cable; and has been in Washington
for 10 years,
DR.. William T. Ascher, of Atlanta
Ca, left for home Monday, after
spending several months here with
his friends, Drs. Blount and Nc
Queen. He was accompanied by his
friend, Mr.. Harkins, and others of
his party, including Mr.. and Mrs.
Woods, left Tuesday morning. While
here DR.. Ascher was visited by many
of his Atlanta friends, among whom
was Mr.. and Mrs. Norris, Mr.. Norris
being vice president of the Norris
Candy Co. All these Atlanta people
seemed to be delighted with the
town and are expected to come again
next year.
A few nights ago two strangers
dropped into The Herald office and
engaged in conversation one of the
slaves employed there. One of these
strangers had been spending the
winter at a southern resort famed far
and wide for its many delights, but
he became tired of the place and
sought diversion. He confded in a
friend that he was coming to Punta
Gorda. When l told him l was
coming here" said stranger friend
The inquired what had given me a
spite at myself and said don't you
know there's nothing there?' Well
l replied, even if it is as bad as you
make it and there isn't anything
there. it can't be any worse than this
place, so l came on up here" We'll,
how do you like it," he was asked
How do like it? Say, boy, this is
one of the incest places I've ever seen
in Florida. Why, you've got every
thing here to make life worth living.
A beautiful location. a healthy town,
fine hunting and fishing, fruits and
vegetables, good lands everything
a man would want. The trouble
is nobody but yourselves know any
thing about il" THAT'S the truth -
affirmed his companion.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-04
TOWN WEEK
Inc important Happenings OF punta Gorda and
Vicinity Briefly Told

Chas. Davis left for Sarasota Tues
day morning.
Full line of breakfast foods at
Smiths place.-adv.
w. G. Kestler returned to his home
in Louisville, KY, Friday
w. L. Koon made a business trim
to Arcadia Thursday of last week.
See Caldwell's ad in this issue
adv.
Mrs. J. H. Flint was a visitor to
Brownville Thursday of last week.
DR.. and Mrs. V. ]. Jordan were
visitors to Tampa the latter part of
last week.
Messrs. Woodland Young and Ear
nest Smith spent few hours in Fort
Myers Thursday.
Quality and quick service at
Smiths place.-adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Bishop were
among the Punta Gordans who Wis
tied the Lee County Fair.
Miss Elizabeth Burns left Satur-
day afternoon for Jacksonville, where
she will spend a few days.
Buy your coffee in the bean and
have us grind it in our new mill.
Get the full fragrance and strength.
H. w. Smith, baker-grocer.-adv.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-04

Mrs. J. Harrison and children re-
turned from Useppa Tuesday morn
ing.
Misses Edith Herndon and Alouise
Williams spent the weekend in Fort
Myers.
All kinds of stock feed-high
quality and low prices-at Smiths
place.--adv.
Marion Lanier, of Tampa, was
mingling with his many friends here
Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. ]. P. Murphy and little
daughter, Patricia, were visitors to
Arcadia THURSDAY of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. P G. Ray and son,
of Royal Center, Ind, are camping
on Marian avenue, opposite the store
of Miss Dona Walker.
Order one of those delicious
Swift's premium hams from Smiths
place,-adv.
Mrs. D. D. Saltzgaber and
daughter, Mrs. J. B. Washington and
baby, and Misses Myrtle and Louise
Washington visited the Lee County
Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haney, Mrs. NJ.
Rowe. Mrs. Mamie Phipps and A.
Bonham were visitors to Fort Myers
last week, being attracted there by
the Lee County Fair.
Mrs. Chas. w. Smith, who has
spent the past few days here with
her parents, DR.. anr Mrs. B. B.
Blount, returned to her home in
Camp Gordon, Ga, Friday.
Tender, juicy steaks, all cuts, at
40c a pound at Caldwell's Saturday.
Save 10c a pound by trading with
Caldwell.-adv.s
Miss Ethel oliver, teacher of
domestic science in the Avon Park
high school left Tuesday morning TO
resume her duties. Her school was
closed for several weeks on account
OF the influenza.
Mrs. c. E. Reed, of Barlow, in
company with Mrs. Evans, of Fort
Myers, who in a new car was return
ing home from Tampa, stopped over
in Punta Gorda last Thursday after
noon and called on several friends.
Col. D. c. Johnson says there's one
good thing about cold weather: That
as long as it prevails man will keep
on good terms with his wife, for it
would never do to sever diplomatic
relations as long as there's likely to
be frosty mornings.
Don Allen, of Punta Gorda, was
among the visitors in the city We'd
nesday. Mr.. Allen was an engineer
on the A. c. L. when their first trains
were operated in DeSoto county, and
is one of the oldest residents of this
ection.-Arcadia Enterprise.
E. McEyer, T. p. Douglass, sr., T.
P. Douglass, jr., L. E. Robinson. J.
R. Elliott, and w. NJ. Mizell motored
to Barlow Friday afternoon, attend
ed meeting of Royal Arch Masons
in that city and returned here in the
early hours of Saturday morning
The trip was made in Mr.. Viewers
ear.
Furs! Furs! One of the biggest
and best fur houses in the United
States will pay cash for your furs.
See me about ft.-JAS. X. Nc
drawer 3, Punta Gorda,
Fla. Aft.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Hartigan re-
turned Saturday from Charleston, s.
c. They have come back to stay,
having sold their property in Sara
sofa. The attachment for Punta
Gorda that has grown since they
first came here 35 years ago is ire
sistible. Their many friends are glad
10 welcome them back.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-04
SchultZ~Cleveland.

Punta Gordans will be interested
in the announcement of the marriage
of Grover Cleveland, formerly OF
Cleveland, Fla, but now of Aber'
deem, S. D., to Miss Emma e
Schultz, which appeared in the
Aberdeen Daily American of Febru-
airy 18th. The marriage took place
in the Methodist church of Aberdeen
on the evening of the 18th. The
groom is the brother of c. c. Cleve-
land, proprietor of the National
Hotel at Cleveland, and is we'll known
to many Punta Gordans, who will
join in hearty congratulations.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-04

A heavy cold In the lungs that was ex-
pected to cure itself has been the start
ing point In many cases OF disease that
ended fatally The sensible course Is TO
take frequent doses Of BILLIARDS
FOREGROUND SYRUP. II checks the
progress OF the disorder and assists ma
ture to restore normal conditions. Price
Csc, soc and 800 per bottle. Sold by
all druggists.--adv.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-10-29
NEEDS EXTRA LENGTH OF BED
Visitor to Detroit Could Not Find
One Long Enough In the Hotels
Of the City.

Detroit, Mich.-Ralph r. Madsen,
said to be the tallest man In America,
experienced difficulty In finding a
lodging place when he reached De-
trOit
Detroit hotels neglected to arrange
sleeping quarters for men of seven
feet six inches, so when Madsen ap-
piled for a bed he insisted he must
have one without footboards. About
eighteen inches of Madsen's lower ex-
tremities necessarily must overreach
the end Of the bed to make sleeping
comfortable. he says.
"There are advantages and disad-
vantages In being so tall" Madsen
said. sleeping on trains is not so
comfortable, but give me bed with
out footboards and make up for lost
time"
Madsen has Just passed his twenty
third birthday anniversary. He weighs
$50, pounds.
Madsen was born on ranch In
Ranger, Texas. He was six feet tall
at the age Of twelve years.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-10-29
Growing, Plants on Sponge.

An interesting experiment is the
growing Of plants on an old sponge
Procure an old sponge and. after soak
Ing II I'm water, sprinkle In the holes
mixture Of cress, mustard, rape. wheat
and grass or fax seeds. Now suspend
this sponge In the window of a light
and warm room. Very soon the seeds
terminate and In a week or two the
entire sponge will be clothed with
mass of beautiful foliage. The sponge
must be kept moist.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-10-29

fluctuations throughout the year, and
the highest percentages Of increase as
between one month and the next were.
In both cases between February and
March, so for men and AZ for women.
and between November and December.
38 for men and Is for women.
Clubs on Big Increase.
At the beginning of the year there
were S.049 clubs registered-853 less
than the highest previous total. 1t
is estimated that during the year 1919
the number Of registered clubs In
creased by upward Of 900. and passed
the previous highest tOtal-that of
$500 on January 1. 1915. The increase
would appear. states the report, TO be
due In some degree to the revival OF
clubs which fell out Of existence dur
Ing the war, and In greater degree to
the institution of new clubs to meet the
desire of large numbers Of men to
maintain associations formed during
service with the forces In the war.
There were In England and Wales on
January 1, 1919, some 84,044 premises
licensed for the sale Of intoxicating
liquor on or Off the premises, and o.
2SS off-licenses. giving proportions. ac-
cOrdlng to the estimated population.
or 22.41 on-licenses and 5.94 off-llcenses
per 10000 persons. The full figure Of
On-licenses showed decrease upon the
year of 600. In the ten years 1895 to
1904 the average annual decrease was
$3.50. For the fourteen years 1905 to
1918 the average was 1,102. and during
1919 the decrease will probably prove
to have been about 606, making an
annual average for the fifteen years
since the Act Of 1904 came into oper-
alton Of about 1,069.- and leaving
total of about SO, 43S on-licenses at the
beginning of the year 1920. The de-
crease in the number Of off-licenses
during 1919 will probably prove to
have been about "a, compared with
1876 during the preceding twelve
months.
The number Of licensed premises
closed since January 1, 1905, when the
Licensing Act, 1904, came into opera
ton. is 1894, and the new licenses
granted 654, making the total net de-
crease of licensed premises over the
period 16.040. The number of licenses
extinguished with compensation in
1919-namely, 49S-while higher than
the figures for 1916, 1917 and 1918. is
only half the average for the years
preceding the war-19O5 to 1914. The
loss of efficiency I'm this method OF
abOlishing redundant licensed premises
is due mainly to two causes, VIZ, (a)
failure on the part Of the compensa-
ton authorities to raise the funds
authorized by the act, and (b) In
crease In the cost Of the licenses.
During the year 1,459 license holders
were prosecuted and there were $50
convictions. In 1918 the figures were
appreciably greater, being respective
ly 1.723 and 1.141.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-10-29
Turtle Slowly GaIns.

Ladysmith. Wls.-Twenty-one years
ago, while fishing In Amacoy lake,
George Stevens, Jr, caught large
turtle. II was so big that George
weighed II. Then he carved his ini-
tIals and the weight, Is pounds, on the
reptiles back and let II go. Recently
Dean Swinehart captured the same
turtle, still bearing plainly Stevens mi
tials and the weight. Swinehart also
weighed II and found II had gained
seven pounds In the II years. The
turtle Is believed to be about fifty
years old.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-10-29
Poker as Glass Cutter.

An ingenious method Of cutting
glass with poker Is described. Make
a tiny notch on the edge of the glass
where you want to cut 1t. Lay the
glass over q newspaper, so that you
have printed line as a guide, heat a
poker and apply II where the notch
Is. There is faint click, and II the
hot poker is drawn slowly across, a
crack follows. When the opposite edge
of the glass is reached It will be found
that II Is In two separate parts.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-10-29
Figure Il for Yourself.

The following statement is attrio-
utcd to well-known statistician I:
"The business and other institutions
Of the United States of America are
run by not more than per cent Of
those connected with them. and would
fall ~ those 2 per cent were with
drawn. or these 2 per cent, 4 per
cent are the sons of bankers. eight OF
business men. twenty-five Of educators
and thirty Of preachers"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-10-29
Buddha Worshiped
in Heart of Denver

Denver.-Almost entirely sur
rounded by warehouses. a Bud
dhlst temple, In which nearly
100 japanese worship every Sun
day, is lOcated.in Market street,
Denver, I'm the heart of the
downtown wholesale district. II
Is believed to be the only edlfice
In the United States east of the
Rockies where Japanese serv-
ices, according to native GUS
tom, are conducted regularly.
and the spicy odor Of the In
cense pots Is In striking con-
trast to the pudgy aroma from
warehouses and market stalls.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-10-29
Paid 20 Annear In Court

Lexington, Ky.-"Pay me-" was the
order Of the speed cop to several mo-
florists arrested near Lexington. The
victims In some cases did not pay and
appeared In police court. There were
no charges against them and no speed
cop answering the description of the
man who had stopped them,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-10-29
Naval Planes Aid to
Chesapeake Fishermen

WashingtOn.-As a result of
patrols maintained by naval sea-
Planes, Chesapeake bay fisher
men are making the biggest
hauls on record. Reports to
the navy department from the
commandment Of the naval air
station at Hampton roads said
the patrols had proved "indIs-
pensable" to the fishing indus
try In those waters. Immense
schools Of fish are spotted al
most daily by the seaplanes, II
was reported, and fishing fleets
are given the location by radio
communication or, II within
sight. by flag signals.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-10-29
Squirrel Robs Sleeping Bow.

Altoona. Pa-Tired after an event
full day at Lalsmont Park, George Gil
lespie. a twelveyear-old Bedford
county boy. sat down at the foot OF a
tree and fell asleep. When he awoke
he found pine squirrel with Its nose
In bag of peanuts lying In his lap.
II quickly disappeared. Examination
revealed that the squirrel had robbed
the lad Vt all but five peanuta
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
DRINK A GLASS
OF REAL HOT WATER
: BEFORE BREAKFAST.
SAYS we will both look and feel
clean, sweet and fresh
and avoid Illness.

" Sanitary science has Of late made
rapid strides with results that are of
untold blessing to humanity. The lat
est application of its untiring research
is the recommendation that it is as
necessary to attend to internal santa
tion Of the drainage system OF the hu-
man body as it Is to the drains Of the
house.
Those of us who are accustomed to
feel dull and heavy when we arise,
splitting headache, stuffy from cold,
foul tongue, nasty breath, acid stom-
ach, can, instead, feel as fresh as q
daisy by opening the sluices Of the sys-
tenn each morning and flushing out the
whole of thS internal poisonous stag
nant matter.
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or
well, should, each morning before
breakfast, drink q glass of real hot
water with a teaspoonful Of limestone
phosphate In 1t to wash from the stom.
ach, liver and bowels the previous
poisonous toxins; thus cleansing,
sweetening and purifying the entire
alimentary canal before putting more
food into the stomach. The action OF
hot water and limestone phosphate on
an empty stomach Is wonderfully In.
vigorating. It cleans out all the sour
lamentations, gases, waste and acidity
and gives one q splendid appetite fol-
breakfast. While you are enjoying
your breakfast the phosphated not
water Is quietly extracting large vol
ume of water from the blood and get
ting ready for a thorough fiushir o1
all the inside organs.
The millions Of people who are both
cred with constipation, bilious spells
stomach trouble, rheumatic stiffness;
others who have sallow skins, bloot
disorders and sickly compilations are
urged to get a quarter pound of lime
stone phosphate from the drug store
This will cost very little, but is sufh
cient to make anyone q pronounced
crank on the subject Of internal san
station.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
COLD SPRINGS

Mrs. S. A FAINT, and two children,
of Abbeville, spent Sunday night
with Mrs. Cornelia FAINT.
Mr.. Roy and Miss Allie Belle Nc
Combs spent Saturday night with
Mr.. Frank and Miss Sara Uldrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Uldrick and
children and Mr.. w. B. Uldrick
spent Tuesday with Mr.. T. F. Ul-
drick and family.
Mr.. Dickie Ellis spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mr.. Arthur
Newell.
Mr.. Fred Uldrick spen, Saturday
night with Mr.. William Uldrick.
Mrs. D. E. Newell is spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
Otis Smith near Donalds.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Hagen spent
Sunday at Mr.. T. F. Uldrick's.
M rs. Matte Bowen returned home
Saturday after visiting relatives
here for two weeks.
Miss Sara Uldrick is spending
few days in Abbeville with her
grandmother, Mrs. Matte Bowen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
Gals and liberals who felt that the

Gals and liberals who felt that the
postoffice department during the war
and the department Of justice since
the war have trod upon the rights Of
free speech and free press.
But what is unquestionably true
IS that these elements have OF their
own volition gone into the primaries
to show their gratitude to Hiram
Johnson. His point of view on the
treaty was taken long before the
opposition to the pact became posi-
tive throughout the country. His
plea to return American soldiers
from Siberia, which won Johnson so
much appreciation on the part of rel
atives of the soldiers in Michigan
was a logical part of the Johnson
campaign for national isolation.
Political leaders here seem to rec
ognize the sources of Johnson
strength and respect them as con-
siderable factor in Republican poll
tics. They are not as sure Of the in
dividual leanings of voters on Wood
Lowden or Harding. All three seem
to draw from the same large group
of regular Republicans. Indeed, the
Republican leaders are very much
elated over the combined vote given
all Republican candidates as COM
pared with the scattering votes in
Democratic primaries everywhere,
where the contest as between Nc
Adoo, Palmer, Cox, or Hoover is
just as much a free-for-all as the
Republican contest.
With the, knowledge that Presi-
dent Wilson wants to make the trea-
ty the principal issue of the CAM
paign, the Republican primary re-
suits grow doubly Interesting. In
Washington, where from the begin
ming the Republican party has been
divided between "irreconcilables,"
who wished to see the whole treaty
and league defeated and "reserva-
tionists" who wanted America to en-
Ter the league and ratify the treaty
with qualifying conditions, the vote
n the primaries is taken as conclu-
i've evidence that Republican SEN
ators Of both classes were not SIM
ply following their own personal
likes or dislikes but that the rank
and file of the party itself shows cir
reconciliables" as we'll as "reserva-
tionists."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
SOFT FELT HATS
AND LOUNGE SUITS

Paris, May Soft felt hats, soft
collars and lounge suits are articles
Of dress picked by President Des-
chanel for himself and his suite
when he begins his tour of France
shortly.
Hitherto the French president,
from morning till night, while on Of
fetal duty has been imprisoned in
stiff shirt and swallow tailed coat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
.tiIIer's Auti.sptio OIL, Known .s
Oil
WI Positively Relieve Pain in = Few
Minutes

WI Positively Relieve Pain in = Few
Minutes
Try It right now for Rheumatism,
Neuralgia. Lumbago, sore, stiff and swol-
len Joints, pain in the head, back and
limbs, corns, bunions,- etc. After one
application pain usually disappears :s
if by magic.
A new remedy used externally for
Coughs, Colds, Group, Influenza, Sore
Throat, Diphtheria and Tonsilitis.
This oil Is conceded to be the most
penetra ting remedy known. It's prompt
and immediate effect In relieving pain
the affected parts at once. AS an illus
tration. pour ten drops on the thickest
piece Of sole leather and 1t will pene-
trate this substance through and through
in three minutes. q
&Accept no substitute. This great oil
.s golden red color only. Manufactured
by Herb Juice Medicine Co. only. Get
it at The McMurray Drug Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
PRIMARY RESULTS
NOT DECISIVE AS YET

Washington, May 1.--Republican
primary results in Massachusetts,
Ohio and New Jersey have failed to
produce an overwhelming enthusi-
asm for any Of the leading candi-
dates but have merely accentuated
the fundamental line of demarcation
between ultra-radical and ultra-con-
servative thought in the party itself.
Analysis of the returns and the
localities from WHICH the preference
vote was polled would seem to indi-
cate that the more or less conserva-
tive elements in the Republican rank
and file are dividing their votes be-
tween Major General Wood, Sena-
tor Harding and Governor Lowden,
while the middle-of-the-road Repub-
licans show an inclination toward
Herbert Hoover and the extreme
radicals or the Progressive who how
er on the edge Of radicalism and
policies of nationalism show strong
liking for Senator Hiram Johnson.
The substitution of Wood for
Harding or. Lowden or the nomina-
ton of any of these three men would
not mean the loss of the following
of the other two. Their strength
comes from precisely the same type
of Republican voters. It is interest
ing to note that all three favor the
League of Nations and treaty with
reservations, and their supporters in
clude the regular Republican voters
together with some independents.
The bulk of the Independent Repub-
ican vote as the returns would in
dicate is being divided between Her.
bert Hoover and Senator Hiram
johnson with the latter being sup
ported by thousands Of new voters,
most of them formerly Democrats
who have disapproved Of President
Wilson's stand on the League of Ma
tions.
Certainly Senator Johnson who
made, no bones of his absolute oppo-
sition to the treaty and the league
manages to poll as considerable a
vote even in Eastern states as he
did in the middle west and Far West.
The conclusion drawn here is that
either the johnson personality which
made itself 80 effective a force in
California il impressfns itself upon
the voters with Rooseveltian magnet
ism or that those elements in the
American electorate who feel Keen
ly about article ten are taking this
opportunity to express their appre-
citation to Hiram johnson for his ag-
gressive fight in their behalf. Nobody
who knows johnson well would ac-
cuse him of going out deliberately to
corral the vote of the Irish sympa-
thizers who feared hidden value to
England as against Ireland in article
ten or the vote Of the German SYM
pathizers who felt that the treaty
was too harsh against their kinsmen
OF the vote of Italians angered over
President Wilson'S stand in the
Fiume question or the vote of radi-