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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-18
HAUNTED BY CRIME VISIONS, HOMICIDE
 CLERK QUITS JOB
Nathan Birchall Frees Self From Dreams of Hun dreds of Cory Killings.

New York. July 1S-Finishing IA years of guelling work which brought him into daily and hourly contact has registered on Birchalls tele- Bureau of New York county. declared recently his dreams were free from hauting visions of gory killings.
 The man who has answered an av- lent death every year he served says his iron nerve has kept him from be- ing preyed upon by his gruesome sX- periences.
 Practically every murder that has happened in Manhattan since 1908 has registered on BircvhalPS tele- phone. Awakened from sleep, at all hours of the night, called from the atres and dinner parties by the news of sudden and mysterious death, he has seized his stenographer's note book and rushed to the arena of crime.
 While I have answered about 600 calls yearly" he said today, mot more than half of these were properly with hardly required my services. Only where ante-mortem statements of an assassin's victim, or of witnesses to slayings. or confessions of defendants before arraignment are needed has my work been required"
 Perhaps one reason why his nerve racking work has never affected his spirit when off duty is that Birchall is 33 and possesses a powerful will.
 Hates to Omit
 'r really regret having to give this work up,' he said But I am plan ming for my future in accepting a job as secretary to a municipal court judge in New York"
 Among the recent murder cases in which MT. Bicha1l was called on were the ElwelI case, in which he dcclares there was comparatively little work for him. as little testimony of direct nature was obtainable and no ante mortem statement; the Hans Schmidt trunk murder mystery. when he went to Sing Sing to take down the priest murderer's last story in the latter's final attempt to escape the chair; the Veith case, where a young man killed the false f1end who assaulted his mother, and was acquitted, and the Varotta Kidnapping and murder case in which Roberto Raffaelo has just been sentenced to die
 Three causes are cited by Birchall for the recent murder wave. Trey are:
 ]. Quarrels.
 2. Hold-ups
 3. Bootleg whiskey
 In spite of his proximity to the city's most horrible tragedies. Birch all has preserved his optimism and views the future with high nope.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-18

any one who IS younger and as l am a farmer's wife have plenty to do for I cultivate my own garden, raise many chickens and do my own housework. You may publish this letter as I am ready to do anything to help other women as have been so we'll and happy since my troubles are past. Mrs. E.. T. GALLOWAY, Carter's Creek, Tenn.
 Most women find plenty to do. If they are upset with some female ailment and troubled with such symptoms as Mrs. Galloway had, the smallest duty seems mountain.
 If you find it hard to keep up, if you are nervous and irritable, without ambi- tion and out of sorts generally, give the Vegetable Compound fair trial. We believe it will help you greatly, for it has helped others.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-18
MOTHER CAT REyTRIEVES
 HER KITTEN FROM WE'LL

Punxsutawney, Pa. July 1S.-An old cats mother love was greater than her aversion to water Under the rear porch of MT. and Mrs. C. K. McCart- ney's house is an old abandoned we'll The water is Is feet below the ground surface ard is several feet deep
 While the mother cat was watching one of her kittens at play another little toddler gave a "yip'' as it tun- bled into the well. The old cat heard under the porch and without i1esita- tion jumped into the depths of the well, Is feet below. In a couple of minutes she came from under the perch dragging the wet kitten by the scruff of the neck.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-18
TECHNICALITY OF LAW
 PUZZLES RHEIMS FOLKS

Rheims, July 1S-Work of recon Structfon ts being held up by an an- Mathis correspondent here
 After two years of legal formality the municipality has started it's pro gram of strengthening and rebuilding streets torn up by German shells.
 But it has Just been brought to mind that the two chief streets of Rheims are national highways and do not come under municipal juris- dictton. Now property owners who have already started to have work done under the municipal law are inquiring if it will be necessary to tear down what has already been constructed, and many refuse to con ttnue until they know whose program they are auth orized to carry out
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-18
WIFE LIKES SNAKES:
 HUBBY GETS DIVOR ICE

Akron, Ohio, July 1S-Declaring that mo man should be required to live with a snake charmer, if it Is not agreeable to him." Common Pleas Judge H. c. Spicer issued a decree granting a. request Of Walter AL bright, of Akron, now of Saint C1airs- vile. The wedding took place in April, 1918.
 That's enough said Judge Spicer. picking up his pen to sign the decree when a witness testified that Mrs. AL bright had short skirts around her knees and long snakes around her neck" when she emerged from a snake pit at a recreation park here in 1918 while her husband was serv- ing in the army
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-18
HOMELESS GIRL SOON TO
 BE CLAIMED BY MOTHER

Springfield, Mass, July 1S.-Mar- garet Schener, of Syracuse, N. Y, may see her mother and have a home for the first time in IT years. The young girls parents separated when she was an infant and she was reared in var ious institutions.
 Policewoman O'Connor found her sick and penniless in a downtown rooming house. She had been de- serted by a crew of travelling mag azine solicitors after her arrival here recently. Margaret is staying at the House of the Good Shepherd until her mother can be communicated with.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-18


 half of my time in bed, being afflicted with a trouble which women of a certain age are apt to have 1 took Lydia E. Pinkham'sV Vegetable Compound Tablets and used Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash. 1 am a we'll woman now and have been for two years. l can work as well as
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-18
AMBULANCE CHASERS ARE
 BARRED IN ST. LOUIS

St. Louis, July IS Ambulance chasing by lawyers is prohibited in this city.
 The executive committee of the St. Louis Bar Association has agreed that m em berS who resort to ambulance chasing and other unethical solicita- ton of business shall be expelled. A grievance committe will hear com p1aints against offending members.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-18
FRENCH PRODUCERS BAN
 RUSSIAN CHILD DANGERS

sian stuff would be the curt Ameri- can translation of what Parisian the atrical managers told Isadora Duncan when she suggested bringing 20 Russian child dancers with her to Paris. according to Aux Ecoutes. The Paris public has had Russian plays, concerts and pallets until they are tired of them, the managers are said to have complained.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-18
PARIS STUDENTS WILL
 USE PRESSING STADIUM

Paris, July 1S.-F>rench school chill dren are to have the benefit of the Pershing Stadium, built by the A. E. F. Work has been started on the big field, which is near Joinvi1le-le-Pont, to reconstruct the stadium itself and to convert the arena into drill ground and track space for boys and girls. The Paris Municipal Council, doing the work, is following a suggestion made by the international committee on Olympic Games
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-18
NOTICE.

The next regular meeting of the Sixth District Democratic Club will be held in their club rooms, 1900 North avenue, Thursday evening, July 20, 1922, at eight p. m.
 Town Chairman, John A. Cornell, will be the speaker of the evening" All members of the club are re- quested to be present.
 EDWARD A. DREW Secretary, Sixth District Democra tic Club. PTS b.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-18
SPENT HALFHE
 TIME IN BED
Farmers Wife Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
 Made Her a Well Woman

Carter's Creek, Tenn. Three years ago l was almost an invalid. 1 snent
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-18
P|MPLES ON FACE
 FOR 4 MONTHS Festered and Scaled Over. ltched and Burned. Cuticura Healed.

My trouble began with pimp1es that broke out all over my face. They were hard, but not very large, and festered and scaled over. They itrhed and burncd considerably. I tried many different remedies with out success- The trouble lasted about four months before I began using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and after using four cakes of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Ointment was completely healed" (Signcd) Miss Clara M- Otis, Nau- gatuck Ave, Milford, Conn.,, Feb. 16, 1922.
 Curicura Soap, Ointment and Tal- cum are all you need for all toilet uses- Bathe with Soap, sooshe with Ointment, dust with Tslcun.
 sarpss Each Fresty Nal Address. "czts.zra LAh- srAssr1es. Dspt- E. HAlden 4a Aasz." Sold every where Soap 25c- Ointment zs and 5Dc Talcuzn sic. $k Cuteura Soap slaves without mug.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-18
WHEN LAXATIVES FAIL IT WILL PAY YOU TO TRY

You can get MAsTIN's vitamon IT druggists, such as Hindle Drug CO.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-06
RUST MITE CONTROL
Timely Suggestions on this Subject
for Citrus Growers

Rust mites are liable to appear
when least expected. A close watch
should be kept for them, especially if
you intend holding your fruit for the
late markets.
Where these rust mites appear,
spray with some sulphur solution. An
application of purely lime-sulphur,
to go, is an effective remedy. 1t also
means death to any red spiders that
may be present
Sometimes it is convenient to spray
for scale insects and rust mites at
the same time. If this is the case
spray with a soluble sulphur solution,
added to an oil emulsion. The solu-
BILE sulphur kills the rust mites, and
the oil kills the scale insects. Do not
use lime-sulphur solution with ordi-
nary oil sprays. as injury to the trees
is likely to result from this combina-
ton.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter l.. Foster and
children, of Geraldine, Montana, ar
rived here recently to make their
home, being located on the Ross
Elwell place on the Bermont road
east of Cleveland. They made the
long trip from Montana in their car
hauling a heavy trailer. They are
delighted with Charlotte county, not
withstanding the fact that they were
informed at various places along he
way, after entering Florida, that they
had better keep away from South
Ross Elwell, who is tax as
SCISSOR of Chateau cou$ty, Montana,
will move to Charlotte county to
make his permanent home when his
term of office expires next fall. Mr..
Foster says that judging from ex-
,ressions he heard in many parts OF
he country, Florida, and especially
he southern portion, is attracting a
treat deal of attention, and many
of people are coming here
within the next few years TO make
heir homes.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-06
Roddy-Hendrickson

A wedding of interest to many
friends was that of Miss Harriet Ella
Hendrickson of Demorest, Georgia
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. d. Hen
erickson of Punta Gorda and Mr.. Roy
Allen Roddy of Honey Grove, Texas,
which was solemnized at the home of
the brides brother, Mr.. Frank Hen
erickson in Demorest, Georgia, on
Sunday, December 25th. Mrs. Frank
Hendrickson was matron of honor
and Mr.. Frank Hendrickson acted as
best man. Little Florence Carpenter
strew orange blossoms and other
flowers in the path of the bride and
Master John Carpenter carried the
ring in the center of large chrysan-
Ithemum Rev c. Lysle Percy of
! Demorest performed the ceremony in
an impressive manner. Miss Irene
Gard rendered the bridal chorus from
Lohengrin Delicious refreshments
were served by Misses Irene Gard,
Neva McMillion, and Corian SIAM
baugh. The bride was beautiful in
her gown of white canton crepe trim
med in satin and hand embroidery
The veil, which was held in place by
a wreath of orange blossoms, was
family heirloom of $50 years. Her
corsage was of brides roses. Mr.. |
and Mrs. Roddy left for short trip
by automobile and upon their return
will be at home in Demorest, Georgia.
Mrs. Roddy will be remembered by |
many Punta Gorda people who met |
her here last June while visiting her
acknowledgements Friend
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-06

happily until her death, which occurr-
ed little less than a year ago. Five
children were born to them, of whom
only the three mentioned above are
living, viz: S. J. Johnson of Fort N.Y.
ers, Mrs. Emma Pyfrom of Boca
Grande, and Mrs. l.. l.. Barnhill of
Charlotte Harbor. Those who pre-
coded their parents to the grave were
Mrs. Mary Parson and Mrs. Alice
Moody. A considerable number of
grandchildren are living. All these
bereaved ones have the deepest SYM
lpathy of a multitude of friends.
Especially do they sympathize with
the family of Mrs. Barnhill, with
whom the old veteran spent the last
years of his life and to whom he be-
came tenderly attached. In the War
between the States, Mr. Johnson serv-
ed in the United States army, and,
for his services he was awarded a
pension, which, at the time of his
death, was $1,000 a month. During
his life at Charlotte Harbor, he de-
veloped and disposed of several fine
orange groves. He was very in
dustrious man. For some eighteen
years, he had been a consistent mem
Der of the Methodist church. He will
De greatly missed by the many who
knew him.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-06
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viii Help on Short Cut

| Messrs. Written and Windham
W o, with Road Superintendent
Griggs, made the trip to Fort Myers
Thursday to attend a good roads
meeting, found that the meeting had
been held the day before, but they
found that there has been a change
in the sentiment regarding the short
cut road, nearly everyone there favor
the hearty cooperation of Lee county
in building the road At the meet
ing Wednesday it was proposed to is
sue $2,OOO,OOO of county bonds,
$4,000 of which will be expended on
the short cut.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-06
A Communication

Editor Herald: The "hick" who
signs himself Heck and tries to write
funny stories for the Tampa Morning
Tribune, ought to know that Monkey
Shine or Lemon Extract does not
always make a man humorous, and
there are cases known where the two
taken together have failed to pro-
duce any symptoms of common sense.
This fact is thoroughly demonstrated
in Heck's Cor hick's) literary aber-
ration published in Tuesdays edi-
ton of the Tampa Morning Tribune
Yours truly, "a Little Bull"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-06

residence OF his son-in-law, L. L.
Barnhill, at Charlotte Harbor, at
which village he had been living for
the past forty-two years. When he
arose Sunday morning, he was feel
| ing as we'll as usual. An hour or so
later, on going to the toilet, he was
lstricken with something like paraly-
sis, and had to be carried by Mr..
Barnhill and two neighbors to his
bed. A physician, who was prompt
lily summoned, administered some
medicine that gave temporary relief; ;
but, in the afternoon, Mr.. Johnson
grew worse and the doctor was again
SUNNI oned. Every thing possible was
done for the sufferer, but he steadily
declined until the end came at the
hour stated. His two surviving child
rem. S. J. Johnson of Fort Myers, and
Mrs. Emma PyfrOm of Boca Grande,
were notified; but delay in delivery
of the notice caused them to arrive
just in time for the funeral, which
was conducted at p. m. by Rev.
Howard Dutill, pastor of the Punta
Gorda Methodist church. A large
concourse of friends and relatives
were present at these sad rites. Mr.
johnson was born in Hillsborough
county, Florida, January Goth, 1889.
In 1886, he was married to Miss
Angelina Goss, with whom he lived |
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-06
Hotel Formally OpenS

That popular, big tourist resort,
Hotel Punta Gorda, will formally
open for the season on the coming
Saturday. Manager Payne is in
charge, as usual, and that means that
guests will have accommodations,
table fare and courteous treatment
equaling, if not surprising that of
the largest hotels in the state Res
ervations have already been made for
a considerable number of guests. The
opening dance. will be given about the
middle of the month
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-06
Married i'm Washington

Miss Minnie Schwierske, daughter
of Fritz Schwierske of this town, was
capital, December 2Sth ult., to En-
NETT d. Suddarth of that city the
ceremony having been performed by
Rev. R. II. Dowsett. The many
friends of the bride here and in other
places wish for her long life of I'M
interrupted Joy.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-06

The new cane syrup mill erected
by NJ d. Smith near Olga is practical
ly ready for operation, and it will be
the largest affair of its kind in this
section of Florida. Cane growers of
Lee county will nave an opportunity
to get maximum returns from the
Juice content of their cane through
the use of this modern cane mill.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-06
Volume xXXfY.-Number 1


A SAD RfcEman, one of the mos
widely known citizens of this section
died at his home four miles south o
town at o'clock, Sunday afternoon
aged 81 years He had been in fail
ing health for about two months past
and his death, while not wholly un
expected, nevertheless proved a great
: shock to his family and the many
people who knew him. Funeral SER
vices. conducted by Rev w. N. Swain
Were held at the home of the deceas-
ed, Monday afternoon. and were
\. largely atteded. His body was buri-
ed in Pineapple River cemetery.
which is only short distance from
his home.
p O. Hickman was born at Thomp-
son Station, Tennessee, October 18Th,
1860. He was married November 6,
1883 to Miss Lizzie Ayers of Win
chester, Tennessee. who, with three
children survives him. The children
are AIRS Francis Marion Lanier of
Tampa, Mrs. Joe D. Woodward of
Barrow, and Oakley Hickman OF
Arcadia All these loved ones were
at his bedside when he passed away.
In early life, he identified himself |
with the Methodist church His pro-
fession was that OF a locomotive en-
gineer, during the practice of which !
he served on various railways, partic-
ularly the Atlantic Coast Line and a
RAILROAD in Cuba that is owned by an
American company. A few months
ago, ne was engaged to run a loco
motive on the road between Arcadia
and Carlstrom Field, but illness fore
ed him to resign the job. He retain
ed to the last his membership in the
GERS.
Twenty-three years ago, Mr.. Rick
man came here and settled on the
banks of the Allapatchee, otherwise
Alligator creek, where, assisted by his
wife. he developed one of the finest
grapefruit groves in Florida. During
this period and previously, he read a
great deal and became a remarkably
we'll informed man and developed
ability as a forceful writer of COM
munications to the newspapers. He
took a keen, aggressive interest in all
public matters.
His bereaved wife and children
have the heartfelt sympathy of host
of friends both here and in other
places.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-06

Barnyard manure left carelessly
from 40 to 70 percent of it's value.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-06

James H. Johnson, age SO years,
died at $3.50, Sunday night, at the
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-11-21
THREE DAY RESULTS
EXPLAIN RECUMA
Oft Repeated Question ''HOw Does
RECUMA Relieves So Quick
Answered by the Many
Cases Brought Out

Jacksonville, Nov. 20.-The fact
that RECUMA has repeatedly relievd
people in from two to three days
from ailments which stubbornly held
on to their victims for years, has
been an unsolved mystery until the
RECUMA man was asked to explain
the reason for it.
"The minute you start taking RE-
CUMA," he said, sit starts setting
your digestion right, livens up the
liver and makes your bowels act nor
mally and regularly. That means you
begin at once to realize the blessing
OF good health, because when indiges-
tion. constipation, biliousness, nerv-
BUSINESS, rheumatism and many other
ailments no longer aggravate and tor
ture you; you begin to look better,
sleep better and work better.
"RECUMA acts marvelously quick
because it is made of combination OF
newly discovered medicines, which
rarely fail to accomplish results even
when used separately. But in the
uniform product, RECUMA, they en-
ploy their effectiveness together. That
is the reason you hear and read of so
many people getting relief from their
troubles almost from the first dose
of RECUMA.
Druggists Enthusiastic
The Autobiography Drug Store
realizing that RECUMA is by far the
best medicine yet tested for stomach,
!; er, kidney and bowel troubles, have
secured supply of it so their Gus
toners can get it here instead of
srading to Jacksonville for it.-Adv.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-11-21
Long Live the Sardine!

In Portugalete, a seaport Of the
Basque provinces of Spain, the people
still talk of certain amusing incident
that took place at one time when d
large crowd was watching the arrival
of the popular king and queen. Sud-
denly someone shouted viva ell Rey ~
Viva! Viva!' echoed the crowd in
a mighty voice.
Then the same fellow shouted, viva
la Reina.' e
"Viva! Viva!' came the answering
volume from a thousand thrOats.
viva Espana" cried the fellow.
"Viva! Viva!" was the prompt re-
ply. $50 X.
At that moment a woman who was
selling sardines turned the corner.
"Sardinas, vivas sardines ~ she
shouted. And before the excited
throng could restrain itself it had
roared forth approvingly, Viva
Viva :''-Youth's Companion.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-11-21
LITTLE ONES FOR A CENT

Safety first. Sew up the hip pocket
Hone doesn't work as hard as am
bition.
Wages of sin never drain the sin
treasury dry.
JOY! When the new ailment appears
the old one disappears.
Speech was given US to conceal our
thoughts, especially slang.
One can find out enough things for
bis own good" without being told.
IL music prevents crime let US have
concerts continuous like the movies.
Uncomfortable it is to make an ex-
cuse for yourself that You can't &C.
cept.
When married couples quarrel in
public it shows how profoundly they
enjoy quarreling.
How reckless the astronomers are in
exploding the doctrine that the stars
were created for the enjoyment of
man.-"Rhoda Montade" in st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-11-21
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY

The horn Of plenty and the trump
Of fame make mighty pleasant duet.
Nell-"He is effeminate to his finger
tips" Belle-'Manicures his own
nails, 2"
The theatrical manager isn't the
only fellow who spends all his money
10 make show.
~ It's a einch to bear each others
burdens. They are always SO much
easier than our own.
We should all speak well of the
dead, but the widow who marries a
second time needn't rub ii In.
You never can tell. He who shouts
his patriotism from the housetops may
be the first to dodge his taxes.
deserving of our sympathy. They miss
the satisfaction of telling how they
did il.
The Cynical Bachelor observes that
the man who takes a postgraduate
course in love must pay his tuition
| fees in alimony.
Blobbs-"All his life Harduppe has
been building air castles" Slobbs-
| And all his life he has been looking
for heiresses to 60 with them"
The misguided individual who first
advanced the theory that two can live
as cheaply as one is responsible for
most of the unhappiness in this world
Philadelphia Ledger.