The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-08-11
SOLANA NEWS

This news collecting establishment
IS running short of subject matter.
Everything that has made topics
either went out of business, sailed
! off to parts unknown or has died
with natural death.
We thought we had an exclusive
and permanent booking with Swell
NJ. Toad-the late Swell NJ. Toad
but here comes an order from the
court that the over-a-million-just-
say in regards to and whatever was.
Two weeks later Swell NJ. Toad was
reported dead--rolled out fiat on the
! hard hard highway. The big loaded
Gus. Beginning from this reverential
data regular deluge. Whatever
happened goes down in history as a
benevolent dispensation of nature.
Everyone of these million have in
structions to eat 'em alive-the mo-
squitoe.
Someone-mah, woman or child
vainglourisly shouted at one time or
other something about there being
nothing new under the sun. Alright,
but look here-get up on the step
ladder and look at this. Seeing is
believing. Pigeons and nesting box
es-nothing unusual about that? Mr..
Ernest Halroyd who has recently en-
gagged in the raising of squads for
the market thinks that there is and
! is showing the newly Matched birds
with pride and exhaltation. Three
weeks ago--and the third day after
the pigeon party arrived from Bos-
ton fancier-a pair showed inclina-
ton to begin housekeeping a la
mode. The first step in the prepara-
ton is the creation of a nest. This
looks easy. A few twiggs and lit
tie upholstering of moss and its
ready. But this love-match were
strangers in the enclosed pen. There
was nothing in sight-not even an
old broom to lay the corner stone of
nest. They searched high and low,
and delved and carried. At last
down deep in an old key was a
quantity of nails, rusty and worn.
A heart to heart consultation follow
ed this find, the love match was not
to be side-tracked for the lack of in
genuity and so it was nails, all steel
no penny, regardless OF the color OF
the baby pigeons hair! For four
days nails went from the keg up into
the nest box. Mr.. Halroyd discover
ed loves labor lost just in time to
save the two eggs. The forty six
nails which brought four hopes to the
pair were returned to the key. An
assortment of twiggs, grass, moss and
vine have been placed conveniently
to supply the nest creations hereaf-
ter. Yes, of course, its the glorious
climate-the glorious climate.
The Solana Improvement Club
again showed their civic pride by
having the service of a moving ma
chine on their streets. A little Or
ganization with right spirit can do a
lot towards making a community look
respectable.
The Solana Improvement Club was
entertained at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Wilson, bay view. Mr..
and Mrs. Darcy. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
FITZGERALD and DR.. and Mrs. Grun-
well were guests of the evening.
Piano and vocal music being part of
the program.
With that trapped pineapple set
in Robin egg blue glass. Is there
any wnder why eatin' time is so pop
ular?
| Appointing one as the committee
the organization OF pine apple grow
ers should follow. Making Punta
Gorda pineapples the best and onliest
now in order. Someone who knows
this delicious fruit start canvas en-
listing every man. woman and child
in growing them. It's easy to start
off with a doZen-or hundred. Do
| it now while the doing is good.
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| bird with folr