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lasting niche in history. From the time ladies set to work
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of Xantippe down we catch glimpses scarce but white shirts were comman
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of its vivid hue in romance and chiv deered from the .soldiers, an officer’s
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alry and war.
blue cloak secured and once again the
Even in our own America the dear old petticoat supplied the stripes of
old thing has had its fling
red!
That same afternoon Gid Glory waved
hen
John
Paul
Jones,
in
1777,
vis
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and
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ited Portsmouth to take command of proudly from the ramparts bidding de
the frigate Hanger, outfitting there, his fiance to shot and shell
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Such random higidights do less than
recent naval victories and his charming
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justice to the glamorous past of the old
personality
made
him
the
hero
of
the
The
museum
in
the
old
U.
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hotel
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| red petticoat but if there is one in
hour especially among the ladies.
holds many relics of the days of gold.
headquarters : the nugget confectionery
Jacksonville it deserves a case, and it
Upon
the
wall
hang
flintlocks
and
Only
a
short
time
before,
on
June
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muzzle-loaders of the Indian wars, some llth, the continental congress had will take a big one, in the museum in
of them the handicraft of a local gun adopted the design of our country’s flag, honor of the glorious womanhood of
smith.
So the captain’s admirers hastily or- bygone days
In one corner a powerful bear trap, ganized a “bee” and made a beauti-
made by an old time blacksmith on the ful star-spangled banner as a gift to
Applegate, shows its grim steel-toothed him.
jaws
while nearby a cumbersome ox I Every bit of it was made from their
Talk seems to have subsided for the
moment about the Crescent City harbor yoke recalls the freighting days of old. own garments /\nd most thrilling of
All about are reminders of the cour all, the stripes of red were from their
development, but nevertheless progress
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age
and hardihood of the adventurous petticoats! How their hearts fluttered
is being made in this direction. The
frontiersmen
who
plunged
into
a
sav
as
with
sparkling
eyes
and
rosy
cheeks
to Eat—Here and Horne
most important initial step, selling the
age-infested wilderness and laid the they watched it kiss the hurbor breezes
idea, has been accomplished.
It is hard to grasp the complete pic foundations of the paradise it is today on July 4th.
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But what of the noble women who
Only a month later the new-born
ture of benefit such deepwater facilities
shared
their
trials
and
tribulations
and.
flag
received
its
baptism
of
fire
on
T obaccos
would give the valley and particularly
on
occasion,
even
fought
by
their
side
land
Jacksonville. Undoubtedly a railroad
and S oft D rinks
the treacherous redskins?
Old Fort Schuyler was beseiged by
outlet would be built to the new harbor, against
Search as we may. not one exhibit, Redskins and Redcoats when on Aug
giving the many producing ledges in
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this neighborhood cheap transportation there, extols the glory of these women ust 2nd it received word of the new
constellation of stars.
which the}’ must have to operate. New of the olden west.
Even the Indian women, the squaws,
Next morning, Sunday it was, the
life would be injected into long dormant
are
by basketry and bead
mines producing a low grade ore, mak work remembered
and yet our own dear ladies are
ing good investments.
neglected.
The harbor project at Crescent City
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Surely this oversight should be cor
and the Jacksonville-to-Caves highway,
MOTOR TROUBLE
when completed, will furnish the very rected. Something should be on display
things we need to become one of the that will carry our thoughts back to
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fastest developing sections of the state. them as surely as the swallows home
ward fly.
Let’s go after them.
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One thing there is will do this; some
thing
that
has
been
the
ori-flame
of
i
It’s wise to settle up so one can settle
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feminity throughout the ages until re
down.
cent times; and something that was
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It’s gotten to the point where a per especially dear to the pioneer women
son can’t be nonchalant without pro of Jacksonville. It »s the old red petti
Agency for
ducing a cigaret, run for the streetcar coat. And what a petticoat it was!
Few
of
the
present
generation
have
without contracting athlete’s foot or
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exercise without being shamed by B. O. ever seen its like unless perhaps they
In fact, national advertisers would make have been privileged to rummage in 1
one think that by spending a few cop grandma’s old oakn chest up in the
pers they’ll never have to worry about attic.
It bore as little resemblance to its ■
what their best friends keep to them
modern
model as does the mighty din
selves.
osaur of prehistoric ages to the tiny
lizard that flits so gracefully across a
woodland path.
So massive was it that the entire en
semble of a 1932 flapper could have
A few days ago we happened to stop been tucked into its ample hem with
near an old, dilapidated wagon. A griz room to spare.
The only trait the old-style garment
zled, bewhiskered face peered out and
asked if we could use any leather rope, had in common with its denatured off
bridle reins or hackamores. Being inter spring is that of clinging to the female
ested but not moneyed, we moved form. It more than clung. It engulfed
and totally obliterated the whole anat
nearer at the man’s suggestion.
omy
below the waist.
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The maker of leather accessories de
So far as any man could say his lady
scended, with much difficulty, from his
rolling home and approached us. A love might literally have feet, or even
wooden stub protruded from one trous legs, of clay.
But just as our tails gradually disap
ers leg and squeaked with each uncer
peared
when we quit swinging from
tain step. His clothes were of worn den
the
primeval
boughs so did the old
im and nearly black with dirt. A bat
petticoat
dwindle
and shrink when we
tered, tom hat and buttonless shirt
completed the raiment. The old timer began to realize how silly it is to swathe
greeted us cordially and proceeded to the human form in countless yards of i
display his wares—pieces of rawhide air-proof and stare-proof cloth.
Yet, unwieldy and ridiculous as it
skilfully woven into various articles—
wras, the old petticoat has chiseled a
STOVE PIPE, HEATERS, STOVES, FURNITURE
and explained the merits of each.
As the talk went on he told of him
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self—how two years before he had sev
eral thousand dollars in a mine down
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in Califomy, accidently drank arsenate
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mountain water which started his
troubles, sending him to the hospital
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and losing his mine and money. He re
lated how he was weakened and liable
to go at any slight exertion. And that
friends in a nearby city, feeling sorry
for him, had tried to persuade the old
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man to live at the county home. He
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went on and declared that never, as
long as he could get around, would he
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accept charity. He would make another
stake—had done it many times before.
Give up? .Not a chance.
Penniless," dirty, crippled and aged,
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kicked about and mistreated by the
very world that should honor him, he
was one of the finest men we have
ever met. Wherb ¡3 this law of com
pensation we read about?
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Funny how the meaning of words
differs in various localities. Southern
California just had one of the gosh-
awfulest, ding-busted terriblest storms
in the history of that state and naively
admits the recent showers were a bit
unusual. And, as that region is always
bragging, local wits immediately ran to
firess with estimates of how many mil
ions of dollars worth of good the
holocaust accomplished.
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