Doctor Wharton at Dothan Visit Draws Local Scorn
The article recounts remarks attributed to Dr. M. B. Wharton of Eufaula during the State Baptist Convention visit to Dothan. It says he criticized Dothan as a place, claimed local preachers were well paid, and preferred sleeping alone in a hotel. The crowd reacted with surprise as his name was announced. Wharton is described as a respected, scholarly figure in the state church. The piece ends urging readers to become acquainted with notable state leaders.
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Dothan
State Baptist Convention
Eufaula
Mullen Hotel
Montgomery
Byrd Farmer
Farmer
Tom Dr. Wharton
Jim Brown
Eutaula
Dr. Wharton
Bank Promises Security and Polite Service to Depositors
The notice emphasizes system stability and investor protection, claiming the bank offers secure deposits, reliable safety, and courteous client treatment. It states the institution aims to ensure prosperity or caution as needed and invites customers to open accounts.
First National Bank Prepares New Building at Current Site
The bank readies a handsome new structure on its present site. Plans aren’t adopted yet but will by month’s start. The bank will move to the Grant Clothing Co building and remain there until the new bank is completed.
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First National Bank
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Montgomery Couple Quietly Wed At Home on West Main
DeJarnette L L DeJarnette of Montgomery and Miss Maud McDavid of this city were married at the bride’s parents’ home on West Main Street. The Easter Street church ceremony was canceled due to Mr. McDavid’s father’s death. Relatives and friends attended. the couple plans a honeymoon trip to Savannah and New York before returning to Montgomery.
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L. L. DeJarnette
Montgomery
Maud McDavid
West Main Street
Easter Street Methodist Church
Ruby McDavid
de Jarnette
Ona Bell
Mr. Buck
A. L. Kelly
G. 3. Kelly
Slocomb
Hapsey Martin
Halidom Means Watch In Old English Sayings
In a London Globe excerpt Mrs Green and Sir Hardynge debate the word halidom after a remark about being past midnight. The fellow explains halidom is old English for watch, prompting Marie to question reasoning asides and misunderstandings.
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London Globe
The Leaning Tower of Pisa’s Peculiar Tilt
The Leaning Tower of Pisa deviates about fourteen feet from the perpendicular due to intentional design. Begun to tilt during the third story, architects reduced the upper store slope to keep the center of gravity within walls. The tower stands 180 feet high and cost about $250,000.
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Pisa
Not His Fault But Beggar Seeks Dime for Food
A Chicago News cartoon caption shows a hobo pleading for a dime to buy food. A kind lady hesitates, doubting the beggar will use the money for its stated purpose, remarking on the red wave of his appearance and the hardship of cheap soap.
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Chicago News
Emigration Clerk Encounters Father’s Odd Reply
A family man arrives at an emigration office seeking tickets for three. Asked ages and professions, he lists carpenter for himself and needlewoman for his wife. The clerk asks about the child, seven months, and the father, puzzled by red tape, declares the baby’s profession as Bachelor.
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London Graphic
Wash Jones and the Penitentiary Trade Lesson
In a small town a boy named Wash Jones served time in a penitentiary to learn a trade. Upon return a white acquaintance asked what they taught him. He replied they made an honest man of him by placing him in a shoe shop to craft faulty pasteboard outer shoes for sale.
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Wash Jones
Hill
Eco
Bill
Dershoe
Good Roads and Tobacco Lectures Promoted by U S Officials
The Secretary of Agriculture announces lectures by M O Eldridge on roads and soil and R W Rowe on tobacco growing. Dates and towns listed: Columbia August 19, Dothan August 20, Elba August 21, Geneva August 22, Ozark August 23. Clayton urges wide notice and attendance. Carrie Young widow of Bolton residence on North St Andrews, Minnie Bailey visiting Kirbvville. She is granddaughter of J Z S Connelly the city’s first mayor.
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H. D. Clayton
Carrie O. Young
Beelton
Bolton
North St Andrews Streets
Minnie Baily
Kirbeville
Texas
L. M. Bailey
A Touch of Nature and Sleepless Women Hear a Crying Child
A fragment from York Pres describes sleepless women listening to a crying child. The passage notes quieting a distressed child may return sleep and hints at shared concerns over disturbance and rights. The scene blends domestic tension with social commentary.
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York
The Theater Trip Packings Misread Provisions
In a London Tatler anecdote a husband plans a theater outing and discovers his wife packing food into bags, explaining she read that weeks will pass between fires and second traps, a literal misreading of a news item.
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London
Tatler
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