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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1928
Page
2
A garbled, satirical readers’ column lists disjointed items from public discourse. It references The Associated Press, political figures, and humorous quips about driving safety, fashion terms, a Panama City bathers note, polar provisions, and a Chuckle about Lindbergh. The tone mimics wire-service collage and local opinion bits.
A damaged clipping notes a dying man in Decatur, his wife’s claim of murder, and a lawyer challenging the testimony as unreliable due to disbelief in Hell. It mentions Arthur Brisbane’s sharp polemic and a judge’s forthcoming handling of the case, with juristic references to the Constitution and religion.
The Abbeville Herald prints a Wesleyan letter from 138 hours earlier attacking the Roman Catholic Church under a three column page one banner. The piece is framed as a response to anti Catholic sentiment and mirrors era style controversy in the paper. The item references a Wesleyan letter and claims about the content.
An Albany Mercury reprint warns Southern Democrats who vote Republican to abandon party loyalties remembered from Reconstruction. The piece argues Republicans oppressed the South using bayonets, carpetbag rule, and enfranchisement of freed slaves, while white Southern leaders faced removal and violence for opposing Reconstruction. It blames Republicans for wartime and postwar policies and asserts white supremacy persisted through party control.
In Tominssee a boy died saving his sister and mother in a house fire. He called out a plea as flames claimed them, a sacrifice praised in memory. The item honors the bravery of this youth as a model of devotion and questions the paradox of generosity born from hardship.
Opinion advocates Gov Alfred E. Smith challenging Dr John Straton to a full public cross examination to address charges of moral failings. The piece praises Smith for courage, arguing he seeks open truth over private slander and compares the move to Theodore Roosevelt’s libel suit. It asserts the strategy exposes secret slanders by urging a transparent Q and A. The author credits Smith’s readiness to face questions as driven by conscience and honesty.
Canadian wheat farmers have formed a five year pool owning elevators and terminals and marketing more than half the nation’s wheat. They run selling agencies globally and claim higher prices for farmers without raising bread costs. The example suggests US farmers should emulate cooperation to resist equalization fees and government crop reports.
A Batavia judge, Charles G White, dismissed contempt charges against Stella Warshbarger of the WT U after a note from its president. The article notes the al leged intimidation attempt, but praises the judge for refusing to bow to outside influence while criticizing potential overreach by the anti saloon league and Indiana figures.
A State Journal piece argues against dismissing the Democratic candidate, noting no disposition in the Ohio Crowd to aid the party of moral ideas, as stated by William Allen White and others.
A jumble of 1920s ideas covers public improvement funding in Ohio, a Nova Scotia purchase rumor, and eccentric anecdotes. It notes a Western town appointing a deaf and dumb constable, Johnny Risko becoming a deputy marshal, and chatter about silent film subtitles and movie radio.
In New York Carmela Yull played with the West Street Rangers at Chelsea Park. She faced hurdles but persuaded the bars to permit her entry and continued to perform despite difficulties.
The United States railroads use about 130 million new wood ties annually with roughly 3,000 ties per mile. The figure indicates the scale of maintenance and infrastructure needs across the national network.
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