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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
12
A Baltimore Sun narrative portrays an elderly man acting as a field scarecrow in Suffolk, motionless for minutes until birds are tempted by corn. He earns about 36 cents a day, guarding crops against crows while competing with dummy clothes arranged on a stick nearby.
The notice urges farmers to bring cotton to the Farmers Union Warehouse Co citing fairness and decades of weighin g cotton experience. It claims customers should rely on their statement and promises fair treatment with every bale.
Farmers Union Warehouse Co. operates a local business, emphasizing storage and distribution services for agricultural producers. The notice highlights the company’s role in farm supply logistics and community economic activity.
P. S. and K. P. Holland are identified, with Holland named as manager, noting six years of weighing cotton at the same location.
A tall girl recounts an event at a train station where a South American parrot in a cage attracted many spectators. The bird had not spoken for two years until the narrator spoke, eliciting replies and sparking jokes about talking birds and gender influences from onlookers and a store manager.
An old millionaire refuses to lend £50 to a bosom friend. The would be borrower expresses indignation, but the old man coolly says if the man borrowed the money Pol would have lent it and they would have argued, so better to end the quarrel now.
The British surgeon Sir Victor Horsley known as a leading pathologist and wit is quoted at his Athenaeum club. When asked what whisky is he retorts it is the most popular poison in the world, a sharp remark reflecting his humor.
The company advertises a large selection of Ceiling Siding Flooring Framing and Interior Finishing lumber well dried and reasonably priced. It promises same day fabrication if an item is unavailable and offers moulding columns doors sash brackets and store fronts plus steel beams plate and glass. The plant near the Central depot is described as up to date with invitation to visit.
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