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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
4
A brief note from the Do Than Alabama post office shows a 1908 era mailing mark with a weekly newspaper price of $1.00 per year. The item notes agricultural mentions including sweet potatoes cotton and ripe cane, along with soda fountains soon selling juice to the thirsty. The text also references opportunities and a social sentiment about hard times in hearing.
A playful reflection notes horses and mules fear of automobiles has eased since bicycles. It asserts kindness as good business, and mentions writers pilfering jokes since ancient times, tracing humor back to 709 A.D. The piece jokes about the long lineage of punchlines.
John D offered 1000 dollars to the Uncle Remus memorial club if it reported raising 49000 but the committee rejected the pledge saying the money would not be bound. Tom Watson shows limited impact on the Democratic party during this trip, with observers noting support from Republican sources to sustain his attacks on Bryan.
The article contrasts Thomas A. Edison seeking a relaxed life with others chasing wealth by chance, noting his $25 million earnings from electrical inventions and the writer’s view of ordinary people chasing luck for fortune.
The Atlanta Georgian notes the power of a public speaker who routinely praises his town and neighbors. It argues well-spoken citizens who consistently advocate for local interests build lasting reputations as reliable voices for their communities.
After months of denials about his entitlement Thaw is now announced bankrupt reducing his public news coverage. Metropolitan papers had flouted him and his family, but the bankruptcy signals relief as his news space value collapses due to unknown forces.
The report circulated to hurt Taft prompts Roosevelt to assert sole responsibility for the matter. He acts to shield Taft by claiming personal accountability, similar to Secretary Loeb, and orders an end to efforts connected with the Brownsville affair.
Ben Pilcher has transformed the old sprint site at Poplar Head into a bath pool with cemented banks and dressing rooms. Water now boils up through a pop-hole at fifty gallons a minute and flows toward Pilcher Branch then the river at Columbia. The scene has changed so much a returning veteran of twenty five years would hardly recognize the place.
In a satirical take the Gnat Editor defends against reports of gnats swarming in Dothan during the current season. He says gnats hinder shoppers and traveling salesmen, yet the writer rejects the notion and argues gnats are not dangerous or biting, comparing them to harmless pests and noting their limited nuisance.
A project to place a power plant on Big Abbey creek four to five miles from its mouth could supply Abbeville Headland and Dothan with lighting and motor power. Experts call the spring-fed stream ideal for generation and an electric line from Dothan to the river could boost Dothan’s freight rate and attract riders as Alabama develops regional car lines.
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