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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1908
Page
3
The Dothan Eagle reports on subscription drives for a year and promotes Atlanta mayoral chatter. It notes registration in Gate City, urges readers to support the Pinno ad Watch contest, and explains linotype delays affecting daily publication.
The trial of presumed nightriders in Tennessee is highlighted by a remark from Que of the Wwinneveen recounting Captain Rankin being swung from a tree and given five minutes for prayer. He reportedly said he had prayed for twenty years and refused the delay, urging that prayer time be used for others while they prepared to hurl him again.
The notice pledges the daily paper to readers who are not subscribers, offering delivery from now until December 1909 for a single payment of five dollars. It emphasizes payment at one act Hog.
Fragmented OCR details a Savannah funeral with unusual emphasis on a procession of mules and ambulatory gear. The text suggests a ceremonial plan around a late DreRuan wig and a distant, uncertain modern mobile funeral practice, with awkward phrasing and unclear events.
The notice urges residents to pay the poll tax and full tax by February 1 1909 to be eligible to vote in the February election. It notes a Confederate Veterans reunion in Mobile with about four thousand veterans praising Mobile hospitality and a successful gathering.
A fragment recalls Frederic Comnve of the Symphony as a capitulatory teller with remarks at a political gathering. An orator challenges a Democrat to stand, invoking family lineage and retorts that a Republican is what the Democrat would be. A store ad notes goods at actual cost from Mrs Faulk.
Tom Crawford, longtime resident and youngest son of Mr and Mrs Crawford, died after an illness. The town mourns his loss as funeral arrangements are pending in Dothan, with services to be announced by his family.
Public notice invites interested buyers to inspect bargain furniture and household items at a location on North Oaks Street. The sale aims to dispose of remaindered goods and may run soon. Follow directions at the listing for viewing times and terms.
A garbled eighteenth century advertisement touts a machine for women described as the lightest, most convenient and durable. It references Lewine Machines, Wheeler & Wilsad, and Cortains near 9 Main Street, with promotional claims for reliability and scale.
A local notice offers sale of a broad drug stock and a large family thoroughbred horse plus 125 shares of bank stock. Interested buyers are directed to apply at the supplied office.
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