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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
4
During carnival week from Nov 30 to Dec 5, rebates on all cash purchases for out of town customers with railroad coupon or fare receipt. A wide line of men and boys clothing offered. Every dollar spent earns 20 votes for the Eagle's Piano and Watch Contest in this competition.
A Portland man stirred interest by arranging a banquet to review widowed applicants for marriage. He panned a group of widows and a widow and a younger woman, promising to select one partner to share his fortune for a year. A stray note mentions postal rate changes between the United States and Britain, effective after January 1.
The Carnival led by the Commercial Club is not controlled by it. Club officers cannot grant free passes or authorize merchant advertising funds. Twelve Committee on Carnival members received passes, but not all Club members or subscribers to the fund could be accommodated.
Two workers weary from fence fixing dream of better lives as a luxury car passes by with its passengers. They debate fairness under government while an employer rides up on a fat horse and asks about the recent speeding vehicle. A line about LaPorte and Lumphere hints at names and place.
Baltimore voters are told that receivers of the Newboard Air Line Railway seek bids for new rolling stock costing about 900000. Plans include track material and iron and steel products for shops. Fifteen locomotives and 700 cars are listed for the purchase, with preparations underway for significant expenditures.
President Roosevelt supports Cram for the Charleston collectorship amid questions about Taft. The move signals preferred patronage and reappointment prospects in the patronage system.
Carlos Hughes and wife of Enterprise arrive in the city this morning to visit home folks. A. L. Kelly of Slocomp also arrives for a morning visit, adding to the steady stream of local travelers.
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