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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1915
Page
4
A local social club named the Willing Workers Society holds a Friday gathering at 3200 Clarke, with Mrs. di Re and Howell present near St Andrews Street. The note records the afternoon of the meeting and participants.
The ceremony featured GL McNeill performing the rites for the bride in a travel ready blue suit. McKinney, originally from Ally, has spent years with the Moth company as a valued employee. The couple left for Atlanta shortly after the wedding, departing at 10:40 for a short honeymoon.
D A Q Club Mrs T 1 McIntyre and the DB AL QQ Chil hosted a Tuesday afternoon reception with ambent flowers. After several exciting games of Auction Bridge a plate luncheon was served. The club prize went to Mrs Ray Jones and the guest prize to Mrs Hawkins.
A fragmented 19th century polemic debates loyalty in the United States during wartime, contrasting symbols and flags with a scornful call to choose allegiance. It invokes Old Glory, German and Hohenzollern references, and ends by labeling the reader as friend or foe based on loyalty.
A Tuesday afternoon gathering of the New Century Club hosted Mrs. W. W. Barnett and others in a prettily decorated space. A library directors report to the council was delivered by Mrs. G. Malone, with a program including Robin Hood lore, a Forest in Old England description, and readings. A Rural Schools fundraising call was noted by the committee.
A vintage health feature praises savage women for vigor while contrasting civilized life. It advocates Dr McCall’s iron peptonate wine extract as a reliable remedy for fatigue and weakness, claiming rapid strength restoration through nourishing ingredients from healthy liver and peptone extracts.
Fragmented ad copy touts Ely's Crown Palm as a cold remedy. Claims include clear breathing, no choking or wheezing, and immediate head relief. Includes vague directions to apply small amounts and scent to nostrils. Potentially promotional and unverified.
A brief note outlines cash payment terms involving Balatioe Smit and Morgan with an unspecified amount and date. The fragment mentions financial dealings but lacks clear context or outcomes.
There will be a regular meeting of Jay Chapter No. 76 at 7 30 o clock to elect officers for the ensuing year. Members urged to attend. By order of W M Mellie Louis Secretary. Also an ad for a book by Booker T. Washington and another by Frederick E. Drinker with prices, outfit options offered by R J Phillips Publishing Co Atlanta Ga.
An old newspaper ad promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound to darken gray hair naturally and evenly. It claims a sponge application at home will make gray hair disappear by morning and reveal glossy, invulnerable color with extra dandruff relief. The ad offers the tonic for 59 cents at drug stores.
Owing to cold weather attendance is down but the community resolves to persevere. Meetings will be held at the hall for three nights each week. Professor Tolleson praised the students’ progress after Wednesday night’s visit. A Keyton Literary Society forms Friday evening with Floyd Boyett as president and Mary Lee Camp as vice president.
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