Safe Farming Program For South East Alabama
A posted plan from farmers and bankers outlines a safe farming program for next year and the future in South East Alabama. It calls for one plow per 30 acres, garden crops including sweet potatoes and a sorghum or sugar cane area, oats followed by peas, grazing crops like rye and corn, and five acres of cotton and peanuts for the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Alabama
Bua
Austin
Houston County
Bank of Dothan
Poinca Cans. & Trust Co
Netlunu
Bank of Ashford
Farmers & Merchants Bank, Aglford
Bank of Columbia
Bank of Gorden
Bank of Cottonwood
Batchelor Buttons Grown By W Batchelor
The text humorously praises Batchelor Buttons and a native stimulant coffee. It references doctors, camouflaged facts, and political commentary about Congress, urging readers to face reality and consider contentment, with scattered archaic spelling and fragmented phrases.
Painful Duty in August 1731 Farce Exposed
A clipped antediluvian note mocks a public figure named Tom Hoflin and his adversaries. It references a pasting of propriety and a bet on his future, noting Rambling Reubes and Jealt in a satirical tone. The writer anticipates continued mishap for Tom while boasting about ego and reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reubes
Tramp Printer Trails Odd Jobs Through Town
A man once called a tramp printer, now seeking work, claims to be a Hoover evacuationist. He notes the Democratic newspaper office in Selma offered him steady tasks, letting him reach the best town as he searches for employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annonaut
Hoover
Selma Times-Journal
Patteran and Edith Tatum Poetic Review
A fragmentary magazine note reviews Patterun a poetry volume by Edith Tatum of Green Ville Alabama wife of banker Hamlet Tatum. It praises rich color emotion and spiritual depth while quoting several poems including Crab Apples and The Will o the Wisp and lauds editor's generosity amid cautious praise of conformity in verse.
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Edie Tatum
Greenvile
Alabama
Tatum
Hamlet Tatum
Edith Tatum
Alte
Edith Tstuen
Elkenah East Taylor
The
Will O'The Wisp
In the woods hunting birds amid rain and darkness
Mrs Frasier recalled yesterday how they went into the woods for birds but only shot one bird. They wandered for more than an hour in pitch black drizzle over five miles before finding the car. The scene underscores the era’s tense language and the phrase unite has become a common expression in the dengue age.
Toasted bird cooking tips from a home backyard method
The piece offers a humorous guide to roasting partridges and doves in a backyard fire pit. It describes digging a shallow pit, building a coal bed, dressing the birds with salt pepper butter Wooster and Tobasco, wrapping in waxed paper and wet newspaper, burying in hot ashes for about an hour, then eating.
Sweet potatoes and baked dishes prompt lively debate in Dothan
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century clipping reflects local talk on baked sweet potatoes, candied yams, and modest praise for baked potatoes. Names such as Grant, Whitburn, Perry Bowden, and others appear amid references to a Southeast Alabama Democratic convention and various social visits. The garbled text mentions street potatoes and a mix of domestic chatter and public events.
Gob Humor director and banker plot in city journal
The article outlines a fictional plot involving a director, three banks, and a movable beneficiary tied to an influential family. Names and places appear garbled, but the piece centers on power, money, and a contested inheritance in the metropolitan setting.
James Cagney Learns to Break Type in New York Visit
In a New York visit James Cagney speaks on his efforts to escape gangster typecasting. The actor describes his disciplined choices, including abstaining from drinking and smoking, pursuing singing, and aiming for musical comedy success after early life in a tough city and a career beginning in vaudeville and chorus work.
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New York
James Cagney
Cagney
Frances Vernon
Jimmy Cagney
Pala
Danhtmora
Jimmy
Pugs
Vauderville
Columbia University
Washington Letter On Curtis Era In Kansas Politics
AERBERT PLUMMER assesses Charles Curtis possible renomination to the vice presidency in 1932, noting the Curtis era in Kansas politics since 1893. If Curtis loses the ticket or retires, he faces unemployment and a search for federal work, with age and power dynamics affecting his future influence. The column reflects on Curtis as a long-time political operator and the risks of extended national office.
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Washington
Charles Curtie
Curtis
Kansas
House of Representatives
Hs P
Thomas Smarapall
Nevone
Dee
Senate
How's Your Health by De Lago Goldston
The Nervous Heart centers on medical advances spurred by war, noting psychiatric and neurologic disorders like shell shock contribute to broader understanding. It discusses cardiac neurosis as a heart function disorder arising from psychological reactions, highlighting evolving insights and the era's medical context.
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Robert H. Hasey
Americaneart Association
Shaw
Brart
Christmas Eve Time Clock Mystery Read by Family
A family gathers around a clock in a big room and discovers a note on a card. The message asks for a father and child to understand a time turn back, referencing a Christmas Eve moment and a hidden bequest. The scene is cautious, with characters noting the old clock and a tied ribbon.
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John
Talks to Parents By ALSC JUDSON PEALE CALLOUS CHILDREN
Dave is described as thick-skinned and largely unresponsive to criticism for lateness and chores. The piece suggests his apparent callousness may shield wounded self esteem from sustained parental fault finding and urges small acts of affection to draw him out. The report also notes Gatty’s improved condition in Atlanta after hospital care and briefly recounts a toy clock mood moment.
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Dave
Lovetown Visitors and Guests Across Cottonwood Area
Names of residents and guests appear as Lovetown Mrs Anne Love and Imn Ads visit near Cottonwood. Several families from Ashford, Bundey, and Madrid hosted and visited in a busy social weekend.
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Anne Love
Imn
Ads
Ridley
Cottonwood
R. L. Seri
Ashford
Frances Lova
Synaay
Johnie Bake
J. H. Bowen
Bundey
James
Odell Tindalomy Creek
Love
Welmeday
Ruth Dukes
Mie
Anna Love
Dukes
Della Moore
Anna
Minoie Levi
Arch Thompam
Minnie Love
Dorian
Prohibition Bureau Reports on Enforcing Dry Laws
Washington dispatch summarizes the first year of the Prohibition Bureau under Director Woodcock. He says the bureau enforces laws with minimal disturbance to the innocent and punishes violators when needed. He asserts that intelligent, properly trained agents yield better results as their impact grows.
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Washington
Prohibition Bureau
Woodcock
Justice Department
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Miter
Congress
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Siew
Jasna Sere
Almot
Ton Hoflin
Tom
Geottie Mriensie Frester
Patteran
Zaith Tatum
Jove
Gypay Siren
Ralford
Edith Tsatum
Garland Greever
Ali
Fuaiyerer
Fred
Dothan
W. HL . Grant
North Gales Street
Whitburn
Jann
Hertford
Begrest
Darby Freetain
Columbia Way
Perry Bowden
Colunbia
Chay Pilcher
Migrid
Eric Cs
Seasland
Inchale
Hom Farnet
Borie
Perry
Mongomry
Perzonal
Will Ashor
Uhe
Ot Three Banks
Mrtropelian Balding
Plex Pom
Tom Vant
MrGnnis
Brooklyn
Our
New York Letter
Willian Gaines
Aerbert Plummer
HONKT
DE Lago Goldston
Ger Dawn Santas
Puff
Bunpy
ALSC
Judson Peale
Gatty
Atlanta
AP Harold Gatty
Pegey
Santa Claus
Lovetown
Aambore
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