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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
5
For five years we proudly present a premier display of Hand Painted China in Dothan. The season again offers new designs appealing to lovers of beauty, with prices lower than any other store in the city.
The column lists many residents and visitors in Dothan today including F B Culver T W I Lee W J Renfro BG Kirkland G D Bruner and daughter J D Abernathy Col M West and others traveling to Samson Columbia Troy Headland Cowarts Judson College and Panama City Also notes Christmas shopping timing and Santa Claus preparations with advised deadlines for purchases.
A plainspoken note on daily writing discipline. The author argues that to stay busy and produce work that remains vivid, one must write regularly, resisting flat, mechanical prose. The piece centers on maintaining steady practice and focus.
Office seeks stove wood in exchange for subscription payments. Some men have wood but lack money, so bring usable wood instead of cash to settle accounts.
The city approves issuing 250000 dollars in 30 year bonds at five percent to fund new school buildings, water works extension, and sanitation. Revenue from wharf, water works, and sanitation will support repayment.
A young alligator warded off a diving eagle over a California pond. The gator struck back, biting the eagle’s tail, leaving both creatures in midair before the scene ended with the conflict likely unresolved.
The Coast Line by has announced minor day train reordering between Montgomery and Thomasville with a few shifts in night arrivals. Night Montgomery passenger will reach Dothan at 11 05 instead of 11 40 and the Montgomery morning departure will move to 4 57 from 4 05, while the Bowden Special remains unchanged.
Mr. G. Grosvenor Dawe organizer of the Southern Commercial Congress and secretary of the Commercial Club of Montgomery has accepted the invitation to address the local Club at their January meeting. Dawe is a seasoned secretary and strong speaker likely to inspire new efforts for the South and its resources. The arrangements committee is active and the rally next month is billed as the largest of its kind in Do than history.
Bessemer, Dec 15. At tonight’s council meeting an item added to the annual license schedule imposes a 50 dollar per year tax on bachelors over thirty.
The Franklin Society met December 14 and approved a short program and forthcoming events. A declaimer will read selections next Friday. a mass meeting last Thursday was a success. H C Carlisle and his grade present an entertainment next Thursday at the Grammar School auditorium. A debating and declaiming contest between two literary societies is planned. efforts toward a high school building continue. Public invited to Friday’s event on December 20 with Eddie Love and Frankie Toward, committee.
CICERONIAN NOTES report Dothan promising a forty thousand dollar high school building with modern chemistry lab and special society halls. Trustees pledge a larger project than asked, editors praised, and a public debate with the Franlins set for Friday in the auditorium as the first semiannual 1908 9 debate. Press committee members Ida Reid N eppe Kelly note performances by Evelyn Harris Ruth Stapleton Grady Harris.
An enormous Caracas mob opposed President Castro, looting and burning the lottery monopoly, El Constitutional printing office, a steam laundry, and several drug stores tied to Castro allies. Demonstrations against Castro and Acting President Gomez spread, with no official removal yet.
A three inch head snake about five feet seven inches long was captured alive after land clearing near Cottonwood. It was tied to a flour barrel in town with hopes of selling it. Locals questioned whether Dothan would buy the creature for display or sale.
The piece surveys Kansas and Oklahoma farms where children may leave early for independence. It cites education, lack of profit sharing, distant living from towns, and scarce church access as pressures. A mother with many children describes fatigue and constant work, while others question family plans and the impact on farms.
A playful reading notes Newcomers in Gondon fear seas and weather, while residents joke about foggy mornings offering novelty and a harmless escape from travel. The remark blends humor about geography and mood with a light local flavor.
Between now and next Wednesday Grant Clothing Company will gift tickets for every amount paid on account. This promotion aims to boost sales and invites customers to attend the Eagle's piano and watch contest.
In Savannah a pair of New York men seek an eye opener in a prohibition state. A friendly policeman guides them to a cathedral, joking that the church is the one place in Savannah where they cannot obtain drink.
It is announced the Alabama National Guard will undergo inspection by retired Major W A Thore ton and Brigadier General Bibb Graves for the state. The inspection of Company F at Detag is scheduled for Saturday, March 13.
The notice explains paying due printing or advertising amounts for the current month grants access to votes for a candidate, similar to subscription. It urges timely payment to secure the vote opportunity and maintain service.
The Crystal Barber Shop next to Young's is first class and eager to please customers with dependable service Fitch Tonie Guaranteed.
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