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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1906
Page
4
A collage of quips on Christmas hurry and local life. The piece recalls a Christmas edition, a planned auto purchase, and a humorous royal anecdote about a king sharing an umbrella with a poor woman, who later learns the donor’s identity through a bouquet of flowers.
The Montgomery Journal Christmas edition is packed with reading matter and heavy advertising. Editors push bigger editions each year to cover costs and attract readers.
One observer warns of an extraordinary hard winter after surveying thick corn husk signs while another claims a mild season with December still early, noting the first observer’s grim forecast contrasts with the second’s optimistic reading.
A curious note questions which editor cannot distinguish all exchanges from the wraps of torn pages. It asserts daily papers reveal torn pieces, and hints that linotype may have altered placement. The riddle invites testing by tearing and inspecting the remaining fragments to detect prior layout.
Notice of guardianship sale for A A Poindexter as guardian of the estate A L Poindexter and minor. Two acres on the east side of Appltree Street in Dothan Houston County Alabama bounded by Warner Jones Lafay ette and Appletree streets. Hearing January 21 1907 at the Court House Dothan. Geo Leslie Probate Judge.
A London cablegram reports new stories about King Edward circulating in clubs since the Marienbad party. Among the tales, two popular items recount his behavior, including an incident when he was caught in a shower a few days before his departure.
Mr Cushman of Washington recounts a tale about a young man who overindulges nightly. A weary friend carts him home and, amid a lecture, they pass a distillery lit from basement to cupola. The drunk man jokes that he is making the workers toil at night.
A Christmas remembrance offer advises giving a business education as a lasting gift. The message promotes a scholarship at DorHam Business College, claiming a thorough training opens avenues to wealth and distinction. Ek L Layfield signs as president.
Ada Newton petitions in Houston County Alabama for removal of disabilities of non age Charlie Newton. Hearing set before Judge W L Parks in Troy on January 21 1907. J M Cody Register.
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