Advertising and Editorial Clash at The Eagle
A Dothan merchant plans to quit after his ad contract ends due to disagreement with The Eagle over a Howard College firing and literal Bible interpretation. The piece argues circulation, not ads, drives value and mocks the merchant with hypothetical shop scenarios, noting his loyalty wanes when opinions clash with his beliefs.
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The
Eagle
Howard College
Senator Heflin
Roy Dickerson
Ite
Democratic Party
Smith
Judge Henry D. Clayton Remembered for Wit and Jurisprudence
Montgomery Advertiser recalls United States District Judge Henry De Lemar Clayton as a vivid Alabama figure. He blended independent judgment with humane mercy, delivering memorable courtroom quips and clear, principled rulings while guiding prisoners and witnesses with practical wisdom.
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Latter-Day
Alabama
United States
Henry de Lemar Clayton
Judge Clayton
Clayton
United States Congress
Comig
Congress
Montgomery Advertiser
Batchelor's Buttons Grown by W. C. Batchelor
Local column reflects on branding and satire with quotes about religious duty politics and prohibition. It mentions Senator Heflin and Judge Clayton’s successor as an Anti-Saloon Leaguer in Alabama.
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Clayton
A Bohemian King and the Borah Ancestry Myth
Washington notes Idaho Senator Borah claims Bohemian royal blood via ancestors. Editor A E Roethe of Fennimore Wisconsin Times sent a genealogical report tracing a Bohemian king to Borah as a forebear. The piece also describes the House of Representatives mace used since 1884 as a symbol of legislative authority.
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Washington
Idaho
Borah
Bohemia
A. E. Roethe
Fennimore
Wis
Times
Germany
France
Department of Stat
House of Representatives
Congress
House
Talks to Parents By Alice Judson Peale
Millie once rode in a go cart pushed by a devoted grandfather who granted her every wish. The anecdote reveals a family dynamic and nostalgic tenderness from a bygone era.
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Alice Judson Peale
Aice Judson Peale
Millie
The Century of the Child and Parental Balance
The piece contrasts indulgent parenting with the modern push to raise disciplined children. It shows Millie and Louise through siblings’ dynamics, highlighting how favoritism and lack of shared duties affect self-worth, envy, and future happiness. Parents must sense undercurrents in sibling relations to guide character.
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Owl Pacific
Millie
Louise
Joyce
Ferdie Grofe Shaped Whiteman Gershwin Jazz Legacy
A New Yorker At Large recalls Ferdie Grofe as Whiteman's first pianist and key arranger who helped shape Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. The piece notes Grofe’s role in translating classical technique into jazz effects and his ongoing influence archived by the New York Public Library.
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New York
Paul Whiteman
George Gershwin
New York Public Library
Ferdie Grose
Whiteman Orchestra
Grofe
Grefay
Hollywood
Whiteman
San Franciscoo
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Pierre
Katalee
Paul
Ferdie
Reasie
Jazz archive owners praise Berlin’s songs as most successful
Dr Otto Kinkeldey, head of the music division, notes Irving Berlin tops contemporary composers in popularity. The New York library houses Berlin’s balads and scarce complete works, while older pieces from 1580 onward arrive as random gifts. Students drive heavy use, with 36,000 visitors yearly. The collection also includes Beeth ov en, Wagner, Liszt, Mozart, Braham for Harrigan and Hart, Harris songs, and Foster works including Swanee River.
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Irving Berlin
Otto Kinkeldey
Berlin
Broadway
David Braham
Harrigan and Hart
Charles K. Harris
Stephen Foster
Swanee River
America
Sundown Stories Outdoor Clocks
A whimsical piece by Mary Graham Bonner features the Little Black Clock granting time travel to children in exchange for not keeping standard time. The clock explains how winter warmth affects clock hands and schedules outdoor adventures, with playful dialogue among Peggy John and the clock.
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Mary Graham Bonner
John
Outidoor
Peggy
Pete Fee
Jorge
Hartford T BLOW Claes Tes Veetinz On tact
Hartford event reports a Thursday gathering after an audience with a pope. Key figures include Mrs. Tali McLaney and MP FT Yatton. election of a first vice president is noted.
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Carrinander
Tali McLaney
Yatton
Pys
Mrz. A. P
Doughnuts for Christmas and Related Holiday Treats
A collection of vintage sweet recipes including Sour Cream Moughnuts with spices and sour milk, Date Roll with nuts and vanilla, Creamy Hard Sauce for puddings, and Maple Pecan Candy. Recipes outline mixing, heating, chilling, and shaping steps, plus cooling and slicing directions.
Owl Witcher Scans Kettles For Leads
In Owensboro Kentucky Martin Dales a 24 year old claims to revise watching methods to find densite by kettles and pans. He later peered into a kettle on Walters farm as an oil company hit a petroleum deposit at 1499 feet. Residents mutter about prophecy and noise while university students numbered nine women attend the cave tool program.
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Owl Witcher
Owensboro
Martin Dales
Dales
Walters Farm
9 Oil Company
Petrode
Aga Oult Navies
Aml
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Henry ‘D. Clayton
the Eagle
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Nature
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Him
Ony
Boethe
Narling
New Yorker
Richard Massace
Moric Division
Elia
Sundown Stories
Hartford
O. G. Chaney
C. C. Fields
J. F. Ford
R. M. Hatcher
Montgomery
Annie Black
Verna Mae Hodge
Dothan
D. L. Watson
Dallas, Jr
Wriggh
Mellise
Loig Williams
Leila Ford
Dorothy Hatcher
Eugenia Richards
Doris Holman
Nellie Daughtry
Elizabeth Metcalf
Alabama Colege
Montevallo
Marilu Chaney
Charity Poole
Joy
Elsie Taker
Selma
Hartford Methodist Church
Woo S. Clancy
Mies Mira Holmat
Giphans
Myre
Bridges
Philatha Clase
Cote Mrs Bridges
Lace
Garlb
Borland
I Hatcher
Larkin Corbitt
Childe
MT Harlers
WLFF
Clemmone
Herne
iWueres
Breen
Tran
Oretyer
Poe
Nerogis Metin
Pope Ole Re
University
Toxie
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