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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1910
Page
3
A brief, fragmented note from Do Than Alabama dated December 27 1910 questions petitions and social behavior. It references Dr Cook and his alleged schemes and criticizes local ward-cemers paragraphers. The writer warns of coming changes in the new year and urges straightforward activity.
Florence, Sheffield and Puscum big urge legislature to consolidate into one city. They are close neighbors tied by streetcars and plan a united appeal for river appropriations. They believe a single city voice will gain more attention than individual efforts.
The Atlanta Constitution endorses a circulating automobile program and urges a practical method to secure one for ship work. It notes buyers face difficulty obtaining such cars and suggests affordable terms like furniture purchases once supply improves.
A historic Christmas in the town was unusually peaceful with no drinking, fights, or fireworks. City authorities warned against selling fireworks inside the town, resulting in no arrests or accidents and a calm celebratory mood for citizens and youths alike.
The day passed peacefully with an orderly crowd at a routine Saturday event. Authorities noted no drinking incidents, likely due to the Friday order closing drinking establishments. Weather predictions suggested a different outcome, but the scene remained calm and uneventful.
A Marion Standard excerpt questions false reports about hookworms in Houston county. It cites a Dothan newspaper editorial on 60 percent of residents affected, notes errors in a Troaston count, and argues the spread is overstated. The piece defends local scientists, mentions county demographics, and invites scrutiny and specimen sharing.
Mr and Mrs C H Segrist of Slocomb spent Christmas with Mr and Mrs BR Faircloth and family in the local area visiting relatives during the holiday season.
An old time household warning advises Foley's Honey and Tar for croup signs and promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a quick tonic to restore kidney and bladder action. Sold by N H McCallum with no opiates in the cough remedy.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with claims it cures constitutional diseases by acting on the blood. The blurb promises a $100 reward if any claim is proven false and lists Toledo as a selling location with cures purportedly endorsed by medical authorities.
There is an alarming scarcity of homes in Dothan with plans for rental houses at 12.50 to 15 dollars monthly. We offer vacant lots near the New High School and West Main Street, suitable for building five thousand dollar houses costing about 1169 dollars each. The lots lie on North St Andrews and near the new post office, in a growing business area with rising property values. Dothan Land and Development Company, Biggers, Manager.
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