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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1911
Page
2
The Alabama legislature has stalled for three weeks with little action as lawmakers debate a state tax bill and other measures. Local commentary blames delayed progress on political inertia while noting bank failures in New York influenced national markets and a need for broader welfare and health initiatives in the state.
A fragmentary quote features Old Bulger remarking that honesty cannot be judged by horny hands. The text includes dialectal speech about a wagon, wood, and a man named Jak, with garbled OCR-like phrasing.
A man recalls splitting up wood and loading it onto a wagon. He notes the top portion was decent firewood while the rest consisted of green pine poles. He overhears purchases and questions honesty as the wood ends up scattered and misused, with no more wood left at his house once the last chunk hits the ground.
A compact notice touts first class blacksmithing with a specialty at an established shop, mentioning the Thrasher Old Stable location and Whitehead as a referenced craftsman in the trade.
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