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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1911
Page
4
A clipped 1913 page notes the upcoming Florida Senate race, mentions Mardi Gras team ups, and critiques Alabama cotton and wheat yields amid boll weevil concerns. It also reports on Houston county Probate Judge Karl Crawford and Turkey's Abdul Hamid, with political commentary on Governor O Neal and allied figures. The tone blends editorials with local notices and gossip.
Albany Georgia has 3,378 whites and 1,012 Negro residents, while Dothan shows a different split. The Guntersville Democrat notes Sunday was a veritable spring day. The Weather Editor recalls many spring days and questions newspaper printing limits and ad sales. Madrid reports King Alfonso and Queen Victoria in a strained royal circle amid talk of poultry business.
Local counties debate a whiskey dispensary bill with leaders urging a public vote. The plan aims to let voters decide whether to license dispensaries and how funds are divided among municipalities schools and road projects while opponents call the process a farce and expense. The result hinges on whether the dispensary proposal wins support in Hig county and across the region.
An article argues one in a hundred people are insane with rising rates in the 20th century. It discusses gender differences in onset ages, noting women more vulnerable 25 to 35 and men 20 to 30, and cites factors including alcoholism and civilization.
The text argues insanity arises from two predisposing periods, adolescence and old age, coupled with two essential factors: an unstable nervous system and stress or emotional shock. It cautions against overwork, shocks, and pressure on nervous children, noting some individuals withstand strain due to stable brains. It emphasizes safeguarding youth against harmful stimuli to prevent mental breakdown.
A grain mill ad invites customers to bring corn in their car for grinding, including cob and all. It states competitive costs equal to a game toll and notes the mill runs daily. Contact Rogers Dairy at phone 431.
Washington dinner remarks by Gee Three Choice Dudas and Senator Depew in the New York Tribune recount a series of senatorial `bullas` and sharp lines. A southern senator faced a stern rebuke like a mousing owl. A Chicago senator praised iron necessity, and a Texas orator cried to stamp out the last embers of a fading flame.
The county union of the Farmers Edvocational and Co operative Union will hold a two day meeting at Ashford on Thursday March 6 and Friday March 10.
Classified snippets advertise Bato R C Butt Wyandotte ages and $1 60 per 15. F B Culver hawking Phoemaking and pot work at Prices next to building phone 403 H N Thomas. Lagrippe coughs threaten pneumonia but Fol ey s Honey and Tar offers quick relief. McCallum Pharmacy stocks Baby Singer Darning device for Singer Store on B Main Street.
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