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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1907
Page
7
A chaotic prose fragment paints a city at night with voices of hunger and danger. It depicts villains prowling, a mistress terrified, guards snoozing, and a condemned life shadowed by fear. Amid ruins and cries a lone figure contemplates dawn and punishment.
Instructions describe using pipe clay or fuller's earth mixed with water to blot grease spots for four hours, then scraping. If stains persist, repeat. For oil, turpentine, alcohol, blotting paper and warm iron methods follow, then oxalic or citric acid solutions to remove dirt without harming ink.
An 1860s letter recounts a southern woman realizing Mammy had been free since before the author’s birth. The enslaved woman claims her master freed her, not the Union, and reveals manumission papers kept in a silk bag around her neck.
A blend of literary critique from the Edinburgh Review contrasts Bach and Mozart with contemporaries like Serlioz Liszt and Wagner, praising enduring artistry while noting flaws in others. A separate New York Post item describes a clever theft by a man stealing his own grip from an express wagon, tricking drivers into delivering an extra case that vanished at journey’s end.
The Chicag News explains the term bull as a phrase masking incongruity in ideas. A Irishman jokes about hearing his funeral sermon before priesthood study. A woman fears burial alive as she asks for body opening upon death. A southern city council orders building a new jail from the old jail materials while using the old structure until completion.
A New York Globe excerpt recalls Alec a three year old given a coveted tow toy. He accepts it without a word, then stares at the toy as the adult prompts him. After repeated urging the boy softly whispers love you, offering a shy, simple expression of thanks.
The Alasccs papyrus shows high Egyptian progress in arithmetic and geometry in antiquity, yet for two millennia no further advancement occurred. Cajori notes early discoveries in math and medicine were sealed in sacred texts, hindering progress and preventing modernization of knowledge.
The statement from the bank is sworn by cashier R C Williams as true to the best knowledge and belief. Notary G Forrester attests on February 1. Directors Culver and others are listed in the document.
The Dothan National Bank of Dothan Alabama reports its condition at the close of business January 26 1907. Signatures include W B McKenzie J R Faircloth and Geo Leslie.
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