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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1930
Page
7
A reader note from the Dothan Eagle includes syndicated quotes, letters and reflections on politics and culture. It cites Jefferson and Stetson, mentions Hoover prosperity and poll tax, plus observations on weddings, divorces, and social habits from various figures and eras.
The piece lambasts Chicago under Mayor Thompson for gang violence and municipal bankruptcy. It cites Tribune editorials calling Thompson a hoodlum and notes slot machines in drug stores, frequent shootings, and mass gang killings. It claims police force cuts left the city bankrupted and demoralized.
Grover C Hall of The Montgomery Advertiser is praised as a brilliant, fearless editor who fought the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama, kept democracy alive in 1928, and earned the Pulitzer Prize for journalism. The tribute recalls his blunt, independent style and his ongoing battles against demagoguery.
A collection of satirical quips and notes from The Eagle column. It lampoons debtors, labor, law, religion, and aging, with pithy lines about fickle pride, prosperity rhetoric, and a bankruptcy of writer Nina Wilcox Putnam.
Captain Frann B Goettge, a famed Marine Corps football star, arrives in Washington to serve as aide to General Neville and the White House. He recalls a famed Coblenz game against Rep. Hamilton Fish's team, a rivalry that drew 200,000 francs in bets and ended 17 to 7. Goettge, 24, enlisted in 1917 at Ohio University and captained Quantico Marines 1921–24.
The Florence Herald mocks death as a subject while citing a Health Department report listing causes in humorous form including nervousness from gunshot, an auto accident with hookworm, fractured skull blamed on a mule, a stab wound by a lady friend, a head injury from a slop jar, leakage of head, frighten to death by deputy, and a robbery to death by a chiropractor. Col Ino J. Dishwater quips honesty’s best policy to get your first million.
A New Yorker observes Dutch wooden shoes made in Orange City Iowa worn by New York ice cream makers and kitchen staff to keep feet dry. Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, long known as Mrs Vanderbilt, is noted as the only society figure since Mrs John Jacob Astor to be called Mrs Astor. The Washboard Singers perform in Washington streets, found by Lee Posner in Harlem, then work in a darktown cabaret. Bowery and Sixth Avenue are described as streets of failure and unemployment with help-wanted slips. Hugo Edward Cedarholm, a 60 year old sandwich man, was found dead recently of gas in a Bowery room. British author H M Thomlinson visits. he calls parts of New York frightening, particularly Park Avenue’s opulence.
A collection of humorous bars and commentary from NEA, noting radio broadcasts at dawn, mixed opinions on public figures and events, jokes about weekly work, and light critiques of programs. Mentions Scotland's five day week, high selectivity radio sets, and Nick Longworth seen at pistol practice with praise.
Rickets or rachitis is a disease caused by lack of sunshine and faulty diet. It weakens bones and causes bowed legs knock knees flat feet and saber shins. It is most common in infants during the first two years and raises infection risk, with bronchitis and pneumonia common complications. Sunshine and cod liver oil are cited as key remedies.
Mary Graham Bonner retells a whimsical fairy tale about February as a selfless month. Old Father Time explains why some months are shorter and the calendar balances with an extra birthday every four years. The story envisions magical clocks and seasonal adventures for children around fires and wintertime celebrations.
A menu and recipe list features Cream of Corn Soup, Tomato Soup, heart shaped croquets, mashed potatoes, creamed peas, salmon croquets, and a Valentine dessert spread. Includes detailed steps for soups and creamed dishes, plus heart shaped presentations and cake frosting notes.
Jane faces silent punishment after her mother rejects a velvet hat. A neighbor’s arrival ends the scene but the no reproach moment leaves Jane with lasting guilt. The author argues open discussion prevents excessive self blame and future misbehavior.
The Commerce Department reports 1929 showed Europe purchasing about 1 billion dollars more in American goods than it sold to the United States. Canada led nations as the top source of imports for the U S, while growth in trade ties across the Atlantic framed the year.
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