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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1915
Page
3
In a rambling stream of anecdotes from Emporia and Kansas, a retired merchant recalls conmen who charm farmers with holy smiles and lofty talk. He notes how appearances mislead, recounting near-false deals, a swamp trade, and a hotel keeper who misreads faces, ending with caution against trusting looks.
Ambitious ad promotes a large house and multiple acre tracts near a grammar school, offering them for fifteen hundred dollars with small cash down and generous terms. It also lists farms of various sizes and urges readers to visit to see homes and options before fall.
The United States Public Health Service published a study on how impounded waters near Coosa River Alabama influence malaria risk. Observations include pine leaf debris carrying mosquito larvae, top feeding minnows controlling larvae, and how fisheries impact mosquito populations in the reservoir environment.
In a Seattle Post Intelligencer report, Cathcart rancher Abe Bruger injures a pheasant, losing both legs. The bird regrows with hard scales at the stumps, healing while the incident recalls a prior hunting accident in France. Robert D. Jones vouched for the tale from Cath cart in Ruchomish County.
Glass eyes become harder to obtain and costlier as wartime disruption prevents new imports from Germany. New York remains the hub of trade with wholesalers saying all imported eyes and raw materials come from Germany, and supplies will last only a few months.
A garbled dialogue references Chinese people, quick actions, and nail cutting as a political condition. The passage mentions sapient creatures, azimuths of civilization, and a fictional freak Hectin det. It reads as a distorted speech with unclear context and many misspellings.
In Galicia heavy fighting draws wolves from Polish forests in alarm as packs roam near camps. Soldiers report wolves pursuing the victorious and bloodied, with night volleys fired to drive intruders away from their positions.
Blythe, after ten years of tippling, testifies that drinking is not worthwhile. He describes mental clarity without alcohol and calls moderation a failed policy. He cites society leaders and officials as examples of negative effects from drinking.
A fragmentary report notes Rev James J Xrans archbishop of Da bagur describing a German writing on social movements and temperance. It mentions licenses expiring at auction and comments from Ellie Meredith in the Volan Signal. The text references German government policy on alcohol and its impact on workers and industry.
A fragment discusses temperance and narcotics impact on writing. It cites T. Dy. Crothers and the Lancet and Civil and mentions how alcohol and other substances allegedly shape literary style and narrative tendencies. The tone reflects early 20th century moral debate among observers and doctors.
A dialogue records Ing y and Os discussing a son at college. Os asserts the son is doing well, while private advice from the president contradicts the assessment, hinting at tensions between personal testimony and higher authority.
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