Post Office Notation from Do Than Alabama
Entry states the item was entered at the Do Than Alabama post office as second class mail matter.
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1907
Page
4
Entry states the item was entered at the Do Than Alabama post office as second class mail matter.
The piece comments on labor availability in the cotton belt and rising costs. It mentions a Virginia man named Percy Martin confessing to robbing a Seaboard Air Line train, and argues about the dispensary fund versus banking deposits for interest. The tone blends local opinion with scattered anecdotes about stock and prices.
Two weeks in January featured unusually mild weather with many people not wearing coats. The write up reflects on how readers in cooler regions could learn from this period and gain insight into the climate.
The author comments that after expanding warship construction England may find it no longer fashionable to attack people to settle political disputes. The piece suggests a shift of violent efforts toward potentially commercial enterprises, like automobile manufacturing.
The Montgomery Journal quotes a young politician describing two Lees in the legislature, R. M. Lee of Barbour and Alto V. Lee of Eto wa, and mentions W. L. Lee of Houston as a brother and cousin, suggesting three Lees in the body.
Citizens debate nine years of peaceful dispensary operation and warn of looming agitation for open saloons or prohibition. Opinions split. some favor both paths while others favor preserving the present status.
At a recent Allied Anarchists of America annual meeting the acting president Emma Goldman was arrested and removed to jail ending all business. The piece questions her lengthy public prominence and argues for a change to improve city welfare.
The piece notes recurring attacks on Shakespeare as a writer by scholars and professors who, upon finding value, seek his grave and residence. It mentions speculation about revival of interest and a hypothetical venture to publish a log cabin edition of his works in the United States. The passage also references the death of a figure named William and hopes for recovery.
The Elba Clipper notes the L N Railroad offering to haul soldiers to Montgomery for Comer inauguration while the Interstate Commerce Commission bans exchanging transportation for advertising. It laments railroad lawyers who swap passes for influence and questions the fairness of passes for editors and lawyers alike.
An exhortation warns that not paying poll tax could leave a voter unable to influence an election. The message suggests avoiding payment to see rivals or allies lose, framing the tax as a manipulation point for election outcomes.
Mr J E Register long time Dothan merchant sells his interests and moves with family to Florala where he has bought a hotel to operate in the future.
The Southeast Alabama Retail Druggists Association held its aproral meeting in Dothan on Tuesday the &ih and rated as one of the most successful in the organization’s history. Delegates praised Dothan’s hospitality while speeches by Clotworthy of Chicago and Dr M S Davie outlined collaboration between doctors and druggists. N A McCallum was elected president and P M Carlisle secretary treasurer as semi annual meetings replace quarterly. The June gathering will be in Enterprise, with a large local turnout and a grand banquet at the Mullen hotel. Capt A E Pace spoke on Dothan’s future, sharing growth figures and town spirit.
A list of delegates from Chartford Abbeville Enterprise and Geneva plus notable guests and physicians. Includes C P Moore J F Collins Mr Green A R Moseley J W Henderson J M Moseley Ben Ehrlick George Hemm Sidney D O E Williams A E Pace T J Whatley and others.
A list of local druggists is presented including J R Young Quin Nix Ollie Strickland D W Baker W H L King E C Smart Ray Hammond Frank McClure EB E Ham mond W L Brown N H Mc Callum Mr Moore A W Hawke P M Carlisle E D Loraine Edgar Quillin.
Ben Grant left for Selma North Carolina where he and Miss Ethel Dowman of 1% city were married. The couple will live with Mr and Mrs W H Grant on North Oates Street after the ceremony announcing their nuptials.
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