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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1906
Page
8
A short humorous column notes that a worried man often makes his wife worry for him. It suggests the coming man is a good advertiser and warns against overreliance on others. It cautions that many men have ended up in jail through such behavior.
A reflective poem recalls losing the thrill of winter play as age advances. Childhood sledding, daring tricks, and shared mischief fade as a gentler season beats in. The speaker contrasts youthful risk with grown up caution and asks about a speculator who gambles and loses versus one who wins and becomes a financier.
A cheerful reading notes a six mile petition to Parliament by an antivivisection society. The writer jokes that reading such a lengthy document would keep one up for years, preferring lighter reads like dictionaries or telephone directories to meet the challenge.
A verse urging recognition of women in all professions including medicine law teaching and even blacksmithing. It questions limits on female work across trade and business and calls for equal opportunity beyond traditional roles.
Readable portions hint at dialogues about marriage motives and honesty. The piece mentions social position and wealth, with stray inquiries about bank depositors and a bank paying in full, all delivered in a damaged, puzzling voice.
A nostalgic verse presents the snow man as patient and unmoving amid weather and life, a model of calm endurance. The piece blends reflections on resilience with a social aside about marriage prospects when income is limited, humorously weighing love against money.
A poem fragment contrasts public hazards from fakirs con men and hustlers with the chill of a wife's tailoring bill. It jestingly explores naming a hunter Nimrod and suggests playful wordplay about a ramipod as a pun or quip.
A quirky caption notes a baby show victory with a playful line about Mrs. Brown's baby and a judge asking why the baby receives sympathy. The item catalogs a lighthearted moment from a local event and its prize outcome.
A garbled text fragment mentions a saying about not using princes, a site bank, and watching the smoke. The content appears nonsensical and lacks clear events, individuals, or organizations to identify a definite news item.
A reflective piece notes how a flood of money can cloud judgment and blur distinctions between heroism and martyrdom. It suggests that public figures might retreat from the spotlight or seek quiet hobbies to ease a troubled national mood.
A sale advertises tin ware items at own price including coffee pots pans rice boilers and teapots. Also offered are pants coats suits boy outfits and fabrics at low prices with guaranteed shoes to clear stock and free shelf space.
United States Judge Thompson denied W. J. Odell’s claim to the Holzman seat on the New York Stock Exchange and issued an injunction blocking interference with the sale. The seat recently sold for 85000 dollars and the decision affects Holzman & Co. creditors. The ruling may be appealed.
Milwaukee January 11 More than 200 members of the National League of Commission Merchants gather for their annual convention running the week. Topics include private car line abuses unfair competition by express companies commission and credits. First session covers routine reports. Protest Against Joint Statehood Kingman Arizona January 1protests rise as counties rally to demand separate votes on measures harming Arizona welfare.
In a plan by Nicholas Murray Butler president of the University of Columbia a school of fine arts will open on Morningside Heights with the transfer of the National Academy of Design to the university The academy must raise 500000 dollars within a year to build a school on South Field.
The Montgomery county board of commissioners awarded the courthouse contract to J. H. McKenzie & Sons of Augusta for 2648 dollars. Work must begin by March 15, 1906.
A compact poem-like piece notes growing snowballs, a dignified old duffer, and winter frolics beyond last year. It contrasts joyful youth with minor ailments and uses witty lines about marriage, superstition, and hair restorer as social decor.
The fragment muses on clocks signaling time and hunger as a cure for pride. It notes a man who did not realize a gun was loaded can reveal evidence of his discovery. The piece hints at lessons learned through unintended consequences and self awareness.
The Yucatan governor reports state finances healthy with a treasury balance of 852000 dollars. Meridia’s capital has been repaved at 4500960 dollars and 2500000 spent on other improvements. A new educational law aims to provide schooling for all youths. The year saw only fifteen yellow fever cases, down from prior years, attributed to improved isolation and sanitation.
Will T. Layman estate dealer and prominent politician was committed to jail by the city court for violation of a 14 year old girl. He was sent to prison to await grand jury action. Layman, 65, widower, had long been known for charity and was often seen with Smith amid protests and an ensuing investigation. He denies the charges.
In Corey Pennsylvania an engine man's failure to remember orders is blamed for a wreck on the Philadelphia and Erie railroad at Horne siding. Three men died and about twenty injured. Engineman Cavanauca reportedly said he forgot about the passenger train. An investigation is planned and possible prosecutions are expected.
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