January Skies and Local Happenings in Dothan
A garbled local column discusses January weather in Dothan, Alabama, noting few sunny days and a forecast of possible snow next month. It highlights state news, Governor Comer’s Alaska trip, and local business optimism for the year ahead. It also covers agricultural prospects, clay mining rumors, and community events including a planned spring chautauqua to boost town life. A separate vignette features a corn cure salesman demonstrating his product to a crowd, with Jeff watching intently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alweys
Jeff
Jef
Unclear passage hints at political unrest and retirement plans
Fragmentary text describes crowd reactions to a governor and a controversial figure named Lem. It mentions revolutions sparked by wrong governance, a governor stepping down, and plans to retire amid speculation of publishing and public influence. References to a builder, housing methods, and exhibitions appear tangential.
DICTION AND DISEASE From the text
A humorous critique of diction in medical writing and notes on proper usage of articles with disease names. It discusses common errors, lists proper forms, and mocks pretentious phrasing from readers and doctors alike. The piece also touches on plural usage in anatomy and letters to editors.
White farmer vows to defeat school abolition in election
A farmer visits several homes finding children at home and in school while accusing officials of plans to abolish a school. He travels to Dothan, warns Superintendent Dell he will personally guarantee defeat in the next election, and says he might allow a school on his land for children during certain seasons but not for white families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hayk
Columbia
John Trays
John
Select
Charlie
Columbus
Wud- Tie
Little Bend
Sallie
de Sehool
Gordon Lord
Germany
Professor So
Doctor
Yasser
Dothan
Lost Confederate pension warrants found in memorandum nook
An elderly notice reports a lost small red memorandum nook with a pocket containing two Confederate pension warrants. Warrant holders named are Mrs. M. J. Chanders and Mrs. Esther Culbreth. The finder notes their name in a book, signed J. Boye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Chanders
Esther Culbreth
J.' J. Boye
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