Alabama speakership shift and gubernatorial speculation
A fragmented Alabama item discusses J. Lee Long’s surprise defeat for speaker amid governor ONeal’s whiskey stance. It notes governor and administration influence, warns of gubernatorial timber, and predicts many candidates and possible disappointments as twenty thousand seek office.
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Lee
House of Alabama Representatives
Alabama
J. Lee
O'Neal
Ax Son
J. Lew
Spring arrives and home beauty depends on trees and care
The article urges residents of Dathan to prepare for spring by beautifying yards and trimming ground, noting that beauty comes from trees flowers and proper leveling. It warns of garbage collection efforts and asks households to bundle trash for pick up to avoid a shabby appearance.
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Dathan
Tamaly
Tere
Erime
Citywide Appeal for Neat Yards and Ordered Football Debate
A reader lauds tidy moral yards and orderly streets urging residents to improve their homes and surroundings. The piece questions football culture, arguing for discipline and sturdiness as virtues while resisting ornate displays and excess. It calls for civic duty to shape a welcoming cityscape and asks readers to reflect on their own contributions.
Shall the Gridiron Go
A 1911 prophecy argues football endangers young men, citing high injury and death rates. The Medical Record predicts twenty players will face severe risks, noting enlarged hearts and irritable conditions.
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America
I Sue
Uurtly
Severty
Elliot
Harvard
Medes Record
James
Tllinoise
Climax Coming Promises Theatre Visit by Clanax Company
Mamuel Wall of the Blie theatre said a message from the Joseph Mo Webber Company in New York confirms The Clanax will perform here Saturday. Fans familiar with the Atlanta papers understand the company hails from Pensacola and will not appear at smaller southern venues. Wall called it a rare opportunity for Dothan audiences and praised the group as a streak of good luck for the town.
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Mamuel Wall
Blie Theatre
Joseph Mo Webber
New York
Atlanta
Pensacoda
Outley
Wall
For Quick Sale Oakland Touring Car 1910
Quick sale of a 1910 Oakland touring car with 40 hp, fully equipped including motor top folding wind shields speedometer and extras, but missing a seat. Car in perfect condition and near new, minimal use, priced at 1300 dollars. Contact A L Vaughan Selma Alabama.
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Oakland
Selma
Ala Vaughan
Notice of Legislation Affecting Kinsey Town Boundaries
A legislative application proposes changing Kinsey town limits in Houston County Alabama. The plan would place western territory west of a public road twenty feet east of its center inside Kinsey’s corporate bounds. Official notice dated January 4 1914 signed by W T Darvis.
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Mabama
Kent
Houston County
Ala
Municipal Corporation
Tinus Watil
Ling Nferseets
Real Estate For Sale Inquiring Buyers Seek Bargains
Real estate listing notes three lots on South Oates Street priced at 2500 and 3000, a six room hinge with modern conveniences, a brick store with good purchase potential, a 40 acre farm near Dothan on East Main Road, plus other farms in Houston and Geneva counties. Also available are rental storefront and a six room house on West Main Street with immediate possession from office of C. H. Tutwiler.
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Dothan
Houston
Geneva Counties
Foley's Kidney Remedy Praised By New York Writer
A reader from Ednira New York expresses appreciation for Foley's Kidney Remedy. She used five bottles to treat kidney trouble and found it highly effective and reliable, with sale available through N H McCallam. Investment property lists Seeus Dell and Smith.
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Foley
T. McConnell
Catherine
Tnvestment Property
Lota It
Seeus, Dell & Smith
Local Insurance Agent Ad Displays Penn Mutual and Other Firms
L G Biggers general insurance office advertises Penn Mutual Life Insurance assets $110,000,000 and 63 years of age. Also features National Surety, Fidelity, Sun Insurance and other bonds. Notices loss of a red memorandum book with Confederate pension warrants in Mrs Chambers and Mrs Culbreth names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer-Crawford-Porter
Penn Mutual Life Ins. CO
U.S
National Surety Co
N. Y Fidelity
Sun Insurance Co
New Orleans
Southern Fire Insurance Companies
MM. J. Chambers
Esther Culbreth
J. J. Boye Tod
Oklahoma Governor L Cruce at inaugural ball talks of meals
Governor Lee Cruce attended the inaugural ball with officials and guests. The record notes figures including J Meyrovitz traveling to Montgomery for the governor's inauguration and mentions the butter mill being served instead of city wines.
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Oklahoma
Lee Cruce
L. B. Jeter
Montgomery
J. Meyrovitz
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