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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1908

Page

4

Do Than Alabama Post Office Subscription Note

Notice indicates entry at the Do Than Alabama post office as second class mail matter with a subscription price of 1.00 per year.

Dothan Ala

Georgia Convicts Draw Attention After Elections

After elections, attention shifts to Georgia convicts as analysis and public interest rise around past trials and potential reforms. Officials, historians, and local observers discuss implications for justice and policy.

Georgia

Ex-President Words Pay Rate Question

The remark asks how much an ex vice president should earn per word if an ex president can command a dollar per word. It frames compensation for public figures after office and invites debate on value and fairness.

Bryan Campaign Push Aspires for Big Job Fight

Bryan has led a vigorous campaign for a major post, urging supporters and volunteers to stay the course as he aims to secure the top position. The effort emphasizes momentum and public backing in the run for office.

Bryan

Fourth of July origins spark debate in English press

English papers question how to celebrate the Fourth of July noting its date was created at England's expense. The discussion reframes the holiday's origins and reflects on transatlantic sentiment.

England

Henry Clayton Returns as Countrywide Statesman

Henry Clayton comes back from Denver as a better known national figure, famed as a Alabama statesman. E. L. Layfield resigns as editor of the Siftings to accept the commercial club secretaryship. Mr. Shepard will steer the paper’s future.

Henry Clayton Denver Alabama E. L. Layfield the Siftings Commercial Club Shepard

Roosevelt Africa stories worth a dollar a word to Collier’s

The piece notes that Roosevelt’s Africa stories could be priced cheaply for Collier’s and criticizes congressional messages as low-cost content. It also jokes that lending to friends invites repayment requests after six months, and mocks Kern’s whiskers versus Fairbanks, contrasting warm Democrat whiskers with cold Republican growth.

Roosevelt Collier’s Kern Fairbanks

Birmingham Ledger Refuses Prohibition Myths About City Good

The Birmingham Ledger asserts the city remained fundamentally good despite prohibition efforts and rejects claims of widespread crime or felony convictions. The piece argues Birmingham did not falter and that its character stayed intact under prohibition.

The Birmingham Ledger Birmingham

Forecasting Lusk on Railroad Commission Appointment

The Montgomery Journal claims a scoop on Senator Lusk of Marshall's appointment to the railroad commission, asserting it forecasted the decision a day prior. The piece questions whether this counts as forecasting.

Lusk Marshall Railroad Commission Montgomery Journal

Forecasts on Supreme Court Bench Selection

The speaker recalls predicting Maj. Harris’s death and mentions Lusk as a potential Supreme Court justice. They question whether the Governor chose Lusk for a bench and whether the public rejected him as the Governor’s candidate, noting they could forecast with some accuracy.

Presidents labeling liars and an Alabama non-resident notice

A heated critique describes presidential branding of liars and political maneuvering around campaigns and color schemes. The text includes a legal notice from Houston County Alabama requiring defendant Alex Baxter, a Florida resident, to plead or demur by August 1, 1908, or a decree pro confesso may be entered. The notice is published in the Dothan Eagle.

Alabama Houston County Alma Baxter Alex Baxter Chancery Dothan Ala Register M. B. Byrd Florida Dothan Eagle Houston

Fraud and posed photos in the Sunday press

The Atlanta Journal mocks staged images and questions a young man’s fraudulent pose while posing readers to name another subject. The passage critiques pretentious photography and staged scholarly images inside the public spotlight.

Atlanta Journal

Dissolution Notice for Armstrong & Coe Saw Mill Firm

The firm of Armstrong and Coe engaged in a saw mill business is dissolved with C. E. Coe retiring. G. L. Armstrong continues the business and will pay all debts, with all accounts payable to him. Dated June 25 1908.

Armstrong & Coe C. E. Coe G. L. Armstrong

Land for Sale in Kinsey with Buildings and 33 Acres

Advertises sale of a store house and a dwelling plus 33 acres of old farm land in Kinsey. Contact J. P. D. Wilkerson of Columbia, Alabama for more information.

Kinsey J. P. D. Wilkerson Columbia Ala

Not So Very Far

A wry exchange on a rural road describes distance as betwixt and between near and far. The tourist asks about the next town while a local reply frames distance in humorous paradox.

Kansas City

Trees and Lightning Debunk Tree Immunity Belief

Dr A W Borthwick argues in Notes of the Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh that no tree is immune to lightning. He notes lightning strikes species at random with beech no safer than oaks or resinous trees. Taller trees are more likely struck. root systems remain undamaged and cells collapse rather than tear.

A. W. Borthwick Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh

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W. T. Hall Maj. Harris Supreme Court Loeb Ananias Club Bill Bill Bryan Taft J. M. Cody Robinson & Cherry FE. Fournier Lake Charles Dothan Dry Goods Co J. Meyrovtz
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