Dothan Eagle historic masthead notice and rates
The Dothan Eagle announces publication details dated 1906 to 1924 with editor William Theodore Mall and Horace Hall management. Subscription rates list weekly, monthly, and yearly prices. Obituaries and resolutions are billed at two cents per word. The paper notes Associated Press copyright and a self pledge to correct misstatements promptly. Six months
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Dothan Eagle
William Theodore Mall
Horace Hall Seer
Eneweerratee le Renenneere Aweeeunee
Gold is Not Made It Occurs Where You Find It
A Columbia State column discusses gold as a stable standard of value and debunks claims of making gold. It cites Prof. William D. Harkins and a Yukon gold rush by seroplanes, arguing real gold is found through diligent search and separation from worthless matter, not invented on back steps.
Twenty Years Ago In Dothan Local Snippets
20 years ago in Dothan reports list residents and visitors including F H Bailey of Troy and L A Sparks of Eufaula. Notes mention Eunice Ropers hosting Kill Kare Klub, Dixie Rounders games with printers team, and social entertainments for Miss Ruth Fi*, Miss Evanies Hand, and others across Georgia and nearby towns.
Anti-Salloon League Seems About Finished
The Anti-Salloon League is fading from public view and ceding ground to the American Business Men’s Prohibition Foundation. Critics note taint from past actions and dwindling finances after Rockefeller funding ceased following Anderson’s forgery conviction, signaling a reduced impact on the prohibition movement.
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Prohibition
League
American Business Men's Prohibition Foundation
Jake
Jonah
Westerville
Ohio
Rockefellers
Anderson
New York
Icague
Move up to the coach ahead and other life lessons
A narrator reflects on changing times as travelers are urged to move to the next coach. The piece compares societal shifts to a grounded ship freed by effort, praising resilience in face of temptations, illness, and misfortune, and warning against burning life’s candle at both ends.
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Narrows
City Dock
Gulf
God
Maaliv
The Sexton of the Soul Expands Life’s Space
A preacher notes a church’s small room and the sexton who pushes back folding doors. He compares this to the soul, saying when the church enters the life it widens the space for service and worship, urging readers to let God’s sexton enlarge their inner capacity to serve the race.
Modern Ode to the Mule and Changing Transport Patterns
A Greens Beta Watchman notice reflects on transport shifts with more wagons and buggies seen than in years past. The standard car is kept in storage for economy and necessity while mule and wagon use rises, signaling everyday business changes and public sentiment.
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Greens
New York Letter: Bargains Draw Window Shoppers
New York women flood Madison and Fifth avenues hunting 50 percent and greater cuts as festive bargains fill chic shops. The column recalls Leon Belasco’s Berkeley grudge payoff, Amelia Earhart cooking, and Hollywood anecdotes from Mae Clark to Morris Gest, with sports and opera notes.
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New York
Madison and
Fifth Avenues
Mae Clark
Amelia Earhart
Frances Alda
Lawrence Tibbett
Metropolitan
Morris Gest
William Muldoon
Mel Ott
The
Giants
Gretna
Jack Pearl
Roosevelt cabinet for women discussed by Washington Democrats
Washington women, active in Roosevelt support, discuss potential cabinet roles if Roosevelt wins. They cite Frances Perkins as a precedent, suggest Interior as a fitting post, and name Ruth Bryan Owen and Nee Tayles Ross as feasible candidates. Prominent figures like Rep. Mary Norton and Mrs. Moskowitz are noted among supporters.
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Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
Chicago
Roosevelt
Big Jim” Farley
Frances Perkins
Labor
New York
Department of Labor
Department of Interior
Education
Indian Welfare
Ruth Bryan Owen
Owen
House of Representatives
Ross
Nee Tayles Ross
Wyoming
Roosevelt Shoul
Mary T. Norton
New Jersey
Henry Moskowitz
al Smith
Bernice Pyke
Ohis
Shouse
Talks to Parents By Alice Judson Peale
An observer describes a crowd at a serious automobile accident and discusses how parents should handle a child's exposure to suffering. Guidance includes diverting attention, later talking calmly, and offering a matter of fact discussion to ease shock.
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Alice Judson Peale
California
How's Your Health Varicose Veins and Ulcers Treatment
Dr. Largo Goldston explains varicose veins arise from blood stagnation due to venous incapacity and may accompany arterial disease or diabetes. Ulcers and varicosities can be painful and dangerous. treatment includes injections to collapse veins or external support with bandages and elastic stockings when surgery is unsuitable.
Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley
Commentary captures responses from readers on a humor column. Newton explains saving Searby during a fishing trip while 15 pounds of fish remained tied to Searby's leg. Bill Hardin criticizes a three cent stamp rise to balance the budget. Winton Ennis touts a mashie as ideal for approach shots.
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Harvey
Searcy
Newton
Bill Hardin
River race day on a hot afternoon at the raft
Sundown stories recounts a group of children planning and competing in playful river races on a hot Monday. John wins diving and tub races. Dick and Pauline win various swimming events. Freddy takes a tub race after John's upset. girls vie for raft jumps and shore raking, ending with ice cream sodas.
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John
Pegsy
Betty
Pauline
Freddy
Medical Treatments for Ulcers and Skin Repair Mentioned
The passage discusses treating ulcers with bandages stockings and appliances tailored to each case. It notes persistent care for vertical ulcers and mentions possible cures through skin grafts or skin implantations. Ultraviolet light and Rover's hyperemia are cited as sometimes effective options.
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Rover
Community Notes From Union Springs and Nearby Areas
Union Springs residents convey illness and health updates as W S Cook remains at home this week. Local social news includes visits by J T Knight and W W Palmer to Dothan on business, Evelyn Hunter from near Columbia staying with Edna McCall, and Ruth and Lena Collins in Dothan. Birth announced for Floyd Meadows, a 10 pound baby on Wednesday. Henderson family visiting Crek and Godfrey households. several residents from Webb, Slocomb, and Ishoochee, Florida, visiting locally for weekends and shopping trips.
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W. S. Cook
J. T. Knight
Gordon
Evelyn Hunter
Nearlumbia
Edna McCall
A. Z. White
J. W W. Palmer
Dothan
J.T. Knight
WW. A. Hart
Mavis Stringfellow
Lena
Nell Collis
A. B. Huff
Terry
J. J. Godfrey
Harold and
Jimmie Lee
Ishoochee. Fla
T. Knight
R Knight
Ruth Collis
Strange bedfellows at Columbia dormitory joking neighbors
Herbert Hoover and John Calhoun reportedly roomed together in a University of South Carolina dormitory with neighbor John Adams. The note adds a snappy jab about “wet Democrats” in a light, tongue in cheek AP dispatch from Columbia dated July 3.
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Columbia
Herbert Hoover
John
Calhoun
University of South Carolina
John Adams
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Lechorious
Lonely—Application
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Columbia State
F. H. Bailey
Troy
L. A. Sparks
Eufaula
Max Stokes
Andalusia
J. T. Burceshaw
Hartford
Miss Eunice Ropers
Fred Martin
Printers
Dixie Rounders
J. P. Culver
Marvin Black
Printers’ Lasehll
Pere Ga
Annie Toren
Srick City
Wloa. Pittman
Purst
Moes
Ruth Fiet4e
Atbany, Ga
Mabel Hill
Evanies Hand
Peishaen
Ruth Spenes
Camilla, Ga
Chicago Tribune
D. W. Haskew
D. D
Mr. Russall
Georgia
Willem Gaines
Leon Belasco
Odessa
Belasco
University At Berkeley
Berkeley
Herbert Plummer
Dr. Largo Goldston
Hambone’s Meditations
J.P. Alley
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Winton Ennis
Mary Graham Bonner
Union Springs
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