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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1929
Page
1
The Dothan Eagle 1929 sample shows masthead details from a daily paper with editors and staff roles, including William Smrodope Ma Julian Ball and W. C. Batchelor, plus pricing lines and telephones. The text includes advertisement blocks, national representation, and a brief press statement about the paper’s publication rights and mission.
A commentary notes the Aniston Star’s take on a White House tea with Oscar De Priest’s wife and the reaction to social equality signals. It argues the gesture risks alienating the South, affecting Hoover’s image, race politics, and potential reelection dynamics in states like Virginia and Alabama.
A Georgia sawmill worker becomes the latest victim of a gun held by an officer with a trigger itch. The piece accuses government policy of aiding brutality, cites Indianapolis Falls and Minn as earlier cases, and recalls Henry Clay on temperance, warning coercion risks political backlash and urging nonlethal action.
A jumble of quotes and quips on education economy and society. The passage cites Batchelor and UW with wry musings on persistence vanity and public discourse reflecting era tone and social attitudes. It notes Hoover rumors and currency changes as satirical targets.
The Anniston Star denounces racial prejudice and unequal law treatment while noting Booker T. Washington’s stance against social equality. It cites Mrs. Hoover’s misjudgment of a dependent people and Roosevelt’s White House reception as context, reflecting strong civil rights concerns in high politics.
Review of Harry Emerson Fosdick as a broad minded religious writer. He argues ministers lack influence and that fewer better sermons are needed. The piece critiques Protestant sermons as often atrocious and notes the Catholic church relies more on ceremonies than sermons. It also mocks Hoover era politics and the Hawley tariff's impact on homes and livelihoods.
A New York Times report urges aviation makers to fit mufflers on airplane engines to curb nuisance for Rockaway Beach residents and others near harbors and air stations. The piece argues noise from gasoline engines harms the public, noting past refusals to quiet motor boats and calling for practical mufflers to reduce disturbance.
The Chinege are at it again hammer and tongs. We might loan them our Bok peace plan.
A cryptic Akron Beacon-Journal riff cites a “heathen country” defined by payrolls carried without armored cars, prompting questions about fascination with Havana passages and ARRAN conventions amid puzzling phrasing.
Paris fashion world sees a new Style Studio by Baroness Accurti of Ardanse offering truly exclusive designs for ultra wealthy clients. She will personally design and supervise creations, limiting clients to maintain privacy and perfection in two rooms styled as premier homes. Clients with vast incomes can expect unique garments not copied elsewhere.
The Eagle printed an error stating that Mr T M Dasinger of City sold a carload of watermelons for 803 dollars. The correct price was 308 dollars.
Oil workers seldom sniffer from druff. The crude oil acts as an a lexcellent tonic.
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