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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1909
Page
3
From Wednesday's Daily, Mrs. O. R. Morgan and Mrs. E. J. Whiddon were summoned to the bedside of their father in Griffin Georgia today.
J W Baughman has the contract to tear out and replace the front of Oscar Green's store now occupied by John Jones. He will install a plate glass and pressed brick front and build shelving. Completion will make the store one of the prettiest in town. John Jones plans to vacate in about fifteen days, with work starting then.
The piece traces the 15th century origin of saying God bless you after sneezing from Claxton's Golden Legend. It cites early Christian practices and a Devonshire village superstition about Sunday sneezes. It also notes a Scottish belief that a newborn child is under fairy influence until it sneezes.
A man identifying himself as D. A McCormick is jailed on charges of attempting to pass a worthless check to J. W. Grant after buying clothes with a bad draft. He was recognized by Jim Prevatt from a prior incident at Grant Clothing Co. He also tried to cash a $50 check for $35 furniture at Culver & Harris. He claimed drink may have caused the acts and said he sought work with Huger Brothers on a new bank building.
Washington reports grow that Oscar R. Hundley has no chance to be appointed Judge of the Northern District of Alabama by President Taft. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s refusal to act after the last hearing ends any prospects, and Alabama followers grow more defiant yet accept the shelved nomination.
A discussion notes how Shakespeare and others influenced phrasing and ideas and questions who first coined famous lines such as Government of the people by the people for the people. The piece cites Theodore Parker and Daniel Webster as earlier users and reflects on literary originality.
The Commissioners set the contract yesterday for wiring the court house. It had been wired at construction but insurance cancelled coverage as the tariff association questioned its work. The contract is let to Mr. F. A.
Preparations are underway for the State Sunday School Convention to meet in Montgomery on April 27 to 29. State President George G. Miles and Executive Chairman Armstead Grown lead the effort with noted speakers Marion Lawrence Chicago BE Excell H. Hamell Height Moore and W. A. Duncan. Delegates from across the state are expected as the movement grows in organization and influence.
Congress faced a sharp clash over limiting secret service work to pre Roosevelt bounds. Critics argued the agency could be misused to target opponents, while supporters urged restraint to prevent abuse in future administrations. The debate highlighted fears of espionage inside government and the risk of political retaliation.
Montgomery Alabama March 2 The entire state board of convict inspectors reappointed on Monday with J Craig Smith Montgomery W M Wiley Whitelan W A Burns Sheffield and R L Emerson chaplain named to new two year terms The board is appointed every two years
A quip from the Florida Times Union notes that a man who avoids romantic talk while walking with a pretty girl under the moonlight is likely growing older. The remark frames aging as a shift in romantic expressiveness.
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