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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1911
Page
4
A historic account describes radium’s powerful effects and hazards. It notes tiny amounts cause severe burns and lingering radioactivity attested by Curie and Becquerel. The passage explains how radium contaminates surfaces and even people, requiring time to fade.
An ad from European Land & Development Property Company lists several real estate options in Dothan. Includes vacant lots on paved streets, a 15 ft front commercial parcel on South Street, a 28 by 20 foot lot in the city center, a 82 by 170 foot railroad-adjacent site, a two story residence on Broy Street, and wholesale warehouse space. Prices shown include 7,000 for the small lot and 4,250 for the residence. offers note confidentiality and limited viewing for interested buyers.
In a fragmentary note the draft mentions Governor O NeaL likely voting on a bill allowing an exchange of advertising for transportation with a reminder that Hon Percy is not an editor. It also advertises medical products and a 1911 Model EB car by RB Ballard, with phone contact.
Warning to railroad workers about kidney and bladder trouble from years on the tracks. Geo E Bell, former Nickel Plate conductor in Fort Wayne, testifies that twenty years of railroading damaged his kidneys and back. He credits Foley Kidney Pills with major relief after four bottles, and recommends them to fellow railroad friends. Sold by N H L McCullum.
A promotional note touts Foley’s Honey and Tar for children as the best safe remedy for colds coughs croup whooping cough and bronchitis with no opiates. Sold by N H McCallum. Also an ad for a rental for an Auguste photograph gallery store and a private family couple seeking board at this office.
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