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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1929
Page
1
Richard G Massack notes how magazine readers recall ads showing blundering women in chicken salad orders, wedding mishaps and party dilemmas. The publisher aimed to teach manners, banking on readers’ self doubt and desire for savior faire. A million clipped coupons powered the etiquette book campaign into households.
Nelson Doubleday at forty leads one of the largest book houses while Guinzberg, two years younger, heads another rising publishing firm. Both men emerged from different paths into a vibrant literary scene as the world watches their influence on books and culture. A separate note recalls Emily Post’s etiquette guest and a practical description of temporary lambing sheds suited to light frame and canvas construction for sanitary, movable sheep housing.
A fragmentary item from Breoblen New York reports that a treatment called Rabit form ing has shown remarkable results in stopping fits. The note mentions a Phanoleptet Centry and a person at Johns PE Staties seeking readers for more details, with unclear dates or names.
The piece argues a calm disposition aids family life and social gatherings. It cites children learning behavior from parents reacting calmly to disappointments and weather, advising consistent self control. It then pivots to poultry farming, noting larger eggs require big eggs for hatching and warning small eggs reduce vigor and egg size.
Relentless rain left Liba cut off with rumors of drownings while roads to Dothan and Union Springs were damaged. Two caravan missions carried nurses and National Guard toward Tolba and Geneva as crews assessed bridges and washed out sections.
A truck carrying a boat for The Eagle aimed for Geneva but road washouts halted progress as 30 feet of pavement near Newton collapsed and crews struggled with downed telephone lines. Judge Lewis reported the O’Messer Creek bridge approach washing away, predicting the bridge could fail by nightfall as the creek rose seven inches in thirty minutes amid flood conditions. Meanwhile American Legion Auxiliary volunteers aided roughly thirty displaced Black families submerged by floods.
Mrs Claud Owens of Smyrna says Cardus improved her health after illness and long ago helped her strength and appetite. She recounts a past recovery, a recent illness with back pain and fatigue, and credits Cardus for renewed strength after starting the remedy.
The American Legion and Auxiliary answered the call at Baptist Bottom on North Street. They secured boats and barges to reach affected families and bring them to dry land, showing courage and willingness to serve in peace as in war.
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