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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1907
Page
5
Messy OCR lists names and places with arrivals and visits from Slocomb Ashford Kinsey and Dothan. Mentions McKissack Jordan Thrasher Hagein and others, with references to trips to Louisville and Birmingham. W O W delegates appear among several brief social entries.
W D Wood of Route 5 joined in the paper trial. Pilcher Company advertises a big new line of domestics dry goods and dress goods. Mrs G S Hales of Haleburg visits relatives. W E Hughes the photographer stays in Dothan a few weeks longer. All who want photographs come in.
Classified snippets show warrantees on parchment praised for durability. Rev. Anderson returns to pulpit after illness. Mercantile House seeks travelers with a $1092 yearly salary and travel needs. Edison phonographs promoted by Strickland Brothers. John Crary bids on the M. E. District parsonage as church leaders plan a new site.
A machine for women advocated as the best obtainable. The Singer Sewing Machine is described as lightest running and most convenient with a red S. Advertisements note Hamilton Brown shoes at Pilcher Co. Politicians Senator P B Forrester and Representative W L Lee passed through Dothan on their way home from Montgomery.
T J Misseldine aged about 37, resident of Enterprise, was visiting Dothan Friday and Saturday. After boarding a train home he alighted along the route and walked three miles from Enterprise when struck by a train. His leg was severed and he was crushed near the chest. He left a family in Enterprise and had lived near Abbeville for many years.
The Dothan Literary Club rendered its first program at the Business College last Tuesday night. The debate asked whether man should receive a higher education than woman. Judges favored the negative. In a few weeks the boys will begin occasional public debates. The club has our best wishes.
The writer describes buying a half bushel of Duke's Defiance Cotton Seed for $50 last winter, producing two bales of cotton and enough seed to plant this year with surplus. He offers remaining seed at one tenth price, half bushel for $5, enough to plant one acre and likely yield two bales, urging quick sale.
E E Hammond Druggist touts roses costs compared to box confectionery, claiming pure, carefully made candies with delicious flavor. Highlights plenty of old favorites and many new kinds offered by Hammond's shop.
Dr. Gray of Atlanta spoke Thursday at the Baptist church before a large audience. He is regarded as one of the church’s most capable leaders in the South.
Joe Baker has started work on a three story press brick building at the crossing of Central railroad and Main street. The structure will be nearly four stories with a basement and top floor offices. The lower portion will be used by E. T. Saliba and the upper floors will be made into a modern hotel, an investment of about $15,000.
Secre Oaders Dotean Chapter R A M 113 meets 2nd and 4th Friday nights with officers Carmichael Jones and secretary. DOTHAN LODGE A F A M 466 meets 2nd and 4th Saturday afternoons with W M Murphy and secretary Hardy. PYTHAGORAS LODGE 65 A F A M meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday nights with W M Carmichael and secretary Hall. BENEVOLENCE LODGE KP 199 meets 2nd and 4th Thursday nights with D D Stephens and C C Batchelor. I O F 158 meets every Monday night with N G T W Harris and secretary H B Jordan. W C W 131 meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday nights with G C Whiddon and clerk A W Hawk. FICHELWA TRIBE 82 meets 1st and 3rd Thursday and 2nd and 4th Wednesday nights with S ach em Sanders J W Jones and C of R.
An old advertisement announces sewing machine repair services and oil plus needles at Singer store with Oct 1 notice. It also notes a person, M. E. Bethea, seeking support as a life writing candidate and mentions New England Life Insurance Company.
A business advertises to set our prices before making a contract for house finishings and interior decorations. It offers estimates for scroll and novelty work, mantels, balustrades, plate glass fixtures, and other fine finishing items.
Personal testimonials praise Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as effective for neuralgia while stressing no habit formation and harmless effects when used as directed. Consumers advised to consult local druggists. guaranteed refund if the first package fails. Miles Medical Co. Elihart Indiana markets.
An unclear classified note markets mattress renovation services with fragmented phrases about cleaning, washing, and new tick marks. The ad mentions a price of 75 cents and promises to call for work and return, but the text is garbled and lacks coherent specifics.
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