31 Mar 1915
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1915
Page
1
Nine or ten vases of liquor were destroyed at the city trash pile in the eastern part of town. The seized bottles, including leading brands, were condemned by the courts with Warden Grady Granger among the bottle busters. Sheriff May oversaw or commented on the action as more supplies of liquor were destroyed.
A Dothan, Alabama shopkeeper, G. K. Greene, advertises ten cent hens and feathers, offering 10 cents a pound for healthy poultry and feathers. He seeks speckled and well cared for birds regardless of pedigree, promising prompt delivery to his East Main Street store and noting stock needs for his varied novelty goods.
In a troubled period the sheriff John M. Te faces temptation during a money war as a gold watch in his pocket lures a paragon who committed the theft. His weeping and the tension highlight a moral dilemma amid social strain.
Chairman McClintock and the committee announce the State Sunday School Convention in this city next week. Seats in Foster Street church are reserved for about 1200 delegates with registration procedures and convention literature required for each attendee.
Fragmentary lines offer a glimpse of rural life urging a farmer to seek a ready market for hens. The text hints at a vendor asking about sales channels and pricing, reflecting everyday commerce in a historical farming community.
The Presbyterian church will hold regular prayer services this evening at 7 30 and invites all parishioners and neighbors to attend.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Sage Ten and Sulphur as prop compounds to restore natural color. It references a “drug store” use and mentions a price of seven cents. The readable fragments name Sage and Sulphur and suggest a cosmetic or chemical preparation.
Montgomery Alabama reports Josh Speight former secretary to Judge Tenary D Clayton and candidate for representative from the Third Alabama District was appointed as referee in bankruptcy by Judge Clayton. The appointment starts April 1 and he will serve in the South range division of the Middle District. Speight has recently practiced law in Kus fau la and will take office tomorrow in the district.
The Salvation Army seeks donations of cloth to aid the poor. It notes that volunteers have helped many in need recently and asks residents to notify the Dray Street for delivery or pickup.
A garbled OCR passage describes a sequence of Easter week events with terms like Triumphal, Bethany, Mary and Martha, angels, choir, and burial imagery. The text references Pontian phrases, sermons, and ritual places, including Get Sina and Ari Santhean town, implying a sacred procession and Passion reflections with references to women at the tomb and the mystery of the risen.
Fragmented OCR text reflects a chaotic mix of submarine movement near shore, religious supplications, and scattered notes about missions, praise, and wartime context. The readable lines mention a submarine being moved closer to the coastline and a series of devotional invocations.
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