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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1929
Page
2
The Dothan Eagle dated Wednesday May 29 1929 prints as a local issue with masthead details, publishing company and staff roles. It notes pricing for subscriptions and addresses reader services while listing Associated Press credit and circulation information.
Dawes, famed World War general and banker, is profiled as a gregarious diplomat now in Washington. Time magazine notes his candid banter with reporters and his quick wit as he heads toward London, while his Capitol luncheon prank shows his American temper and humor.
The Toreador of the Eufaula Tribune rails against an Eagle editorial accusing the Tribune of ridiculing logic. He attacks with a volley of vivid phrases, praises directness, and contests the charge while acknowledging Mencken’s influence and the piece’s ferocity.
Fort Worth aviators Reginald L. Robbins and James Kelley set a record with continuous flight, illustrating a national move from spectacle to practicality. The piece notes safer, more efficient flying through ground and in-flight instruments, new engines, wing designs, autogyros, and refueling tests, aiming to reduce initial fuel loads and risks.
A collection of wry maxims and humorous quips attributed to W C Batchelor. The snippets poke at human folly, pride, happiness, culture, and everyday quirks with sharp turns of phrase and light sarcasm.
A Baltimore Evening Sun fragment argues a man may speak freely provided he avoids offending family social standing or financial trust, ministerial scrutiny, employer policy, or public perception. It concludes that aside from listed provisos a man can say what he likes in a free country.
Canadian criticisms rise as tariff bill looms with a 42 cent duty. Toronto Mail and Empire argues the rate already blocks Canada's wheat from U S markets, while noting price spreads favor Winnipeg and Minneapolis. The St Paul Pioneer Press suggests American growers bear the grievance, not Canada.
Idaho Statesman gibes at Our Bill while a senator, wearing the Eighteenth Amendment medal, courts Congress’ special session. The piece notes fear of party motives fading as Our Bill aligns with Democratic Senators on a debenture plan, and predicts a wandering, solitary Capitol arc as the quadrennial cycle turns.
The Selma Times Journal notes a trend as automotive giants move into aviation. Ford led the way with Steuart monoplanes, Panard tests a Diesel aircraft engine, and General Motors now acquires 40 percent of the Fokker airlane concern, signaling confidence in a growing field.
Freddie has not had a drink or left for three weeks, with changes noted as turning over a new leaf. The report hints at a refreshed outlook and a focus on personal recovery amid ongoing repair work.
Fragmentary text mentions Kimuell and Cait Iie with unclear context. No clear event, date, or organization is discernible to form a coherent news item.
Fred E. Gary, a State prohibition inspector, is described as a cheerful loser in a Chicago Tribune summary. His April expense account shows inspectors are permitted to conduct poker games with state funds, highlighting concerns over use of public money in gambling activities.
The Nashville Tennessean cartoonist hints Capone enjoys his jail term. In a drawing the Chicago gangster lies on a cot smiling and says the sentence is pretty soft with no chance of gang conflicts or hush money for a year.
After the service the deacon whispered to Donald accusing him of slipping a leaden shilling into the collection plate. Donald dismissed the charge as nonsense and warned that the heathen will wake the difference.
A brief fragment from the Montreal Star features a quoted exchange about affection and aspirations, noting romantic dialogue between unnamed speakers. The snippet appears to be a dash of entertainment or human-interest content without clear event details or broader context.
The item presents garbled quotes from a Waycross Journal-Herald column by Liston Elkins. It references tariffs on violin bow hair, horse raising, jazz fiddlers, and saxophonic pads, but the text is heavily distorted and difficult to interpret clearly.
WARSAW Virginia editor W Y Morgan president of the Virginia Press association says the Northern Neck News is printing all the ads it can fit without expanding its 50 year old paper. He began in 1879 earning 2502 year and still operates from a building that cannot be enlarged. Morgan knows nearly every resident and has attended county events for 50 years staying active at age 68 with plans to continue.
Tampa on May 28 reported that the Federal Department of Agriculture announced spraying the contents of baggage passing through districts infested by the Mediterranean fruit fly was not authorized. The practice has appeared among county road patrols and will be ended by a proposed system placing seals on baggage when first examined.
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