Safe farming program for next year funds southeast Alabama
A dated plan by farmers and bankers in southwest Alabama outlines a safe farming program for next year. It recommends crop and livestock allocations including plow to 30 acres, half acre garden and sweet potatoes, oats followed by peas or soybeans, grazing crops, five acres of cotton, five acres of peanuts, 12 acres of corn with beans, three cows, two to three milk cows, and 25 stock chickens. The message urges attention to seed and livestock quality and notes limited money and credit. Local banks endorse the plan as a path to prosperity for Houston County and Southeast Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Atl
Jean
Auntin Pean
Houston County
First National Bank of Dothan
Dothan Bank & Trust Co
Pleat National Bank of Ashford
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Ashford
Bank of Columbia
Bank of Gordon
Bank of Cottonwood
Batchelor's Buttons Grows Es W U Batchelor
Fragmented OCR notes discuss Batchelor and his buttons, with stray phrases about fortune, entertainment, editors, and weather. The text is garbled, referencing wealth, unemployment, and a critique of newspapers and editorial sourcing without clear narrative.
Prinefighte, Prizefighting, and Football Spectacle
A column argues crowds attend football and prizefighting for masculine bravado. It contends fans identify with players’ power and aggression, imagining themselves in the acts of strength and dominance. The piece ties audience excitement to collective bravado and social ritual.
Government should restrain federal activity for prosperity
The Covington News argues that the federal government should curb spending and interference to revive prosperity. It urges slower use of taxpayer funds for transitional schemes, repealing Prohibition enforcement costs, and reducing the Prohibition Bureau and agent fleet as steps to cut expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Andaluva
Sts
More Lambs to the Fold At the Do Country Club
The piece notes a club decision to convert Do into a sport arena inviting new golf converts. It mocks rough play on countryside greens and encourages trying golf for exercise and stress relief, even for those who doubt the game. It mentions the Hoover Administration in a satirical aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan Country Club
Fort Worth Prophet Jeffers Promises World Crisis and Return
A Fort Worth report profiles Mr. Jeffers a former blackface performer turned evangelist who predicts 1932 will bring a global war with seven million casualties and celestial signs with sun and moon darkening and rain. He cites Bible authority and staunch support from local figures amid media scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Fort Worth
Kier
Iloe
Atall
Jess Chalet
Earth
Dawsons Visited Dothan and Read Zoroaster Book
Two years ago in Dothan Mr. and Mrs. Miles M. Dawson of New York City visited with friends and enjoyed the Wiregrass beauty. The Dawsons, noted writers and scholars, later sent their latest book The Ethical Religion of Zoroaster, praised for ethical and historical value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
America
Miles M. Dawson
New York City
Dawsons
New York
Winter
Park
Fla
Mrs. Dawson
Mr. Dawson
Zoroaster
Mecmiisian Company
Aone
Dawson
Aoner-man
New York University Law School
Translavania University
Fragments From Dothan Parish and City Notices
A jagged summary from 20 years ago notes Rev Pearson of Headland Methodist Church in Dothan and JW Wolianas of Graceville visiting. W.H. Williams named cat physician by Mayor Joe Baker, and Dr W.C Howell's immigration matters appear. A Tallahassee marriage is listed and city council reads an ordinance about motor vehicle tags aiming to 40 percent revenue share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de W.H Whllams
Joe Baker
W.C Howell
New York Letter on Dorda and Broadway Film Gossip
A New York letter reviews artist Dorde Dorda known for pastel portraits in demand among stars like Lily Damita and Adolph Zukor. It notes his Madrid training, rapid studio work, and flirtations with permanent America, while mentioning Santell and Loretta Young altering travel plans amidst theater chatter.
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Dorda
Lily Damita
Paris
Fidgity Illy
Doerds
Madrid
Royal Academy of San Fernando
Spain
France
Belgium
Senor Dorda
Carleton Coon
Joe E
Sander
Fance
Coon
Codeadera
Adolph Zukor
al Santell
New York
Santelli
Loretta Young
Manhattan
Prairie critic review of road show in small town theater
A fair minded critic notes a large crowd at the Sunday night show with mixed features. Some parts were very good while others seemed ancient, and overall the performance was about as good as could be expected for a touring show under current conditions.
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de Speut
As Beng
Johnson
Neb
Herald
Fitting humor from a Missouri bulletin remark
The La Plata Missouri Home Press notes a USDA bulletin's humor likening hog cholera to lines about building big towns where people are dense. The quote recalls Abi Dinsmore, Marceline’s early marshal, saying the blame seems obvious. The piece connects public health worries with population patterns in farming regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Department of Agriculture
Abi Dinsmore
Wly
Marceline
Agriculture Department
la Plata
Smo
Accidents at Methodist Conference in Sylacauga
Two Methodist ministers named Smith, not related or acquainted, were assigned the same room and bed during the Sylacauga conference. One weighed 250 pounds, the other 125 pounds, and both slept in the shared bed while the larger man reportedly snored loudly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylacauga
Smith
Sylacauge
Cannon affair moves from grand jury to petit jury
Hendiane Wiregrass Farmer reports on Bishop Cannon facing ongoing legal scrutiny as Senate investigators and a Washington grand jury weigh political persecution claims and potential trial implications. The piece questions whether the petit jury will deliver a decisive verdict in the tangled legal case.
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Alway
Senate
Bishop Cannon
Washington Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Petit Jury
Hendiane
Wiregrass
Local remarks blur lines in wartime public talk
A terse clipping notes noisy comments about a husband and sleep in a contentious scene. Citizens from West Virginia and Wirsangton Port express impatience with orders and praise or critique the cannon defense fund as skepticism grows. The piece reflects local sentiment and rumbles of discontent amid wartime talk.
How's Your Health Morbid Epidemics of Psychologic States
The article argues that morbid psychological states are transmissible and can spread epidemically. It cites historical examples from Goethe to Paracelsus, noting how sensational tales and gruesome portrayals may trigger imitational self-harm or panic, urging caution in exposing oneself to such stimuli.
Brush Turkeys In Australia.
Sundown stories follow John and Peggy as a pilot guides them north through Australia to a forest clearing. They observe brush turkeys scratching in the dirt, noting their smaller size compared with home turkeys, and learn a clocklike magic hints at seasonal changes and the birds' year round activity.
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John
Peggy
Australia
Eblek Turneve
Ney
Erratic Recipe Fragments Amid Cosmic Dialogues
A fragmented recipe page mixes culinary notes with odd dialogue about Mars and space. It lists Oyster Patties with butter flour milk oysters and spices, a baked date and egg dessert, hot chocolate, and a fruit salad with a citrus dressing, all jumbled with quirky botched phrases and misprints.
Epaminondas and the Lesson of Logical Steps
A recalled children's tale shows Epaminondas misapplying simple instructions to unrelated tasks. The narrator uses the story to argue adults must ensure children grasp relevant conclusions and not overgeneralize lessons across contexts.
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Dothan Eagle
William Siegnore Ball
Julian Ball
W. C. Batchelg
Horace Wall
Dother
Alutams Postoffice
Tele Rones Advertiins, Airvsiailon
Apartment Fewe Sed Editorial
Rose
Landisa
New Bee Fey
Chleemo
Associated. Press
Wil
Gia
Aarons
Thomas Jafferson
Batchelor's Buttons
W. U. Batchelor
Frobat
USA
Weveral
Nowcesniy
Jock Dempsey
Firpo
Bull “Nye
Dotington County
Hoover
Gerais
Jeffers
Neil
Tisan
Anaene Af Decatur Hav
Chemic. of Commerce
Jimmy Walker
Wu Tap
Germany
Calefornia
Tom ~Atoney
Seotiie
Melcome Prastes
J. Norton Mullinn
Henry Witherington
Nora Knox
Eittor
Doyhan
Sericulturay Department
United States
Anid
Paradise
Pearson
Methdiet Church
Wolianas of
Graceuile
BR Adwr
Tallahassee
Fis
New York Letter
William Gaines
Enrique Dorde
Alfonso XII
Dorde
Bebe
Americ
Gon Humoon
Ritland Herald
Cannon Defense Fund
Gut
Wirsangton Port
Paracelsus
Sundown Stories
Turkeys
Jel
Mars
Pigele Putt
Holiday Farrt Fom
Ingrediat
Alice Judson Peale
Epamin
Epaminondas
Eambone
Ebitaine Fr
al Caperighn
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