02 Oct 1928
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1928
Page
1
A vintage notice discusses one cent word rates for notices and obituaries in ads and cards. It includes a pledge from The Associated Press about accuracy and prompt, thorough corrections if errors are found. The piece closes with a quote about eternal hostility to tyranny, attributed to Thomas.
The creed asserts absolute separation of Church and State, equal protection of all faiths before law, freedom of conscience, and support for public schools. It upholds noninterference in other nations, parental choice in education, and seeks unity among Americans of all faiths.
The analysis asserts Gov Smith’s Omaha pledge commits to enacting a farm relief program after March if elected. It argues Mealy-Haugen principles will guide action, predicting a revised plan and a commission likely to endorse key features of the bill.
A columnist argues Gov. Smith travels west to urge farmers to save themselves, offering to step aside and let the McNary-Haugen bill function as a broad social experiment. The piece contrasts East and Midwest views, noting Coolidge’s stance and urging democratic balance and voluntary adaptation.
A dapper visitor recurs over months offering diverse products from bonds and life insurance to cars, real estate charts, appliances, and gadgets. Each time the salesman pivots to a new line, claiming evolving opportunities and urging readiness to buy.
A collection of brief humorous lines and quips by Edeon R and others from Shawnee Oklahoma. The items joke about marriage youth religion taxes and social pretenses with light satire and playful misreadings.
The fragment recalls MacPherson and MacGregor amid a quest for lost money. It labels them as the Scots heard round the world and frames Kaver's protest as part of a public lament.
Ole has courted Olga for twenty years and asks to marry. Olga declines saying she is already engaged to her steady, ending Ole's long pursuit with a rejected proposal.
An elderly visitor at a veterans' hospital asks how a man lost his leg. The veteran explains with a grim joke about a game in Florida where an alligator bites feet, and his leg was the only one the hungry reptile claimed.
The exchange shows the dentist requesting the patient open her mouth while the patient hesitates, asking what she should say. The fragment suggests a humorous or awkward dental visit moment.
Two unnamed narrators in clipped dialogue discuss moving to Simpson's Corners to hit Harmer's Bank. They balk at the plan, noting the bank’s strength with three vice presidents, signaling a failed or improbable robbery scheme.
A comic dentist tale features a patient in the chair who jokes that the dentist pulled the wrong tooth after quoting a five dollar fee. The exchange ends with the patient roaring in laughter as the gag lands.
A satirical dialogue features three personas from American Legion Monthly. First Gold Digger muses on investing money. Second Go Gettit questions asking Forge Man to invest. Primary She Croesus laments the idea as rubbing it in.
A humorous exchange in the American Legion monthly column questions drum versus sax choice. The jest about preferring a driznstick over a bass drum hints at self defense humor within post activities.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a rejected lover pressuring a woman who asserts her resolve not to marry. The exchange alternates between insistence and sarcasm as they part.
In a comical snippet from an American periodical, a playful exchange features a sheik and a flirtatious remark about stealing a kiss. The banter pivots on mock bravado and clever retorts, presenting a lighthearted vignette of vintage humor.
Newly sworn leaders include street, purchasing, fire, sanitary, educational and municipal departments with chairs T H McEntyre M D Black J J Newton and others named. Officials listed: M M Smith J P Botts I C Bates F Hall S W Burkett M A Miller 8 W Burkett.
The census bureau released July 1 estimates for 262 cities in the 30,000 class with growth in nearly all. New York leads with 6,017,500, Chicago 3,157,40, Philadelphia 2,064,209, Detroit 1,378,900, Cleveland 1,010,300. Alabama cities Birmingham 222,400 Mobile 69,600 Montgomery 63,100. Georgia cities Atlanta 255,100 Augusta 56,700 Columbus 46,600 Macon 61,200 Savannah 99,900.
John Penar Williams, a long out of work miner, won the solo championship at Theorchy National Eisteddfod and has been awarded remunerative contracts to sing in motion picture theatres. The award marks a new career path for the performer as he moves into cinema singing.
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