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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1931
Page
3
The Dothan Eagle published a daily edition on Sunday October 19, 1931, listing Theodore Ball among national representatives Frost, Landis & Kohn with offices in New York Detroit St. Louis and Chicago. The notice includes a catalog-like imprint and dated location details.
A regional plan from bankers and farmers outlines a conservative farming schedule for next year. It promotes specific acreages for crops including cotton peanuts corn oats and sweet potatoes along with livestock care. Smaller banks and lenders endorse the program as essential to recovering prosperity in Houston County and Southeast Alabama.
A court acquitted Pratt in a case where Pratt and Lockett attacked Lockitt with a knife, disfiguring his face. Pratt’s claim of long-standing neighborly affection was cited as a factor, while Lockett faced ongoing hardship fears for his family and future prospects.
The editor notes a Sunday afternoon pause when the team turned to reading the Sunday papers and decided to write editorials. A reader from The Eagle's force wandered in, suggesting the staff compose editorials during the slowdown.
A retro column urges readers to embrace spending to revive the economy, urging readers to act prosperous to feel prosperous. It critiques blogs and焦uses on money circulation, DIY fashion hacks, and daily routines, then pivots to a temperate call to raise youth with old Southern values of hospitality and restraint.
The nation mourns Thomas Edison, hailed as a noble genius and the greatest American since Lincoln. Arthur Brisbane praised his life devoted to public service and the spread of light, industry, and wealth, noting Edison’s impact on employment and the world’s future through his invention and industry.
The fragment notes multiple individuals visiting or attending events and travel around Montgomery and other towns. Evelyn Herrs attends the Montgomery state fair while G A Hammond, W F E Wharles, and John Lewes Leche are involved in trips or visits to Montgomery Coluenbue near Atlanta. Mentions of Chipley, Dothan, Hartford, and Stifeets appear, with various people traveling or visiting relatives or sites.
A New York letter recalls Clyde Place, famed building engineer, failing to activate a dramatic roof mechanism for an architectural project and being aided by Robert Gould of Portland Conn. The piece also notes restaurant crowds reappearing post summer, with waitstaff shortages easing as patrons return to favored venues, citing East Forty-seventh Street dining rooms and a grand hotel ballroom.
Washington gossip focuses on Isaac Bacharach, veteran House member, as a potential successor to the late Dwight Morrow. He is seen as House power, Ways and Means expert, and close to Speaker Longworth and Garner, with observers doubting a Senate bid and predicting a 1932 governor or special election reshuffle in New Jersey.
Dr. L4go Goldston explains that facial pain can stem from various causes including facial neuralgia and diseased teeth. Decayed teeth, poorly fitting bridges, and unerupted molars may trigger neck and shoulder ache, while sinus infections can spread pain across the cheek and eye areas. Heat from a carbon filament lamp provides simple relief, and sedatives should only be used under a physician's guidance.
Peggy and John consult the Little Black Clock about traveling by turning time forward or backward. They recall a penguin outing and decide to return there, summoning a plane and traveling by boat toward a distant cold southern coast to see penguins again. The clock teases more penguin facts as they near their destination.
“That Indian gag's all right,” said Bun, “but I don't care for war. C4 rather sit at home and read a book on Indian fore. For I'm afraid that when they passed the pipe of peace about To find it worse than fighting and you'd have to count me out.”
Advice on teenage self image and personal attractiveness. Emphasizes grooming, hygiene, diet, and well fitting clothing to build confidence. Encourages parental help for adolescents to improve appearance and self esteem.
A fragmentary travelogue passage describes emperor and king penguins, black footed, jackass, blue, and Johnny penguins. The narrator notes arrival by boat and penguins coming ashore at a rocky land stretch, with phrases like We’ve arrived now and Teet thee The Clink.
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