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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1914
Page
3
A fragmented poem cited as The Debutante with lines invoking purity and steadfastness. The text includes garbled phrases and stylistic remnants from a periodical voice. It includes the line Thought for the Day crediting Abbe Le Monnier and a mention of a song Welcome to Dothan.
An 1914 public notice announces an election to be held in Houston County Alabama on Tuesday November 3. It lists offices to be voted for including Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General and other state and county positions with names and roles. Proceeds from a related Methodist church fundraiser go to the Woman's Missionary Society.
A list of residents including Mr and Mrs Segreat of Slave Dhowpent and Mr and Mrs Oakley of Mer spent Wednesday in town. Several others from Columbia Baindridge and Marina were present. Former merchant Smith visits town today.
A patient from Rapides Parish describes decades of pain and relief from kidney and bladder issues after using Swamp-Root by Dr Kilmer Co. She details long medical struggles, a surgical scare in New Orleans, and the dramatic improvement after starting the remedy. Notary confirms the affidavit.
The Careful Judge lists real estate opportunities including a nearly one thousand feet frontage parcel on Campbellton road with a four room house and land platted into jets. Prices quoted reach 126 dollars per acre with multiple parcels nearby from twenty to 100 acres. Several lots and stores offered at bargain rates in a good town area with strong income potential.
Petrograd reports more than forty thousand pits taken by Russians in ten days. An official statement says Austro-German losses total two and a half thousand killed and wounded, with total casualties now over seventy thousand.
A fragmentary wartime note reports heavy German losses and large forces engaged along the Yser front. Names mentioned include Herlanus and Chet in a brief defense communication about towed or fixed positions.
Dispatch from Paris reports a gun crew assault on the right wing ending in heavy losses amid exploding munitions. The raid killed the crew and wounded many soldiers, with reports varying on the exact death toll and battles continuing nearby.
The article notes that heat ful material tulle is made from American cotton and produced in Tulle France, with a similar fabric called t maline derived from Malines. It mentions a Cotton Ball in Montgomery hosted by the Neighborhood House committee and Mr Williams, featuring the new maxixe dance.
Three million dollars worth of blankets and foodstuffs have been shipped from Chicago within a week to support the British Army. The government is paying for the supplies, evidencing U.S. aid logistics during the period.
A Ky. woman recounts four years of illness from womanly troubles and a battle to walk. After her husband brought Cardin, she improved quickly, now walking two miles and doing all her work. The ad urges others with similar woes to try Cardin, trusted by millions and sold by druggists for years.
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