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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
2
Farmers Union Warehouse Co. invites farmers to weigh cotton there citing longstanding service and fairness. The warehouse asks customers to bring their cotton bases and to trust the warehouse for accurate weighing to support farmer cooperation.
For six years the Farmers Union Warehouse Co. and agent P. S. Holland have weighed cotton at this location. Holland serves as manager and oversees the weighing operations, indicating a stable, long term arrangement.
The article recalls Paris streets before modern paving showing them unpaved and filthy with waste rivers. It notes pig and animal crowding, fatal accidents from a cart stuck in mud, and the slow move to paving beginning in 1180s with limited early success.
In court a judge scolds Abe for wasting time hunting possums instead of supporting his wife and children. Abe affirms love for both, while the jurist notes his priorities and a humorous misstep about taking a coon at a pow wow. Also a vignette shows a door to door seller knocked by a shopper testing a Mother's Guide book.
Fragmentary OCR shows First National Bank balance sheet items with stockholders' liabilities listed as $250,000.00 and $250,000.06 totaling $550,000.00. The text appears incomplete but indicates capital stock and surplus figures.
A southern based plant near the Central depot touts cheap lumber and a large stock of Ceiling, Siding, Flooring, Framing, and Moulding. It promises same day production if an item is out, custom orders, and agents for Steel Beams and Glass. The firm claims modern equipment and invites visits.
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