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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1914
Page
4
A historical ad copy touts the Eclipse Pumper as easy to start in cold, weatherproof and simple to operate. It claims 2000 to 2200 gallons per hour from wells, with 80 foot head, using about a pint of gasoline per hour.
A local church announces prayer and singing at 6 p.m. and 7 45 p.m. with Rev. O B Piley leading. Attendance urged. event includes preaching and a reading of notices.
The Willing Workers Society of the Church of the Nativity plans a weekly meeting at the First chapel of the church with a meal to follow. Bishop Hecowitz attends andSunday School is scheduled with the superintendent directing. A notice mentions a change in visiting hours and a second November gathering for confirmation.
A late girl and her mother report a clock that suddenly opened during the noon hour. The daughter explains the clock was wide open and the parent notes the time as nearly noon. The scene centers on the clock's unexpected and puzzling state.
Wae Hla Thang ty Ble was struck by a flying umbrella during a rainstorm in Appercell Switeurland. He avoided a tree, opened the umbrella to shield Armiseit, and was found dead in a field after the storm ended.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a traveler dashing through Europe with a guidebook and rail timetable, overheard in New York near the Metropolitan Museum. The speaker boasts about rapid viewing, claiming an hour to see everything.
In a Riverside moment two Mantiallin physicians enjoyed a breeze on the hurricane deck of a river steamer when one recalls an appendicitis operation performed the day before. The other questions what she was suffering from as the chatter continues.
The glue becomes hard after opening and is hard to use. It can be softened by heat or adding teaspoons of vinegar and letting it stand a few minutes. Keep the bottle in a warm place so it stays soft as long as any glue remains.
A historic dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland over their boundary was settled by surveyors Mason and Dixon. In 1762 to 1767 they ran the line now known as the Mason Dixon Line, marking the southern boundary of Pennsylvania and later becoming a symbol of the divide between freedom and slavery.
Thought Gorilla a Myth details a strange natural fact about the gorilla once thought mythical. It notes the species remained unknown to scientists until mid last century when migration from central Africa toward land regions was observed and Leighton Wilson conducted the first scientific investigation sending a specimen to a museum.
A playful note portrays Little Jane as a clever imp who excuses misdeeds. Reproached for a lapse, she responds with a gentle defiance and a quip that she asked God to make her good but He did not choose to. The vignette captures a child's innocent wit.
A fragment describes a comic scene abroad with teasing remarks by matrons and a mixed crowd. An Armenian girl stands at the head of the parade, reacting to the mockery with a quiet gesture as the scene devolves into light chaos.
A fragment describes mildew as a trouble and suggests a method to remove it. It mentions rubbing a simple compound on spots and treating the fabric with heat and standard drying practices, claiming the mildew will disappear when done properly.
A guest at a George’s famous dinner approached the waiter with a remark resembling a remari tus and demanded the poseum be removed from his head. The response from Ray was a stammered 80, euh and a questioning query as the scene devolved into edgy exchange a moment of tension and ambiguity lingered.
A brief note from the Boston Transcript records a mother across a street calling to youths about her son Johnny. The snippet captures urban chatter and family tension in a moment of mischief and concern.
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