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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1909
Page
2
An old political notice explains a proposed constitutional amendment to Alabama's constitution. It would prohibit manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages with limited medicinal uses, allow regulation for storage, and require governor notice before statewide vote with a Yes No ballot.
A fragmented notice describes an election item with scattered phrases about price, acres, a headland avenue site, and a range of properties including a house and lot, a Chinese laundry, and a business property in town. J. B. Dell is mentioned as part of the notice.
Fragmentary note discusses ongoing election efforts and future coverage. Mentions Sut ent ib rei and present campaign without concrete details or outcomes. Keeps a cautious tone about evaluating goodness in upcoming reports.
The Dothan Eagle commends the town for cloning and trading with the Ab bey Power Co for 300 horse power. The deal secures supply and rights to use additional power for manufacturing and other city needs. The paper notes council delays and asserts the terms are favorable, likely the best action taken.
A letter-writer warns against crying wolf after recounting a story of a boy who pretended to need aid while bathing. The crowd hesitated, mistaking the alarm for falsehood, until the boy disappeared in deep water, proving the danger of misused alarms. Local movements include W A Brown Jr leaving for Auburn to resume studies and travelers from Tuskeegee and Montgomery passing through en route to Marianna Florida.
The piece contrasts Roosevelt's Arctic expedition risks with his Africa hunting trip. It notes harsher, lonelier winds and few companions in the north versus the crowded, well-photographed safari with guides and many assistants in Africa. It ends by mocking the public appetite for Roosevelt’s policy talk over his hunting tales.
A misread letter from Edward N Bayliss of Abinson Delaware praises Foley’s Honey and Tar and Rotoy’s Honey and Par for curing his cough after a near consumption. He claims the tonic stopped coughing, improved health, and helped him gain weight and strength.
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