Dothan Eagle masthead and 1902 founding note
The Dothan Eagle weekly header details subscription rates, staff roles, and issues related to publication. It includes a masthead listing editors W W C Baichelor and Horace Mall, business managers, and service notices. An Associated Press statement and a Jefferson quotation appear among the boilerplate, with price figures for subscriptions.
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Dothan Eagle
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W.W. C. Baichelor
Horace Mall
The Vallees Split News Cycle Over Marital Rift
Rudy and his wife fueled headlines with talk of divorce after Mrs. Rudy claimed living apart was impossible. She left for Reno and returned to call the idea silly, then a phone call from Atlanta City reportedly mended things. The world remains tuned to their saga as both seek relief from the glare.
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Atlan Se City
Farm Incomes Show Texas Leads In Total Value Of Production
The Houston Post notes Texas tops the Union in total value of farm products from 1921 to 1931, at about $596.2 million annually, with Iowa and California next. However Texas ranks low in average income per farm at $1,595, far behind California's $4,326, due to irrigation, crop variety, organization, and farming methods.
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Iowa
California
Bany Herald
Moral Echoes by D W Haskev D D
A sermon-like piece contrasts epitaphs with final judgment warning against moral neglect. It tells stories: a killer buried beneath marble, a church’s mission failure, and a seed corn deception, arguing plainly that sins reveal themselves and moral corruption harms society more than disease.
Washington Letter: Supreme Court Pace and Taft Luncheon
In the Washington Letter Herbert Plummer notes the Supreme Court reconvening October 3 after a long summer, with Chief Justice Hughes and others working intensely. Justices endure long days and 30 minute lunches, often studying at night. Taft’s death reduced the luncheon prestige, as he dictated meals with limited options. The piece pivots to a parable about a peaceful river community disrupted by wealth and vice, reflecting on corruption and moral concerns amid public life.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Hughes
Quebec
Capitol
Supreme Court
Senate
William Howard Taft
Texas farming income lagging as tenants toil amid co op infancy
A report notes Texas farms generate far lower annual income than California. Much land is tenant farmed with limited machinery, and cooperative marketing is still new and not dominant. Farmers act as individuals, with the market hindering tenant profits.
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Texas
Dothan Briefs and notable visits noted in city record
Twenty years ago in Dothan, Smith Hall in Ashford on business and W A Young of Roanoke in Dothan. S H Powell of Blakely Georgia also in the city on business. Miss Chareys Crawford returned from Midland City. Mr and Mrs R J Miller of Graceville were in Dothan. Mrs Simmons of Atlanta visiting Mrs ette TP. J Renfree returns to Dothan after business trip through the region. Much space given to the death of Paul Pack the aviator killed in a flying accident in Chicago. H O D Clasten a prominent local figure visited Dothan declining to say if he would run for governor or senator. Fifty three Montgomery merchants were traveling to Dothan to organize a Montgomery Boosters club with planned events.
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Clasten
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Hentine
Talks to Parents by Alice Judaha Peale
Alice Judaha Peale argues that ideal figures like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln help children learn by showing imperfect humanity. She urges parents and teachers to admit ignorance and faults, teaching that honest effort matters more than flawless virtue and that a single misdeed need not doom one.
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Alice Judaha Peale
Lincoln
Move to grant men equal rights faces new hurdle
Legislation pushing equal rights for men advances to the lower house amid debate on divorce grounds and cruelty. Senator Farmer of Houston county champions the measure, hailed as humanitarian as supporters urge broader protections and justice in family law.
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Birmingham
New York Letter on Caravan Musicians Tours Rural Homes
William Galnes reports on Alix Young Maruchess and Eudora Garrett plans to tour with a music caravan to bring recitals to farms and small towns. They convert a salvaged van into a mobile stage with cooking stove, and may trade performances for meals if funds run short.
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Alix Young Maruchess
Town Hall
Eudora Garrett
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Maruchess
Prague
Berlin
Miss Garrett
Salvation Army
Garrett
Mme. Maruchess
How's Your Health by Dr. Larco Goldston
A medical note discusses swallowing difficulties or dysphagia. It outlines normal swallowing mechanics and causes from infections in the mouth and throat to tonsillitis ulcers and Vincents angina. Serious causes include cancerous throat growths syphilis and tuberculosis withdysphagia also linked to habitual nasal inflammation abscesses and rarely hysteria requiring psychiatric care.
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Larco Goldston
Evolution of the world view in newspapers
A clipped quote from the Anniston Star recalls how Magellan helped prove the world is round, then notes that later findings showed it to be flat, reflecting shifts in scientific understanding over time.
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Magellan
Anniston
Rip the Fire Chief and Friends Swim After Fire
Willy Nilly and companions rush to the brook with Mr. Quacko the Fire Chief as the Fire Engine arrives. The group tries to recover from a blaze while getting soaked and dirty, sharing playful moments and quips about their family name.
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Willy Nilly
Mr. Quacko
Toads
Flotilla Botilla
Willy Milly
Mr. Quacka
Dothan High Faces Tough Home Game Challenge
Newton Bass secretary U. S. Judge C B Kennamer stops in Dothan for a brief visit. Miss Maude Tollefson of Miami studies Houston unit. Coach Paul Tubb’s newcomer on the Dothan High schedule signals one of the hardest games this season.
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Newton Bass
C.b.kennamer
Dothan
Tia
Alabama
Paul Tubb
Dothan High
Birmingham Ind announces additions to plant near Anniston
The Birmingham based company announces $50,000 additions to its plant near Anniston Alabama including a polishing house and out house. In Louisville Kentucky about 500 members of its car workers union are told improvements will be put in place and reemployment for workers continues as employment grows.
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Anniston
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