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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1908
Page
7
A Kansas City Star excerpt describes the thrill and danger of hill climb racing. The driver endures bumps and skids as the car surges to sixty miles per hour, with spectators and official timers noting the new record. The piece humorously contrasts the married man’s fear with the single man’s reckless joy.
A Victorian-era tale recounts Queen Victoria visiting Parkhurst female convict prison and entering the great ward where convicts cried out for pardon. The scene surprised the queen who later walked the room with dignity amid awe-struck inmates. The memoir recalls how news traveled slowly before telegraphy, with mail coaches delivering victory reports.
The fragment notes blackberry pie as a unifier from rich to poor across dining spaces from grand hotels to poorhouses. A social commentary echoes equality at lunch counters despite class, then shifts to a court sale notice in Houston County Alabama involving Tom Shinholster and partners, with a public auction of a mare and a mule set for September 22, 1906.
In Justice Court of teat 3 M Cherry plaintiff obtained an attachment on August 28 1908 against H T Fallon and wife now residents of Alabama and Tennessee. The levy covers a hand grip or suit case trunk and contents and a box and contents. Defendants are hereby notified of the attachment and levy.
J M Taunton buys out O D Watson interests in Dothan Crate Manufacturing Co for 125 dollars and assumes present indebtedness listed in exhibit A. Watson remains not liable for debts made in the company name not listed. Agreement dated August 28 1914 with witnesses.
A humorist long urged the town council to fix a muddy hole near his home. One night he heard spluttering noises and found a council member stuck in the mud. He greeted him and then closed the door, leaving the councilor to extricate himself.
A new choir member in an Episcopal group frets about his unfamiliar cassock and being the only one standing out in the processional. He worries about tripping on the skirts and mussing his linen collar as nerves rise before the opening prayer. A bass notes the misfit, asking if he is a tenor, prompting a cautious reply.
Judgment recovered by Mortock Tobacco Co against Tom L L Shinholster and others leads to a levy on lumber and decking inventory stored at Pansey Alabama. Sale scheduled for Tuesday September 22 1908 at Pennsy Alabama Houston County with T W Butler sheriff of Houston County overseeing.
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