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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1915
Page
4
A fragment from Literary Notes discusses women rights and suggested readings. It cites Mim Patterson and Edith Wherritte as examples and notes a debate on book value and usefulness. The piece extols books as companions and moral aids, praising their practical and sentimental roles in daily life.
The Dothan Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy announces its first open meeting to be held Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. M. S. Spann on West Main Street. The event honors the seventy-sixth anniversary at Admiral Raphael Semmes.
Glas Mo First Baptist church Circle Number 1 will meet this afternoon on North Lena Street. Mrs Garner will be the speaker. Each member is asked to attend and bring their sewing.
Community notice inviting members to attend a local meeting with Mrs BR Mughes and Daten Xtrert in Westnesley at Doveback. Attendees urged to come prepared and bring vows.
American woman playwright Mthaugh Mery Austin, famed in New York, cherished by readers and a group of writers and editors. She wrote The Arrow Makublishes near Carmel, California, and produced Arcow Marker herself at the Lor Ont Theatre, highlighting her as a premier amateur producer in the West.
The text records a clarification by novelist Oliver Onions about how his name is pronounced in reply to a U.S. friend. It references prior reports claiming a mispronunciation and notes his preferred articulation, within a fragmentary historical newspaper snippet.
Honor roll names span grades from 1 through 7 with many students listed in each class. The document includes scattered mentions of a monetary reward and various family names, suggesting a school-wide honor roll and community notices.
The text promotes using plain coconut oil for washing hair, claiming it creates rich lather with water and cleanses the scalp without drying. It argues coconut oil is pure, grease-free, inexpensive, and available at drugstores, with a few spoonfuls needed for ample lather and silky results.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century page mentions a wife enduring hardship with nerves and headaches. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is cited as a remedy. An unrelated notice advertises real estate, farm items, and jewelry offers from local merchants including Strickland Jewelry Co.
A Sav es Daughter ad recounts Laura Beatcher of Ready Kentucky recovering after months of illness and nervous trouble. She describes trying several doctors before taking Cardus, claiming eleven bottles restored her ability to work and manage household duties. The testimonial urges others to try Cardus for women’s ailments.
W OD Burdestan of route 1 was in Dothan this morning on business. J M Turner of near Ashford was in town today on business.
Faumett Adams af late one, a Dothan caller today. Bil Green of Gararrd's Crowb Roads was in town this morning trading. Beck Conley of Dothan downs here today on his rustes ness. Ada miel Garrard of Gayrard's X Roads was here today trading. Orbo G Bates of Taylor was here today slapping. FM chopper of rowte 4 was here this morning Cradtngs. A. Martin prosperous for mep of raute 2 was here today on business. Fresh core just received. A. 1 Ussery Crorery Co. Y
Local notice from Dothan recounts a backache tied to inflamed kidneys. A resident Mr. R. W. Holmes endorses Doan's Kidney Pills after using them through Brown Drug Co. The advertisement urges readers to ask for the Dean's Kidney Pills, the same remedy Mr. Holmes used.
Mrs Ethel Harrison Bartlett 20 daughter of Mass Ethel Harrison of Dothan died at her mother Mrs Walker Harrison’s Bainbridge home. She is survived by an infant and other relatives. The body was moved to Dublin for burial after a service led by Rev G K Williams of Lafayette Avenue Methodist Church at city cemetery.
National Temperance Union cites moral and economic gains from prohibition in West Virginia. A state auditor letter argues a $600,000 revenue loss is offset by minor tax increases, claiming property owners would bear little burden and see a sound investment.
A Lite Extension Institute bulletin cites Canadian and Indian insurer data showing moderate drinkers having death rates well above abstainers. American life companies over 25 years report steady moderate drinkers 86 percent above average, former drinkers 10 percent, very moderate 18 percent, with broader lab claims supporting higher mortality among alcohol users.
Prominent Catholic labor leader Johan Cunneen argues against liquor sales and notes Catholic membership dominance in Maine and Cambridge Massachusetts with strong opposition to saloons. Rev. James E. Cassidy of Falmouth Massachusetts warns Catholics not to support the saloon.
A brief note echoes a playful claim that any random month could be called the Lor Ster’s month, reflecting a quirky calendar whimsy without specific dates or events. The piece relies on general language and local color rather than clear facts or named entities.
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