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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1908
Page
1
The article discusses rail schedules and travel options. It notes a morning departure from Montgomery allows dinner in Panama City, with a Macon route requiring an overnight in Dothan. The writer envisions an Elba train in the afternoon to boost local shopping and travel.
Mr. E. O. Meade of Bainbridge has leased The Theatorium. He will move here and personally manage the picture show. The first performance is set for Thursday night this week.
The article notes support from Senator Bankhead and letters from Congressman Clayton and Adaggan urging federal aid for the St Andrews Bay deepwater scheme. It also mentions local civic figures, a barber shop sale, and community notices including a Camp Bartow meeting and local visits.
J. R. Young to replace existing roof with a metal one similar to the Methodist parsonage. Materials are on site and workers ready. He also plans chimney improvements which will change the house’s overall appearance.
The Hall Brothers of James Alabama, famed Jersey cow breeders, plan to relocate their Locust Grove Dairy Farm to an eighty acre tract two miles north of town within the next month. Their cows are well known in Dothan and have been purchased by local breeders.
Fragmentary text mentions a rotator and Elite 1th flat with phone usage during winter. The garbled snippet provides no clear event, people, organizations, or locations to identify a definitive news item.
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