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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1915
Page
2
A fragmentary court record references Mendin and a double murder, with defense claims about an attack on two women on Green Road and a chauffeur named Guy involved in a car linked to burned bodies. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but indicate a homicide investigation and statements from the defense and state witnesses.
The article describes simple hay curing devices: tripods of cordwood with wind gaps and upright rack frames with cross boards to keep straw and hay elevated for airflow. A portable Auburn Farm rack costs about 32 cents, built from 1x3s, bolts, loops, and burlap cap, enabling hay to cure without moisture accumulation. The passage ends with a humorous interjection from a Louisville Courier-Journal cartoon caption about a past arrest.
A brief dialogue notes preferences at home with a man preferring golf over acting and his wife indifferent, saying she would rather bridge than cook. The exchange hints at domestic expectations and pastime choices.
Washington Sept 24 Tariffs of the Clyde Steamship company canceling joint loan and rail plans from New York to Charlotte and other lantern destinations via Charleston were suspended today by the Interstate Commerce Commission until January 25. A stray line about a lover’s notion of death ends the fragment.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a college student who uses a pipe, noting it makes him feel heavy and tired. The text is incomplete and unclear about broader context or consequences.
The ad touts men’s suits with “Individuality” and correct style and fit at a major store. It promotes Ames keag chambray aprons at 35c 48c and 59c, Middy Blouse in envelopes, red navy and white trimmings, and Georgette Crepe and silk garments with prices from 1.25 to 7.95, highlighting big value and quality.
Morning street displays new dresses in serge wool poplin and silk mixes with velvet trims and taffeta. Silk afternoon dresses in Crepe Meteor, Crepe de Chine, Charmeuse and Taf feta priced from 10.00 to 25.00. Voile skirts in new numbers, prices 5.95 to 12.95. Children's coats and little gents overcoats complete the pretty line with strong values.
Traphagen pleads for a horse and spring wagon to fetch his aunt’s trunk. Rumbelow questions, then Fessenden’s horse theft leads to a damaged turnout. Mrs. Fessenden threatens the law after an altercation, with the driver recounting prior neighborly mishaps and a singed reputation.
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