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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1915
Page
3
Fragmentary write up recounts Jewish persecution across Europe from medieval expulsion to later eras, noting kings, baptisms, and massacres. It mentions the 1905 American Jewish celebration in New York and a concluding local notes section with several town names and casual observations from Dothan, Ashford, and nearby.
A dubious old remedy advertisement promises appetite relief and stomach comfort through a patent product named Perina Tate and Gamma Bait. The text, filled with typos, touts long cures, urges trying bottles, and claims drastic improvements after use, ending with a personal tally of weight gain.
Ewell Griffin chief operator at the Weaterts Colon haw fer sumyert from a tripe to Gries and relatives at Waterford. McM fiadwin of Taylor route Y were here yesterday on business.
A garbled discussion traces sabotage as a direct action used by syndicalists and the IWW, noting its French origin and early practice by English workers under the term Ca' canny. It defines sabotage as working incompetently while remaining on payroll, harming output, and hints at various origins and interpretations. The text references descriptions of sabotage, from cautionary to violent, and mentions misreadings of the word’s pronunciation.
A fragmented note recalls Yale’s team where the captain urged a win and the squad achieved it. The text hints at a moment of decisive play and team spirit amid unclear punctuation and odd phrasing.
A large raccoon entered through an open door at Witt Clayton’s Murphy residence and explored a bucket of kittens before abducting them. Clayton tracked the animal, found the kittens unharmed but attached to the raccoon, and concluded the incident caused no harm or lasting danger to the kittens.
A caller expresses intent to pay a bill while a doctor checks the payment. The exchange includes a polite acknowledgment and receipt being written. The dialogue ends with the caller stating he is the first to offer payment for Dill.
A column uses a sweeping stereotype stating Chinamen are all alike and share the same queues, reflecting prevalent prejudiced views of the era. The remark targets Chinese people and highlights racial caricature in public discourse.
A battered dispatch reports Lieut Maud Huy of the Sixth Army Corps killed while piloting an aircraft during a bombing mission near Somme. The officer, once renowned for aerial assaults, perished as enemy fighters attacked the convoy on the frontline air lane.
J B Herton 18 elected ordinary of Ben Hill County Georgia after a crowded race. Fitzgerald, Ga reported he edged a field of more than ten candidates with support from local Republicans and party organizers. Election results highlight Herton’s victory over rivals in the county contest.
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