Western Letter from A. B. Landers in 1908 Oklahoma
A Georgia or Alabama reader recalls moving to Oklahoma in 1908, noting farming methods with 2 to 4 mules per plow, corn planted in March and cotton in late April, land values from 20 to 60 dollars an acre, and general health and weather conditions. He mentions sending papers, plans to visit Texas relatives, and reflecting on local editors and education issues. He also references marriage license reporting requirements in Alabama law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roff
Okla
the Advertiser
Moulton
Ala
Moulton Advertiser
Mt. Hope
Leighton News
Bro. White
Texas
Alabama
The
Eagle
A. B. Landers
General Lee Announces 1908 United Confederate Veterans Reunion
Headquarters in New Orleans releases General Orders No 75 naming Birmingham Alabama as the site for the fifteenth annual reunion on June 9 10 and 11 1908 with details on hosts central location and expected attendance. The notice also adds a Confederate Memorial Association meeting at the same time per Mrs W J Behan and acknowledges Pope Pius X marriage law changes for Catholics effective Easter.
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United Confederate Veterans
New Orleans
Birmingham
Ala
South
Appomattox
Southland
Magic City
W. J. Behan
Confederate Southern Memorial Association
Stephen D. Lee
William E. Mickle
Farley
Ads for Crafting Crayon Portraits and Frames
Classified note by Frank W. Williams Company offering 16x20 crayon portraits at 40 cents, frames from 10 cents, and sheet pictures at one cent each. Claims 400 percent profit or $36 weekly. Free catalog and samples. Address 1208 W Taylor St Chicago, IL.
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Frank W. Williams Company
W. Taylor St
Chicago
Country Road Work and the Need for Better Planning
The essay laments persistently bad country roads across the Midwest noting most remain unimproved despite huge taxpayer spending. It argues roads fail due to a nontechnical, political approach, advocating business methods, civil service style road care, and professional surveying to achieve durable, well-financed improvements.
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Grandfather
Ceasar
States
Bnes
Still it Grows The Moulton Advertiser pleads for readers
A poetic appeal laments subscriber losses due to late postal rules while boasting weekly paper gains, promising to bring back the newspaper to homes. The author frames the struggle as holy warfare against mock foes, urging families to welcome its return and support.
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Moulton Advertiser
Supreme Court ruling on labor unions and farmer impact
The Supreme Court decision is said to label labor unions as trusts and unconstitutional. The piece asks whether this applies to the Farmers' Union formed to protect farm product, and ponders consequences for cotton region warehouses. It proposes to seek Judge D W Speake's opinion for clear guidance to citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
D. W. Speake
Pension appropriation reaches record $175 million
The current year’s pension appropriation totals $175,000,000, the largest in state history since before the Civil War, when the next earlier peak occurred over four decades ago.
Legal Proportion: US Lawyers' Harsh Economic Strain
A stark claim notes about 200000 lawyers in the United States with half starving and the rest only earning a bare living. It reflects a harsh economic view of the legal profession.
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United States
Cotton associations claim large three year cotton savings
A statement credits the Southern Cotton Association and the Farmer's Union with saving cotton raisers 263 200 000 over three years from 1906 to 1908. The claim invites scrutiny and requests any credible refutation by interested parties or scholars.
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Southern Cotton Association
Farmer’s Union
Also Mentioned on This Page
WHITE
Pave Warns, Publishers
J.M. Irwin
Attorney At Law
Lawrence County
Go. Chenault
Bank of Moulton
Tino. H Irwin
Public Square
TH. Irwin
F.D. Gibson
Joan
Howett
Moulton Hotel
B. O. Masterson
the Masterson Hotel
Mre
Mattig Masterson
Chamberlain
Large Windham & CO
Caldwell
DR. Caldwell
Grugzist
DR. Caldell
Pepsin Syrup CO
Montioeto, Illinois
W. D. Irwin
W. W. Glenn
Allen
State Health Department
DR. King’s
Rex
Lee
Pius X of
OLD Statesman
W. KM. Tinsley
Tenpem
Man’s Pride
Owen
Tennessee Royal
Brazil
Buster
American Tobacco GO
St. Louis, Mo
Noble G. Delashaw
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