Unclear publication resume and refund offer for subscribers
Uncle Remus publications will not resume and refunds are offered to subscribers of The Moulton Advertiser. Requests may be made in writing or by phone with possible four month extension if preferred. The note promises no loss to customers and asks for immediate replies with wishes. A quoted exchange about a storm and honeymoon appears as filler text.
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MR. Merchant
Remus
Moulton Advertiser
Tennessee
Black Warrior River
Defender
Honer
Omer
Italian Marriage Brokers Describe Matchmaking Practice
Daily Thought by Henry Ward Beecher notes the persistence of life’s loom as marriage brokers in Italy operate with pocketbooks full of marriageable maidens across ranks. They arrange matches and earn commissions with possible gifts from clients, reflecting a regular social institution.
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Italy
Henry Ward Beecher
A Few Patent Medicine Fallacies and Claims
A lengthy critique of patent medicines, almanac cures, and medical quackery. The author contrasts folklore remedies with legitimate medical practice, questions motives of patent medicine sellers, and praises physicians' care. It cites public figures, references Lincoln, and ends with respect from B I Etheredge, M.D.
Etheredge’s Renewed Push Against Patent Medicines
A humorous note recalls Dr. Etheredge reviving a bid to condemn patent medicines after a long dormancy. The piece dismisses any response, citing lack of space and time and avoiding personal attacks, though it frames the effort as doomed in line with past attempts.
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Etheredge
The Bloodless Hero Who Counts
An ode to a man fighting only in the battles of principle. He faces defeat and triumph with calm resolve, resisting demagoguery and mischief while advancing a lofty cause. The poem celebrates the bloodless hero who remains steadfast, temperate, and true as he nears his ideal in each passing year.
Roads Through Incorporated Towns
Alabama towns paid into county road funds yet could not spend tax money locally. Tuscaloosa will receive over $8000, restoring city road funding to fix a street each year. The Birmingham Ledger argues the law is unfair and courts are correcting it until a remedy is passed.
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Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Windham Springs
Boom
Hagler
Birmingham Ledger
Brilliancy of French Wit and a Valet’s Quip
A witticism attributed to Count Montrond about Alexandre de Girardin recalls recognizing talent before it passes. A valet humorously helps by supplying missing toilet articles and remarks on Montrond keeping him waiting, asserting the valet’s essential presence.
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Count Montrond
Alexandre de Girardin
Girardin
Montrand
Sometimes We Forget Aristotle on the idea of city life
The passage reflects Aristotle’s view that a city is a place where people share a common life toward a shared aim. It presents a concise reminder that civically organized communities form through mutual purpose and daily interdependence.
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Aristotle
Country merchants urged to fight mail order threat
The Parcel Post opens for business and challenges country merchants to adapt or perish. Printers Ink and Publicity are key tools for the wide awake rural trader to advertise goods, prices, and cordial invites, lest trade stagnates and a commercial cemetery be erected for the apathetic.
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Chicago
Gieneya
New Commandments 1 A Wife’s Firm Rules from Daily Life
A list of marital commandments outlining duties to cherish, avoid late nights, refrain from smoking or tobacco, appreciate homemade pies, please the mother, dress well, be mild, hand over weekly wages, abstain from drinking, avoid flirting, and rise to soothe a crying baby, with implicit obedience demanded daily.
Reflections on Life and Society From a City Column
A witty sampler of thoughts on office life, bridging sayings, weather, gardening, and public mood. The writer mocks grand plans and overlong worries while praising simple pleasures and critiquing politicians and poets with sharp, light humor.
Tribute of Respect by Danville Lodge 95 AF and AM
Danville Lodge 95 AF and AM passes resolutions honoring R. M. Livingston. The notes praise his service, note the vacancy his loss leaves, extend sympathy to his family, and plan mourning rituals and a memorial service on the second Sunday in April 1915 at Johnson's Chapel. Resolutions are to be printed in The Moulton Advertiser and filed with the lodge book.
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Danville Lodge
Af& AM
R. M. Livingston
Publsc
Johnson’s Chapel
Moulton
J.T. Walace
Vom
J.T. Bareh
Mit
W.w.aldridge
Tee
Not Then Parting in a Quinine Capsule Snapshot
Dialogue excerpt shows Browne and Towne debating sweet parting with irony. Towne counters Browne’s view by joking about bitterness after taking a quinine capsule, hinting at misfortune or sour memory in parting. A witty exchange framed as casual banter.
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Browne
Towne
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National’ Steel
Nashville, Tenn
Tommy
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Cercum
Dean
Tam
Kipson
Mr. Bok
U.S
Senhorster Alntanac
Ladies Home Journal
Lincoln
M.D
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Bryan
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