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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1907
Page
3
A valuable farm is advertised in this paper and must 9007 be sold. For further inquiries apply to Jourd White. John Howell continues improvements on his betel in this place.
A pamphlet promises a positive, free cure for eczema, salt rheum and piles with pant relief. The offer, from F. W. Williams of 400 Manhattan Avenue, invites afflicted readers to send a stamp for details and a cure, highlighting a marketing pitch from a New York address amid local notes about a trip to Big Nance and fishing.
A Black woman stood before a Georgia court for fighting when she suddenly raised her hands and shouted, causing a commotion as the roof threat loomed overhead. In a separate case in Washington, a lawyer was sentenced to death for murdering his mother in law.
The most vigorous workers have spells of tired feeling caused by derangement in the stomach liver and bowels. A few doses of PricKLY Ash Bitters quickly corrects the disorder and carries renewed life through the system. Sold by Irwin Drug Co.
Professor Oscar C. Lloyd reports from Leon that a Sunday School has been organized there with four or fifty members, supported by capable officers, beginning its holy work under favorable circumstances as crops near laying by and promising on the mountain.
An ad notes Prickly Ash Birrers claim to keep health in all seasons and aid vigor and regularity. It urges readers to cleanse the liver and bowels, regulate the system, and sustain energy. The product is sold by Irwin Drug Co.
A snipped regional notice mentions Miss Harriet Seamans of New Decatur staying in Moulton. The item blends community notes, church meetings, local agriculture, and brief society scraps from the era.
A printer questions the ethics of writing obituaries and tributes on letterheads from papers outside the county while offering the same low prices and services locally. The note asks readers to consider fairness and do what is right in business dealings and collaborations.
William M. Dietz editor of the Otsego Journal praises Dr King’s New Discovery as the most popular remedy in Otsego County for coughs and colds and lung and throat diseases. The ad notes a guaranteed satisfaction, a price discount, and a $100 trial bottle from Windham & Co’s Drug Store.
Legislature has repealed the tobacco tax and calls for broad rollback of prior actions. Lawmakers express intent to reduce state levies and limit government measures, signaling a shift toward smaller fiscal burden. The move invites debate on revenue and public health impacts across agencies.
Eminent physicians agree life limits lie well below possible gains from new knowledge. The critical decade between 50 and 60 demands careful care to avoid shortening longevity. Electric Bitters, promoted as a scientific tonic, is offered as a revitalizer for the body, guaranteed by Windham & Co. Drug. 60 cents.
Gov Comer targets many country newspapers in Alabama while the Moutton Advertiser declares it will keep operating from its longtime location and at the same price.
A letter from Sam H. Gwin of Concordia credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life after measles led to a severe stomach illness. He praises its power, states he remains strong and well, and notes sale outlets Windham and Co Molton S E Gardner Landereville as distributors.
Lawyer Jones of Rasseville came up last week after his wife and baby whose absence he could endure no longer. He left a member here, but will be back after his best animal friend in due time.
A Spring Grove resident Jemison praises Cham berlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best of its kind after five years of use and broad recommendations in York county. The remedy is sold by Windham & Co Moulton S E Gardner Landeraville.
Two people were struck dead by lightning in Alabama last week. Mrs Mabry of Madison County perished and a gentleman in Mobile also died.
C G Hays of Bluff Mo endorses Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the quickest and surest healing salve for sores burns wounds and piles. Windham & Co druggists guarantee the product at 25 cents.
A Black man fatally injured a police officer in Maryland without provocation and his body was burned beyond recognition. Jr. M. Sandhii and other relatives of Mrs. Margaret Harris traveled here last Wednesday to attend her funeral at Ferguson Cemetery.
Anna Gould searches for another count with an accent akin to her first count, hoping for a better match in tone and character.
Mrs B A Johnston of Linton Miss recounts three doctors failing to help her sick child. After using Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoe Remedy the boy improved within hours and recovered fully. Sold by Windham & Co Moulton E Gardner Landersville.
A Georgia drought note says after year end the state will be dry and whiskey dealers are already moving out. An Atlanta dealer advertised but was refused. The piece recalls extreme heat in Texas and Arizona, and reports livestock losses from heat including horses mules cows and chickens. One man reportedly lost 35 head of stock.
An old advertisement includes a 100 dollar reward offer for Catarrh cures and testimonial statements about F. J. Cheney. mentions Toledo wholesale druggists Walding, Kianan & Marvin. Hall's Catarrh Cure claimed to act internally on mucous surfaces. price 75 cents. sold by druggists. recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Uncle Billie West of near Hartselle is 85, father to 11 children with 79 grandchildren and 96 great grandchildren. He is a churchman and has resided in the same house for 69 years.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to restore appetite and digestion. Testimonial from J. H Seitz of Detroit credits improved appetite and relief from a upset stomach. Price is 25 cents with free samples. Sold by Windham & Co and S. E. Gardner in Lancelville, Alabama.
A railroad engine exploded in West Tennessee killing five people and fatally injuring ten others. Emergency crews arrived to assist while investigators began assessing the cause of the blast and the victims were identified by authorities.
A historical advertisement declares Regular as the Sun and the most regular act in the universe, promoting Dr King's Few Life Pills regulated by Windham & Co druggists for 25 cents.
The notice proclaims the birth of a daughter to Dr. and Mrs Fenner in Landersville amid local chatter. It remarks on the town’s swift progress, mentions recent rains, and notes a local goods offer of 99 cents per bundle delivered, closing with a religious sentiment praising God.
Windham & Co advertise for fifty men and women to take part in a half price offer on Dr. Howards specific for constipation and dyspepsia. Fifty cent package at 25 cents with a money back guarantee if not quickly relieved. Mail order option available. Also notes local court postponement and local residents, with other ads for Dr Shoop’s tablets and a home improvement project by Bob Byars in Moulton.
An advertisement urging readers to mail for free samples of Dr Shoop's Restorative and a book on Dyspepsia The Heart or The Kidneys It claims stomach heart and kidney issues stem from inside nerve weakness and promotes the product as addressing the cause rather than symptoms It notes availability from Smith Down Creek Racine Wis and offers a sample and free book upon request.
Bro. Oscar Eggieston of Courtland visited Thursday and attended the S. 8S. Convention at Town Creek Baptist Church. He reports an enthusiastic session of the Saints. The next Convention will be held at Mt. Home and proceedings will be sent for publication for patrons to read.
Advertisement claims quick, certain relief from piles using Dr Shoop s Magic Olintment. It promises positive action to shrink or remove painful, protruding or blind piles. Sold in large nickel capped jars for 50 cents by Windham & Co in Moulton and J T Smith in Town Creek.
Mrs. Margaret Harris aged 71, known as Aunt Margaret, died suddenly on July 30 1907 in Birmingham while visiting sons Robert L Livingstone and James P Livingstone. She traveled from Concord via Town Creek Courtland and Decatur with family, and was buried in Furgusom cemetery after a funeral conducted by Bro. Tucker.
An old advertisement promotes Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a blood and skin disease cure including cancer. It claims to purify blood, heal sores, and relieve pain, urging readers to buy for $1 a large bottle or request a free sample from the Blood Balm Co in Atlanta Georgia.
A whiskey drinker in Illinois poured strychnine into his booze to trap a drinker. His son tasted the bottle first and lies in critical condition. The older man is jailed awaiting trial as a grim warning about whiskey’s harm spreads sickness nationwide.
A fragment notes Dr Shoop's Restorative from Windham and Co at J. T. Smith Town Creek. It mentions 2000 bales of rubbish cotton arriving from Liverpool to New York and suggests it should guide farmers.
A reader reports eczema relief after trying Chamberlain's Salve following doctors' remedies. Sold by Windham & Co., Moulton. 5. B. Gardner, Landeraville, Ala.
A Indiana petitioner sues a railroad for 2000 claiming his sweetheart was killed in a wreck. He argues the sum is mockery and should be two million. The column also mocks health coffee ads and reports a fire from New York that killed 20 and caused 1,000,000 in losses. It notes local social calls and visits from Miss Victoria Fred of Corinth and Miss Essie Greenhaw.
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