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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
3
The Moulton Advertiser announces subscription terms with annual in advance price of $1.00 six months $0.50 and a three month option at $0.25. The paper describes itself as Democratic and Establisher from 1823, publishing every Thursday with a growing circulation.
A call to action urges local merchants to advertise in The Movarron Advertiser to attract customers. Repeating the message is advised, claiming newspaper ads illuminate paths to wealth and have built fortunes for others.
Citizens protest mismanaged mail delivery with delays and excess junk, call for investigation and inspector visit. The note also reports community updates, visits from Bro. Hamilton, subscribers urged to pay debts, and local social news including town residents and events at The Moulton Advertiser.
The Montgomery Advertiser reports Tom Robertson visiting from Russelville, first snow of the season, and urges charitable acts this winter. Notable items include David Almon at the Grand Lodge in Montgomery, Judge J. Kunipe as a visitor, Rev. S E Wassen's transfer to Florence, and thanks for Waxahachie Daily Light. A marriage near town pairs Orson DeGraffenried and Mattie Coffee, while Bro Crow prepares to preach in Hamilton with hopes for Charlie Almon’s spiritual growth.
A concise note from the Christmas Scribner presents The Hidden Bird by Josephine Preston Peabody. The poem laments a concealed songbird and foresees wind scattering leaves as music’s resting place is revealed.
A 1901 collection from Moulton Alabama lists child letters to Santa Claus detailing requests for dolls, toys, books, a stove, a tea set, a wagon, a bracelet, a vase, a picture frame, candy, nuts, fruit, and other gifts. The missives echo Christmas anticipation with personal notes to Santa, including dates and signer names such as Addie Masterson, Hattie Masterson, Leila James, Winnie Davis Neely, Christine, Myrtle Stephenson, and Mabe Sandlin.
A funeral resolution from Aria Lodge No. 110 Knights of Pythias Moulton Alabama honors Wm McKinley. They express grief for the nation and condemn the assassin while praising his Christian death and faith. They send condolences to the widow and note minutes and signatories W T Lowe Clarence Gillespie and W A Moles.
A mother’s note recounts the brief lives of two infant twins Bessie and Jessie born August 17 1901 to C B and Agnes Vaugan. Bessie died November 7 and Jessie died December 2 a sorrowful tolling followed by a message of faith and gratitude to New Decatur villagers for compassion shown.
A reflective line asserts fame resists artificial cultivation and the need for favorable conditions. It suggests genuine achievement grows from authentic effort rather than imposed heat or pressure.
Mrs. J. B. Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced gall stones and worsening jaundice from stomach trouble. A doctor warned there was only one chance to save her life. After using Electric Billers she was fully cured, claiming relief from stomach liver and kidney issues. The remedy is advertised at 50 cents guaranteed and sold by Winds ham & Co.
Posed as a collection of old advertisements and quotes, the fragment notes Hillsborough Illinois claims that Arsha Salve cured painful joints and skin ailments, while Windham and Co. promote Dr King’s New Life Pills for constipation and other digestive complaints. It also includes generic health maxims and a juror anecdote from the Washington Star.
Elgin Tennessee resident D Overstreet recalls coughing fits as his wife faced consumption. Doctors deemed no earthly help possible until a friend suggested Dr. King's New Discovery. The medicine, touted for coughs and lung diseases, was said to save her life. Windism & Co drugstore sells 50c and 31.00 bottles. trial bottles offered. The Russelville Times notes a Winston county youth injuring his partner by hugging too hard, claiming his father’s advice to hold fast to a good thing. A clerical gentleman asks a boy about toil and the boy attributes it to someone “pulling the rope.”
A well known remedy for coughs and colds. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is recommended for children of all ages. Described as non narcotic and safe for unprofessional hands, it is praised as a universal aid for bronchial afflictions. Sold by Windnam & Co. Philadelphia Bullet quotes included.
A.J. Snell of Summer Hill New York praised Chamberlains Coes Remedy for stomach pains and fears it saved him from a bad party night after two doses. Windham & Co. sold the medicine and testimonials from Toowoomba Australia circulate praising its cough cure. The note also mentions tobacco acreage and a shoe sale by Hamilton-Brown Shoes via F. T. Brown & Yo.
An assortment of patent medicines and tonics promoted for bile purifying liver health worm expulsion and blood cleansing. Items include Herbine Buckeye Pile Ointment White's Cream Vermifuge Prickly Ash Bitters and Cousins Honey and Tar with pricing and vendors Windham Co F T Brown Co George W Jackson Chattanooga Wagon Co and China Hall are named as sellers and outlets.
All the new books listed for cloth binding include Longfellow Poem Miles Standish Black Beauty Bryant Poem Milton Poem Evangeline The Snow Image Ten Nights in a Bar Room Dram Life Paradise Lost Paradise Regained East Lynn Also sale price 25 cents per book at China Hall Decatur Ala.
The claim describes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as plainly labeled with its iron and carbonate ingredients. The note adds a No Cure No Pay statement, warning the tonic is ineffective despite its tasteless form.
From the Knoxville Sentinel. An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets as stopping coughs and curing colds in one day. It claims no cure, no pay and lists a price of 25 cents.
Honorable Bone Crosthwait compares himself to Napoleon in triumph and enjoys a superb Alabama marriage. His larder recently swelled with 1200 pounds of pork from his own pen, a sign of plenty. He is nicknamed Bone, though there are no bones in sight. only fat and abundance.
A farmer named John D. Montgomery left the editor a curious combination hog on Tuesday. The animal weighed about 800 pounds and was divided into 200 pounds of pork 73 adaede of tana 25 pounds of sausage meat and a pan of bees wax. Montgomery claims the cake and another portion of taters as his share.
The Edwardsville Standard News notes a holiday basket of letters from children and townsfolk for Santa. It mentions Miss Ethel Harrison of Birmingham as Fruithurst high school principal for the year, praising her and her pupils’ instruction. A Decatur trip by Walter Almon is noted, plus a fatal wreck of S H Cooper on the Southern road near Decatur. The column questions readers about the President's Message, reports dealer Walter Crutcher electrocuted, and recalls a $35,000 Birmingham fire.
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