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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1908
Page
4
A parable tracing two brothers born on the same city street. One son’s life follows a path of privilege and temptation, from elite schooling to journalism and questionable wealth. The other, cared for by indifferent parents, learns deceit, self‑preservation, and grit, climbing a chain of ventures with sharp wits and unscrupulous associates.
The article argues fur selection should suit height and coloring, emphasizing that face framing and figure draping matter most. It advises tall and petite women can wear large furs, while medium height should avoid long hair and massive boas, recommending neck pieces with small heads and paws and avoiding fussy designs. many pieces feature heads, tails, and paws as a fashionable detail.
The piece argues long skirts hinder shopping and long walks, especially in winter. It predicts the short circular skirt will dominate autumn and winter wear, noting that the future spring fashion remains unpredictable. It contrasts carriage users with walkers and suggests most women will adopt a modified short skirt rather than full-length options.
A catalog-like entry lists The Moulton Advertiser alongside multiple periodicals from various cities and publishers. It mentions publishers such as Montgomery Advertiser American Farmer (Indianapolis) Ferm and Home (Louisville) and others. Prices are shown beside several titles, reflecting a bundled newspaper catalog from the era.
The term lucifer in Isaiah xiv 12 and the phrase son of the morning are seen as a symbolic bright star. In modern pass age it represents the King of Babylon in splendor and fall, later extended by Jerome and others to Satan, linking Babylon as tyrannical power to the Evil One in the Apocalypse.
A witty line suggests that when a husband offers to take his wife on a trip next week, she should assume he will not actually travel. It plays on the paradox of offering a trip while avoiding participation.
A reader asks Maude for a weed extermination method in a flower garden. The Exchange reply jokes about painless dental extraction as a humorous solution.
The text describes affordable methods to refresh gold braid and gold lace using powdered bluing mixed with dry bread crumbs sifted over the braid, rubbed with flannel, brushed to remove crumbs, and finally polished with red velvet.
A. Bernstein advertises paying the highest cash price for wool hides ginseng and furs, inviting sellers to contact for prompt settlement at their location.
A distressed notice announces a closing sale of the drug department with heavy discounts on wines of Cordui at one dollar, 50c and 25c preparations, and all overcoats, suits, blankets, and hardware deeply cut. Cash sales only and all accounts must be promptly paid or secured.
The note outlines quotations on dry goods with calico at five cents and brown domestic at six cents. It claims vast stocks of vats and shoes are available at cost, urging all in need of shoes to act now.
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