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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1901
Page
3
The Moulton Advertiser, Alabama’s third oldest paper, urges readers to advertise with Tuk Movation, promote local business, and repeat stories to attract customers. It notes Christmas prep, community duties, weather impacts, and local notes including Professor Crawford’s trip, Judge Kumpe’s visit, and Walter Robinson’s illness.
Rev Rome Pickenge and Bro Pickens subscribe to The Moulin Advertiser and The Leghton News. The Moulton Advertiser is praised as a leading state paper, urged for county readers, and promoted as a reliable source for Christian morality and humane uplift.
A long list of 1901 Christmas requests from children in Moulton and nearby towns. Names include Pattie Gunn Howell, Lucy Hamilton, Robert White, Roy Lynch, Emma Shonemaker, Susie Hamilton, Hudson Sandlin, Pinkney Brewer, Mamie Stephenson, Emma Parvin, Sam Windham, Thomas Windham, Hart selle Stewart, Thomas Windham also notes wishes. Items include dolls, stoves, tea sets, vases, gloves, dolls clothes, pets, wagons, candy, apples, oranges, nuts, bicycles, harps, and toys. Some entries reference entertainments and Santa’s round deliveries.
A rough recipe note urges keeping bowels active for health and offers Prickly Ash Bitters as a preferred tonic. The fragment suggests practical wellness advice from a period source, with advisories on routine and digestion.
A Christmas tree gathering is planned at the Methodist church on Tuesday night of next week. The town is urged to attend and hope is voiced that no child will be neglected and the evening will be remembered as one of the most pleasant in local history. Also notes a kidney tonic advertisement for Prickly Ash Bitters from Windham & Co.
Beginning next Monday December 238 Tax Assessor Neeley and Tax Collector Roberson will spend a couple of weeks in Moulton to accommodate those who failed to pay taxes on the regular schedule. Elder W W Clayton of Morgan county will hold a three or four day meeting at Duttons School House two miles northeast of Sandersville starting Tuesday 24th at 11 o'clock a m. Other ministers and people are invited to attend. Honr M Sandlin of Moulton reports a pleasant visit from Sheffield and his son Fletcher, who now feels he can endure homesickness until the bell days.
Cotton markets soften while Capt Bailey gains as Hillsboro notes a flurry of visitors and holiday wishes. John Grant of Courtland visits, Miss Mattie Lynch Milche travels from Florence, and Sam Stott jokes with love as winter worsens. Local figures Enmp e and D W Speak appear on recent business and legal matters. Mrs H A Vaughan recovers, and Stultus signs off with Christmas cheer.
A period piece notes that poor complexion stems from torpid liver and irregular bowels. It boasts DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as safe pills that stimulate the liver and restore regular bowels without griping. Also mentions W H Martin, a county registrar, visiting and planning to move to the Wert residence.
Reverend James Kirkman of Belle River Illinois reports suffering from bronchial trouble for years and credits One Minute Cough Cure with providing immediate relief for coughs colds and lung issues. The product is described as safe pleasant to take and popular with children. Windham & Co. notes additional snow on Tuesday.
Hayfield Minnesota resident H C Chrestenson says Kodol Dyspepsia Cure saved his life after years of indigestion and near starvation. He credits the remedy with rapid improvement and a full cure. Also noted, Annie Shelton recovering under Dr Tom Irwin's care.
A testimonial from D. S. Mitchell of Bulford Maryland reports relief from bed sores caused by illness after using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. The caller claims a perfect cure and hails the salve as the best on the market, warning against counterfeits and noting Windham & Co as sellers.
To the teachers of Lawrence County I will be at Moulton January 4 1902 to pay December 1991 services and the following Monday to hold a teachers examination Applicants must be present the first day or entry is denied Good schools in our county are now begging for teachers Your friend A G Almouy Go Supt
A brief editorial note argues that public appetite for genuine candor surpasses the amount of sincere discourse available, suggesting a cultural gap between expectation and what is communicated.
Mrs. J. B. Hurit of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced a dangerous stomach trouble and yellow jaundice as gall stones formed. After vain medical attempts Electric Bitters cured her completely restoring stomach liver and kidney health. Priced at 50 cents with guaranteed relief, sold by Winds Lam & Co. A dollar saved is a dollar earned for it’s hard work to save a dollar.
A fragment recounts pain from corns and claims Buckslen's Arnica Salve fully cured them. Promotes Windham & Co. guarantee and price at 25 cents. Includes a quip about what defines an expert as a man with ability and confidence.
An OCR fragment promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills and Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets as cures for constipation biliousness headaches fevers and bowel troubles. It notes Windham and Co’s drug store as the retailer with 24e and 26 cents prices. Also includes gibes about religion and marriage.
D C Overstreet of Elgin Tennessee recalls his wife's battle with a deadly cough described as consumption. He credits Dr Kig s New Discovery for saving her life after doctors deemed hope lost. The ad touts the remedy for coughs colds bronchitis asthma and lung diseases with trial bottles free at Wincham Co s drug store.
A Charmingly mixed clipping endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children and adults, praising its safety and efficacy for colds and bronchial issues. Testimonials from Mrs. Mellendy and W. Woerkner accompany notices of local sellers Windham & Co, with ancillary mentions of frozen ink and a Hillsboro business trip.
Live railroad town seeks a progressive man to run a printing business in this locale. Address Jourd White at the place. The operation enjoys steady paper circulation and controls county legal advertising. 30,000 gobin envelopes and twice as many sheets of paper are available to print for the public. Terms easy, low down, satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
The fragment lists various patent medicines and remedies such as Herbine and Buckeye Pile Ointment, a honey of tar for colds, White's Cream Verjuice, Ballard's Snow Liniment, and generic goods from F. T. Brown & Co including shoes, dress goods, and a dinner set. It references retailers Windham & Co, George W. Jackson Mt Hope, and Chattanooga Wagons, with brief product notes and prices.
Festive preparations are in place at the China Hall for the Christmas season with decorations, special menus, and holiday events planned. Management reports full staffing and anticipated crowd levels through the holiday period.
DBD offers a selection of cloth bound titles including Longfellow’s Poems Miles Standish Black Beauty Bryant’s Poems Evangeline The Snow Image Ten Nights in a Bar Room Dram Life Paradise Lost Paradise Regained East Lynn Call at China Hall Decatur for purchase Books priced at 25 cents each.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with a plain iron and quinine formula and a No Cure No Pay offer. The copy repeats pricing at 50c per bottle and notes the medicine for chills and fever. A dismissive remark about a man and a reference to Prof. Crawford’s brother in North Carolina appear alongside.
The article extols Howard College located at Fast Lake near Birmingham with about 3,000 residents. It highlights moral discipline, prohibition within three miles, weekly worship services, student societies Franklin and Philomathic, the Howard Collegian magazine, active Y M C A, welcoming arriving students, and athletic ties, noting a 12 to 7 win over Auburn and upcoming games. It mentions lectures by Dr A Dickens on Good Roads and the positive faculty aim to elevate students mentally morally and socially.
Mr and Mrs N G Delshaw invite guests to the marriage of their daughter Linnie to Frank L Goodlett on Wednesday December 25 1901 at 6 80 oclock at the Christian Church Moulton Alabama. They extend congratulations and best wishes for happiness.
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