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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1909
Page
3
Announced as a Democratic party candidate for Circuit Clerk of Lawrence County. Hollan is officially authorized to seek the office pending party action.
County candidates, Senatorial and Congressional notices priced per category. State listings and other notices at set rates. Complimentary notices by friends offered. Rates include $5.00, $87.50, $10.00 and 2 cents per word for standard notices. Cash required with each order to insure insertion.
The Moulton Advertiser carries a reader appeal to keep the paper coming and thanks the publisher for faithful service. Calvin Bulan of Leela announces he has entered the horse and cattle doctoring business and is urged to run a standing notice, with the paper noting that space is charged.
Advertises Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a universal purifier to heal sores, remove impurities, and relieve conditions like eczema, rheumatism, and bone pains. Claims to purify blood, stop aches, and offer free samples from Blood Balm Co of Atlanta Georgia, with large bottle priced at $1. Dates and endorsements not provided.
A man near Memphis raised 226 bushels of corn on one acre using 200 pounds of cotton seed meal and proper soil cultivation. Mrs. Kate Walker of Tuscaloosa is 89 and in good health. Our country poets have formed a trust and we are happy.
W J Atkins, lone night watcher at Banner Springs Tennessee, caught a severe cold that settled into his lungs after years of exposure. He finally drank Dr King's New Discovery, later returning to work fully recovered. The ad claims relief for severe colds coughs inflamed throats hemorrhages croup and whooping coughs. Trial bottle free, guaranteed by medicine dealers, 50c and 1.00.
R F Johnson of near Mt Hope paid a dollar for his paper renewal on Thursday. He was accompanied by two robust sons. The latest cotton estimate reported 9,362,222 bales.
Mrs O Rhine gault of Vestal Center New York proclaims Electric Bitters a divine gift to women. She says it brings buoyant spirits vigor and health and cures nervousness sleeplessness melancholy headaches backaches fainting and dizzy spells. It strengthens the weak and sickly and is sold for 50c by medicine dealers.
A small child in St Louis kindled a fire with coal oil in a toy stove and was burned to death. In Decatur shops, orders for 500 cars have them working overtime across every department. Policeman O'Brien died after being struck by a Black man following an assault.
An advertisement extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a cure for pimples eruptions sores boils and sore eyes. It claims it softens and smooths the skin and improves appearance while also being effective for piles. Available for 25 cents at medicine dealers.
Last Wednesday night a large audience enjoyed the HS entertainment with fine acting and thrilling music. About $40 was raised to help seat the building. In New York a newborn heir to $75,000,000 was announced.
Indigestion pangs and vain trials with doctors and $200 in medicine led B. F. Ayscue of Ingleside NC to try Dr. King's New Life Pills. They wholly cured him, treating constipation biliousness sick headache stomach liver kidney and bowel troubles. 25c at all medicine dealers.
The deceased Belgian monarch Leopold is reported to have left about 56 million dollars and would have left more if he had possessed it. A note on cotton prices says even at 25 cents a pound, funds stretch poorly with current meat costs. Lucian Sandlin rejoices over the birth of a daughter.
The peculiar properties of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy have been tested during influenza epidemics and, when taken early, reportedly prevented pneumonia. Sold by J. M. Sandlin and W. Windham.
A Cincinnati woman allegedly tried to end her life multiple times in a prolonged series of self harm attempts. Police reports indicate the subject endured repeated overdose and injuries before authorities intervened.
The Lawrence County Medical Society elected Dr. J. N. Jackson president Dr. F. D. Gibson vice president Dr. Jack McMahon county health officer Dr. John Irwin secretary treasurer and Dr. T. H. Irwin physician for pauper farm All good men and will discharge their duties faithfully.
Uncle Sam plans to spend about $13,000,000 on exterminating the cotton weevil. London reports a Christmas shop fire that killed 20 people. There is about four weeks left to pay the poll tax. Hub Bracken offers to wait on customers.
Many persons suffer a lingering cough following influenza but can be promptly relieved with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Do not let it become troublesome. Sold by J. M. Sandlin and W. W. Windham.
New Yorkers sent their English cousins over seven and a half million dollars in cash for Christmas gifts. A holiday mood warmed the city all week as charitable giving and goodwill shone through.
Rev William Neeley hosts cottage prayer meetings around Sheffield as a rural turkey producer shows profits. A man near Columbia raised a 60 pound bird and earned 11 dollars 20 cents, selling the rest of a small flock to bring in 68 dollars 80 cents. The report notes the profitability of turkey farming.
A sprained ankle typically disables for three to four weeks due to poor treatment. Chamberlain's Liniment may cure in three or four days. Described as a best and remarkable preparation. Sold by J. M. Sandlin and W. W. Windham.
Jerry Holland is announced today for clerk. He is a clever man and would make an efficient officer.
A promotional note promotes Red Band Pure Scotch Snuff as the best choice for snuff buyers. It claims high grade tobaccos, careful curing, and purity matching the product name.
A reader recounts a fake Roosevelt souvenir handed out on a Thursday two days before Christmas. The note mentions Greater Birmingham nearing 200000 population and reports over 250000 dollars in whiskey stamps lost by Uncle Sam.
The greatest danger from influenza is pneumonia, but Chamberlains Cough Remedy can cure influenza and counteracts pneumonia tendency. Sold by J. M. Sandlin and W. W. Windham.
A nostalgiac note counsels that Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds and urges remembering the name and avoiding substitutes. It states the product is sold by W. W. Windham.
An asylum in Illinois burned but inmates were rescued. A separate item notes auto killings in Pennsylvania carry life imprisonment. Colbert shoals near Tuscumbia receives $15,000 to start work immediately. Bro Quinn raises funds in Moulton last week for a Christmas gift to the Baptist Orphan Home.
The Christmas whiskey trade is said to be the heaviest ever known and reports of crime will be correspondingly heavy. More than 300 negroes are under arrest at St. Louis for a dastardly crime.
Warning against mercury based cures for catarrh and praising Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Cure taken internally, no mercury, claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists, price 75 cents per bottle. Also promote Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
After exposure and a cold coming on take Foley's Honey and Tar the throat and lung remedy. It stops the cough relieves congestion and expels the cold from your system. Is mildly laxative. Sold by W. W. Windham.
A 20 ton coal fall in a Birmingham area mine killed two Black miners. In Kentucky a jealous man killed his wife, her mother, the home’s dispatcher, then himself. Readers are urged to send orders for job work to keep the line shaft busy.
An advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as the best safe cough remedy for children. It claims relief at first cold symptoms, warding off croup bronchitis sore throat and stuffy breathing. The product contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is urged to keep on hand.
Jim Millwee visited Moulton for Christmas but warrants from Franklin County led Deputy Sheriff Berryhill to arrest him. The report notes Alabama’s rising convict population and warns that liquor can ruin people.
A Mississippi tragedy is noted as a sister fatally shoots her brother with an unloaded gun during play. The item also mentions Lola Morrison, daughter of Mr Hope, spending last week in Moulton.
Jacob Schrall of 482 South Street Danville Illinois reports eighteen months of kidney and bladder trouble treated by several doctors. After seven weeks on Foley's Kidney Pills he says he feels better daily and offers to tell others what the remedy did for him. Sold by W.
A brief commodity note instructs to ask the merchant for Red Band Pure Scotch Snuff. The line implies a procurement or availability inquiry directed at shopkeepers.
Woman in Philadelphia receives a string of diamonds valued at 750000 as a Christmas present yet feels poor. Christmas weddings and festive bells fill the air with early congratulations and seasonal cheer.
Mrs Joyce of Claremont New Hampshire writes that about a year ago she bought two bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy which cured a severe kidney condition of several years. She calls it a grand good medicine and heartily recommends it. Sold by W W Windham.
A group of 6000 New York girls strike for higher wages with backing from a wealthy society woman. The report expresses hope they will win. Separately a blizzard in the South last week killed millions of boll weevils, impacting crops.
The advertisement promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy containing hexamethylenetetramine, described as an auric acid solvent and urine antiseptic. It urges prompt use at first irregularities to avoid serious maladies and lists W. W. Windham as the seller.
A man, described as a negro desperado, killed himself near Abbeville to avoid surrender. In Alabama, Ruby Lee, a young girl, perished in a barn fire near Scottsboro while her mother was away.
A patent medicine advert promotes Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as a remedy for colds in children. It claims prompt gentle bowel movement to drive out illness, soothes irritation, and stops coughing, with wide drugstore availability.
Mrs Hattie Pope, previously convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to life, is granted a new trial in South Alabama. In Birmingham a large batch of over 400 prohibition cases were dismissed at once. Mrs N L 8 Lansford bought 796 acres in Hale County for 17489 dollars and 67 cents.
An old advertisement extols Red Band Pure Scotch Snutf as the best choice, promising satisfaction from using this product. The copy emphasizes superior quality and consumer delight in a period style promotional voice.
Dr. Geo Kumpe hurried to Memphis last week. Lawyer Jones of Russelville with wife and baby visited for the joyous season. Tom Howell of Mt Hope spent Monday in town on important business.
A postal card request to Chamberlain Medicine Co Des Moines Iowa promises a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for biliousness constipation indigestion and headaches. The ad notes the product is sold by J M Sandlin and W W Windham.
A reader lists resolutions promoting kindness honesty and duty. Promises include loving others, avoiding gossip, aiding widows and orphans, humane treatment of animals, church duty, paying taxes, rejecting gambling, and seeking divine aid to uphold these vows.
The state will pay Alabama farmers 37,270 in cash premiums this fall for the best crops. The Moulton Advertiser will report the arrangement and how the funds are allocated, with our county receiving 110. The question remains who will be awarded the local share.
A brief note states that Red Band Pure Scotch Snuff is the highest grade snuff in the judging or grading context.
Miss Corinne Neely was selected as one of three delegates from The Girls Industrial school at Montevallo to attend the students convention at Rochester New York. Her sister Miss Winnie Davis, also at the same school, is home for Christmas holidays.
The best pill is Dewitt's Little Early Risers the safe easy pleasant and sure little liver pills. DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is the original. Good for cuts burns or bruises and especially for piles. Sold by all druggists.
John Llowell and his children are visiting Decatur as great floods sweep across Spain destroying towns and devastating the country. Whiskey is the parent of crime yet public demand remains high.
Eight Trinity College students in North Carolina were expelled for gambling. Christmas brought gloom yet many households reported a joyous day with several large turkeys cooked and shared among locals.
The advertisement lists urinary disorders back ache rheumatism and groin pains as kidney trouble symptoms. It asserts DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills are best for kidney and bladder trouble offering antiseptic prompt relief and total satisfaction sold by all druggists.
We are real glad that no one sent us a phonograph as a Christmas present and hope to be remembered in the same way next Saturday. Miss Edwinna Nelson of Kentucky, a sister of our Mr. T. J. Nelson, is here on a visit to her brother. We hope she may become as favorably impressed with our town as her brother and decide to stay with us.
A Kansas bank was robbed on Christmas as robbers escaped after exchanging shots with the president.
The Alabama state Democratic executive committee is summoned to meet at noon in Montgomery City Hall on January 24 1910 to fix the date for the general state primary for nominating a U S senator and state officers. Capt Frank B White endorses early convening to comply with the code and unify statewide primary timing.
Persistent indigestion sufferers are urged to try Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, touting decades of use and testimonials. The ad claims quick relief from dyspepsia, sour stomach, and related ailments, with 50 cent to 1 dollar bottles and a free trial offer. It targets laborers, women, and families, branding the tonic as gentle, pleasant tasting, and a popular laxative for children.
A string of incidents from the season includes two young men quarreling over a billiard game in Birmingham with gunfire to the abdomen, an elderly ex Confederate eloping and marrying in Mississippi, a bank capital increase from fifty to one hundred thousand dollars, Athens residents buying eggs for home use, eight children burned in Ohio with the mother at the barn, a Philadelphia mother ending her life to spare her six children Christmas poverty, a Alabama Mormons convention in Montgomery, Governor Comer pardoning twenty three convicts including Probate Judge Whatley, a four year old killing a woman in Selma during play with a gun, a poisoning whiskey death in Florida with three escapees, and reports of Christmas murders cautioned against publishing.
A roster from Moulton last week shows examination takers for teaching positions. First Grade candidate Miss Myrtle Stephenson, Second Grade Walter Craig, Third Grade candidates Cliffe Pitman Lola Morrison Mrs T J Wear and James Counts, with Prof E M Hodson noted for Lifu.
Jackson & Bros. of Mt Hope announce a drawing offering a $1000 gold prize to the lucky holder. All ticket holders must attend to witness the drawing and ensure the job is well done. The event is scheduled for 2 p.m. next Saturday.
A reader asks for a single copy of The Moulton Advertiser dated October 5, 1909 to complete yearly files and bound volume. The note seeks a kind contributor to mail the issue.
Monday call from P M Boyles of near Mt Hope highlights a 48 year old father of 14 living at home with four grandchildren and a push for pension. Farmers across the South prepare for a big cotton crop, potential 7 cents per pound. corn urged. Santa Claus gifts brighten widows and orphans. Barnard residence fire at night due to a defective chimney, no major damage. Request for stove wood in exchange for subscriptions. Poem by Prof pneu promised next issue. H Lackey travels from Franklin to his family.
Luther Farley wires from Ft. Smith Ark extending congratulations to the newspaper as it celebrates eighty years of publication. The message links nostalgia with the paper’s long history and future well wishes.
A local note announces Ernst Armor will be in town for a day or two and wishes him a glad visit. Belated Christmas boxes keep arriving, bringing happiness. Mrs Lucy Benner, the oldest living child, is expected this afternoon to brighten the home for a week or ten days.
The item lists several dramatic events including a smuggling case in New York involving a wealthy woman, a record Christmas trade in Moulton linked to ink users, an oil lamp explosion in Pennsylvania killing eight and fatally burning three, Alabama cotton output with seed value totaling fifty million dollars, a late primary stance by Gov Comer per The Age Herald, the shooting death of Jo Powers near Mobile, an engine explosion in Oklahoma with twenty dead and fifty wounded, and a cottage rental near a high school offered by Prof Howell.
Monta Ellis and family traveled from Decatur with the remains of their aunt Miss Addie Steenson for burial at Rock Springs cemetery. Funeral exercises are scheduled for today as the community offers condolences and prayers for the bereaved family.
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