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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1907
Page
3
Our republican friend W E Finney traveled from Egypt last Thursday and paid for The Moulton Advertiser through 1909. He differed from our views on politics but praised our frankness and bold advocacy for higher morals.
An offer proclaims a positive cure for eczema salt rheum erysipelas piles and other skin diseases with instant relief. The notice includes a request for stamps to send the treatment and references Dr Tom Irwin and Bro Quinn moving to new homes along with a social note on an entertainment at the Misses Sheltons in Kimo. It mentions Dr Shoop mailing free catarrh tests and praises Prof J N Howell returning home for Christmas.
Cure advertised for stopping liver and bowel functions with guaranteed relief and money back. Notice claims Mrs. Mattie Downing recovered from illness and mentions Windham & Co and local druggists. Keeps religious exhortation about loving God and keeping commandments for next year.
A Toronto man recalls macular foot pains in the summer of 189 T and credits Chamberlain's Pain Balm with a complete cure from a single bottle. He recommends it to friends, with Windham and S. E. Gardner listed as sellers. The notice also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with testimonials and dealer details. A related item mentions 3000 miners killed in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Alabama over the past year.
Abraham Brown of Winterton New York recounts doctors misdiagnosing his condition as heart disease kidney trouble blood poisoning and stomach and liver problems. His wife urged Electric Bitters which restored his health after one bottle proved more helpful than five doctors. Guaranteed for blood poison weakness and stomach liver and kidney complaints by Windham and Co. and all druggists 50c.
An editor's note promotes a home made kidney remedy claiming to relieve kidney trouble before Brights disease. The mix includes Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon Compound Syrup Sarsaparilia with dosing guidance and a note from a local pharmacist endorsing its safety. The column also mentions Lawyer Chenault's Decatur trip and praised report on Miss Myrtle Stephenson of Athens Female College.
An advertisement extols Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets for digestion and liver function, with free samples offered at Windham & Co and S. F. Gardner’s. Local notices mention visitors, upcoming moves of two citizens, and warnings against overstimulation of internal organs. Also cited is Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for sores and a note on congressional salary of 7,500 dollars yearly.
The Christmas tree at the Methodist church was largely attended and passed off pleasantly. Bro. Faust opened with remarks and prayer, followed by music and a recitation by Lilly White. The tree contained many useful presents. a note on Dr. Shoop Cough Cure claims safety for babies and comfort for coughs, plus a curious herbal claim. Also mentions Stewart Hyde’s fortune and a Pennsylvania coal mine disaster with bodies recovered kneeling in prayer.
A South Dakota feature recalls Mound City and Mrs. E. D. Clapp where a dramatic heating incident led to her son’s near death from lung trouble. Dr Kings New Discovery cured him, and the ad highlights its cough and cold claims with price 50c to 1.00. Windham & Co backs the medicine as guaranteed.
A bustling column notes use of Chamberlains Cough Remedy by mothers in Kipely W Va and mentions Preventics candy tablets safe for children. Items summarize local incidents including bank shakiness in Atlanta, a robbery in Florence, and a Virginia wife’s Christmas day death. Also reports Confederate pension payout, Alabama Baptist Society formation, Limestone county school tax defeat, rural mail service gains, and a tragic train shooting in North Carolina.
Sup t H G Almon reports from Town Creek he cannot attend next Saturday to pay teachers but will be available Monday and Tuesday for that purpose when the regular teachers examination will be held.
A reflective sermon on bidding farewell to the Old Year and welcoming the New with faith in the eternal city above. It urges honesty, loyalty to friends, forgiveness to enemies, love for all, and hopeful thoughts of heaven with Jesus and saints. A quip about political factions in Alabama and a jab at spell-binders adds local tone.
The drawing arranged by A Bernstein & Co at the Court House last Friday satisfied ticket holders and heightened interest at the dry goods store. The Clock and Sewing Machine prize advertised earlier in the fall spurred trade and drew many new customers to the firm.
No 9 captured the Clock prize and was carried home by Lee Garrison last Friday date of the drawing.
The notice states No 1204 sewing machine not yet produced and another drawing will be announced unless the machine is claimed within a month. It praises local merchants for building business largely through advertising in The Moulton Advertiser.
In a letter to Brother White and Brother Faust, T B Parker expresses sincere thanks for a four section Bible donated by Luther Farley. The presentation committee includes Birt Delashaw Rev. Fred Faust and Jourd White. The Bible cost 18 dollars and is valued by Parker who hopes to meet Luther in the home above. Also notes that air balloons during the era have exploded with Foraker’s balloon seeming sunk.
The farmers union will organize a Local at Speak's School House on January 11 1908. County Lecturer and all Union Men in good standing are invited. J M Wear. December 28 1907.
Provisional notes cite a forthcoming Grand Rally at Caddo to appear next week. The report sketches local civic activity and community tone alongside various national incidents from the period.
Dr Frank Chenault, a New Decatur physician, and Miss Maggie Jackson plan marriage tomorrow in Mount Hope. The Moulton Advertiser extends warm wishes as a modest country bride joins a self made husband in the New Year. An eye witness detailed account is expected.
A local note praises A J Crosthwaite for good work on the sidewalk in front of his town lot and urges others to join in. The text repeats the call to pay taxes and prepare to vote while commending Crosthwaite for his actions.
Henry Thaxton stood on the scaffold at Birmingham when a governor's reprieve arrived granting 15 days remaining before execution. The message halted the hanging and shifted the fate of the condemned man.
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