08 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1911
Page
1
A prayer from Walter Rauschenbusch in the February National Magazine pleading for protection of infants. It asks for wisdom to guide parents doctors and nurses, gratitude for caregivers, and compassion for all children. The piece seeks forgiveness for past heartlessness and asks for tender care and generous support for needy babies.
State Superintendent Henry J. Willingham designates Friday February 17 1911 as Temperance Day to be observed in all Alabama public schools under local authorities. County Superintendent M H Craig urges Lawrence County teachers to implement programs teaching temperance to prevent intemperance among youth.
Athens Courier notes Jourd White of The Moulton Advertiser should be discreet in wording after the fifth and sixth lines of the sixth editorial paragraph. It questions authorship or usual language, urging purity of mind and accusing misinterpretation by Editor Rawls.
A reader notes the Moulton Advertiser ridiculed Governor O Neal while previously supporting Mallory. The piece contrasts editorials, recalls past positions on prohibition, and questions accuracy of Athens Courier during the 1909 election period and primary, urging truthful representation.
The Moulton Advertiser and Athens Courier express expectation that Comer will come back from Canada to resume guiding public policy. Supporters promise four more years of good government and prosperity, while critics warn of party bias and clashes with opponents. The tone favors unity and strong leadership against perceived evils.
The Athens Courier notes doubts about the public’s ability to elect county superintendents and suggests sending Bob to Montgomery to confront liquor interests, implying a political push to change leadership amid perceived influence from Montgomery.
A public spirited citizen urges a non political non sectarian Mass Meeting in Moulton on the First Monday of Circuit Court to promote a county wide highway movement. Committees named for program speakers and planning. Brass band music promised to energize attendees.
A speaker urges forming a county road committee from practical men across precincts with the Probate Judge as Chairman and Board of Revenue members ex officio. The panel would meet at Moulton or another location to draft a plan detailing road improvements and costs, to be voted on by the Mass Meeting for adoption or rejection. Participation is nonbinding, aiming for free discussion to reach the cheapest solution.
A letter in The Advertiser urges citizens to support improved public highways through a mass meeting. It highlights Tax Payer's praise of a broad Catholic spirit and notes J A Rountree of the Alabama Good Roads Association offers assistance and a 92 page pamphlet with building and funding guidance available from Birmingham.
Frank P. McGaughey writes from Texas to Uncle and reports a new subscriber in Alvord. He praises A. D. Newton for thriving in the western country, enjoying a good home and easy living as springlike weather continues. The tone is cheerful and reflective.
Foley’s Honey and Tar for all coughs and colds including croup bronchitis hoarseness and la grippe coughs no opiates substitutes refused by Moulton Drug Co.
A leading insurance journal notes principal benefit societies paid death benefits totaling 1 299 696 705 and sick benefits 408 619 023, totaling 1 708 218 728. About 866 000 families benefited. The piece lauds fraternal groups as bulwark of American institutions and wartime influence.
Mrs J B Miller of Syracuse New York says kidney trouble and rheumatic backaches plagued her for a long time. After two bottles Foley Kidney Pills she reports her backache vanished and sleeplessness disappeared, allowing restful sleep. Try Foley Kidney pills today via Moulton Drug Co.
Over four years presidents and cashiers embezzled about 28 million dollars amid gambling on cotton and other ventures. The scheme involved bank insiders directing funds to speculative bets and related losses.
An exchange offers practical farming tips to readers: begin early spring to weed corn fields, prevent weed spread, pull root clumps from shovels, and avoid wet cultivation. Deep plowing boosts moisture retention. surface cultivation keeps soil moist. Avoid working when wet to prevent brick-like soil. cultivate after rain to aid moisture return. Emphasizes organic matter as key to fertility and notes that farm net income can exceed city earnings.
In western California near the San Rafael mountains Charlie Rogers known as Air Ship Charlie, employed as Secretary at Cliffhill Gold Mines, builds a small airship in his shack. Miners cheer as the craft lifts, then crashes after a shell explodes. Charlie explains bombs were for surprise, not a weapon.
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