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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1908
Page
3
The Southern Cotton Association is in session at Dallas Texas with perhaps 10 000 delegates present. Farmers are urged to plant feed for man and beast this year as favorable conditions could yield about 15 000 000 bales of cotton and prices around 6 or 7 cents.
A free cure for eczema and skin diseases is offered by F W Williams of New York, with testimonials promised. The note mentions whiskey from walking sticks in Birmingham, a Denver lawyer lucrative case, a Missouri bank robbery, and catarrh cure claims. Local items note travel conditions near Town Creek, a flour ad, and subscriber issues.
A citizen urges revising dieting to curb excess meat consumption and promote health with Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets available at Windham & Co in Moulton and E Gardner in Landersville. Prof A D Roberts announces candidacy for Superintendent of Education with a strong platform. The piece concludes that farmers should aim to raise abundant crops and home supplies.
George Moore of Grimesland North Carolina credits Dr Kings New Discovery with saving his life after severe coughs. He reports improvement after the first bottle and full recovery after twelve bottles. Windham and Co druggists offer 50c and 1.00 with a trial bottle free. O L Pitt praises the Milford Advertiser for its infrequent but friendly coverage.
Will J Hayner of Burley Colp Bulletin recalls his wife suffering sleepless nights from a persistent cough each winter. After trying many remedies, she used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in November and, after three doses, the cough vanished and has not returned. The product is sold by Windham & Co Moulton and S E Gardner Landersville.
Town and country readers tell of a simple home made mixture claimed to cure rheumatism and kidney trouble. The recipe combines Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with water, taken after meals and at night. Authorities and New York druggists praise its cleansing effects on kidneys and blood, urgingful trial.
A row of brief items notes Thaw claiming mental clarity and going to work shoveling snow. Other notices report 4000 dogs taxed in Madison County, Rev. E W Jones of Birmingham dies, Dr Shoop offers free catarrh remedy trials from Racine Wis. Also 12000 men unemployed in Birmingham district. A Missouri woman shoots husband over supper delay.
An ad extols Chamberlains Salve for eczema and salt rheum. A wife nudges her husband to be liberal, turning a $15 check to $25 that bounces. England unveils a 2.5 mile chain weighing 25 tons for a colliery use.
Mrs E D Charles of Harbor Maine touts Electric Bitters as a neighborhood favorite for quick relief in dyspepsia liver complaints kidney derangements and nervous debility. Advertises Windam Co sale 50c with a spring tonic claim. Also reports a saloon shooting in Selma and a Catholic priest appointment in Decatur. Grippe news and Preventics cold remedies promote non quinine remedies. Four men were hanged in Louisiana for murder and Sam Landram burned a child in Florence.
Local notices promote Bucklen's Arnica Salve for cuts burns and skin sores with a 25 cent price at Windham & Co Druggist. Other items report Capt Forrest’s death in Memphis, widow Josie James jailed in Russellville for carrying a pistol and a 200 day or $50 fine penalty, and a call to use Dr Shoop's Cough Cure praised for stopping tickling coughs with no opium or chloroform and broad dealer availability.
W M Woodruff reports a sample of excellent corn kept by the family for 75 years since seeds were brought from North Carolina. The corn is evenly rounded and suitable as fine bread corn. Farmers are advised to supply seed for the current crop.
The notice promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as cost effective and consistently curative for colds. It asserts guaranteed results, warns neglect can worsen illness, and lists Windham & Co. in Moulton and S. E. Gardner in Landersville as sellers, with 25 and 50 cent sizes available.
A Black man is jailed in Montgomery over the alleged killing of a horse. Lawson Grissom, 45, a former resident, reportedly killed himself in a Tusumbia drug store last week. A Memphis young woman married two men the same night and remains unhappy.
Digestive health claims for Dr Kings New Life Pills promote better stomach liver and bowels with a 25 cent Windham Co drug store sale. John Troup a Lime stone county farm man produced 18 bales of cotton and 400 bushels of corn with one mule aided by two hoe hands. Birmingham bootleg girls risk exposure as 6 000 workers return to Cleveland employment revival expands to Birmingham district.
A historical ad copy urges readers to talk with sick ones about stomach heart and kidney causes. It touts Dr Shoop Restorative as preventing drugs for these areas, claiming weak inner nerves cause the troubles and offering free booklet and samples by mail from Racine Wisconsin. It ends noting sold by all dealers and a joking exchange about advertising costs.
Why not use Chamberlains Pain Balm when you have rheumatism The result will be prompt and satisfactory One application relieves the pain and many have been permanently cured by its use 25 and 50 cent sizes For sale by Windham Co Moulton and S E Gardner Landersville The coffin the Kentucky bandit was buried in cost 1300 but that does not mean he has gone to Heaven The ground bog maintains his reputation as being our best weather prophet in view of climatic changes during the past two weeks who will dispute his right to the honor A big cotton crop this year means a little price next fall Better plant something to eat and be able to hold your cotton for a good price
A. Bernstein’s store in Moulton advertises a Big Ten Days Sale offering goods at very cheap prices. The notice invites customers to visit the store to take advantage of the event.
Miss Eva Porter and Mr. O L Wood were married at Hillsboro last Thursday after a long courtship. They took a bridal trip to Florida and are now at home to all. We congratulate the couple and wish them happiness.
The paper clarifies that Sallie Burden still uses the name Sallie Burden and lives near Pitt, not Jasper. It notes J. J. Free and family remain ill near New Decatur and plan to return to Lawrence with a warm welcome awaiting them.
Florence Alabama February 1 1908 official notice from Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Co. announces results of a seed cotton yield contest: first prize R P Dupree 1800 pounds per acre, second J W Jarrett 1660, third F L Holland 1510, with sworn testimony by R P Ennis J P confirming Dupree’s 1800 pounds from one acre using Fertilizers from Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Co. Florence Alabama.
J. C. Cotton killed his wife and then himself in Talladega amid jealousy. The piece notes local reactions and hints at a broader context of crime across the region.
In Heflin News readers grow increasingly attentive to advertisements, treating them as seriously as news. The paper notes ads influence purse welfare and cites testimonials from successful farmers praising Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Co. of Florence, Alabama for top yields.
An old hen leads 12 chicks from under a box at Liberty Hall last week. Tom Griffin reports a Sunday School organized at his base with Ed Spain as Superintendent. Prof C G Lynch promises a long education themed letter next week. Hon David C Almon and Capt Wat Phinnzy visit town on business. A Memphis party loses jewels worth 25000. Nine miners die in a Kentucky disaster. Walter Roberson visits town. pays a land work bill of 10.00.
For Sale listing from J. M. Houston of Town Creek Alabama bids to sell a three year old Durham or Short Horn bull two cows of the same breed aged three and five to swap from dairy and beef to dairy and butter plus six boars and one sow pig born in four months from a registered Biltmore Berkshire pair at ten dollars each if taken by March 15. Retains Jersey Bull and Berkshire Boar for service at three dollars each. WANTS two Jersey cows aged three to five in milk giving grade and price and also state age and sex of walf in offering.
W Hamilton calls for Lawrence county ex Confederate soldiers to provide full records including full name post office address birth details service entry and duration reenlistment and later life. Send information to Montgomery Archives and History Department. contact Mr. Hamilton Hillsboro Alabama R F D No 1. (9-3w.)
Announcement states D. H. Bracken is authorized to seek re election as Tax Collector of Lawrence County subject to Democratic Party action. The notice names the office and party process without additional details.
We are authorized to announce W. C. STAMILTON as a candidate for re election to the office of Tax Assessor of Law
We announce Mar LIN H. CRAIG Jas J Pickens Duan LEs C Erroy and A D Rowverts as candidates for Superintendent of Education of Lawrence County subject to the Democratic Party action.
We announce J M Sandlin as a candidate for Treasurer of Lawrence County subject to Democratic Party action. The notification names the candidate and references party approval as the conditional step in the election process.
The statement proclaims J cK 80N WINDIAM as a candidate for re election to the Court of Revenue in Lawrence County Southeast District subject to Democratic Party action. It also announces J W Bynum as a candidate for the Court of Revenue in the same district subject to Democratic Party faction.
An advertisement promotes a special deal for both The Moulton Advertiser and The Southern Agriculturist offering one year for $1.00. The offer highlights a saving of 50 cents and urges readers to try the combined papers for value.
The Lawrence County Union will meet at Anti och on the Thursday before the 4th Sunday in February, the 20th day. Local delegations are urged as this is one of our business meetings. Messrs White and White are welcomed to attend with us, signed by Jus. H. Martin.
A Birmingham boy received an eight year term for selling eight half pints of whiskey. J W Bynum is listed for a Court of Revenue seat. A black man hanged in Mississippi for assault, and another Birmingham man, Henry Thaxton, hanged for murder after stating bad company led him astray. Reverend Fred Faust could not keep a Sunday appointment due to a family illness. Mrs Richards near Landersville dies, mother-in-law to J P Blankenship.
Poem recalling a loved one Ninnah Dear with memories and faith. The speaker words cherish her voice and presence, express gratitude to God, and look forward to reunion in the afterlife.
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