Little Items of Interest to Almost Everyone
Local items note Attorney R L Almon in Courtland on business and Frank Pickens of Mt Hope greeting friends. Recollections include Capt Bob Stephenson of Dassville, and news of the Ellenburgs infant loss. People travel to Decatur and Ashland while Prof A D Roberts teaches at Fayette High School. Community updates cover health, weather, and church service at Aldridge Grove Church of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Roberts
Fayette
Ala
Prof. Roberts
E. E. Byars
Aldridge Grove Church of Christ
Advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar cure
F G Prevo of Bedford Indiana writes of a lagrippe attack with a severe cough that left him thin. He says two bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar cured him, and he is now well and back to normal weight. Sandlin Drug Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Prevo
Bedford
Ind
Foley
Sandlin Drug Company
Lawrence County MG Hsp Hoo Notes and Personals
Splendid work is noted in every department. Ollie Stewart spent Friday with Fuller Weatherwax visited us last Friday evening. The botany class recently planted several trees on the campus. The seventh grade cleaned the school garden during sunny weather last week. Miss Thomas returns after two weeks absence. The K W Q society elected Adlai Sandlin president and Maude Vaughn secretary at its monthly election. Oxford Windham Elvin Moore and Earl Vaughn visited last week. The inter society debate topic is President Wilsons Preparedness Policy for the Best Interest of our Country. The K W Qs have the affirmative and the Lees the negative. Basketball practice continues for the game on campus Friday evening with Laudevale County High School. Come see the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. W. Q.’s Society
Adlai Sandlin
Maude Vaughn
Wilson
Lee
Laudevale County High School
Notable Class of 1916 Graduates From Moulton Area
Anderson McBride leads with a progressive rural school near Hillsboro and summer study at Florence for community leadership. Fuller Weatherway, Bettie Lou Windham, Clara Stewart, Atha Sherrill, Fred Pearson, Julia Sandlin and others are highlighted for teaching, pharmacy, preaching, and switchboard work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson McBride
Hillsboro
Anderson
Florence
Bettie Lou Windham
Clara Stewart
Pin Hook
Barking of a Dog Heard at Four Mile Elevation
Report notes that aeronauts claim the barking of a dog can be heard from an altitude of four miles, suggesting sound travels or perceptions vary with height and conditions aloft.
Reporting of Infectious Diseases Dear Doctor
A state health official urges immediate reporting of a list of reportable diseases under Section 716. The notice emphasizes physicians must promptly notify the health officer of conditions such as measles, diphtheria, tuberculosis, smallpox, typhoid, scarlet fever, plague, meningitis, poliomyelitis, yellow fever, and other grave contagious diseases to aid prevention. It is signed by State Health Officer W. H. Sanders and Registrar H. G. Perry.
High School Basketball Clash with Lauderdale County
Next Friday evening the two high schools meet at the Moulton campus in the first basketball game ever played there. The event starts about 2:30 with admission at 15 cents. Local lineup includes Adlai and Woodfin Sandlin as forwards, Nathaniel Almon and Albert Terry as centers, Guy Aldridge and Silas Black as guards, and Aubrey Pickens and Oscar Montgomery as substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauderdale County High School
Moulton
Adlai Sandlin
Woodfin Sandlin
Nathaniel Almon
Albert Terry Halt
Guy Alddridge
Silas Black
Aubrey Pickens
Oscar Montgomery
A Grand Old Man Uncle John Previtt Retains Vigor at 83
The Moulton Advertiser notes Uncle John W. Previtt of Lawrence County, aged 83, remains highly respected. He plans to share a long life story from the early 1830s to now when conditions permit, detailing pioneer life, slavery and emancipation, and Reconstruction for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Previtt
Lawrence County
Moulton Advertiser
Eis
Uncle John
Moulton Advertier
Courtland Hillsboro Docket List and March-April Meetings
The notice covers Courtland Hillsboro rounds in April with locations Hillsboro and Moulton Morris and Bethel Circuit Sanderson's Chapel April 8 9 Town Creek Station 9 pm April 10. It also endorses J M Houston for school board membership praising civic service and patriotism in Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland-Hillsboro
Hillsboro
Moulton-Morris
Moulton
Bethel Circuit
Sanderson’s Chapel
Town Creek Station
I Feel Entirely Well After Foley Kidney Pills
An advertisement by H. Francis of Zenith Kansas reports a severe back pain followed by dramatic relief after using about two thirds of a Foley Kidney Pills 50 cent box. It claims middle aged and older men and women find these pills safe for sleep disturbance and bladder ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A H. Francis
Zenith
Kas
Lawsuit filed in federal court over damages by John W Bynum
John W Bynum sues Sheriff Foreman in federal court seeking 5000 dollars. The complaint notes recent residence in Giles County Tennessee and asks for peace after a troubled past in his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Bynum
Foreman
John
Giles County
Tennessee
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money
Advertisement notice urging readers to mail a slip with 5¢ to Foley & Co. Chicago to receive trial packages of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Includes a sales pitch for coughs colds and croup with firm branding and a Sandila Drag Co. imprint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
Sandlia Drag Co
Our Homes And Our People
Community character shines in home life with happiness thrift and filial devotion evident in families. Citizens show fairness in business, absence of cutthroat skimming, and steady progress toward a brighter future. A reflective mirror of the town’s inner life.
Help Your Liver It Pays with Dr. hiing’s New Life Pils
An old advertising snippet touts Dr. hiing's New Life Pils as a liver aid. It claims blood purification relief from constipation biliousness dizziness and indigestion and promises clearer complexion and better well being with a druggist purchase.
Remembrance of a Confederate Soldier Dukeminier Dies
Back to Dust reports the death of R P Dukeminier at Rice in Texas. A native of this county, he was born Aug 26 1826 at Mt H and married to Dela Harmon about 50 years ago. They had ten children, five of whom have died. He was a Baptist, generous in giving, and praised as a faithful, true man and brother. His body returns to dust, his memory to be cherished until reunion in a brighter world.
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Texas
Tom Wear
R P. Dukeminier
Rice
Mt. H
Dela Harmon
The
Baptist Church
Salesmen Wanted to Solicit Oils Greases and Paints
Advertises commission based earnings for salesmen to solicit lubricating oils greases and paints. Address Victor Oil Co Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor O1 Co
Cleveland
Program of Teachers Institute March 4
Opening exercises outline a day of sessions at the Lawrence county High School at 10 30 am. Topics include rural school cooperation and fellowship led by Professors Crowell and Byars, a debate on multi grade teaching, and plans to form a community district organization to combat illiteracy with broad teacher participation.
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J. D. L. Byars
Robert Henderson
Clara Stewart
Hubert Black
Ruth Stewart
E. A. McBride
Lawrence County
May Help for Palps Back Sides and Kidney Ailments
Foley Kidney Pills have benefited thousands in HR condition say Sandlin Drug Co. The ad touts relief from back or side palps stiff muscles joints rheumatic pains puffy eye swelling and sleep disturbing bladder issues with kidney trouble symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandlin Drug Co
Armstrong for County Revenue Court Debut Praised
J R Armstrong appears before the public claiming a clean life as both citizen and businessman. Voters in Lawrence County are urged to weigh his character as the primary election nears and ballots are cast.
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J R. Armstrong
Lawrence County
Smith for Tax Collector Seeks Election on Merit
J Frank Smith campaigns on duty and service capacity praising his record and urging voters to elect him tax collector. His supporters cite faithful performance and reliability as the main reasons for electing him to the office.
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J. Frank Smith
Frank Smith
Coltard
Behalf of County Board of Education Candidate Urged
Wr paper reports Frank N. McMillan urged by QuMeroUs friends to run for a seat on the County Board of Education. Supporters emphasize the role holds great responsibility over the educational system and call for a man of integrity to uphold law and order without favoritism.
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Frank N. McMillan
County Board of Education
What Children Need Now In Spite Of Best Care
Mrs T Teuvener of Eau Claire Wisconsin writes that weather brings sickness to many children and that Honey and Tar cured her child after other remedies failed. She calls it a wonderful remedy for coughs croup and whooping cough and says it stops lagrippe coughs. Sandlin Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. ‘Teuvener
Eau Claire
Wis
Sandlin Drug
Wealthy New York heir guarded after kidnapping bid
A rich heir in New York is guarded more closely than the president as kidnappers pursue Vinson Walsh Mebade. Reported to be a millionaire, he once had his foolish parents charter a circus for a private performance. A large ransom may be offered for his return.
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New York
Vinson Walsh Mebade
Prince Albert Wins Through Patented Process
Prince Albert tobacco uses a patented process proven since 1907 that eliminates bite and parch, making pipe and roll-your-own cigarettes enjoyable for men of all tastes. Three years of work financed its perfection and it spurred wide popularity worldwide.
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Prince Albert
First Southern Railroad linked Tuscumbia to Courtland
The piece traces the South’s first railroad from Tuscumbia to Courtland later extended toward LMS, powered by horses, mules, and early mogul engines. It notes postwar use of animal power on the Tuscumbia Florence branch, then cites rapid growth to roughly 30,000 miles in 60 years and hints airships could supplant rail.
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Tuscumbia
Courtland
Florence
A Tale of a Dollar and a Bargain Across the Street
A Alabama millionaire and his office man walk through a city. The man saves 8 cents by buying suspenders across the street, prompting the millionaire to note a dollar earns 8 cents in a year and can be saved in seconds. The tale ends with a lesson to take care of the cents.
Fire Drives Gailey Family From Home in New Decatur
J B Gatey and family were forced from their home by a fire at New Decatur the other night but escaped with most of their belongings. Mr Gailey has many relatives and friends in this county who will regret to learn of his misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Gatey
New Dacatur
Mr. Gailey
Ex-orphan adopted at 40 may inherit $10,000,000 doubt grows
Hellen Gould remained unmarried until age forty and adopted a waif found on the street. At her death the boy would inherit ten million dollars, but observers question whether wealth will make him happy. Still, wishes of luck to the ex-orphan and hope he becomes a blessing to the world.
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Hellen Gould
War declaration swells British railway enlistment surge
Fifty thousand British railway men rejoined service as war began, while Australia reports the first major deposit of jahase uncovered in New South Wales, signaling a notable wartime economic shift and resource discovery impact.
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Australia
New South Wales
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. L. Almon
Frank Pickens
Mt. Hope
Capt
Bob Stephenson
Dassville
Fred Ellenburg
Geo. Roberson
Hobdy
Judge Kumpe
Decaturs
Mrs. Hacker
C. C. Prince
Jim Bryant
Bob Masterson
Decatur
Judge Chitwood
Rome Pickens
Crouch Philips
Ashland
Arthur Aldridge
Walter Almon
Mr. Aldridge
Mr. Almon
Lagrippe
McMillian School
Minnie Gay
Ella Latham
Landersville, Ala
John W. Warren
J. C. Kumpe
Catate
T. J. Copfey
Nora Warren
Ollie Stewart
Fuller Weatherwax
Oxford Windham
Elvin Moore
Earl Vaughn
Fuller Weatherway
Moulton Drug Company
Fuller
Atha Sherrill
Fred Pearson
Howard College
Birmingham
Fred
Billy Sunday
Julia Sandlin
W. H. Sanders
H. G. Perry
M. D
Ira F. Hawkins
Lawrence Courty
J. M. Houston
Houston
Arm and Hammer Soda
Montgomery & Sandlin
Teachers’ Institute
J. M. Crowell
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