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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1908
Page
2
A call for liberal church support preserving the nation’s frame. It urges every loyal American to aid pastors and benevolent works, insists no church absence endangers the republic, and appeals to unity on moral questions beyond policy debates. It ends by urging readers to align and act.
In a public carrier message the editors express delays this week yet pledge sacrifice for patriots and advertisers. They announce needed candidates for governor and several county offices while urging Baker spelling candidates for superintendent. Bracken and Hamilton show no overt opposition.
The Sheffield Standard editor Edward M. Ragland rails at reform moves while defending journalism. He mocks opponents and laments loss of passes and toddies, and warns against religious smokers amid the proposed changes.
A massive dynamite blast in California kills 80 and injures many, prompting fear for the future as the era’s social hopes weigh on maidens and husbands amid leap year concerns. the speaker laments the heavy toll and prays for providence.
Eve E. Russelville reports a devastating Saturday morning fire that swept half the town’s east side, reducing many landmarks to ashes. Loss estimated at 50,000 dollars with insurance only 10,000 dollars. Lawyer Jones saved his typewriter and briefs in a chancery case valued at 100,000 dollars.
Bia Tr Dess Gol Posey lost his home near Jasper to a recent fire and with it the $700 he had just withdrawn from the bank. The note warns against hiding money at home and suggests opening a bank account.
Judge Jonathan Haralson retires from the bench to enjoy a princely fortune and a well spent life. Voters are urged to support Simpson and Bilbo. Prof. L. E. Wood seeks public school interests leadership with a strong teaching record. J. C. Hames announces candidacy for a seat on the Court of Revenue.
The piece lauds United States Senator and Representative William Richardson as a rare, virtuous statesman. It extols his Christian character, fidelity to the constitution, and forgiveness toward enemies, claiming his leadership would end class conflict, panics, and wars if more such men ruled.
A small South Alabama crowd of high school boys heard Governor Comer praised in feverish terms by a Baptist preacher. The remarks, described as fulsome and obscene by observers, left many in the audience and even the governor visibly uncomfortable, with hopes that all have recovered.
The note covers Sunday and Monday typical Southern weather with Tuesday rain. It praises The Moulton Advertiser for advertisers. It mentions delegates to the Denver convention and recalls Bro Hamilton as a deceased longtime Methodist pastor. It reports three months of Alabama rain, Texas dryness, a robbery in Limestone County, Rev Rome Pickens for Court of Revenue, and Ab Masterson showcasing men’s headgear.
The Moulton Advertiser appeals Lawrence county readers to back a county roads program funded by bonds rather than direct taxation. It argues bonds enable timely work, keep money local, and minimize taxes while promoting prosperity, stressing humane treatment for work animals and a duty to support good highways.
Editor Montgomery Advertiser prints a letter thanking a Democrat for the honor of considering him for National Democratic Convention delegates from Alabama. Sam Blackwell explains he cannot seek the State-at-large seat but promotes John W. Tomlinson of Birmingham as a fit delegate and urges his election. The piece lauds Blackwell as a patriotic, unselfish figure and notes Alabama’s esteem.
Hon G O Almon shot Tom Ezzel in Russelville last Saturday amid a long feud as the town suffers a smoker and major fires. City marshal Tom Crow wounded Willi Bynum in Courtland, a foe connected to past troubles. The paper notes Prof R L Quinn as a candidate for County Superintendent, reports on church membership, and mentions sheriff Cannon and Deputy Berryhill’s trip to the lower valley.
The Huntsville Tribune and other papers praise Hector D. Lane as a potential Commissioner of Agriculture and note broad support across Alabama. Also reports on local visits, paper subscriptions, weddings, accidents, and community chatter from Montgomery to Florence, plus remarks on gumption and a busy week ahead.
Wm. Johnson moves nearer town to the former Little Bob Montgomery residence on Cheatham road, with a seven room home improved inside and out. The paper promises readers a year's subscription value, hints at a forthcoming long tribute to Washington and Roosevelt by Mrs. Howell, and advises patience with busy telephone lines. Reports mention weather prophecies by a groundhog, a mythical Danville letter, inactive Lawrence county teachers, and a Decatur woman in breeches bagged at Tuscumbia. Twenty-two hundred eighty-eight Birmingham deaths include two hundred two from violence. Almon to visit first Saturday to pay teachers. Washington’s Birthday observed in public schools. Fifteen blind tigers paid $320 into Anniston city treasury in one day.
Last Friday evening a wreck at the Advertiser office delayed the paper as the forms were moved back into place after a mishap. The incident kept the crew busy about 24 hours while cleanup continued and the wreck was not yet fully cleared. Subscriptions and payments arrive from readers across Texas, with a note of subscribers paying far in advance despite risks.
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