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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1908
Page
1
Announcement for a community picnic at Prairie School House twenty four miles north of Landersville scheduled for August 8 1908. Expected features include speaking music and ample food. attendees should bring baskets. Land already rented two food stands will operate by prepared arrangements. J P Pearson.
Notice is given of a Hillsboro Warehouse Co board and stockholders meeting at Harmony on Saturday before the fourth Sunday in July. The agenda includes a report from the Constitution and By laws Committee and any other proper business. J D L Byars, Secretary and Treasurer.
The Auburn event runs July 29 to August 5 with 25 scientific speakers covering animals fruits chickens and dairying. Twenty two cash prizes will be awarded to farmers for top colts calves mules pigs and chickens. A cotton grading school starts July 14 for Farmers Union with board at 3.50 weekly and Gov. Comer scheduled to speak August 6. Reduced railroad rates anticipated. contact C A Carey Auburn Ala for details.
The piece presents daily reflections urging unity with the divine, faithful action, generosity, and inner peace. It contrasts right living with riches and notes the value of good will. It emphasizes duty, selflessness, and calm after life’s fever as eternal portion.
A reflective line echoes longing for youth and time’s swift passage inviting a nostalgic mood and a whispered wish to relive a single night as a child. The verse resonates with universal desire to reclaim innocence and the fleeting nature of hours.
Josephus Shackelford in Tuskegee writes of receiving two photographs of the old Baptist Female Institute at Moulton from an unnamed sender. He recalls his 1856 arrival to teach, memories of pupils and friends, his long marriage, and his hope to attend the new church building dedication if possible.
A compact list of fabrics and widths including 35 cent linen, ae brown 36 in wide, 22 28 25 4 ae blue, India linen 25 15, Muslin 12% 10 ee, bleached sheetings, brown cotton plaids, best calico, fancy calico, gingham 10, and other color options, with assorted yardage and widths.
In this sale the shop offers 50 and 65 cent skirt goods in all colors, closing out at 39 cents. 75 cent taffeta suiting available, plus 48 cent, 25 cent, and 18 cent fabric options. Also 124 dress gingham and other items are promoted by E.80.
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Local notes describe the old Institute being torn down to salvage brick for a new church on the southeast corner of the lot amid a willow oak grove. Planned seating for 600 with elevated floor and ample ventilation aims for a six to eight week dedication, led by Bro W D Irwin, with Bro B Lee contributing despite church ties.
Dr Barbee writes on injunctions as a political and legal puzzle. He argues California may differ but Alabama used injunctions to aid railroads during hardship under Judge Thomas G Jones. The writer praises restraining power, notes the Los Angeles Herald origin, and expresses interest in Lawrence county settlers of the 1830s and 1850s.
Mid-summer honor roll lists numerous residents from Courtland and surrounding areas with grades and dates from 1908 to 1910. Names include J. H. Flannagin, Weatherwax, Weatherwax, J. Frost, W. P. Slaton, Fred Stephenson, and many others across Moulton, Mount Hope, Trinity, Town Creek, and nearby locales.
The note praises a contractor who shunned himself in our affections, left a lasting imprint on our hearts, and who, as the principal worker, employed a capable crew to fulfill every detail of the agreement. He is commended for integrity, skill, and the church’s endorsement of his high estimate.
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