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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1920
Page
4
The Moulton Advertiser is published on Wednesdays and entered at the post office in Moulton Alabama as a second class matter under Jno P White, publisher.
Philadelphia researchers seek the cause of hydrphobia and speculate the dog may be responsible. A Philadelphia man attempting suicide died of heart failure, with cautions about weak hearts. Rockefeller advocates cheering others as the best investment, while proposing higher gasoline prices.
The Pennsylvania professor’s wife files for divorce alleging poverty. The article notes he may be one of those long haired professors. It compares congress members, suggesting representatives are closer to the people due to shorter terms, unlike senators.
A collection of humorous anecdotes and reflections. A man finds a can of oil in a barn and lights it, a professor discusses Eve and society, a wife reads old love letters, a Maryland woman breeds one legged chickens, and the public ponders cold remedies and human folly.
If you plan to attend this fall you should act now to find a good location. The High School offers strong moral standards and ample facilities for mental culture at moderate expense, with an invitation to investigate before choosing elsewhere.
A wartime style plea urges unity among townspeople and merchants. Regents are described as partners, not opponents, and honest, fair dealings by merchants will benefit all. The message champions united effort to increase business and growth for the community.
The piece notes that drivers who observe road laws and courtesies share the road amicably, while those who hog the roadway provoke frustration. It likens such selfish driving to pork, using a colorful metaphor to critique obstructive behavior on public streets.
We owe it to the community in which we live to do everything we can in every way possible that will be to its advantage. Our neighbor's prosperity means more to us than someone far away and should guide how we buy. Supporting local business sustains schools churches and public institutions.
The Fifth Sunday meeting at Town Creek Baptist Church drew a large crowd last Sunday. Papers were read and the gathering carried a sense of historic festivity and success at the traditional meeting place.
A magazine image shows a Civil War veteran alone and ignored as youths listen to a returned veteran. An Indiana man questions whether old soldiers are respected today, then consults a familiar veteran who chuckles and says he is eager to hear the younger generation and to honor them.
Lieut. Col. J. A. Beazeley in the Geographical Journal describes aerial photographs from an airship during a Mesopotamian reconnaissance. The images reveal a 20 mile by 2.5 mile ancient city along the Tigris with fortifications canals and streets, housing up to 4 million. A British expedition now explores the site from the new pictures.
Maj. John Bain recalls a desert scheme used by the British in the near East. After marching toward Palestine, close-meshed chicken wire was laid on the sand to give infantry and horses traction, enabling advances of nine to ten miles a day instead of two or three.
A War Department review of Army Engineer Corps work states a new searchlight is more powerful than prior models. The Second Field Army had partial equipment. The device weighs one eighth as much, lamps cast on site cost less, and it projects about ten percent stronger than any portable projector available. Engineers continued refinements on arm control when hostilities ended. Scientific American.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports the United States honey crop on July 1 at 92.1 percent of normal. Estimates indicate an average surplus yield per colony around 25.8 pounds, with about half the annual output realized by July 1. The condition is higher than 66.7 percent in 1918 and 86.3 percent in 1917.
A historical report lists 715 electrical undertakings in Japan including 625 power plants 42 railway and 48 companies operating both power plants and tramways. This marks a rise of 40 more companies from last year with invested capital near 388 million dollars. Power plants account for 193 million dollars railways 22 million and combined service firms 173 million. The total investment increased by about 8 million dollars year over year.
In Albany Decatur Daily the writer regrets the rude conduct at a Monday baseball game and apologizes to Moulton players and fans. He pledges to improve order and welcomes future visits by the Moulton team, while noting local leaders do not fully approve of the misbehavior.
A wry remark notes that aging may reduce knowledge and comfort may come from blaming a germ for laziness, implying a critique of excuses and human foible. The line blends humor with a jab at self defense through science.
Florence Post of the American Legion invites the state convention to meet in Florence in 1921. Nitrate plants and the Wilson Dam are highlights cited as factors that could help Florence secure the gathering.
A massive rubber plantation covers nearly 100000 acres in Sumatra. An American company owns the land and about 16009 Java laborers tend roughly 6000090 trees. A 62 mile narrow gauge railway weaves among the trees as cars move between estate bungalows and managers.
Delegates at the Ameriggs Federation of Labor convention faced a newsroom protest as reporters walked out after criticism of coverage. The writers formed a committee, presented demands, and were granted them by acclamation, receiving an ovation on return to their desks.
A correspondent recounts hiring a longtime blind piano tuner who brings a sighted man to discuss tuning. While the narrator dressed, the pair remained in the parlor. Upon finishing, the tuner’s associate claimed to see well, revealing a crude misstep in the overheard exchange.
Moulton Drug Co promotes Byars Little Liver Pill as a mild laxative that keeps the liver toned and the system functioning smoothly. Encourages keeping a dose handy to prevent gripe and maintain regularity.
A woman offers what is claimed as the most original reason for seeking divorce, saying her husband failed a sample of silk pongee. It is suggested, however, that he was a lobster in many other ways.
The advice urges everyone to support their family by keeping in good health. It suggests that chronic sickness hinders work and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation biliousness and indigestion with plain directions to restore energy and enable a full day’s effort.
The Young People’s Council of the Muscle Shoals Association will meet at Moulton Baptist Church on June 8. Every Baptist church in the county is urged to send representatives. Mrs. Wm. F. Johnson of Birmingham, leader for the Northern District of the Woman’s Missionary Union, will attend.
Letters of administration on the estate of Phillip McDonald have been granted. The document, signed April 26, 1920, by the Hon. ? Judge of the Probate Court, authorizes administration of the deceased's affairs.
Lawrence County issues notice requiring all persons with claims against the estate to present them within the legal period or be barred. CALVIN McDONALD is named as Administrator.
Estate of Elmer N Smith has been granted to the under signed on May 7 1920 by Judge J E Kumpe Probate Judge. The undersigned is required to present the claim within the time required by law or the same will be barred. WILBURN R SMITH acts as the claimant administrator.
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