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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1910
Page
3
Decatur resident Hon W T Lowe is slated to become President of the Convict Board under the new administration. Dr Yates has left Decatur for Texas. L N shop workers in Decatur will receive a voluntary wage increase from 10 to 25 cents per day.
W W Windham quotes Isaac Cook of Kewanee Illinois post No 148 Dept ILL G A R praising Foley Kidney Pills for ending backache and kidney pain after two months use and plans to recommend them to friends and comrades.
News item notes a severe Nashville hailstorm damaged Reid Avenue Christian church beyond repair. Report mentions church demolition forthcoming and local impacts on congregation and property.
An old advertisement promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy as a preventive for irregular kidneys and bladder. Alabama farming outlook notes wheat sowing last fall promising abundant yields. Confederate veterans sue Alabama for 130000 back pension money, viewed as unlikely. Bart Heard visits from the mountains to praise democracy.
An advertisement argues the high cost of living raises prices on many items while Foley’s Honey and Tar keeps its cost steady and quality high. It touts the remedy for coughs colds croup whooping cough and lung ailments and cautions buyers to seek the genuine yellow package.
Walter Stephenson notes two young sons of laborers, small in size yet mighty in promise, driving a growing corn yield. He argues the boy who grows the most corn matters more to the country than the one who sells groceries.
For more than three decades Foley's Honey and Tar is praised as a throat chest and lung remedy for infants and children. It claims to contain no opiates and no harmful drugs and warns against substitutes in a yellow package.
An old advertisement touts B. B. B. Bubonic Blood Balm as a universal blood purifier. It claims to cure rheumatism, skin humors, ulcers, eczema, scrofula, boils, and other blood diseases by killing the poison humor and purifying the blood. Price is $1 per large bottle with home cure directions. samples offered by writing Blood Balm Co.
Dr George E Kumpe says outdoor garden work improves mood and health for office men. He notes cool weather favors corn with smaller stalks but fuller ears, while it hurts cotton, peas and sweet potatoes.
W. W. Windham endorses Foley Kidney Pills as containing concentrated ingredients with established therapeutic value for relief and cure of kidney and bladder ailments.
Judge Speake paid 472.12 for his nomination while Frank White spent over 7000 to secure defeat. A railroad from Decatur to Fall City in Winston county is being surveyed as a possibility. It will skirt the 8SE corner of Lawrence. Moulton is not on the map.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube lining and must be treated constitutionally not locally. It promises $100 for any catarrh caused deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with circulars offered free and product details including Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Maryland faced a snow storm and freeze last week while the south remained comfortable. Lawrence County High School reports a favorable first year and closes for vacation. Fall term begins in September with notice to follow in this paper.
Progressive age claims air flights on heavy machines and telegrams without wires while promoting Dr Kings New Discovery as the best cure for coughs colds asthma bronchitis and lung trouble. Asheville man James M Black reports lasting cough relief after other remedies failed. 50c and 1.00. trial bottle free. guaranteed by all druggists.
Roy Lynch works the Telephone Exchange while Bob Kirkland plans to untangle the lines and restore service. In Birmingham a Mobile citizen, Joseph Cunningham, was crushed to death under an elevator.
A health article extols Electric Bitters as a cure for constipation and kidney poisons affecting a woman's complexion and nerves. It claims the tonic regulates stomach, liver and kidneys, purifies blood, steadies nerves, brightens eyes, freshens breath, and smooths skin, priced 50 cents at medicine dealers.
About six years after Thomas Windham was accidentally shot in the left hip he remained an invalid for 18 months. His hopeful parents cared for him, he persisted with crutches and sticks, and Saturday morning a ball was located near the wound and removed by Dr. F. D. Gibson restoring his health and making him look 25 years younger.
Paul Mathurka of Houffalo New York says for a year his family used Dr Kings New Life Pills and found them a blessing. The note claims the pills ease stomach liver and kidney troubles and sold for 25 cents at medicine dealers.
Intruders raided Ed Holland’s peach trees while he battles rheumatism. The theft leaves the family desolate and the culprits gone, allegedly shot at as they fled. The incident is described as cruel and cowardly, likened to stealing from the dead.
Folk praise Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as life saving with statements like it cured me or saved my child. The ad notes its universal approval and claims it cures diarrhoea and bowel complaints. Sold by J M Sandlin and W W Windham.
Indiana Governor Marshall spoke in Alabama last week as a presidential bee swirls around his bonnet. The paper dedicates most of the first page to Bro. Shackelford whose remarks are expected to engage readers.
The product Chamberlain's Couga Remedy is sold with a two thirds bottle use guarantee. If not satisfied after following directions, customers may obtain a full refund. Sold by J. M. Sandlin and W. W. Win.
In ten hours 19 members completed a handsome Christian church in Peora Tl. W. H. Ennis returns as a citizen and Henry Almon with Miss Alabama attended high school closing. Also an ad notes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets guarantee money back if not satisfied. Sold by J M Sandlin and W W Windham.
The First State Bank of Bridgeport closed due to long loans and poor collections. W. P. Daniel, a streetcar man, was shot from ambush and seriously wounded at Decatur. Bloodhounds tracked a man named Parnell amid rumors jealousy contributed to the crime. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are advertised as a nerve tonic by J. M. Sandlin and W. W. Windham.
In May 2,268,000 were invested in new enterprises in Jefferson County. Alabama shows 687,374 school age children with 880,142 whites and 368,232 blacks. Organ and Marshall counties produced 102 teachers, signaling educational progress in the mineral district.
Lame shoulder is typically caused by rheumatism of the muscles and responds quickly to the free application of Chamberlains Liniment. The liniment is described as prompt effective and agreeable to use.
A note praises Miss Ellen Wilson for her contribution in Present and Future. W T Seamons and wife visited from New Decatur for a day or two. Miss Lola Morrison of Mount Hope attended the local entertainment. Prof Moore of Hartselle assists Prof Barnard in the Summer School here and is described as a pleasant gentleman.
Col Bob Morrison spent a day with us last week. Miss Imo Gardner of Florence is the welcome guest of Liberty Hall for several days this week.
The show folks pitched tents Saturday and quietly departed after taking a few suckers and snipes. They displayed four garments including two Black people a baboon and a monkey. Prof Richeson, a Franklin County candidate for the lower house, attended Friday night and said he was delighted.
In Danville Route One readers share health notes with Mr White noting Mr Richard Parker is ill but hopes for improvement. Rainy weather marred the Cave Springs decoration. A local woman is said to have caused a quarrel alone. Miss Ellen Wilson plans a visit near Pool and may write again soon.
The speaker urges honesty and courtesy to expand trade and invites readers to visit the Florence shop run by his daughter and sister-in-law. He emphasizes persistent, attractive advertising of goods, a larger yearly return, and selling up‑to‑date millinery and accessories to Lawrence County customers.
A Town Creek letter argues church attendance should be reverent not social, stressing ministers as God’s messengers and condemning worldly chatter in services. It cites Matthew 28 and urges respect for preaching, noting professors Beene Pickens and Richeson visit Florence, with local notes on educators Barnard Hodson and a reappointment at Lawrence County High School.
A short adic claim promoting Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the quickest healer for wounds including knife and gunshot injuries, burns, boils, sores, skin eruptions, eczema, and chapped hands. It promises prompt treatment to prevent blood poisoning or gangrene and lists a two cent price at medicine dealers.
W B Turner of Ellenton Ohio reports on his 10 acre field showing detailed planting, fertilizing, weeding and harvesting steps from Dec 1908 to July 1909. He states 22 bales of lint cotton from 10 acres, average bale 590 pounds, selling crop and seed for $152 per acre, total expense per acre $65, net per acre $117, grand total $1,170.
A mosaic of short items noting meetings, marriages, illnesses, school events, accidents, and local curiosities. Mentions Alabama Press Association in Mobile on June 16, Judge Kyle campaign spending, fireworks dangers, school closing exercises at Lawrence County High School, an quarry explosion in Eutaw, cotton acreage total, and civic notices from Mt Hope, Birmingham, and Memphis. Also references to doctors, manufacturers, and a horse racing death, finishing with community greetings and visitors.
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