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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1913
Page
4
Fragment from OCR text shows pricing or term language with phrases about one year cash or anytime and six months or three months, lacking clear subject or full context. It seems part of an advertisement or lease term. No identifiable persons, organizations, or definite dates are present.
The Moulton Advertiser declares a humanitarian platform while affirming Jesus Christ as Savior. It respects all Christians and recalls a recent sermon by a golden tongued minister whose voice and song moved the author, lingering as a lasting impression despite past scoffs at fanatics.
Earnest Owen proprietor advertises barber shop hours Monday morning through Sunday until 10 am. Services include hair cut 25c, shave 15c, shampoo 25c, face and head tonics, with sharp razors and clean towels. Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. Try me.
A garbled excerpt presents a speaker recounting starting work at age twenty and claiming vast self-reliance, with the fragmentary line The Personage I ham, ee cedar aes I knew nothing. The text reads like a clipped memorandum or flash quotation from a bulletin.
The Moulton Advertiser promotes its ad rates and reader reach, urging readers to check the yellow expiration tag for renewal payments and noting a clubbing offer with Uncle Remus. It lists subscription data by name only and warns about discontinued offers.
A fragmented ledger lists payment dates from December 1912 to January 1918 and names multiple individuals such as R P Masterson J H McNatt Price Irwin J H Appleton E D Whitman G W Wade L S Bradford John H Wear W L Callahan Ab Heflin Rev Geo Grimes J W Burgess J W Turner Forest Watkins S B Slaton January 1 1913 LS Chenault W M Chenault J M Doss Mrs M E Windham Ed K Martin WS Free J A Vaughn January 2 1918 J R Vaughn J T Ulver J K R Sullivan J A Bracken James Almon FM Wilson F J Ferguson January 3 1915 J H McAfee J J Montgomery P A Logan J E Shelton J Y Moultre Mrs J W Rutherford J O Bragg S O McBride John K McBride W P West W J Childs W A Gobey J T Borden Napoleon Almon January 4 1918 F L Goodlett J R Berryhill A J Brown J M D Morgan H L Montgomery T D Ganley J W Barret P B Leigh O Terry Alf Owen W H Bollowell Rev W W NeSmith J A Aston Bill Alexander W J Craig
A picnic will be held at the Mt Hope area one mile north on June 21, 1913. The public is invited to attend and to hope for a large and happy turnout. Organized by E. 8. Stockton.
A writer recalls keeping about 6,000 sheep in Germany with multiple owners and separate stables, noting Amercian practice of large shared barns may breed disease. He argues against continuous crowding and supports frequent pasture changes, noting sheep-raising as profitable and recommending small flocks on each farm.
From 10 to 15 head can be kept at little expense as they eat what horses and cattle won’t. They love weeds and sheep follow cattle into corn stalks to clean up weeds in hay. My flock averages 10 pounds of wool per head and lambs twin frequently. Smaller flocks face less disease risk. sheep are side money. Breeding is best mid April. dip lambs for ticks three days after shearing.
Puck notes a dinner committee surprise with moving pictures at the famous Belshazzar feast, capturing a playful moment in the scene. The remark hints at entertainment added to a celebrated banquet.
The Board of Revenue of Lawrence County Alabama invites bids in Moulton for grading draining and macadamizing about three miles of the Moulton and Decatur road. Bids due noon June 18 1913 with a 2400.00 certified check. Profiles and specifications on file with the Prabatt Hee and State Highway Department. Right to reject any or all bids reserved.
Notice of guardian J M Golden guardian of Maylin Golden Martin Rufus Golden and Bessie Letholden minors will sell at public auction for cash at courthouse door Lawrence County Alabama on Monday June 30 1918 the lands described include NW of SW and ten acres west side of NE of SW section 18 township 9 range 9 and NE of SE of section 13 township 6 range 10 both in Lawrence and Franklin counties for the minors maintenance and education J M Irwin attorney
Dr. F B Hadley of the University of Wisconsin veterinary department warns stockmen about poisoning from feeding frozen beets that have thawed. Past losses in Wisconsin include hogs dying from heart paralysis after a frozen beets and grain slop feed. Freezing and thawing chemically alters beets to a dangerous substance. non frozen beets remain safe.
A business advice note urges merchants to advertise broadly and offer mail order duplication to boost sales. It claims a large reach of readers and suggests running sixty to eighty per lineral web space minutes of exposure to attract customers from Chicago or elsewhere.
An amused note recalls Sam Slick’s quip that kisses resemble creation from nothing and shares a playful American literary punner’s series of conjugations. It links buss for kiss to rebus omnibus and erbus with phrases about kissing hands, in the dark, or everyone in the room.
A humorous exchange where a man notes his wife only changes her mind on minor matters. Mr Meekton recalls she once expressed an intention to love, honor and obey, or something like that, highlighting marital negotiation and decision making.
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