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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1909
Page
1
The Moulton Advertiser presents subscription options with pricing for different terms. One year prepaid costs 100 dollars, six months priced, and three months offered at a reduced rate.
A nostalgic column recalls antebellum and Reconstruction era Alabama practices. It details paper bags, coffee beans, sugar, and flour handling, the rise of loaf sugar, and a household cuisine centered on corn pone and ashcake. Personal anecdotes praise local families, notably the Sherrods, and call for a Home Coming week for Old Lawrence.
A Elba Clipper note describes a farmer’s method to control wash on lands. Stretch hog wire across gullies and nail to deep posts. The fence catches trash and sand while letting water escape, filling the gully and outperforming rock dams.
The newspaper resumes its Honor Roll after a three month break, listing donors from towns including Moulton Danville Landersville Addison Trinity Courtland Windom and others. Amounts range from small cents to several dollars, noting dates like 1908 1909 and 1910. The item ends with a teaser that the list continues.
Sunday speaks of seven holy callings of the soul not a bell Monday urges diligence at work and piety if one dies before night prayers for a righteous end Tuesday promises the best effort reveals a path to clearer skies Wednesday notes tongues to speak pleasantly Thursday counsels pleasantness before ten in the morning Friday warns against speaking ill of anyone one dislikes Saturday exhorts making the best of all things and hoping for self-improvement
A 1909 New Mexico letter from Benj Sherrod in Raton to Jourd White of Moulton Alabama thanks a local paper for recalling his birth and notes his loyalty to the Democratic Party. He mentions marriage to a Montgomery girl, financial success, home ambitions in North Alabama, and longing for old friends and homecoming. He signs sincerely, with thanks to the Moulton Advertiser.
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