Local Notes From Moulton Alabama June 16 1915
Australia funds old age pensions for nearly 200000. Bettie Miller of Texas sick at T F Almon country home near Moulton for days. Lula and Novie Almon, teachers in Birmingham, return to home near Moulton. Dr Tom Irwins wife and Paul White auto to Nashville last week. Sin often snaps as under our harp strings ends on shores of time.
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Australia
Nathan
David
Bettie Miller
Texas
T. F. Almon
Messers
Lula
Novie Almon
Birmingham
Moulton
Tom Irwins
Paul White
Nashville
Sin
Sickness A Sin to Neglect Relief and Lax Remedy Ad
An advertisement promotes Po Do-Lax natural laxative from Po pho lylin May Apple as a cure for liver ills headaches indigestion constipation overnight. It claims to awaken the liver and stimulate bile, removing the cause with one dose, urging readers to buy from their Druggist. Also brief local items note election timing changes and regional notices.
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Nature
A Medicine Chest For 25c
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as a 25 cent remedy for toothache bruises sprains stiff neck backache neuralgia rheumatism and various emergencies. It claims ailments are symptoms from congestion and inflammation and urges readers to try a bottle, noting all druggists carry it.
Local Notes and Inquiries From Alabama to England
The report mentions farmers in Alabama listing 100000 worth of home made hay for sale in Montgomery, a question about indicting a man who kills time for murder, and legal consideration by Solicitor Almon and Irwin. Judge Lawson visited Brundige post office and could not read mail. A death from stroke ends a life, and Carnegie’s 14 million dollar contribution to teaching is noted. Mrs Nelson, sick at Huntsville, fainted and died after removal to a private home. England imports 160 million pounds of tobacco annually.
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Almon
Irwin
Lawson
Brundige
Carnegie
S. Nelson
Huntsville
England
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
An early 20th century advertisement urging every family to keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand for summer use. It highlights relief without delay and asserts the product is trustworthy and widely available.
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Chamberlain
Faith, birds, and local notices from Pelham
In my Father's house are many mansions, comfort for failed lives. Bird songs soothe wounded hearts. Dr John Bragg returns from Mobile Medical College but cannot yet take temperatures. Pelham becomes a Baptist Mecca with 100 preachers in training. Ernst Kumpe and wife go to Courtland over lines of Mrs R O Benner. The second alfalfa crop is harvested with good seasons and more cuttings possible.
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John Bragg
Mobile Medical College
Pelham
Jesus
Ernst Kumpe
Courtland
R. O. Benner
Scott's Emulsion for nursing mothers and fatigue relief
It urges mothers to not endure aches and pains in silence and promotes Scott's Emulsion as a concentrated remedy to invigorate the blood strengthen tissues nourish the nerves and build strength. The ad claims it helps exhausted mothers and is alcohol free from Scott & Bowne Bloomfield New Jersey.
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Scott’s
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N. J
Musical Recital Delights Moulton Audiences at High School
The Methodist ladies hosted a Friday night recital at the High School Auditorium. Miss Clarkson sang The Last Rose of Summer with a trained soprano that moved listeners. Miss Johnson’s readings and Mrs Harris’s piano selections were praised, and organizers earned compliments for the overall success.
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Methodist Church
Moulton
Miss Clarkson
Miss Johnson
Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil Ad Claims Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil as a cure for severe sores and persistent conditions. It promises pain relief and healing in one application with prices listed as 25c 50c and 1.00. The copy uses urging language common to period patent medicine ads.
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Porter
Ice Cream Supper Benefit by Ladies Aid Society
The Ladies Aid Society announces an ice cream supper at Cad do on Saturday night. June 19. Funds support the church. All are invited. Mrs. Lizzie Vaughan, President.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Caddo
Lizzie Vaughan
Children Day at Caddo Sunday School Recitals
On the Fourth Sunday in June Children Day will be held at Caddo with recitations by Sunday School members. Attendees are invited to attend and bring their dinner. B F Glass.
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Caddo
B. F. Glass
County Board of Education to Meet June 20
The regular quarterly meeting of the County Board of Education will be held on Saturday, June 20, due to the July 3 Fourth of July celebration. W. S. Dill.
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County Board of Education
W. S. Dill
County Teachers Institute Set for Moulton Week of July 5
The County Teachers Institute will be held in Moulton during the week beginning July 5. All county teachers are urged to attend, W. S. Dill.
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Moulton
Ice Cream Supper Near Moulton on Saturday Night
Notice of an ice cream supper hosted at a private home four miles east of Moulton on Saturday night, June 19. The organizer signs as W. T. HELL.
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Moulton
W. T. Hell
Union Sunday School Picnic at Bynums Grove
A Union Sunday School picnic will be held at Bynums Grove across the creek from Court land on Thursday June 17. Rev O C Dobbs of Sheffield will speak. The Court land Concert Band will provide music. A large dinner will be served and baskets are welcome. amusements include pig race and sack race for all ages. H H Russell Secy Treas Baptist 5 5.
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Bynum’s Grove
Courtland
O.C. Dobbs
Sheffield
Fourth annual Good Roads Days set Aug 14 15
The fourth annual Good Roads Days will be held August 14 and 15 with major state support. Saturday focuses on road work and rallies while Sunday features religious services and sermons on road benefits. Governor Henderson may issue a proclamation and officials will urge observance. The Alabama Good Road Association backs the campaign.
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Henderson
Alabama Good Road Association
Billious Attacks Ad Promotes Chamberlain's Tablets
An advertisement describes billious attacks as liver failure with constipation and stomach fermentation causing nausea vomiting and headache. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets to tone the liver and clean the stomach, claiming quick recovery. Cost is a quarter and product is obtainable everywhere.
Greenland Dry Cold Air Suppresses Disease Says Seasoned Claim
A historical note claims Greenland’s dry cold atmosphere keeps epidemics at bay, stating no infectious diseases are known there. The text also invites readers to use the Want Column for selling or exchanging items, excluding liquor.
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Greenland
Jamaica Sends Millions of Banana Bunches to U S
Jamaica annually furnishes from eight to nine million banana bunches to the United States, reflecting strong trade in tropical fruit.
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Jamaica
United States
Nettle fibers used for lace and rope in Sweden
Both fine lace and strong ropes are made from the Siberian nettle. In Sweden nettles are cultivated for cattal fodder.
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Sweden
Fragmented Ad Copy Mentions Quinine and Laws
The text notes large land figures in the Philippines with cultivated versus tillable acreage in Turkey's debt resumption laws. It claims LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE offers tonic laxative effects and avoids nervousness, claiming a brand name and signature by E W Grove with 25 cents.
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Grove
Moulton Advertiser Reach for Buyers and Sellers
The Moulton Advertiser notes its broad reach to thousands of readers including potential customers and sellers, encouraging engagement and advertising opportunities. Deere.
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Moulton
One Potato’s Potential Harvest Across Decade
A speculative claim suggests that a single potato, if carefully cultivated, could yield up to ten billion potatoes in ten years through successive planting and growth cycles, illustrating exponential growth of a simple tuber under ideal conditions.
Church notices invite several services by Ezell and Baker
C H Baker of Nashville and J P Ezell announce sermons at Van Cofley’s residence next Saturday at 5 p m. Baker to preach at Moulton on Third Sunday at 11 a m and 3 p m Aldridge Grove at 8 p m. Ezell to preach at Lancersville on Third Sunday at 11 a m and 8 p m Mt Hope at 3 p m. Co M Pullins of Lewisburg to preach at Lancersville Fourth Sunday at 11 a m and Moulton at 3 p m. You are invited to attend all services.
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C. H. Baker
Nashville
Tenn
Lewisburg
Landersville
Moulton
J. Pettey Ezell
Rich man dies as stable lock remark haunts life
A wealthy man dies with only the remark that he kept his stable locked. The piece notes a grim fate for those who sleep on their jobs. It laments England's fading maritime dominance as Germany gains control of the sea's bottom and, it is implied, may soon hold its top.
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England
Germany
Edison Keeps Long Hours and Good Health
Edison, the inventor, labors twenty hours daily and maintains fairly solid health amid intense work.
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Edison
GROVE'S Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Claims Malaria Cure
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria fighter and system builder. It emphasizes the bottle contains quinine and iron in a tasteless form and notes a 50 cent price.
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GROVE
Mr Ed Taylor and Class Sing at Monsky City
Allan Ray reports that Mr Ed Taylor and his class will sing at Monsky City on the Third Sunday in June at 2 o'clock. The event unfolds as a local musical offering with community participation.
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Ed Taylor
Monsky City
Allan Ray
Red Hill Fourth of July Picnic Returns on July 3
The regular Fourth of July picnic at Red Hill will be held this year on July 3. Everyone is invited. J. W. Crow notes. An all day singing will take place at Antioch on July 4 with Prof. Manor in attendance. D. M. Callahan.
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Red Hill
J. W. Crow
Antioch
Prof. Manor
D.M. Callahan
Examine Your Lag. Subscribership Cut Pending
The notice warns that about 2000 subscribers will be dropped after the week unless replies and remittances are received. It urges readers to check their tags for required information and to write back to avoid losing a copy and to secure a renewal.
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Uncle Sam
Hoop skirt trend may raise cotton demand and prices
The resurgence of the old fashioned hoop skirt could boost cotton usage and push textile prices higher. Market observers note a seasonal uptick as vintage apparel gains popularity, potentially affecting fabric costs for producers and retailers.
When We Follow Christ Poem from Hillsboro Church
Hillsboro Alabama June 6 1915 poem presented at College Grove church prayer meeting on the life of Christ urges brotherhood across borders and social bounds. It envisions shared bread aiding the hungry and ends with faith in Jesus as elder brother crowned king of peace.
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Hillsboro
Ala
the Advertiser
Moulton
Bro. White
College Grove Church
Christ
Acts
Moulton Advertiser
Heaven
Jesus
Peage
Coal production and airship scout comparison
The world yields one billion tons of coal each year and an airship is noted to perform more scout duty than a regiment of cavalry. The remark emphasizes coal’s vast output and the efficiency of airships in reconnaissance roles.
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World
Czar Faces Austrian War Pressure as Russian Youth Rise
In Russia about 1,300,60 men reach military age each year yet the czar remains on the defensive against Austria. The sunflower is cultivated widely in Russia for oil fodder and potash. Leap Year approaches yet many young women seem to age little over a decade.
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Russia
Austria
German Liquid Fire Gun Threatens Allied Forces
A newly developed German weapon reportedly casts a stream of liquid fire that can engulf and kill anyone in its path, raising alarms about its potential impact on Allied troops.
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Germany
Dr King's New Discovery Cough Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr King's New Discovery to stop coughs by avoiding drafts exposure and sudden changes. It claims relief after the first dose and a four year track record with a money back guarantee. It urges readers to buy from druggists at little cost.
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Dr. King
David Led by God's Heart Yet Bent by Lusts
The passage notes David as a man after God's heart whose dominant drive pointed toward heaven yet he lusted for women and, in Jesus' judgment, had already committed adultery.
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David
Heaven
Jesus
Readier to Report War Thrills Than War Incidents
The line favors reading about thrilling wartime tales over on the ground reporting. The remark contrasts the allure of stories from the front with the immediacy of battlefield coverage, suggesting a preference for printed accounts.
Program For Children's Day at Liberty Grove Church
On July 4 1915 at Liberty Grove Congregational Church Town Creek Alabama a program for children's day is planned. Rev J E Johnson will preach at 11 am followed by an ice cream and refreshments sale at 4 pm with proceeds aiding the church house recovery. An 8 30 pm talk on Free Masonry by Bro Sam Kitchens and possibly others, plus music by Jim Terry string band, will continue into the night. Tickets for a cake contest and a queue for prizes add to the events. Committee members W S Terry and J W King urge attendance to support the cause.
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Liberty Grove Congregational Church
Town Creek
Ala
J. E. Johnson
Sam Kitchens
Jim Terry
Fcome
Bryan Moves Grape Juice and Cabinet Left Behind
A brief note suggests Bryan relocated his grape juice and departed the cabinet. He will focus his time on editing and lecturing duties.
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Bryan
Ile
Circular Saws Repaired by TIM WALKER at Moulton Route 1
TIM WALKER advertises quick repair service for circular saws. customer can reach him by mail at Moulton Route 1 or by phone at 2621. the notice emphasizes short notice repairs and direct contact.
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Moulton
Route 1
Tim Walker
Tongue and Wire in Tem ple of Justice debated
Arguments for and against an order fill the Tem ple of Justice this week as Dave Almon receives praise for his stance. Professors Hodson and Crowell visited Moulton with admiring friends. A fatal stabbing, a deadly lightning incident, and a deputy sheriff and three others killed in Bibb County mark a grim regional report. Italy has captured three Austrian cities and one hundred villages. Lucian Jetton works on improving his town residence.
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Temple of Justice
Dave Almon
Hodson and
Crowell
Moulton
Nauvon
Lawler
Bibb County
Italy
Lucian Jetton
Criminal Court Week Opens With Guilty Plea In Child Sinking
The criminal week opens with Willingham pleading guilty to throwing his baby in a well and receiving life imprisonment. John Warren's case for killing Lee Sewell proceeds with a jury seated and later convicts him of first degree murder with life imprisonment. Other cases include Dixie Tea assault, ten year term. Amicus Doss burglary. Aaron Jackson grand larceny. Enoch Clapton grand larceny. G W Walker forgery. Charlie Brown imprisonment terms. Several bond cases are noted. unrelated remark on poisonous drugs and liquor sales ends the report.
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Willingham
John Warren
Lee Sewell
David Waldrop
Thos. Reynolds Levi Moran
Ches Carpenter
Chas. Jordan
Pollard Sanderson
J. Hi. Lowery
J. F. Camp
John A. Terry
Postel Parham
Ben P. Carpenter
Warren Sanderson
Dixie Tea
Hugh Pointer
Courtland
Pearson
Joe Madison
Sam Previtt
Amicus
Russia Bans Poultry Exports From Ports
Russia will not permit any more poultry to leave its ports. The measure blocks shipments nationwide affecting producers, exporters, and trade routes as officials cite sanitary and trade protection reasons.
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Russia
Dean's Kidney Pills Prove Quick Back Pain Relief
Local readers report Dean's Kidney Pills relieve lumbago and backache after a single box. Miss Mary J Beasley of Sheffield Alabama says a kidney remedy helped her back pain and she has not suffered another attack. Price 50 cents at dealers.
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Dean
Mary J. Beasley
Dover St
Seventh St
Sheffield
Beasley
Foster
Buffalo, N. Y
The Measure of a Nation's True Success
A reflection on national value beyond trade with moral energy, intellectual happiness, and spiritual hope defining greatness. James Russell Lowell argues true success lies in contributions to thought and humanity rather than material exports.
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Sicily
Theocritur
Judea
Athens
Dante
James Russell Low
Billy Sunday Ambition For Chicago Sermon Date
Billy Sunday declares plans to confront the devil and his imps in Chicago in igt7.lar date, expressing hope that Billie will be able to fill the engagement.
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Billy Sunday
Devil
Chicago
Billie
Karrh Estate Administrators Seek Claims Bar Date
In the Court of Probate and Administration, Lawrence County, June 1916, E C Karrh and Claude Karrh announce themselves as administrators of the estate of the deceased. All persons having claims against the estate must present them as allowed by law or be barred.
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J. R. Blankenship
J.C. Kumpe
Lawrence County
C. P. Blankenship
Court of Administration
J. ©. Numpe
Nocby
E. C. Karrh
Claude Karrh
Aaron Troupe
Jdr
Herobate Court
Lawrence Coun Ie
Percy
Frank Davis
J. Wv
Tie Probate Court of
Leer
Executrix
W. Walker
Probate Court
BF the
J. C. Numpe
Alabama
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