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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1906
Page
3
The Moulton Supertiser issues a Thursday edition dated June 21, 1906. Published by Jourp Wuirr & Son in Moulton Alabama, the paper serves the local community with notices and regional news for the week.
An offer to subscribe to The Moulton Advertiser and The Montgomery Advertiser for 52 weeks at 1.30, delivering both papers to homes for a year. The pitch emphasizes interest, instruction, and amusement from the combined papers.
Old Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claims a quarter century of reliability. Advertisements tout iron and quinine in a tasteless syrup, with a guarantee of no cure no pay and a 50 cent price.
Town Creek correspondent J W G Norton suggests that readers who write to the paper should sign their letters. The suggestion aims to add interest and give their opinions more weight in the publication.
An advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. It claims all druggists will refund money if the cure fails and shows the signature E W Greves on each box with a 3% note.
The Board of Pension Examiners announces updates to the Confederate pensions with 16527 individuals on the current state list and last year’s disbursements totaling 358,222 dollars and 15 cents. Officials indicate payments will rise this year.
A historical notice promises a guaranteed cure for piles with a Kirby-style ointment. It claims relief in 6 to 14 days with the first application providing ease and rest. The Paris Medicine Co of St. Louis offers a postpaid order if local druggists do not carry it.
A lively group gathered at a Nav bar last week for a few hours of amusement. The catch was small but the barbecued meats were fine. Some partygoers returned to their quarters with sore feet and expect their toenails to slip off at any time.
An alarmingly framed ad touts Dr King s New Life Pills as the best gentle regulator of stomach and bowels. Windham Co guarantees the product at 25 cents. A note adds tax sales across the state are unusually small with many counties showing no delinquents.
A mother should ensure proper care by a mild purgative, White's Cream Vermifuge, to remove worms in infants. It claims to be pleasant and effective, with a price of 28c from Windham & Co. The paper also notes several new legal advertisements to attract reader attention.
A testimonial from Chas. Oswald of Frusserville N. says Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured Seth Burch of a heat sore on the neck. The antiseptic healing properties prevent blood poisoning and it cures cats, wounds, burns and sores. 25c at Judham & Co's drug store.
New Decatur will invest $15000 in a new Catholic church to be built of stone and brick, signaling a substantial community enhancement. Local Catholic officials stated the project aims to provide a lasting place of worship and gathering for parishioners.
The report highlights Moulton as a promising site for a Salvation Army camp with leaders Bill Moles named as Captain and June Lyoch as drummer, signaling organizational support and local involvement.
The item mixes patent medicine claims for Bal lard's Horehound Syrup and Lindsay remedies with brief notes on local politics and notices. It includes testimonials about croup and cough relief, laxatives like Early Risers, and local promotions for Moulton, Mississippi, and surrounding commerce.
Wanted: gentleman or lady with good reference to travel by rail or with a rig for a four firm capital of 4,000. Salary $1,072 per year plus expenses. Salary paid weekly and expenses advanced. Apply with stamp to Jos. A. Alex aupss Moultos Ais.
Community figures urge a cash premium for the first bale of new cotton at Moulton this season. Officials have not yet revealed details and say it is too early to announce a figure.
A reader from Alaba Texas extols Herbine claiming it cures chills fever and La Grippe and is suitable for children and adults. Windham & Co note picnic season is at full tilt with several cool nights improving sleep for enthusiasts.
An old advertisement claims Liquo-Pepso cures indigestion constipation inactive liver dyspepsia biliousness and poor appetite. It promises new blood and stronger nerves and urges readers to buy a bottle for 1.60 or six for 5.00, with mail orders available from The 20th Century Chemical Co. Memphis Tennessee.
Some young men show strong interest in baseball while readers are asked to watch for future counts. A note suggests the population of Moulton would rise if noses there were tallied, implying forthcoming data or interest in census-like observations.
The sincerest tribute to superiority is imitation as many copies crowd the market but DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve remains best for burns scalds chaffed skin eczema tetter eats bruises boils and piles Highly recommended and reliable sold by Windham & Co
A series of fires forced many residents from their homes in a tense city scene. The article notes the harsh view that the path of wrongdoing is difficult and cites ongoing transgressions observed daily by locals.
They praise Electric Bitters as a great restorative medicine that cured years of dyspepsia and torpid liver. The testimonial from A. Brown of Beoetisville, C emphasizes relief after long suffering. The product claims to cure chills fever malaria biliousness lame back kidney and bladder disorders. Sold by Windham & Co at 50 cents with guarantee.
A report notes several large ocean ships were destroyed by fire in Baltimore. The town bank is said to be in healthy condition. Judge Kumpe conducted a business trip to the Decaturs last week.
Willis T. Morgan, a retired U.S. Army commissary sergeant from Concord New Hampshire, reports two years in Cuba and two in the Philippines and credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with keeping him in perfect health. The product, sold by Guaranteed Windham Co druggists, is offered in 50 cent and $1.00 bottles with trial bottles free.
Voters in Los Angeles prepare to decide a measure banning the serving or giving of whisky in saloons. The proposal seeks to curb alcohol distribution and regulate local taverns amid rising concern over public welfare and order.
An advertisement urges readers to use Kodol for Dyspepsia to relieve indigestion, dyspepsia, and related symptoms. It claims the product digests food, calms a troubled stomach, and reduces worry by restoring stomach health, sold by Windnam & Co.
The Colored Missionary Baptist church plans a convention in Memphis with Rev. John H. Freeman stating the gathering will include 1500 delegates. Atlanta pursues a prohibition effort and hopes a dry cement measure will succeed.
Mr M F Burrough of Bluiton bn endorses Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best remedy for bowell trouble after years of family use. He urges preparation before summer and notes sales by Windham & Co.
The article notes high attendance at a Tuscaloosa summer school for teachers. It also mentions China needing funds to pay soldiers amid desertions and warns the tainted meat issue could revive discussion of the old country barn in prominence.
The report notes only gradual advance on plans for several churches and a roof house project, with local leaders expressing cautious optimism while addressing funding and scheduling concerns.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each incurable catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Testimony sworn December 6, 1896 by A. W. Gleason. Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucus. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation and a blackberry trade offer paying top cash in clusters.
A distressed stomach needs rest after overwork and illness. Dyspepsia relief comes from Kodol which digests food for the stomach, allowing recovery without starvation. Sold by Winpham & Co.
Residents in Moulton call for modest yard and sidewalk work using simple hand tools to tidy blocks. Community members emphasize safer walkways and clearer streets for pedestrians without major noise or disruption.
A brief advisory notes that a severe cold can be broken up in one or two days. It cites early symptoms a dry sough watery nasal discharge and a white coating on the tongue and recommends Chamberlain's cough remedy taken hourly at first signs to counteract the cold. Windham & Co. sells it.
The report warns there are 50 kinds of headaches and over 100 remedies for each, urging consumers to beware. It also notes 12 or more people killed in railroad wrecks and many more buried in collapsed buildings, signaling a broad toll from recent disasters.
Many unnamed supporters credit Chamberlein's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy with household familiarity through personal testimonials. The ad praises the medicine as effective for diarrhoea and bowel trouble and notes Windham & Co. sells it. Separately, 12 Birmingham doctors were arrested in one day last week for failing to report to the county health physician.
A sworn statement by manufacturers protects consumers from opiates in Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Trar cough syrup, advertised as driving the cold out of your system and sold by Windham & Co.
Judge Carmichael of Montgomery expresses strong opposition to foreign immigration in the state. A separate report notes 25 violent deaths in and around Birmingham during the month of Max.
If you know the value of Chamberlain's Salve you would never wish to be without it for sore nipples chapped hands burns dog bites chilblains chronic sore eyes itching piles tetter salt rheum and eczema Price 25c per box For sale by Windham Co.
The piece notes time remains for several candidates while warning of long gaps before another election. It also mentions a mild winter that allows the cotton boll weevil to start early and move swiftly toward the region, signaling agricultural and election implications.
A testimonial from Mr. C. Runyon of Stanberry Missouri extols Ballard's Snow Liniment as a twentieth century family remedy for rheumatism burns sprains neuralgia and other pains. The note claims strong personal experience and high praise from Windham & Co.
A community notice urges residents to read the paper and govern themselves accordingly as the Lawrence County singing association hosts a Ween event promising a crowning success.
If your stomach trouble persists do not conclude there is no cure for many have been permanently cured by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Get a free sample at Windham & Co's Drug Store and give them a trial. They also cure constipation and biliousness. Windham & Co
Harris County news notes free tuition for all at Harris Business College in Jackson Mississippi. Jax Norwood is seen performing official court work and soliciting subscriptions for The Monroe Advertiser. Pereie Couch denied bail in Decatur on habeas corpus grounds.
Alabama was admitted as a state eighteen nineteen and lacks thirteen years to a century. Thanks extended to Ieane Chenault for peaches and to organizer Johnson for delivering them. A negro boy was badly injured by a mad dog at Union Springs last week. Mr and Mrs Marlin Craig hosted young people recently, leaving grateful. Howard Irwin recalls Jeff Davis unfavorably from Hot Springs. Four graduates found graves while boating in Maine. One life and a hundred thousand dollars in property lost in a Baltimore fire.
Glad to learn that F. L. Goodlett is getting well. The oat crop is reported good everywhere. Some of our farmers are calling for more rain. We yield most of our space to day to correspondents.
Mrs Templeton died Tuesday at Mt Hope leaving her sister Mrs Freeman to mourn and sympathy. George Rider a noted telephone man drowned Tuesday at Decatur. County Court brought several violators to town with witnesses including Steve Paterson serving life for killing Giles Davis on the Island. Registrars Walter Norris J T Smith and Bob Howell met in Moulton for appointments. J C Grant of Hillsboro and Lawyer Kirk of Tuscumbia visited town. W R Cleere has withdrawn from Sheriff race disappointing many supporters.
Hens C M Sherrod and D Almon spent Friday night in Moulton en route to Mt Hope for a large gathering. Bre Broadus, president of several banks, visited for business with two accompanying children. An explosion in Liverpool killed 10 and wounded 25. Judge J E Gardner passed through toward Decatur. People plan springs and mountain trips, but Moulton is praised as a summer retreat for the poor. Prof Dill and Bro Boyed attended worship from Mt Hope. T J Wear near Decatur reported a missing cow, later located with relief. Uncle Sam Stewart returned from Mississippi with a banner, and hints of blackberry picking soon. Ex Attorney General Martin questions the election law as unconstitutional. Russians continue Jewish persecutions in another town. Bro Boyed preached in Moulton. many attended picnics at Mt Hope and Mt Home.
Veterans of LaGrange College will hold a reunion on the grounds on July 7. A large gathering of distinguished men from across the country is expected and a glorious time is anticipated. The press is invited by the organizing committee.
Mrs EF A Ellis of New Decatur and her handsome grandson passed through Friday en route to the old home near Mt. Hope to meet loved ones at the picnic down there. She hailed us and had her name placed on our subscription cook.
State Normal College in Florence Alabama offers a free tuition training school for teachers with courses in pedagogy science literature history mathematics English Latin manual training music and common branches. Fall term begins Thursday September 18 with board costs eight to twelve dollars per month and total session expenses around 100 to 125 dollars. catalog by M Wilson, President.
The piece argues the South's strength lies in well bred families of boys and girls. It notes no front page ads for patent medicines. It mentions W H Smith of Town Creek being urged to run for State Senator from Lawrence and Morgan counties, praising him as a good man with many friends. It also mentions Editor White of The Moulton Advertiser declining to be trapped by railway rate regulators and comments on political bandwagons.
The Christian scientists completed a Boston temple costing 2,000,000 and last week 49,000 members gathered there to worship, signaling a large community landmark and active church life in the area.
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