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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
3
The Moulton Advertiser dated June 29 1905 published weekly in Moulton Alabama by Jourp Watts and Son. This issue records local notices and community items typical of a small town newspaper of the era.
S E Stewart of Hartselle Alabama markets Tennessee wagons buggies lorries and wagons with liberal terms and offers free tuition at Harris College Jackson Mississippi. He advertises GROVE Tonic PAZO OINTMENT laxative products and a guaranteed cure for piles urging customers to inspect his stock before purchase with payment options and oneyear two year terms.
The Russelville Times reports Mrs C G Lynch traveled Saturday to Tuscumbia to join daughter Miss Hellen for an extended visit with friends and relatives. Aunt Jane Milam dies after months with cancer at her home near here and will be buried at Camp Spring Cemetery tomorrow morning. The paper notes a request for a life sketch for publication and mentions Hon W T Lowe and wife of Decatur attending the White Irwin wedding in Moulton.
A wartime notice touts Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as effective against Cuban Diarrhoea feared by U S soldiers in Cuba during the Spanish War. It cites a soldier’s wife praise and sale by Windham & Co. Also mentions a Baltimore train wreck death toll and a local editor poem tribute to "Only Boy."
One small bottle of The Texas Wonder, Hail's Great Discovery, cures kidney and bladder ailments, removes gravel, helps diabetes, seminal emissions, back pain, rheumatism, and irregularities in both men and women. If not sold locally, sent by mail for $1. One bottle lasts two months. Dr J. W. Gill, P.O. Box 628, St. Louis. Send for testimonials. sold by druggists.
A 1899 advertisement mix highlights Hall's Great Discovery for kidney and bladder troubles with a dealer in Hartsette Alabama. Also promotes S. E. Stewart's buggy business, Chamberlain's Pain Balm, Ballards Snow Liniment, Prickly Ash Bitters as a health tonic, and Windham & Co multiple locations.
A vintage newspaper snippet promotes Herbine as a liver tonic for fatigue headaches rheumatism and nervous ailments with a testimonial from J J Hubbard of Temple Texas. Windham & Co sells the 50 cent medicine. The ad also mentions Dr King's New Life Pills for bowel and stomach issues. A note says Russia and Japan are still arranging for peace.
An 19th century ad promotes White cream of her mifage as a tonic to ease heat effects on babies and aid digestion, claiming it makes them strong and active. The oddly phrased notice lists Windham and Co as sellers and mentions Louis A. Galloway visiting Swan Lake, Ark. It also notes Editor Lane of the Huntsville Tribune criticizing mistreatment of an animal in a separate piece.
A Poem by Perry of Wren and notices praise cures in The Moulton Advertiser. C F Collier of Cherokee lauded electric Bitters for kidney, back pain, and mood, claiming restored health. Ballards Snow Liniment also endorsed for rheumatic pains. local Windham & Co. sold both remedies.
Three De catur gentlemen are painting the old Temple of Justice as the town’s courthouse gains admiration. A sickness report circulates nationwide with hopes for soon full recovery. Mrs A J Crosthwaite and Mrs Linnie Seaward enjoy Kinlock Springs for health and pleasure, followed by Miss Lizzie Downing and Madames F D W C and B P Gibson camping at the same waters. Prof J G Lynch is elected Principal of the High School at Inka, welcomed by the community. Mayor Weaver’s public thieves exposure in Philadelphia continues vigorously. Owensboro Wage cars offered for sale by S & Stewart in Hartselle, Alabama, in large quantities.
Mrs J B Trunk of North Birmingham Alabama praises the 20th Century Hair Venie after three years use. She says it restores gray hair to its original color stops hair loss and banishes dandruff. She calls it an elegant hair dressing and essential on her toilet table. Availability noted at druggists and SKE Stewart in Huntsville.
Fragmentary ad copy touts Dr King’s New Discovery as speedy relief for coughs colds and lung diseases claiming a testimonial from Wm Meyers of Cearfoss Maryland after vain attempts with medicines and a speed doctor. Windham & Co. drug store offers 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles with a trial bottle free. Steel wagon promotion by SB Stewart of Hartseile Alabama and Bettendorf Steele Wagon.
A reader testifies that Burcklen's Arnica Salve rapidly cured cuts, burns, fever sores, sore eyes, boils, and similar ailments. J. L. Gregory of Hope Tex. reports quick relief after using it. Windham & Co's drug store carries the product. Stewart's Wagon stock at Chatta nooga Wagon and Florence Wagon advertised as reliable and affordable with flexible terms.
Mrs J T Barber of Irwinville Ga says Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is one of the best medicines she has used keeping a bottle at hand for sudden attacks. Mr Barber adds he has relied on it during several colic episodes and finds it highly effective. Sold by Windham and Co Stewart's Stock of Buggies Surries etc. Also notes indemnity demand Japan vs Russia and local church costs. Rev Lee Whitten built a church at Russellville for 7500 dollars. A man in Philadelphia died leaving a 31 million debt to his friends to pay or repudiate. H A Bowen dismissed by Roosevelt from diplomatic service.
A dealer offers wagons in one and two horse sizes at low prices for ash or on time to responsible buyers. The seller promises the best wheels engines farm machinery medicines food and goods at the lowest prices and asserts serious intent. June 27 1905.
Gray and Biocdadigues announce moving to North Main Street after temporary quarters. They offer stock at actual cost for 60 days to clear items before the new building opens. Items range from needles to the Webber Wagon, with endorsements of honesty and reliability.
The report lists cotton blooms sent by TL S Stephenson Neal Thompson RAF Gowan R D Montgomery W F Free John KE Jacobs Floyed Jacobs and blooms from Tom McLemore Jas McBride plucked on the 28th. McBride farms Capt C C Swoope's plantation near Wheeler with a bright crop prospect. The weed is three weeks late but in fine condition despite some heavy rainfall in certain localities.
C M Wright a prominent Leighton resident and former Lawrence county tax collector was shot last Saturday by a Black man at Leighton and died Sunday night. The shooter fled. Wright had faced trials and troubles, and his dealings with Mealy are described as honorable and high toned.
The Lawrence County Medical Society meets in Moulton on Tuesday July 11 1905 with full attendance sought. Dr J Irwin and Maj DC Goodlett consent as pension examiners without compensation. Local notices mention weddings and community events along with a court sale notice for land in Lawrence County to be auctioned July 16 1905.
After a long life marked by hardship and faith, Uncle Fletch McKelvey died at 4 a.m. last Friday at his daughter Mrs Sally Stewart's home. He is laid to rest beside his wife, with funeral services led by Rev Ed Driskill using Methodist burial rites amid many friends. He faced sorrow with quiet endurance and left a legacy of grief and faith.
Edmond R. Kirby John F E Stevenson Charles W Bishop Jacob K Garvin all of Kirby Ala Robert Barber Register record mentions these individuals in connection with Kirby Alabama in a docket or registry note.
The Board of Examiners for Lawrence County Alabama will hold its annual session in Moulton to examine pension applicants on Monday the old day in July 1900 for ten days beginning at 9 am and closing at 4 pm All blanks provided by the Probate Judge should be filled promptly Applicants need not reapply J H Lewin and D C Goodlett were listed as officials or signatories
The Bell Tavern, a renowned old hotel, has undergone renovation and its proprietor invites guests to enjoy comfortable rooms, good meals, attentive service, and reasonable charges. Dated February 17, 1900.
Wa L Cugnacci writes from Horse Creek Alabama describing Tam as a railroad town on the Frisco between Birmingham and Jasper in Walker County near the Jefferson County line. The plant employs hundreds in coal companies with daily payrolls of one to two thousand dollars, four Frisco passenger trains daily, a nearby Southern line near Milton, a new two thousand dollar school building serving about four hundred children, a nine month term next year, several fraternal orders including Masons Odd Fellows Red Men Woodmen and a new American Benevolent Association ongoing. Community services include Sunday school and church, plus multiple employers and rescuers planned for school work.
Cotton blooms are plentiful as Bud Burch and Luke Montgomery bring blooms to the city Monday. Gardner and Miss Dear visit Miss Vivian Gardner in Nashville. Rain has been ample and crops look fine. Robert Armstrong, after a year in Decatur, moves back to Landersville. Fennell and Mrs Jordan of Guntersville visit Landersville. JOEL Fennell very ill after a stroke. L S Fennell returns to Birmingham after ten days with his father. M A Masterson of Decatur visits relatives here. Jack and Rural Cleere report a fine time at the Reunion in Louisville. J K Hill of Oakman, Ala, visits his brothers. Rev J H Wh KF Reported. Special school tax voted down in Lauderdale County. Tripod Sermons and editorials crowded this week.
A Tow Texas letter notes good rains and promising crops but widespread boll weevils, some valued at a fourth cent each. The item also mentions Uncle Ed and Aunt Sally McDonald, an obituary for Jamason, a July 15 picnic at Johnson's Spring, a $500,000 Nashville fire, a boy buying a Jews harp, a marriage of George Collins and Virginia Hames, Dr Tom Masterson’s foot injury, May Ballentine, tax books to be examined July, and J N King’s health.
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