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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1908
Page
4
A merchant is urged to use the town paper to push business, noting the Moulton Advertiser can reach 10,000 readers weekly and has strong drawing power. The piece critiques Rockefeller and Standard Oil for dividends, claiming $4,000,000 between him and poverty despite an income of over a million monthly.
King Cotton Col. R. A. Edmonds in The Youth's Companion argues the South now yields twelve million bales annually and will need to raise seventeen to eighteen million to meet rising world demand. He says monopoly potential equals control of iron ore. with higher prices and labor, Southern cotton farmers could become the world's most prosperous.
The Moulton Advertiser reports six full size pages printed in home font and reaches 10 000 readers who will read every line with glad hearts. The paper notes rising prosperity and greater patronage as it reinvests profits to improve each issue. In memoriam is paid to John James Green aged 84 who departed this life.
Our men’s suits run from 10.00 to 22.50, tailored by Semmnen house of Kuppenheimer and Snellingburg. Real tailor ing outvalues ready to wear, fitting well and holding shape for gentlemen. Every suit guaranteed with cash drawer refund if you don’t get value.
The ad promotes shoes engineered for comfort and durability, claiming they are as good as money can buy. It also offers oars, suggesting free or affordable options if better footwear can be found, emphasizing fit and wearability at a minimal price.
This season features Alpines and Telescope Pull Downs priced from 4.50 to 7.00 dollars. The hats are presented as affordable options for buyers able to pay the asking prices.
Hats in soft and stiff fur offered by two brands The Swan and the Jno B Stetson. Lacet styles available in several shapes and colors with prices ranging from 1 50 to 4 00.
Gov Hanley denounces the whiskey traffic in a forceful Indianapolis State Convention address. He condemns its economic waste, social ruin, political influence, and crimes, calling for strong laws to control and reform the industry. He condemns its effects on labor, education, families, and public morality.
A claimant warns Brother M F Martin of Flomaton and others that T T Pack alias Peck travels as a Bible student and preacher to raise funds and evade punishment. He allegedly abducted Brother Dimit LaFoon’s wife and child in Florence, posing as husband and wife. The reporter claims Pack is about six two with gray eyes and a crippled right thumb, aided by a blonde woman and a fair child. The note urges brethren to beware and treat him as an adulterer and imposter, with evidence available for conviction. The message requests wider copying by The Leader and Way Octographic Revei and Farm Found ation.
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