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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1908
Page
6
A May 11 1908 note from R. Montaom MRry of Landersville and T. J. Buren declines nomination for political office. Both state they were not expecting to be nominated and do not feel able to serve. They thank supporters and ask others to stand for the positions.
Memorial Service to be held at Old Friendship Church Graveyard on May 30 1908 near Thrasher School House. All invited to attend and join in all day singing. On the 3rd Sunday in May another all day singing at Caddo with all classes urged to bring books and a small dinner. Signed by D M Thrasher sent through the Advertiser.
The notice explains that paid political communications for county, district, and state candidates must be billed at 12 percent per line, claiming eight words fit a line and offering calculations to save charges. It instructs remittance by check or money order with a letter.
S. E. Gardner speaks in Landersville Alabama urging women to wear the best their means and environment permit. He argues vanity fades but love, beauty, goodness, and altruism elevate both sexes beyond materialism toward higher ideals.
Paris proclaims woolen dress goods and silks will dominate this season with voiles veils serges and nohairs plus foulards and taftas. Wash dress fabrics feature ginghams dimities linens and cotton voiles. Novelties with exquisite colorings lead the trend for women who know. For sale cheap by Gardner at L annan s ville.
The article notes seven primary colors limit and claims artists can mix nearly all sunlit hues. It highlights Gardner in Landersville as able to satisfy every color desire with these limited tones and shades.
The piece notes a trend toward more dress goods especially striped in two high tones, with lighter weight fabrics praised for quality. Gardner at Landersville offers the desired dress goods with attractive prices, appealing to local shoppers.
Contractor notice lists W J Porter as builder with address Mabone area. Details appear fragmented but indicate a contractual or construction related reference involving Porter. No clear dates or full location provided.
A cheerful sales pitch touts Gardner footwear and notions shown in pyramid arrangements. The copy promises wide selection and value, claiming the range fits all users and outfits for summer while prices drop to match demand.
A Landersville shop Gardner's unveils a captivating Easter millinery display featuring head wear for all ages. The new season styles invite valley residents to inspect the fresh assortment available now.
A local seller advertises a large stock of men and boys clothing plus hats and furnishings offered at very low prices. The notice highlights wide selection and bargain pricing to attract customers.
A terse old ad from Landereville Alabama by E Gardner notes intention to sell premium groceries and invites a call to discuss joining the bandwagon of prosperity, mentioning Jet’s ride and proximity to 8 E Gardner.
A devotional urging Christians to resist sight based temptations in business society and science. It emphasizes constant prayer, crucifying selfishness, charity, fellowship, and studying the Bible to keep the heart sound, judgement clear, and spiritual vision focused on eternal truths rather than material wealth.
A collection of moral observations notes that disre garding others harms character and happiness while righteousness endures. It also comments that sympathy and love are valued over wealth, and includes brief political planning remarks about the 1924 Republican and Democratic conventions. It urges farmer common sense and steady work, recommends sunflower seed for fall moulting, and praises sheep farming as a sound investment.
Across the South anti Taff groups rush to the Republican National Convention claiming purity while critics note an Ethiopian flavor in their leadership and rhetoric shaping the delegation dynamics.
Miss Lassie Roberts left copies of The Youth's Companion with The Moulton Advertiser urging boys and girls to read them. She asks readers to come to the office, borrow, read, and return the weekly issues for others to enjoy. The publications offer interesting and instructive articles on proper subjects.
Lawrence County Rural Letter Carriers Association schedules a meeting in Moulton at 10 a m on Decoration Day. All members, substitutes from Lawrence and adjoining counties, and nonmembers are invited, with Farmers Union groups also asked to attend. J T Porter, President. E Allison, Secretary.
We do not want your money unless we can satisfy and please you. Everything we sell must be just as represented for a well pleased customer is worth more to our business than all the advertising we could do. We pay cash for the bulk of our goods and therefore can sell at very low figures. All we ask is that you inspect our goods before buying elsewhere, and when the prices are given to you we know they cannot be duplicated.
Spring and Summer now is the time to lay in your goods. The display features dress fabrics in solid colors and stripes suitable for all occasions and offered at remarkably low prices.
A local shop touts a wide range of men’s clothing and boasts the best selection yet, promising fashion from celebrated lines and capable fitting for any customer.
The shoe department is described as a standout in the store, highlighted as a thing of beauty and a joy for ever, signaling its appeal and importance to customers.
Windham and Co invite neighbors to view their collection of farm machinery and improved tools regarded as money makers. The note, dated March 16, 1908 from Moulton, thanks friends for past favors and promotes sharing possession of the best equipment.
The speaker critiques religion and manners with sharp humor. He jokes that many Christians in the city take religion too much to heart and urges keeping virtue in actions not appearances. He mocks critics, dignity, and moral pretenses while noting audience guilt and the limits of understanding with humorous animal analogies.
A man can always enjoy himself doing anything he expects to be scolded for when he gets home. A girl’s going to a boarding school teaches her to like the foods at home. Being useful to others means you rarely get to do anything for yourself.
A note on social life contrasts grand opera engagements with ragtime era marriage, suggesting people rarely act beyond their means. The piece links cultural trends to personal choices, reflecting evolving tastes and financial considerations in public life.
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