The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-27
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

am indebted to Dr. P. B. Wells pastor or the Highlands Methodist Church of this city, for q copy of the Dadevile Banner, dated Thursday, August 9, 1860.
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 It's motto, The South. the Democratic Party, and General Intelligence" might well be chosen today to nail at the mast head of any daily or weekly published in the state, The south needs to be cx- plotted, the democratic party strength cred and general intelligence dissemi- rated.
 John Rowe published it at g per an mum, it being a four-page sheet, and is- sued weekly. The advertising space was quoted in squares, rne'irst insertion cost ing sl, but one square for three months cost only s. while a whole column could be run a year for s6O. Letters of admin stration. annual or final settlements were handled for S4.
 The print paper in the copy before me is somewhat spotted with age. but the ink is as black as the day which it est to note that the first advertisement was placed in the first column on the front page and was the professional card of w. P. Chiffon & Sons and w. L. Yan- cey & Son It was evidently good form for lawyers to insert notices, as l counted | nine
 gentlemen above referred to desired the public to know that they had formed partnership in the practice of law under the firm name of Chiffon & Yancey, and that they obligated themselves to pune l tually attend to all business confided to them in the supreme court of the state and district court of the United States at Montgomery This does not caM for any special comment.
 But when they went on to say and we will practice in the counties of Mont gomery, Lowndes, Butler, Autauga, Coosa, Macon, Taliapoosa- Chambers, Russell and Barbour, keeping two offices, one at Montgomery and one at Tuske- | gee, it brings up memories of the days when lawyers made the swing of the circuit It was great times for the inn keepers and court week was the greatest event of the entire twelve months. l .
 Lam afraid however, that the old prac- titioners of medicine. were they living now and guilty of publishng their cards, would be called down for violating the doctors code of ethics. The firm of Mitchell & Jordan inserted the following paragraph in their formal notice: A
 Special attention paid to surgery in all it's forms; operations warranted un- less otherwise indicated before opera tion" This may be unethical now, but it would be welcomed as a tip by those about to go on the operating table.
 But the paragraph following the one given above gives sidelight on ante bellum conditions which will no doub: bc new to those born since the Civil war crate rate and boarded, or we will psr chase young diseased negroes and pay a fair price for them" confess that this gave me shock, but any afflicted slaves coming into their possession had the com fort of knowing that they would not be experimented upon but get careful treat | nent.
 There were specialists in those days, | Tey-r Ihv-c~ zta 10 that especial attention will be given to the treatment of hernia and they war rant a cure. Bat the thing which struck me in their card was the announcement saying: They may always be found at the vinyard of Dr. Ulrich when not pro- fessionally ersgaged.' Such a thing would be impossible at present Some, however, seem. to think there is vague hope if certain candidates are elected. l
 It was not much of surprise to me to run across doctor who evidently di, not belong to the "old school" for H. T. Clemmons advertised as Reform Phy- sican." He said: His past success in the Reform Practice of Medicine justifes him in saving, that he is prepared by an entirely 'Sanitative System of Medi- cine to treat scientifically all forms ot Diseases both Acute and Chronic" i am sure that if the lines were drawn as they are today he was not member ot the medical society of his district.
 I think without question the advertise
 ment of John N. Norris afforded me the
 most amusement of any in the paper, for
 under his name, which heads his card. is a picture of a watch and plate of false
 teeth. Just beneath them in large type } running across the column are the words
 ''Jewelry, &c,. repaired at short notice or
 Favorable terms. He also will be happy to serve his numerous friends in the } capacity of Dentist Now. this is a combination which is entirely new to me
 had never imagined man doubling ir
 such a capacity.
 There is complaint in some quarters that drug store has lost it's flavor as ar
 apothecary's shop and has more of the
 tinge of a department store than place
 to have prescriptions put up or to bu, : drugs. and therefore searched the Dadeville Banner for drug store ad , vertisement and found that S. W. liar.
 well. druggist, let the public know that . he dealt in drugs and medicines chem | |