Woodruff Dies in North Alabama. Rites Tuesday in Decatur
J W Woodruff of Decatur county died after several months illness in Asheville North Carolina. Funeral services will be Tuesday afternoon at Huntsville with burial in Maplewood cemetery. He is survived by his wife four sons Denton James Charles and Walter and a daughter Mrs Winston Jones. Pallbearers include W E Crawford Bradley Bibb Will Hayes Claude Oliver Nethery Henry Zeitler. local friends will travel via Southern train No 36 Tuesday afternoon.
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Asbert N.C. White
Woodratt
North Alabama
Woodruff
Huntsville
Denton
James
Charles
Walter Woodruff
Winston Jones
Decatur
W. E. Morris
Tyler
Maplewood Cemetery
W.E. Crawford
Bradley Bibb
Will Hayes
Claude ‘ Oliver
J. Nethery
Henry Zeitler
Geo
Houston
John H. Peebles Snr
W. N. Bradley
William Martin
R. H. Richardson
Sam G. Kay
Southern
Masons to Meet for Degrees at Albany Lodge No 1491
Albany Lodge No 1491 A F and A M calls a meeting at 8 o clock for conferring C and M M degrees. All Master Masons invited. J Chrissinger W M.
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Albany Lodge
A. F
A. M
Ad ventures of a pre Guide by a national park guide
The Portland Oregonian discusses Mills as a new kind of wilderness guide and defends guiding as a profession for ambitious youths. It notes Colonel Roosevelt’s prior assurances about the wilderness being safe for defenseless humans and mentions Mills’s favorable view of guiding in nature.
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Milla
Tfis
National Park
Mr. Mills
Roosevelt
Portland Oregonian
Spider's Thread Aids Astronomers In Delicate Measurements
The article explains how garden spider thread, refined by English craftsman Throughton in 1820, provided a finer and stronger line for telescope use than silk, silver, or worm threads. Astronomers fixed spiders on miniature racks to extend the fluid thread as it issued, creating a firm elastic line for precise star position work.
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Throughton
Attitude Toward Failure Shapes True Success
A Milwaukee Sentinel excerpt argues perseverance turns failures into stepping stones toward higher effort. It condemns quibbling and retreat as marks of predestined defeat and links success to moral courage and honorable service beyond money or rank.
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Muet
Milwaukee, Sentinel
Advice to Teachers from The Schoolmaster
The text urges teachers to encourage students without fear, using proper incentives to motivate study. It warns against scaring learners into seeking help from other books and stresses daily translation, cheerful admonition, and clear understanding. It recommends reading Stormius and a comedy as good additions.
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Stormius
Roger Ascham
Winds Raise Height Estimates Match Wind Speeds
The record notes that average heights at sea roughly equal half the wind speed in mph, with a stronger wind increasing the constant to seven tenths. It also asserts proportionality across breeze levels and hints at observations linking wind strength to height estimates.
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Brooklyn
Dreco touted as cure all by Alabama reader testimonials
Mrs Sallie Bragg of Newmarket near Huntsville touts Dreco as a tonic for gas, constipation, kidney trouble, and nerve health. The ad claims Dreco’s liquid herbal extracts soothe the stomach, improve digestion, relieve gas, normalize bowels, and strengthen vital organs. Distributed by Albany Drug Co and Hilda Drug Co in local areas.
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Dreco
Albany Drug Co
Hilda Drug Co
Democratic Primary to Nominate Delegates for National Convention
Decatur Daily announces that the Eighth Congressional District in Alabama will hold a Democratic primary on May 11, 1920, to select delegates for the San Francisco national convention in June. The notice outlines eligibility and process for participation in the primary.
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Decatur Daily
San Francisco
Cal
Delegate to National Convention Campaign Appeal
A brief campaign notice urges voters to support a delegate candidate for the national convention in San Francisco. The appeal requests votes and expresses appreciation for support.
Factional Tax Collector Message Announces Candidate
A fragmented notice appears to announce a candidate and seek votes in Morgan county. The text references Democrat party action and asks for votes and influence from readers.
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Mary
Morgan County
Election Candidate List and Male Mary Influence
A fragmented note outlines eight candidates for a male Mary election. It hints at personal influence from Yor and suggests potential effects on the outcome. Further readable details are not provided.
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Mary
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