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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1920
Page
2
Partial OCR fragment shows resolutions and tributes of respect labeled for Ohio figures. It mentions notices to readers about timely delivery, urging customers to report missed deliveries to ensure prompt service. It references "Thank Yous" and car notices, with a contact number for newspaper staff.
The article argues Huntsville Alabama shows strong growth and industry gains despite census undercounting. It blames undercounting by postmasters and business leaders and notes no municipal boundary expansion since the Civil War, keeping many residents recorded as Madison County.
A group from Athens attended a meeting in Albany to promote a Tennessee bridge project. The promoters presented feasible plans and investment chances. Attendees expected the bridge to raise regional property values and urged Limestone citizens to buy stock.
A wedding arrangement involving Mr and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt is valued at four million dollars. The record notes the adage them what has gets as context for the transaction.
General Palmer says the sugar price rise is due to Congress failing to pass needed legislation. He blames the Cuban drop and political failures for keeping prices high.
The United States Chamber of Commerce opposes a bonus for former servicemen arguing many would quit work. It notes the proposal ignores the brief period many can manage before retirement and questions its economic impact.
A lighthearted remark about a ouija board allegedly predicting growth in Tuscaloosa hints at local folklore. The quip connects superstition with demographics in a playful, tongue in cheek tone.
The article notes an Arkansas candidate described as a Negro and a Republican who is viewed as an also ran. It also references New Jersey praise for Senator Johnson and critiques of Republican slogans and the party's congressional stance amid press and publisher tensions.
A prominent citizen voices support for the absent voter law while noting concerns about legislative actions. He cites Derby day as an example of voting access and records, and warns that close races may not be decided until the official count, as absent ballots could swing outcomes.
I J Kuhn, Nashville resident, praises A G Patterson as a strong candidate for Alabama Public Service Commission president and plans to vote or use absent treatment. He believes Andrew Patterson will be a capable official and now seems assured of election.
D Patterson an Albany business man and a director in the Limestone Morgan Bridge company notes that traffic estimates have come closer to underestimation than overestimation, underscoring demand.
W. W. Fassell, popular vice president, says while fund drives are hard, he prefers helping the Salvation Army over most organizations he knows.
An old advertisement urges parents to use Gude's Pepto Mangan for pale and listless children. It promises quick improvement in color energy and vitality, noting liquid and tablet forms carry identical medicine and that only Gude's is genuine.
The public generally holds a kindly feeling for the Salvation Army as the Tennessee Valley Bank and Morgan County chairman comment on community support.
Captain Floyd Worley, a famed local high diver, announces he will perform a dive from the completed Robert's United Shows bridge as soon as construction is finished. He sends word he is prepared to dive at once once the bridge is ready.
The purchasers will continue the business as a Candy Kitchen Fruit Stand and Lunch Room. A. E. McClary assumes all indebtedness and all accounts owing the Martha Washington Shop are payable to him. 80-51 S. Koulas E. P. Freeman.
An advertisement invites inspection at Union Paint and Wall Paper Co located on Second Ave with a contact phone 640 411 for wallpaper paperers at your service.
The Tennessee Valley Bank lists resources including loans and discounts demand loans bonds and stocks various customer accounts overdrafts banking houses furniture and fixtures real estate other resources cash and due from banks. The snippet shows asset categories with figures for sets and properties.
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