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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
4
Healthful wholesome remedy for babies teething supports gentle digestion and bowel function. Contains no opium or narcotics. Suitable for delicate stomachs. Price 25 cents per bottle. Owl Drug Co offers engraving and visiting lines with broad price range.
A collection of social observations and arrivals from Decatur Alabama. Includes quotes from Henry Van Dyke, verses about sleep, a narrative about Fido delivering the morning paper, and updates on the Apollo Glee Club. Reports on outings, visitors, and residents visiting relatives in nearby towns, with several names and places listed.
Claude Aycock visits Moulton while Eugena Graves returns from Trenton with relatives. Various locals and visitors are noted including ministers, businesspeople, and families in Florence, Decatur, Huntsville, and Birmingham. Headlines mention birthdays, travels, and a chapter meeting for R. A. M. in Decatur.
Notice urges caution with lighting near gas leaks and emphasizes finding experienced plumbers for stalled installations. It promises high class service at moderate prices, careful attention to all jobs, and prompt response when called.
Samuel Spielberger the haberdasher launched a shirt sale in Decatur Daily columns drawing a fast customer rush. The ad touts prices and quality, arguing the paper’s strong circulation makes it an ideal advertising medium for merchants.
In Alabama Morgan County Probate Court guardian Luther E. Fields files his final account for Emily Fields estate. The court sets August 25 1913 to examine and audit the account and vouchers and invites all interested parties to appear and show cause why the account should not be passed and allowed.
EAS-IT is advertised as a headache remedy sold by Dillehay Bros through leading druggists. Bottles come in 10c 25c and 50c sizes with a guarantee to relieve headache neuralgia or nervousness and money back if unsatisfied. Bolded by Dillehay Bros.
A long-wanted Black man was seized by a party in canoes along the Tennessee river this afternoon near Decatur. The capture ended a pursuit by local police and resting likely in custody.
W. D. Magil a Whitemound Wisconsin merchant invested six percent in Chamberain medicines to supply customers. After receiving them he fell ill and valued a single bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy higher than his entire stock for sale by all dealers.
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