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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1930
Page
4
A humorous note reports a hen joining en flurance contests in a Tennessee town, suggesting hens may handle tree-sitting as naturally as people, in a lighthearted local vignette.
The New Hampshire senator George H. Moses again creates controversy by voicing objections and triggering dispute. The piece portrays Moses as habitually embroiled in protests and clashes over political matters.
The author questions why lawmakers do not raise caps on candidate expense accounts for higher office and debates how small donations and broad letter campaigns could exceed fixed limits. The piece argues that expenditure limits are intended to protect the poor but instead encourage evasion and preplanning to bypass the statute.
The author argues progress comes from external sources from stone to electricity and questions why humans cannot access divine power. He cites Franklin and Saint Paul to claim the Spirit of Christ can empower life beyond sin and ignorance, urging belief in God behind existence.
The Daily backs Andrew Patterson of Morgan County for the eighth Alabama district congressional nomination. It argues existing Washington alignments fail to deliver for the Tennessee Valley, urging voters to reject Judge Edward B. Almon and elect Patterson to bring fresh, progressive leadership and new lines of contact in Congress.
The article imagines a future Long Island air route from Montauk to Europe, with Montauk as Europe’s nearest American gateway and pilots like Boutillier operating speedy flights. It notes the current three-hour sea or air trip from Manhattan and envisions rapid cross Atlantic travel as technology improves, referencing Edison and Ford on psychology and work.
Pope Pius announces through Osservatore Romano the creation of a Pontifical organization to preserve Catholic faith and provide new churches in Rome. A cardinal will lead the defense effort against Protestant proselyting in Rome and its suburbs, with apostolic benediction for all involved.
The passage contrasts postwar recovery in Germany with harsh Versailles terms and high illiteracy in Tehran. It notes Berlin’s libraries and cites prohibition as a political issue, while British unemployment rises pressuring Tory and Labor blocs. It argues that governmental benevolence persists amid economic strain.
In Berlin the theatre is serious and aloof with Shakespearian and Shavian fare led by Max Reinhardt. Die Wunderbar offers an intimate, curtainless experience where actors mingle with patrons. Berlin streets show hungry beggars, hatless youths and flappers with bright bags amid urban bustle.
The piece notes roll calls as a major time sink for the House with 435 members to call. Col. John Tilson reports the 71st Congress has the fewest roll calls yet, totalling 99 in six congresses, of which 70 are votes and 29 quorum calls, marking only 49 hours 30 minutes spent on roll calls from 1929 to 1930.
Nebraska Senator George Norris suffered a hot day in Washington as he dictated a speech coatless to his stenographer. The senate bell summoned members to a vote, and Norris rushed to the floor only to discover he could not re-enter without his coat. His friend Wesley Jones of Washington had already voted.
The article reviews historical medical beliefs from Pliny to Alexander of Tralles, detailing bizarre remedies such as tying a criminal’s rope around the forehead and wearing animal parts. It notes the era’s disease theory tied to heavenly powers and the broader quest for cures, including unicorn horn and mummy powder.
A compact lexicon note catalogs definitions for three terms: A DAY DAZE meaning to confuse or dazzle. Jugglery for magic trickery and deception. and Prodigality describing wastefulness and lavish expenditure. The entry links senses to common usage.
A fragmentary verse muses on office life and hunger for money, contrasting crude images of dairy and canned beans with the comfort of fermented juice. It suggests money as both a necessity and a source of moral tension, noting that lack of funds breeds evils.
A humorous newspaper gag about bar gains labels and social quips. The captions mock opinions and relationships with quick banter. Characters discuss proposals, gendered looks, and comic misunderstandings in light dialogue.
Cooperation agitation and legislation are right but require perspiration in farming. A clerk is caught playing craps in a back room when a business man visits. The clerk dreams of becoming a partner and playing bridge. The verse notes dogs have their days, and women are like street cars with many more after midnight.
A humorous piece on love describing it as both torment and treasure. It includes quips about sign language at a Decatur wedding and a joke about a bride shower with slapstick lines about gifts and soap.
Miss Annie McLaurine of Watford Ontario visiting with Mrs David Gibson for an extended period. Prof W W Benson returned from trips to South Alabama and Panama City Florida. Joe Broadus departed by car for Tate Springs Tennessee for a short stay. Mrs and Mrs W J Duncan and son Billy returned from visits in South Carolina.
A tale describes a man over forty healed by a miracle and reported to his fellow believers. They prayed in one accord, praising God for creation and quoting David, reflecting on the nations and rulers gathered against the Christ.
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