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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1927
Page
4
A lighthearted note suggests weather influences eating habits yet asks if people would still refuse a broiled steak in all conditions. The quirky observation hints at mood and seasonality impacting meal choices without asserting firm facts.
A note predicts rapid Decatur expansion by next spring as Mike Kelley returns with his Millers, prompting a guide to begin at the station due to expected brisk development.
Fragmentary notes describe paving Second Avenue and lighting upgrades for the Bank area highway system. Details are incomplete and names unclear.
A Dothan Eagle editorial complains about all prospective presidential candidates. The piece notes the newspaper’s sharp critique of frontrunners while other outlets acknowledge the candidates, but the Eagle remains unswayed by naming any figure.
A fisher-man, who heads out thirty times each summer, spends enough to buy coal next winter, catches a fish once in a while, shares tales with friends, and attends church on Sunday. He embodies optimism through endurance and faith.
Citizens push back as officials consider cuts to farm work funding while a courthouse relocation looms. Activists urge the board to oppose the reduction, citing potential harm to rural programs and local revenue prospects.
The Anniston Star notes Decatur makes records and hints at a phono company presence in town. The column plays on Decatur rings and headline puns, suggesting a future pun using the name tur. Ad content implied for future publication.
Decatur police increase traffic enforcement hoping to curb violations such as improper parking, stopping in lanes, and backing into others. Officers warn first and issue penalties to raise city revenue and improve safety.
Mrs. Arthur James of New Orleans leaped from a window in a sleep dream of being pursued, breaking her left leg and sustaining other injuries. The report also references a man who talks in his sleep and discusses the broad claim that less sleep would yield more wakeful work, with philosophical musings on rest and productivity.
Governor Graves will appoint the solicitor and circuit judge as Madison county is removed from the old circuit. The four counties of Morgan, Lawrence, Limestone and Cullman form a strong Agricultural Industrial bloc that grows in influence, while Huntsville and Decatur rise as regional trade centers.
The Decatur Board of Education advances plans for a new Black school and additions to another, alongside west and eastern expansion, manual training at Decatur High and Albany High schools, reflecting a stated commitment to better citizenship and city growth. The Daily commends the board for businesslike leadership backing population expansion and community welfare.
The Decatur Daily rebukes Morgan County’s board of revenue over farm appropriations and a $34 000 courthouse contract. The paper argues the cuts threaten county progress and urges a careful, economy minded approach, defending farm work and opposing bloc action despite financial strain.
Friction over moving the Morgan County courthouse from Decatur to Hart selle prompted a petition for a special election. The governor rejected the call for lack of required signatures, avoiding county turmoil and a Decatur favored outcome due to population. The piece also notes 1925 cooperative association stats and state rankings in farm cooperative activity.
Leake county trustees order all lady teachers to wear sleeves at least one inch above the elbow and skirts no higher than midway between knee and ankle. The rule mirrors dress standards in other states and is signed by the board. The Dothan Eagle mocks Mississippi peasants and local dances while noting calls for better teachers.
About 1,900,000 U.S. farmers belong to cooperative marketing and purchasing groups. The Department of Agriculture reports these cooperatives handled 277 percent more business in 1925 than 1915 and notes the number of groups has nearly doubled from 1913 to 1925 with growth in membership.
Dr Copeland argues many ailments originate in the gall bladder and bile passages. He links catarrhal jaundice to inflammation and blockage, notes gall stones causing biliary colic, and warns against neglecting constipation and poor diet. He urges simple foods and abundant water to prevent gall bladder distress.
Reader reports a peculiar break in skin on heel finger and arms with small watery highly itchy blisters that open and drain after appendicitis surgery. Expert suggests eczema or possibly acne and invites self addressed stamped envelope for further details.
The piece notes President Coolidge praising farmers, Canada’s wheat pool profits, and Laurier’s prophecy that Canada will lead in the twentieth century. It argues Canada prospers, Britain builds air power, and warns that submarines and flying machines are vital to national safety, discouraging any subs or aircraft limits.
The piece highlights U S railroad pride and Canada’s high rail mileage per capita. It notes Canadian wheat output rising from 15 million bushels sixty years ago to 410 million bushels last year, and calls Canada a strong, energetic neighbor with good pace-makers.
Britain, dominant in global manpower, seeks limits on submarine development by other nations while protecting its vast mercantile fleet. Submarines threaten battleships and cruisers, which fail to counter submarine threat when they appear. France and Russia lag in naval influence.
A concise defense statement argues that the nation requires more submarines to strengthen deterrence and protect maritime interests. It emphasizes strategic value and ongoing security concerns affecting national defense planning.
Edward A. Woods of Equitable Life argues in his book America's Human Wealth that human beings are the most valuable asset outside a menagerie, presenting compelling facts to support this claim.
The article traces slave values from Babylon to Athens and Rome, noting Babylonian slave value at about $21.90 and similar estimates for Assyrians and Israelites. it cites a 19th century pre Civil War value of $1,000 for a healthy black slave. It then highlights today’s high American wages, with wages nationwide producing seventy two billion dollars and income near fifteen hundred billion, linking to overall prosperity.
The passage argues that cheap labor and cheap power threaten U S workers. It imagines mechanical workers at low pay and notes electricity can replace fourteen men for two and one third cents per hour. It contends prosperity comes from brains, not brute force.
Fifteen years ago average earnings were 771 dollars yearly, rising to 1400 by 1922 and described as higher now. The piece critiques both rich and poor fears of wages and imports, arguing higher wages benefit workers and richer capitalists, with European labor cited as lifting American wages.
In an era when the U.S. population was about four million, a single skilled New England carpenter earned the equivalent of one dollar per day year round, a figure notable for its time and regional skill.
Paris shifts west as the Duke de Massa house near Champs Elysees is moved stone by stone to host Societes des Gens de Lettres. President Doumergue beaches remain at Rambouillet with cabinet duties. Cases include cow tail cutting and love letters fueling a divorce suit.
Parisian government approves a committee report on street lighting and allocates 10 million francs for improvements. Lighting will extend to smaller streets so the city shines beyond the central districts.
Home buying is seen as a key pathway to expanding the city and county economies, supporting housing markets, construction, and community development efforts.
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