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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1913
Page
4
A sentimental poem reflecting a father recalling his late son and the warm memory of family. It contrasts dusk’s mood with a child’s voice and the solace found in a friendly local community and home. The piece evokes longing, remembrance, and the healing power of human connection.
Fragment from a column notes Miss Alice Hatton hosting a picnic supper with guests enjoying cards and music. Several social visitors are listed including Mrs. Neely Pride and daughters at Virginia Pride’s home, and travel plans for Mr. and Mrs. W A McCalla to Tuscaloosa. Other social mentions include visits from Miss Alice McLeroy of Athens and Miss Bessie Smith of Birmingham.
Personal tidbits show Sam Austin returning from Hot Springs Arkansas and others visiting relatives in Kentucky. Courtland and Decatur figures include E B Bynum and Mrs Chardy n. H A Childerson to join Hitt Company as stenographer with J C Burchett on sales trips to Canada Chicago and New York. Wm H Burch visits Nashville as Hitt Lumber executives pursue business.
The advert promotes a line of engraved visiting cards with prices to suit all budgets. It highlights affordability and a range of options for customers seeking quality stationery.
Mrs G Stengle of Plainfield New Jersey reports relief from chronic stomach trouble after using Chamberlains Tablets. She says after reading letters from cured users she tried the tablets and has since regained appetite and can eat almost anything. For sale by all dealers.
Twenty one defendants including former Mayor Arthur LeSeur and Street Commissioner Dewey Dorman were found guilty of blocking streets after riots from Industrial Workers of the World street meetings. LeSeur and Dorman fined 25 dollars plus costs while others got ten days at hard labor and fines of 20 dollars or more. One man was knocked unconscious during a disturbance when an Industrial Worker tried to speak.
Washington August 20 Condemnation proceedings ordered by the treasury department to gain possession of a 60 foot frontage lot at the proposed Birmingham Alabama federal building site. The government already owns half the site and has an option on 150 feet of the other half. The complete project with site will cost about 1 000 000 dollars.
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