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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
2
Publication details dated 1912 list subscription rates by carrier and by mail, with durations ranging from one week to six months. Also notes are tributes and obituaries priced at five cents per line and provides a reader contact number for late delivery issues.
Advertising rates announced with a noon deadline for copy in by day of publication. Advertisers must submit copy in time to ensure service is provided.
City officials in Chicago investigate a new disposal method reported by the Record-Herald. If successful, no reduction or incinerating plants would be necessary. An aged chemist invented the process. details are few as tests continue.
The article notes upcoming changes in the printing industry where customer control over prices decreases. Printers must set prices to ensure profit and timely payments while delivering quality printing to customers. Decatur Weekly News.
A vivid column portrays a poverty stricken Decatur family under Salvation Army care. Ensign Henderson and Dr. Bailey aid the parents and two children amid hunger and disease while passersby observe with morbid curiosity. The piece notes bicycle riders and sidewalk manners, retail temptations, and a costly shattered show case incident at Owl Drug.
W D Magli a Whitemound Wisconsin merchant bought Chamberlain medicine to supply customers. After receipt he became ill and thought one bottle worth more to him than the cost of an entire stock of the remedies.
Terre Haute Aug 29 E C Brown of Oakland Illinois ditched his car carrying five passengers near St. Mary of the Woods to avoid hitting a cat on the road. The sudden maneuver left all five guests injured.
Telegraphic items report Thaw’s lawyers celebrating as Jerome fails to see the Premier in Québec. Thompson’s trial date set. A motorman strike triggers a fight outside an Indianapolis interurban terminal. Fields amends the Currency Bill enabling bank farm loans for 12 months. Imperator ship in Hoboken fire disaster. Suffragettes assault Premier Asquith. detectives rescue him. Railway derailments blamed on poor road and equipment. Daly arrested for bribery attempt at Custady Packing. A Japanese typhoon causes widespread destruction with many deaths and damages.
Mrs. Elsie Chandler died at her parents home 101 Prospect Drive after a period of illness. She is survived by a three year old daughter. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. from the family residence with Rev. J. J. Cornish officiating.
Mrs G Stengle of Plainfield New Jersey reports relief from chronic stomach upset after trying Chamberlains Tablets. She says she has eaten almost anything since taking nearly three fourths of a package and recommends the remedy, which is sold by all dealers.
A local home service urges homeowners to replace old plumbing habits with a net water heating system. The pitch promises economical heat for every room and a full benefit during cold winter days. An inspection and estimate are offered to upgrade the residence.
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