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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1927
Page
4
A fragmentary line suggests shoppers face a pressing rush as the Christmas season nears, with encouragement to begin buying early. The text hints at public sentiment about holiday shopping timing.
In the final week of Alabama’s legislative session editor Stanley presents a balance sheet of outcomes. He cites failures such as no reform of criminal court procedure and lack of a broad waterpower policy, the stock law omission, and not unmasking marauders. He notes successes including a law against public masking, convict removal from mines, a $25 million good issue submission, and ongoing school-term funding and a $5 million appropriation to public schools.
The article notes cooler than typical August temperatures across many regions with heavy northeastern rains damaging roads and crops in spots. Despite low temps, residents welcomed relief from heat and crops such as cotton show promising fruiting with no significant harm.
The Daily endorses Governor Bibb Graves for refusing an extra session to consider libel laws and other issues. The current term suffices to address major questions, and a special session could delay highway work, threaten the 20 million dollar school bond issue, and cause state disruption.
Edgar T. Cutter, speaking to the National Women s Christian Temperance Union in Minneapolis, extolled The Associated Press as a free incorruptible non profit national bulwark of truth. He quoted Ovid Bell praising the AP for reporting the truth without editorial influence or self serving masters. The Daily noted AP dispatches are highly accurate though human errors occur.
Arkansas considers a 13 million dollar highway program. The piece compares to Alabama's two 25 million portions and notes hope the next 25 million will complete the road project. It emphasizes local support for better roads and the possibility of another 25 million if needed.
The Decatur Daily urges Senator Heflin to settle the Muscle Shoals issue, praising his perceived power to influence national matters. The view notes U S debt reductions since 1919 and questions tax burdens, arguing reductions should continue but not at excessive speed, with emphasis on necessary taxes and government costs. Local papers echo demand for fiscal prudence.
Decatur Alabama curb market sellers plan a Saturday meeting to form a new curb market club. They hope organization will improve the market for farmers and the community by regular meetings, officer elections, and policy outlining to achieve mutual goals through cooperation.
The piece discusses the U.S. tax policy and debt reduction, noting no tax cut at the last congressional session. It cites a $635 million war debt surplus applied by budget officials and questions continuing tax relief, while highlighting administration plans to apply surpluses to the national debt.
Decatur offers attractive climate and health conditions for residents with favorable freight rates into and out of the city benefiting shippers and new homeowners seeking easy logistics and pleasant living.
Royal S. Copeland urges regular sleep as a health habit. He cites a midnight bedtime rule, discusses eight to ten hours for different ages, and warns against sleeplessness from constipation, stimulants, eyestrain, and poor air. He cautions against drugs and stresses addressing root causes for restful sleep.
Readers inquire about excessive scalp perspiration in summer or winter and remedies. An answer links the condition to possible nervous disorders and advises general health improvement. A 15 year old girl of 4 ft 11 in should weigh about 108 pounds.
The text discusses Mussolini’s plan to crown a modern emperor and contemplates him wearing a crown for the Italian King. It compares Mussolini to historical rulers like Disraeli supporting Queen Victoria and imagines empires revisited with grand authority amid fears of foreign powers.
A husband was convicted of murder after his wife showed him a poison bottle and said she would drink it. He did not intervene and she consumed the poison. The court ruled that aiding a suicide plan constitutes murder even if the act was initiated by the wife.
A 19th century style discussion notes that a husband is not a murderer if a wife commits suicide without coercion. It cites a Commerce Dept claim that crab and lobster shells can make artificial silk. The piece closes with a fanciful meditation on science and cannibal imagery, ending with a sensational line about a lobster eaten alive and silk for the body.
Marconi's short beam would send 1250 letters a minute, while current telegraphs move slowly. The piece envisions rapid cross‑continent messaging and the promise of vast electrical progress, from canal upgrades to inland waterways and new tech curiosities.
Six months into ceremonial life the Duchess of Brabant Astrid Sweden leads a simple lifestyle in Ostend with the Duke. They tour unaccompanied, picnic with Astrid cooking, and plan an heir by September or October. King Albert and Queen Elisabeth vacation in Switzerland while Princess Marie Jose returns to Ostend awaiting an engagement announcement.
At the Oakland municipal airport pilots and navigators form a cast of face type theories. Physiognomists link eagle like features to flying prowess and daring. Among the entrants listed are Livingston Irving Norman Goddard Jack Frost Aggie Pedlar C W Parkhurst Martin Jensen Art Goebel Alf Henley Paul Schluter Kenneth Hawkins Ralph C Lowes A M Knope and Captain F.
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