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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1923
Page
5
Fragmentary chatter fills a page with garbled names places and opinions about saloons a Chicago mayor a dance with Cupid and a dopey assortment of jokes and gossip including a Fairmount Indiana resident and a music store scene all washed in odd spelling and stray quotes
Statement of resources and liabilities listing loans and discounts bonds overdrafts banking houses and real estate credits. It shows totals for assets including deposits and reserves and notes a capital stock surplus fund and various reserves as of June 30 1923.
A Bugusa barrister, visibly nervous after a trying day, sought quiet in his study away from neighborhood noise. He calmed gradually while his cat rose and crossed the room, prompting him to demand why she was stamping about.
A distressed office chief, recently breaking his glasses, struggles to read figures while a puzzled clerk and bystander press for clarity about a misread total. The exchange centers on a stubborn 92 meaning.
In a fragmentary tale, a woman previously known for refinement now leans on an automobile habit. A stingy mentor laments the decline while a shy youth defends the current state, with odd linguistic twists and misheard phrases.
Attorneys clash in a heated exchange as one side accuses the other of dishonor while a judge admonishes them to focus on the dispute. The coarse exchange highlights tensions in the case and the need for orderly proceedings.
A Mooresville reminiscence recalls 25 years ago when cotton sold for low prices and pickers were scarce. The note mentions barrels of corn bought for $100, pumpkins sold for $1 per wagon load, and seeds freely available, contrasting past costs with present prices and labor.
Reports say Charley Rate died last night from wounds inflicted by his son Rate Jr. at the Rate home. Deputy intervened and fired. Rate Jr. is jailed awaiting charges in the killing case.
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