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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1914
Page
2
Entry dated February 26 1912 lists newspaper details for New Decatur Alabama including editor W B Shelton city editor Ben M Bloodworth and various subscription prices by carrier and mail. Also mentions Resolutions Tributes of Respect Obituaries and Cards of Thanks charged per line and a phone for late delivery.
Advertising rates announced. Advertisers must have copy in the office by noon on the publication day to ensure prompt service and accurate billing.
The Decatur News marks forty three years as Morgan county’s oldest paper and among the state’s oldest publications. The tribute extends to Editor Nelson praising his booster role for local development.
The article describes prehistoric cave dwellers with a vegetable based diet including corn squash seeds gourds and bird bones. It notes religious structures in estufas and communal dance circles, vast cliff caves near Casa Grande and Frijoles with mummified remains and tall and broad-hipped warriors. Reservoirs ditches pottery and stone artifacts are cited as evidence.
The Chicago Sunday Herald notes a revival of religious feeling amid WWI in France and other combat nations. It argues that war heightens the value of religion art life and family bonds as daily life and love gain sacred significance in the face of mortality.
The notice advertises engraved visiting cards with a range of prices to suit all budgets.
Do Good Business Foe otels of the Decaturs did business yesterday and Wednesday, drawing delegates to river events. E R Norman staff correspondent of the Birmingham Ledger attended the river improvement association meeting.
The Decatur City Council convenes in adjourned session to refine the next year license schedule. The mayor and aldermen seek a fair, balanced plan and are dedicating extensive time to its review.
Morgan county commissioners court meets in the courthouse today to conduct official business and listen to public input.
Judge D. W. Speake presides in the circuit court today for nonjury docket matters. The law and equity division will reconvene tomorrow for the next session in the same court.
Paul Ekart sustained a severe mangling of his left hand while working at a rip saw on Wednesday. He is resting well at home on Fifth Avenue, South.
At a recent meeting the Morgan County Medical Society elected officers for the year Dr. F P Pett y as president Dr R B Sherrill of Genelle as vice president and Dr W Sailey as secretary and treasurer.
Chas Johnson P D McNabb Ed Howe Chas Robertson Roy Newsom and Andrew Harvey returned from Montgomery where they attended the annual state lodge convention. They report much good accomplished and say they enjoyed a royal good time at the gathering.
A. Cohen of Ory & Cohen travels to New York to buy a complete Christmas stock. He expects to return with one of the biggest assortments of saleable goods ever brought to the era.
Curtis Asman’s dress suit vanished from the Almon residence on Gordon Drive after a reported sneak entry. A Black man was seen entering the home around the time of the incident, and police are investigating the theft and possible return once the suspect is found.
Dr George L Robinson of McCormick Theological Seminary reports discovering a well preserved third or fourth century mosaic floor one mile south of St Nebo in Palestine. The floor includes flowers animals and Greek inscriptions and was found by an Arabian farmer while digging for a barn foundation. He also argues about historical sites including Kadesh Aim Kadees Zion and Calvary.
A century ago 720 American troops led by General Duncan McArthur advanced about 200 miles into Canada capturing prisoners and war supplies before retreating to Detroit. The raid aimed to conquer upper Canada and succeeded largely except for Izard’s lack of cooperation. McArthur, famed War of 1812 figure, later governed Ohio near Chillicothe.
Earnest Coppie, secluded in a Canadian forest, encounters Lee Wok the laundryman and asks if he has heard of a poet called When Willie Came to Say Good-Night. Wok denies knowledge, revealing niemand has read the poem, while Coppie celebrates the one person who has never read it.
Gerard in the Philadelphia Ledger laments per capita spending across categories. He notes alcohol far exceeds tea and coffee, tobacco costs exceed new churches, charitable gifts fund chewing gum, candy dominates medicines, and jewelry and precious stones per person are far below annual global mineral output.
The Hull trawler Dane broke all local records on September 23 by catching off Iceland. Its haul reached $9,000, $1,000 more than the prior record, aided by support from London.
The article notes that tigers are not only tropical but also found in Siberia where the large furred cats, including Tigris amuriensis, exhibit remarkable size and a fierce reputation for human confrontation.
A newspaper feature extols business success tied to bodily health and promotes Carswell Liver-Aid as a modern, pleasant liver remedy. It claims liver issues cause many ailments and touts a large bottle for 60.
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