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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1914
Page
3
An elderly English business man hires a loafer to wave a large handkerchief from the wharf to simulate his farewell as the liner backs away. He offers payment for watching the crowd and enacting a few affectionate gestures to fool his wife abroad.
The first field artillery was devised by Gustavus Adolphus. His copper guns wrapped in leather fired faster than a musket, helping him carry on the Thirty Years War due to artillery proficiency.
The bow appears on Egyptian monuments around 2000 B.C. Its form remained similar to modern bows. Europeans used it in warfare until 1640 and regarded it as effective as the arquebus then used.
The Topeka Journal records the editor testing a fresh college of journalism graduate. The editor contemplates assignment and the newcomer offers to draft leading editorials while awaiting decision.
New York December 3 Thomas Mott Osborne the Syracuse manufacturer and publisher appointed warden at Sing Sing contemplates a radical shift from penitentiary to reformatory He says the old system stifled inmate initiative and intends self governance moral responsibility and community value as the core aims of the new regime He notes plans cannot be detailed but will be built on fair play and justice to improve improper conditions
D. M. Drennen president of the Drennen Co., a leading Birmingham department store, collapsed from heart failure at 4:10 PM while preparing to tee off on the first Country Club hole. He was to play nine holes with Maj. J. Bo Cobbs, appearing in good health before the sudden death.
In Toledo the National Cloak and Skirts Makers Association urged a curfew on tight skirts at its annual session. The proposed rule would enforce a ban on tight skirts for Easter Sunday.
A reprint urges farmers to protect birds and wildlife, arguing that widespread farm-led conservation creates vast reserves. It credits the farmer with being the best guardian and notes that small winter efforts and forethought yield long-term gains, plus farm investment pays off.
The Spokane Chronicle urges the nation to use wartime travel growth to build ties between the West and East and between the North and South. It argues all sections can profit from increased mobility and exchange during the war.
A large crowd enjoyed a lively musical comedy starring Harvey D. Orr in Galena with Jessie Webster praised as the hit of the show. Harold Orr led bell hop routines while the quartet including Orr starred for encores. Cal Clifford's xylophone solos delighted the audience. The cast received strong support from Mr Warner and Mr Wandling as the company travels south to Key West, Florida.
J R Grey of Eleventh avenue spent weekend in Memphis with relatives. Lawrence Matthews of Moulton occupies the former Powell home now vacated. Mrs R L Woods returns from Lawrence county to visit kin in Donnie Williams absence due to malaria. Clean and black hats. Phone 32 Edwards Bank street.
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