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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1915
Page
2
Notice shows second class matter declaration dated February 26 1912 at New Decatur Alabama with postal handling under act of 1876 and a 1.00 postage fee. Includes filing code 0 Ao and value 0 543.00.
A Decatur Daily editorial urges residents to keep spending local and support home businesses. The piece compares Birmingham's stance on keeping money at home with Decatur's policy, arguing for consistent practice and questioning the logic of shopping out of town for all goods and services. It proposes buying insurance, ice, groceries, meat, beverages, dry goods, and hardware from local or distant firms alike, prompting a return to trading at home.
The piece discusses the Wilson administration condemning Boy Ed and Von Papen, German embassy attaches, for neutrality law violations. It notes no single act condemns them but general principles lead to judgment, urging curbs on foreign agents meddling in U S affairs. It highlights calls for updated statutes and congressional action.
Amid growing food scarcity concerns in Germany, Socialists announce they expect to “chew up” the issue as the Reichstag session opens. The comment signals planned confrontation over wartime supply policies and hunger relief measures.
A fragment expresses hope that Boy-Ed will lead Boycott and the other post ferous juveniles away, implying a group movement or departure among youths referenced in the text.
The report centers on whispers that Limburg was given by Austria, prompting questions about origin and motive. Officials urge caution while historians weigh the claim amid fragmented local commentary.
The L and D railroad proposes a 2700 donation to the Y M C A for Decatur efforts to improve railroad men’s condition moral and physical well being. It argues unmarried engineers rooming at Y M C A houses gain fitness for service and cites benefits beyond dollars. The note highlights a 40 percent steel price rise for battleships as a federal lag in the Build Up campaign.
A quirky exhortation urges readers to use the Decatur Daily ads to stretch their Christmas money. It touts advertisements as money savers and promotes prudent spending during the holiday season.
"So near but yet so far" captures Allied disbelief at progress in the Near East theater as advances stall and strategic gains remain elusive amid ongoing operations and uncertain outcomes.
A fragmentary note describes a furnace incident in a town known for bold entertainments and shipping odd cargo. The readable text hints at local color and unusual commerce in a place likely named Chatta ooga.
A fragment notes long lasting Annis m police assurance by law enforcement and hints at munition plants with plotting potential to be established there. It mentions Ford price peace, ship-purchase bills not aiding Clarke, and possible joining of Boy Ed and Von Papen to Ford peace efforts as ballast.
A garbled excerpt discusses a Democratic caucus filibuster against cloture, praise for military prowess, and a Detroit manufacturer threatening to strand William Jennings at the Hague until after elections, framing peace as a service.
A conversation in the Pecators Daily discusses a Nebraska longer talking record in the senate debate and compares Senator Morgan's eighteen day record on the force bill. A femininst auditor quips about women talking while a jurist poses a suicide club hypothetical. The lawyer concludes one man could be guilty of murder and the Alabama high court upheld a life term.
A partial roster of hotel guests includes L G Hunteville Hunteville Alabama H W Gotta Verona Michigan Clyde Keith Le Kentucky C Campbell Chattanooga Tennessee Wood Birmingham Alabama K A Chappell Birmingham Alabama L F Chase Montgomery Alabama A Fischer New York N Y D Montgomery Alabama J Leveson erg Alabama M Roden Danville Alabama Ross Hughes Danville Alabama J Chase Montgomery Alabama J W Worthington Sheffield Alabama Mr and Mrs Harring ham Alabama
Frank Brown of Calvin Brown and Jon warns undertaker work cannot be advertised boosted or trusted. Walton Ashworth Hill recalls a Tennessee case where 19 funerals were handled before the hearse returned to the barn.
Virgil Bell offers a curiously bold essay on gender roles and social mores. The piece blends aphorisms about marriage labor, vacation, wages, and female influence, noting women’ s impact on life while critiquing male self-importance.
Marguerite Clark presents Helene of the North a five part feature from Famous Players Paramount Program. The story blends aristocratic flair with Arctic wilderness in Northwestern Canada. It plays next Tuesday at the Masonic Theatre in Decatur.
Chas. Chaplin, the world's funniest screen comedian, appears at the Mir onic and Star Theatres Monday in Shanghied with a six reel program including four other reels.
An old remedy touted for all female health issues noting nervousness and menstrual distress. The ad claims the product regulates the female system, restores strength, and prevents headaches and fatigue. It invites readers to contact Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo for free advice and a 136 page booklet.
We authorize Chas. C. Robertson to run for reelection as Tax Collector of Morgan County in the forthcoming Democratic primary.
After Lovick P. Troup, the Morgan County Probate Judge race includes Melvin Hutson as a declared Democratic primary candidate. The announcement asks for votes and influence from readers in the upcoming primary.
Frank J. Troup stands as a Democratic Party candidate for re-election to Mor gan County tax assessor. The newspaper item notes party backing and the forthcoming vote.
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