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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1912
Page
2
As Second Class Matter February 26 1912 at the post office New Decatur Ala editor and rates listed for carrier and mail subscriptions. Obituaries tributes and cards of thanks charged per line. For President in 1916 Oscar Underwood of the Heart of Dixie cited.
Washington December 7 United Press reports the rehabilitation of the Republican party includes meetings with senators and a new declaration of principles. Governor Hadley of Missouri praises the plan but urges a broader convention of Republicans and Progressives to smooth difficulties.
In Gettinje on December 7 a somber funeral for two Montenegrin soldiers who died in battle drew a large crowd. The dead were laid in coffins in the church near the barracks, their uniforms torn and blood-stained, as mourners filed past to pay their respects.
Crow & Grow on Second Avenue draws shoppers with an exceptionally strong holiday display. Large windows invite passers by to view Santa gifts for young and old, hailed as one of the town’s finest window displays.
In Greensburg Louisiana a dispute about the origin of a biblical quotation led to a gunfight. Nat Lindsay parish commissioner was killed. His son Charles Lindsay was fatally wounded. Te y Fleet Harrell who shot Lindsay was seriously wounded.
Household tip touts Ballard's HOREHOUND SYRUP to prevent late night runs for medicine. Claims it promptly checks attacks with bottles priced 25c 50c and 1.00, sold by Owl Drug Co.
Adelaide Thurston, famed for Lady Babbie and Polly Primrose, stars in The Love Affair at the Masonic on December 26 under Francis X. Hope. Her company, praised for wit and originality, travels a Southern and Middle Western circuit before a New York run.
Local note advertises Christmas gift purchases for family members from Dillehay Brothers located on Fourth Avenue. The brief item suggests the shop can satisfy shoppers during the season with offerings for all relatives.
The advertisement touts Zemo as a universal skin cure for eczema, pimples, rash, dandruff and more. It claims instant irritation relief with a vanishing liquid formula by E W Rose Medicine Co of St Louis and offers trial bottles at 25 cents with a money back guarantee through Dillehay Bros Drug Store.
State of Alabama Morgan County A Cy Joiner vs J A Coursey before me a Justice of the Peace for said county on the 30th of November 1912. It appears that property of the defendant has been levied upon four boxes of household goods one sofa two bundles of bedding one organ and one sewing machine marked J KF Carrick Tracy City Tennessee by virtue of an attachment issued from my office returnable December 4 1912. Defendant being a non resident of this state it is ordered that notice of attachment and return thereof be given by publication once a week for three successive weeks before December 27 1912 in the Decatur Daily newspaper in said county and a copy mailed to the defendant at place of residence when possible. This 4th day of December 1912.
Crow and Crow announces a broad new toy lineup targeting families with kids. The company highlights affordable items and a focus on safe, durable playthings across several age groups. Major retailers and online platforms will carry the range starting this season.
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