Decatur Alabama newspaper reader notice 1916 rates
Entered as Second-Class Matter by 1912 at the Decatur Alabama post office. W B Shelton editor and general manager W S Jones city editor. Subscription rates given by carrier and mail. Obituaries tributes and cards of thanks five cents per line. For President in 1916 Oscar Underwood of the Heart of Dixie.
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Decatur
Ala
W. B. Shelton
W.S. Jones
Oscar Underwood
The
Dixie
Rent Houses Scarce in the Decaturs
The Decaturs face a housing crunch as demand for rental homes climbs beyond supply. Builders are rising to meet demand but shortages persist, with outsiders needing to either relocate or invest in build-to-rent cottages to accommodate newcomers.
The Stage Struck Girl Lansing Rowan’s Rise and Fall
The death of Lansing Rowan highlights the perilous arc of a young woman from Batavia New York born to wealth who pursued stage life after finishing school in New York. She rose in amateur and professional theater with Lewis Morrison but fell into dissipation and poverty as her career waned.
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Lansing Rowan
New York
Bettina Girard
Jerome Rowan
Batavia
N. Y
Tate
Chicago
Lewis Morrison
Brown
Rowan
Newer hospital and actors' fund aid old cemetery tale
A Louisville Courier Journal piece argues true acting skill comes from hard work and study, not luck, noting the Actors' Fund aided a grave-in for a Brookline cemetery and contrasting humble origins with stage success. It stresses discipline, practice, and different paths to fame for women and men.
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Fiephaven Wark
Potter's Field
Brot Kyne
Himbler Swalkjs
Bettina Girard
Lansing Brown
Potter
Louisville
ourier-Journal
New Parcels Post Law Sets January 1 Start Date
The new parcels post law begins January 1 with an expected expansion of postal activity. Distinctive parcels post stamps will be used for fourth class matter, ordinary stamps not allowed. Packages up to eleven pounds travel via post offices or designated stations and must include a return card for acceptance. Insurance and registration options are available with standard fees.
Balloonists Missed in Europe Rumor Tangles Speakers Visit
Dallas correspondent reports a printer error mixed Tris Speaker and Joe Wood with a balloon race tale. The misprint claimed they were missing with a German balloon Dus seldorf II after starting from Stuttgart on Oct 27 with Baylor coach Ralph Gloze. The item misled readers and then was corrected.
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Dallas
Tris Speaker
Joe Wood
Waco
Germany
Tris
Santa Claus Awaited at Crow and Crow's
A brief item notes Santa Claus visits Crow and Crow's to greet children and families with festive cheer during the holiday season. The setting highlights a local shop as the gathering point for photo opportunities and seasonal goodwill.
Teachers 10 Get Salary in Time for Holidays
Montgomery December 10 The Department of Education says Alabama teachers will receive December salaries in time for Christmas. Harry J Willingham explains banks may advance funds if treasury money is short. Warrants would be sent from the capitol to meet county payrolls if funds are available. otherwise local treasurers may arrange bank advances until warrants arrive.
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Montgomery
Harry J.willingham
Capitol
Alabama
Treasury
Department of Education
Dillehay Brothers Offer Travel Sets and Smoking Gear
Traveling sets shaving sets military brushes fine razors cigars French briar and meerschaum pipes cigar holders and smoking sets are presented as suitable gifts for any man by Dillehay Brothers on Fourth Avenue.
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Dillehay Brothers
Fourth Avenue
Doctor grafts rabbit bone to boy arm in New York
In New York on December 10 Dr Ralph L McFarland repaired a shattered bone in 12 year old Ralph Tomlinson by grafting a rabbit’s left hind leg onto the arm.
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New York
Ralph L. McFarland
Ralph Tomlinson
Child Eats Candy Like Tablets. Narrow Escape
Mildred Boeglen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. B. Boeglen, nearly suffered serious harm after swallowing a handful of tablets mistaken for candy. Quick medical action saved her, and she is reported none the worse this morning.
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Mildred
Renee Mer
Hodges Defeats Cappar for Governor of Kansas
Topeka reports Democratic nominee Hodges defeated Republican Arthur Cappar by 29 votes for governor. Cappar refused a recount, saying a pre-session count could show a 2000 vote majority for him.
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Hodges
Cappar
Kansas
Topeka
Arthur Cappar
Shock of Winning Money Causes Death at Race
Vienna report says a clerk named Her man Priedberd collapsed and died of heart failure after learning he won $5,000 in a horse race at the track.
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Vienna
Herman Priedberd
Released convict unable to face family ends life in prison
United Press report from York Pennsylvania notes Christanne Fredrick Mangle a convict slated for release chose death by his own action at the penitentiary. The notice highlights his impending freedom and anticipated reunion with his family.
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York
Christanne Fredrick Mangle
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