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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
4
Fragmentary social column with names Margaret Clinton Shelton and contact numbers, plus a devotional poem excerpt and club calendar line. Sparse readable items mention New Decatur and a public posting request for social notices by 1 o clock.
A lyrical fragment describes a tea scene with a dozen women in delicate gowns and jewels. The speaker notes a hidden hunger in one merriest woman, observing three small wrinkles near her eyes as a moment of quiet insight.
Excerpted lines describe loneliness and hidden pain behind outward charm. The narrator recalls facades of pride and chic society while noting shared fears and desires among women. Brief social notes mention visitors Mrs Hogeboom of Birmingham and Mrs Godbey hosting a bridge luncheon in Decatur.
The Y P M S of Central Methodist Church held a productive meeting on Wednesday afternoon. Members brought sunshine to the sick with visits and flowers and allocated 17.67 for relief of the poor. Officers elected include Cassie Belle Robin as President and Eda Morris as First Vice President.
J Early Reaves, bookkeeper at the New Farley National Bank, was given ten years in the Atlanta federal penitentiary by Judge Clayton. He misappropriated about four thousand dollars months earlier and received a lecture on seizing opportunities to reform.
The B.W. Swing Breaker and Washery at Port Griffith, Pittston, burned today. The Pennsylvania Coal Co. plant damage is estimated at $200,000, leaving about 2,500 workers unemployed.
Washington authorities report a new leper, Charles Randell, 47, who says he fled from St Louis. He contracted the disease in the Philippines while serving as a cook for a North Dakota regiment, and will be sent to live with John Early at his cottage on the Anacostia river.
A prominent real estate man reports rapid settlement growth in North Alabama. Farm lands are cheap now and selling fast as settlers move into the farming regions, while city real estate values have nearly doubled in three years.
Cincinnati December 11 The situation in this section has improved and a general buying movement is expected with the new year. Credit demand in the country remains strong as the country begins to pay off its accounts following cattle and wheat movements tied up by quarantine. The movement is still small overall.
In Baltimore a joint city council session approved a self denial day. Citizens urged to forgo luxuries and donate saved funds to the community relief fund for the needy. Mayor Preston named a committee to solicit contributions from all city employees earning more than two dollars daily.
Montgomery authorities end prize fighting and boxing matches after Sheriff Horace Hood warned the promoter of arrest for continuing events. A Thursday night match between two Black fighters was canceled following complaints from the civic betterment league.
An old advertisement warns that malaria can affect children early, causing headaches and digestive issues. It promotes Carswell's Liver-Atd, a vegetable liquid remedy, claiming quick help for liver disorder signs. The Owl Drug Store in Decatur and New Century sells a large bottle for fifty cents with a money back guarantee.
The notice promotes dialing 46 to subscribe to Decatur Daily. Readers are urged to join the subscription service through the local phone line.
The House adopted a resolution to hold funeral services in the chamber for the late Representative Paine of New York. It is an unusual honor for a deceased member, last seen with the service for the late Representative Bingley.
Secretary Daniels testified to the House naval committee that the people oppose turning the nation into a military state. W P G Harding of the Reserve Board notes many applications have been filed for aid from the 135 million dollar cotton loan fund in the South.
Coal operators yesterday said profit on coal mined in Indiana stood at only one cent per ton. The remark highlighted slim margins in the state’s coal industry.
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