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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1912
Page
2
Rates listed by carrier and by mail with prices for six months three months and one year. Obituaries tributes and cards of thanks charged per line. Readers urged to report late deliveries and advertisers informed to submit copy by noon. Mention of Oscar Underwood as 1916 presidential candidate.
A New York man convicted of charging 21 in interest on an 86 loan received a three month penitentiary sentence. The judge aimed to set an example to deter usury. Vigorous prosecutions in New York City have pushed some loan sharks out of business, the Chicago Record Herald reports.
A passage condemns loan sharks charging usurious rates while noting some can afford high rates. It mentions wage-earner emergencies and uplift groups seeking a fair loan plan, without progress. The ad section promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and local druggists. A cottage for sale with modern improvements is listed at 1450 dollars on 6th Avenue.
The Memphis paper urges aggressive steps to conserve forests as Christmas tree demand grows. It cites England and Pennsylvania laws requiring replanting with two or three trees per tree cut, traces New York Dutch roots, and warns that procrastination threatens future forests. It frames a call for state laws protecting evergreens and all trees to ensure lasting timber and warns of blank spots where forests once stood.
A Des Moines man suffered a muscular rheumatism in the shoulder and sought a cheaper cure than an expensive Hot Springs trip. He tried Chamberlain's Liniment after three days of use, noting rapid improvement. Sold by S. M. Thompson and Decatur Drug Co. Decatur Adv Delite.
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