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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
2
An essay argues the old saying Christmas comes but once a year has shaped modern life, urging a broader, more generous interpretation. It praises temperance yet suggests annual generosity could relieve universal distress and inspire broader charity.
Henderson and Leto urge support for a $1,500,000 bond proposal in Alabama to fund state needs. The Daily endorses the plan as essential for avoiding further strain on education, courts, and state government.
A visiting minister at the Decatur church condemned tobacco as harmful to sensibilities and spiritual growth. The sermon echoed historic charges against tobacco from King James and Bible commentator Adam Clarke, while the piece notes enduring anti tobacco rhetoric and mixed personal views on cigars and pipes.
A congressional push to repeal the federal bankruptcy act argues it harms honest debtors and bankrupts. Critics claim the law invites deadbeats, enables predatory lawyers, and harms legitimate business, urging passage of Blackmon’s repeal bill.
A fragment features Virgil Melly’s dialogue on typists and a humorous exchange about picking pockets. The speakers discuss shared opinions and trades, with one admitting dexterity with hands and aligning with the other’s stance on livelihoods.
George warns of a potential fuss with Mabel as Christmas approaches. Joe asks what distasteful actions were taken, and George denies cross words while noting the seasonal timing.
A fragmented holiday scene centers on a child asking for a wagon from Santa while a father figures out money and manners. The verses describe crowded Christmas routines, generosity to friends, and playful limits of tradition amid festive chaos. The piece ends with a quip about safety and onions and a doctor’s line.
A child asks how Santa visits soldiers in Europe without chimneys while a father reassures that Santa goes everywhere. The exchange highlights wartime innocence and belief.
A brief, humorous vignette contrasts Santa’s abundance with a child’s memory of a penniless Christmas. The exchange imagines Santa as Papa, highlighting the gap between expected gifts and the child’s real financial hardship.
A traveler declares he has wandered the world and seen many places but has never found a girl he could truly call his own. The lines imply a quest for love unsatisfied by elsewhere.
A barber praises his bride as the most beautiful and highly educated woman, noting she knows every hair tonic brand and maker. He adds she offers him many tips in dozens of new ones.
The speaker equates love with a pull to surround oneself with others. Responsibility is described as the cornerstone of a career, essential for any lasting effort. The passage uses metaphor to compare personal commitments with building, stressing that no career or building lasts without a cornerstone.
A brief ode describes affection and devotion, praising a beloved as pure and life filling. The speaker proclaims the beloved’s life-giving influence and heartfelt admiration in concise romantic language.
In a terse exchange a speaker accuses another of ignorance while the responder claims to have seen a train shed emptied, highlighting a playful miscommunication in a regional talk. The brief line captures a moment of humor and local color.
A historical analysis argues Muscle Shoals could spur Decatur’s growth by providing vast hydro power at low cost. It contrasts cheap Alabama energy with Massachusetts, highlights potential manufacturing boosts, rail access, and national infrastructure plans while urging citizen action to press lawmakers for funding.
Notice that the partnership between Jerrie Clark and Hal Mullen of New Decanur under the firm Sanitary Plumbing & Heating Co dissolved by mutual consent on December 1 1915. Debts owed to the partnership may be paid to either Clark or Mullen.
Local society note lists the La Valliers dining at Nelsons, highlighting social cache and fashionable circuit as a brief, era-tinged glimpse of a prominent family gathering.
A dated reflection argues that women cannot be content or fully understood by men. It claims women seek attention, distrust men, and resist traditional roles. It urges men to fight life’s battles and reject complacency to find happiness, while asserting women remain dissatisfied.
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