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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1913
Page
4
An advertisement promotes Buttrey's Christmas selection with emphasis on useful, tasteful gifts and a closing out sale of ladies coats and suits valued to 30 dollars. It urges shoppers to choose gifts that bring lasting happiness and contrasts prices with competitors.
Auction notice offers all household furniture and effects for sale at Canal Street location. Items described as comparatively new. Call before Saturday for details. posting dated December 17, 1931.
Society notes include Longfellow's famine scene with Hiawatha seeking food for Minnehaha, contrasts with Nokomis and the spirits, followed by brief society items about events, calendars, and club meetings. Remaining lines hint at ongoing column continuation.
Mrs J W Cobb greets guests as Mrs Me Amis wed Captain Samuel Blackwell at 9 PM in a Florida style home ceremony. Rev Ira F Hawkins officiates in a quiet setting with flowering plants and family congratulations. Afterward the couple hosts a reception then departs to their Grant Street home.
Sidney Patterson and Virgil Bell, University of Alabama students, expected home Saturday for the holidays. Guests include H Lambert of Calgary aunt Mrs. W N Hall, P W Webster of Nashville, King Riddle of Gadsden, R B Alexander of Birmingham, J B Patterson of Lacon, Mrs E D Odom and Misses Vaughn and Katherine Bailey, W R Hall of Sheffield, S A Frazier of Pulaski, S N Burns of Moulton, Virgil Jones of Hillsboro. J S Thigpin of Mississippi joins brother T G Thigpin to run Model Dry Cleaning on Second Avenue. W A Stone, H Hitt Lumber mill No. 7 lawyer, leaves Friday for vacation along east coast and Michigan.
We announce the best self rising flour after reviewing U.S. mills. Exclusive agents for C Becker Milling Co of Ted Bud HK present Good Luck Self Rising Flour praised for home quality. Use to bake biscuits as well as a top city baker. Ask your grocer for Good Luck.
An old advertisement offers nickel plated bathroom trimmings for Christmas from Sanitary Flaming Co. in New Decatur. It cites mirrors, towel bars, soap dishes and similar items, claiming a fine assortment comparable to larger cities.
Iva Smith of Point Blank Texas says she suffered liver complaint and decided to try a 26 cent box of Chamberlain's Tablets. She reports relief after using the remedy.
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