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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1913
Page
2
Rates listed for tarrier and mail subscriptions by week month and year. Notices include tributes of respect obituaries and cards of thanks charged by line. Readers urged to report missed papers and advertisers told to file copy by noon for same day publication.
Harvey H. Wright is a candidate for sheriff of Morgan County subject to the upcoming primary. D. F. Green seeks the State Senate seat in the Second District covering Morgan and Lawrence counties subject to party rules. J. A. Foreman runs for sheriff of Morgan County with support urged for the Democratic Primary.
The speaker likens opening doors to business growth, saying success comes from a mix of pull and push rather than sermons. If doors are hard to open, a little of both methods helps build cities and attract more commerce.
Rapid strides in commerce match moral progress as Decatur residents praise tightened law enforcement. Officers’ vigilance has reduced unrest and restored reputations, with lawlessness pushed to the background.
A fragmentary line laments slow change as water erodes stone and imagines merging towns into a single imperial district. The terse quotation hints at centralized power reshaping local boundaries and identity.
The text highlights rising prosperity in Decatur with increased manufacturing and commerce, new factories and business buildings, and more housing projects. It notes enhanced property values and optimism for the city's future. Strong sense of civic progress and economic growth is emphasized.
A housekeeper oriented notice announces the selection of Good Luck Self Rising Flour as the top self rising flour after nationwide milling comparisons. Brock & Spight Co distribute for C Becker Milling Co of Red Bud Illinois, offering refunds if not best yet and urging grocers to stock Good Luck.
Local blurb notes readers borrow the Decatur Daily for broad appeal as cards and prices cater to all budgets including specials and bargains.
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