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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1914
Page
3
Lynwood Adams of Eva to Mines Dessie Lyles of Eva are issued a marriage license. Westminster Presbyterian Church hosts a Sabbath School Christmas entertainment Thursday at 7 PM followed by stereoptican slides and special anthems Sunday at 7 PM.
The First Methodist Sunday school plans a Christmas tree event Thursday evening at 7:30 inviting church and Sunday school friends to attend.
Negro man Tgnsy Dives was arrested last night by officers Crabtree and Rigsbee for disposing or attempting to clap out mortgaged cotton. Officers reportedly had prior trouble with Brown before the arrest.
Rev H B Woodward will speak tomorrow at 6 30 p m at South Side Baptist church. Following the address the children of the Sunday school will receive a present. An invitation is extended to all. Geo W Wilburn Pastor.
Children of Westminster Presbyterian Sabbath School will bring small gifts on Thursday at 7 pm to help support a bed at San Juan Hospital in Porto Rico. Requested items include pins needles pen points envelopes writing paper dust cloths dish cloths and dish rags. Each child brings one item.
The Sabbath School of Westmins ter Presbyterian Church will host a Christmas program on Thursday at 7 o'clock. Rev. E Lysander Gray leads. readings and songs by primary and senior classes, with gifts for San Juan Hospital and a Santa Claus arrival.
Henry Hartung Clerk announces old papers for sale as taxes on personal and real estate are due and payable with penalties for non payment after January 1 1915. Debtors urged to settle promptly at Decatur Daily office.
A historical note describes a prepared remedy for malaria and fever, claiming five or six doses prevent fever return. It mentions a remedy acting on the liver with calomel, claimed not to gripe or sicken.
A Missouri farmer's letter recounts how mail order houses drained rural income and spurred town decline. He details farm growth then loss of local shops, library, school, and jobs as catalogs drew away money and goods, urging towns to invest locally to protect future generations.
City taxes on personal property and real estate are due and payable. The notice references the due date in January 1915.
C E Garris of 926 Sherman St New Decatur reports relief from back pain dizziness and weak kidney flow after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He bought a box at Daniel Drug Co and says he has hardly been troubled since. Price 50c at all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertises the remedy.
A Virginia family credits Thedford's Black-Draught with preventing severe illness and easing headaches stomach trouble and other symptoms. The testimonial notes it as a vegetable remedy suitable for children and adults and kept on hand year round.
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