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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1912
Page
6
Rates listed by carrier and mall options for one year six months three months and one week with advance pricing. Personal notices tributes and cards of thanks priced per line. Instructions urge timely delivery and advance advertising copy by noon. Mention of Oscar Underwood for President in 1916.
An analysis contrasts historic tolerance of drunkenness with modern prohibition values. It cites centuries of rulers, clergy, and officials inebriated in public life, noting social tax on spirits and shifting norms from indulgence to repudiation. It links past leniency to current political attitudes toward alcohol.
The piece discusses moral decline and alcohol, warning of temptation for youth and the dangers of gambling. It cites advertisements praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Chamberlain's Tablets, recommending them for coughs, colds, and bilious attacks, with local druggists selling them in Decatur. It also notes engraved visiting cards as a social detail of the era.
A mixed page shows railroad timetables for Louisville and Nashville southbound and eastbound trains from Decatur with several No. numbers and times. An unrelated health ad describes a Muscular rheumatism case from Des Moines and praises Chamberlain's Liniment as a cheap quick cure, listing local sellers in Decatur.
Berlin issues new police code limiting street behavior to three abreast on sidewalks and banning whistling singing humming and loud talking. Cafes with music must close doors. discarding cigarette stumps on pavements may lead to arrest. Public order measures accompany unrelated medical ads.
Public notice in Decatur Daily announces attachment of defendant J A Coursey property four boxes of goods sofa organ sewing machine and bedding. Publication required weekly for three weeks before December 27 1912 with return due that date.
Execution issued from the Law and Equity Court of Morgan County Alabama directs sheriff to auction lands and chattels of Jno W Draper. Property described includes sections and townships in Morgan County. Sale set for January 13 1913 at the Court House Door during legal hours. Dated December 14 1912. R N McCulloch Sheriff Morgan County.
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