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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
2
Publisher details and rates for 1912 subscriptions and mail options. The paper lists prices for in town and mail delivery, tribute and obituary charges, and a call to report missed issues. It also notes advertising deadlines and mentions Oscar Underwood as presidential candidate in 1916.
The New York World criticizes New Year revelry as a social nuisance. It condemns loud horns on Broadway, license toward women, hotel signs touting drink, and crowds overeating to witness improper scenes. The piece notes dreariness as the old year dies and disgust as the new year wakes in the Tenderloin. It mentions a movement forming but gives no specifics.
An opinion piece critiques New Year Eve celebrations as ostentatious, costly, and alcohol driven, noting many prefer simple gatherings with eggnog and good company. It contrasts Broadway style excess in cities like New York with modest, fellowship oriented festivities in smaller communities.
Contracts signed by Werba and Luescher to write a new opera starring Mizzi Hajos, the Hungarian prima donna, as the close of her tour in The Spring Maid. The planned musical version of Such a Little Queen will have Rennold Wolf as collaborator, with rehearsals set for early next year.
Advertisements tout Herbinu to ease bad taste and sweeten the stomach while purifying the liver and bowels for 50 cents via Owl Drug Co. A bilious attack remedy is Chamberlain's Tablets offered by Thompson and Decatur Drug Cr.
The passage lists southbound trains from Decatur and New Decatur with times such as 6:45 p.m, 8:30 p.m, and 11:23 p.m, including multiple connections and accommodations. It shows departures and arrivals across Decatur routes with No. 15 and No. 6 services and various generic notes about schedules.
Corporals Carl Wilkinson and Charley Hames of Company BE Alabama National Guard won $5 each from Captain R. Horton for keeping their gear in order during a six month period. An inspection of the armory followed by a US officer's arrival for a full company evaluation was noted. Ballard's Horehound Syrup advertised for coughs and colds by Owl Drug Co.
By order of the Morgan County Alabama Court of Law and Equity a sheriff sale is set for January 13 1913 to auction the lands and tenements of Ja W Draper. The properties include specified sections in Town ship 6 Range 2 West and related parcels in N E and N W quarters. Sale held at the Court House Door during legal hours with proceeds to satisfy a judgment for the State of Alabama. Dated December 14 1912 by Sheriff R N McCulloch.
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