Decatur Daily masthead and dateline details
The Decatur Daily publishes in Decatur Alabama by Tennessee Valley Printing Co Inc with notices of date and ownership. The paper shows archival facts including entry as second class matter 1912 and post office registration dates, plus Associated Press attribution and national advertising representation.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Ala
The
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
Alabama
Tax Season Triumph Reported By Local Business
A local business reflects on a successful year highlighted by timely tax payments and strong financial performance. The owner notes disciplined accounting and steadier revenues as key factors in meeting tax obligations.
Father’s letter warns drivers to read before licensing
A Columbus Dispatch suggested reading a father’s letter to every license applicant. The letter recalls a girl’s fatal accident after a child’s farewell wave and urges awareness of dangerous fast driving. The piece also critiques taxes and government spending.
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The
Columbus Commercial Dispatch
Debts and taxes loom in a rambling editorial diatribe
The piece rails at thirteen billion dollars in war debts and rising taxes as politicians profit from mileage pay and special fees. It predicts widespread resentment and even revolution, citing Alabama politics and regional newspaper ripostes.
Tax reform plan teased as new corporate scheme
Washington officials leak a proposed corporate tax formula tied to undistributed earnings and new exemptions. The plan targets Ford and aims to reduce rates for large public holdings while sparing smaller firms, drawing Democratic caution over constitutional hurdle and fairness concerns.
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Ford
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Missing Daily issue from December 27 1925
A brief notice notes there was no issue of The Daily on Sunday December 27 1925 and lists the date as a gap in the publication record for that day.
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Tulaccaloosa
Who First Gave Ether Doctor Journeys to See
Reporter visits Jefferson Georgia and the Crawford Long memorials to recount the claim that Long first used ether for anesthesia on March 30 1842 in Jefferson. The piece notes a bronze tablet on the historic site and contrasts with Boston dentist William Morton who popularized ether in 1846.
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Doctor
Logan Clendening
Aeier Sovipaemis Ke Lambae
New York
Jefferson, Ga
Jefferson
Crawford Long
Augusta
Dr. Long
Crawlfru Ww. Long
Danielsville
Madison County
Georgia
Athens
Crawford W. Long
James M. Venable
Long
Seaieace
Venable
Boston
After Christmas Reflections On Generosity And Change
A reflective piece notes how post holiday tenderness and generosity faded after Christmas. It contrasts spending beyond means with genuine joy, while a separate aside mocks shrewdness and dishonest actions in dating and finance, hinting at enduring questions about motive and truth.
Fragmented dialogue from Pathfinder column unraveled
A mash of conversational snippets and caricature lines spans marriage talk, card games, a heavy drinking mountaineer, a cold preacher, a stilted social scene, and a committee chair election, all suggesting a humorous or satirical column fragment.
Fragmented local note on shop life and jobs
A damaged excerpt from a Pittsburgh Pa drug store page shows a meat department mention and a line about an office boy. The garbled text hints at workplace dialogue and hiring, with partial phrases about fame wealth and distinction.
New Breed Alert Norman Hound from Whitney's Experiments
A writer recounts Leon F. Whitney's dog breeding work describing the Norman Hound. The breed emerged from crossbreeding white bloodhounds with large foxhounds and later crosses with Russian wolfhounds, Great Danes, and bloodhounds. Whitney praises the Norman Hound as majestic, with strong hunting drive and vocal prowess.
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Leon F. Whitney
Whitney
Normandy
Saloon Visit Sparks Tense Family Exchange
A Westerner enters a saloon with his wife and six year old son. He orders two whiskies while his wife and son react. The dialogue hints at marital strain as the wife probes the husband's attentions and past actions.
Small Consolation on Deaths and Money Tight
Fragmentary verse laments wealth and time, noting rich men perish and imply relief is sought by a son. A child asks for work amid poverty, reflecting on the high cost of marriage and living.
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Sayr
Dad
Walter Winchell On Broadway Notes Of A New Yorker
A compact assemblage of jabs and jests on Hollywood and Broadway culture. Mentions Ted Healy Chaplin La Goddard MGM Warner Bros Frances Langford Mae West Garbo Eddie Cantor and Joe McCarthy with anecdotes on salaries scandals and industry foibles.
Notable showbiz snippets and mixed theater notes
Jack Pearl delays serious stage debut after 26 years and One Flight Down closes in Baltimore. NBC ad features Lauritz Melchior miscast as Siegfried. Toscanini annoys heckler with toy cameras. City parking fees rise near clubs. Catskill camps embrace Bei Mir Bist Du Schee rhythm. Leah Rays bids farewell to flirtatious fans after a rude remark. A lively, disjointed night at 18 Club ends with Jack White scorn.
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Jack Pearl
Baltimore
Lauritz Melchior
Siegfried
Lohengrin
Toscanini
Riley Céb
Jack White
Industry shift eyed as key to national revival
The piece argues a new industry will lift the nation, noting autos postwar growth and radio by 1924, and predicting air-conditioning could transform hot states. It mentions Mere dith Willson on network stages, his Sousa past, and a florist owner on 5th Avenue whose male clients keep recurring orders.
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Meredith Willson
Floctie
Sousa
Philharmonic
Syle
Sth Avenue
Life’s front cover beauty Hope Chandler tops Paradise line
New York benefit for chorus girls recalled as old practice resurfaces. The Rite Brothers refused to appear in their next film unless paid $100,000. A newcomer Don Popikoff of Boo ray for What! brings amusement as the scene unfolds.
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Madison Square Garden
Frances Langford
the &J. Regis
East Side
Don Budge
Stompy Jones
Garbo
Hollywood
Mae West
Hope Chandler
New York
Rite Brothers
Hell
Don Popikoff
Extend a Call to Rev Edwin Ramage at First Presbyterian
The First Presbyterian church congregation extended a call to Rev Edwin Ramage of Eiberon Georgia after he preached in two services. A well attended meeting approved the call and the manse construction finances were finalized to complete the project.
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First Presbyterian Church
Edwin Ramage
Eiberon
Ramage
Dewer Dye Applies for Accident Compensation in Virginia
Richmond December 27 Examiner W L Robinson reports that Dewer Dye and several others applied to the state industrial commission for accident compensation this month. Earnest Workman Holly Berry Sam Raspberry and Chappel Service are listed among applicants.
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Richmond
Dewer
State Industrial Commission
W. L. Robinson
Earnest Workman
Holly Berry
Sam Raspberry
Chappell Service
Gnus In The News San Francisco Zoo Welcomes New Gnu
A Christmas Day birth at the San Francisco Zoo introduces a new gnu with buffalo forequarters and horse hindquarters. The unusual animal arrived as a festive addition to the zoo's wildlife collection.
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San Francisco
Fieish
Mounted wedding in saddles for Farthing and Herbert
Johnny Farthing and Dorothy Herbert married in their saddles with the bridegroom best man maid of honor and the judge all on horseback. Judge Cecil Smith of the municipal court performed the ceremony in Chicago on December 21.
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Chicago
Johnny Farthing
Dorothy Herbert
Cecil Smith
Municipal Court
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