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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
2
The New Decatur paper published by Tennessee Valley Printing Co lists publication details entered as second class on February 26 1912 at Decatur Alabama. It notes subscription rates per week six months and yearly and includes notices for tributes of respect obits and cards of thanks at six cents per line.
Editorial notes a defeat of a Birmingham tax measure as a warning for Alabama voters on January 18. It argues the bond amendment is needed to keep the state solvent and meet obligations, urging Morgan county activists to mobilize to secure the vote.
The Providence Journal reports on the recall of Captain Karl Boy naval attache amid U S public anger at German actions. The piece argues intergovernmental meddling by foreign representatives challenges U S neutrality and praises patience in demanding the envoy's exit while noting German-British allied sympathies among Americans.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a list of numerous items or people with unclear context. The readable portion includes phrases like ton and shallowest, suggesting a catalog or description without full details.
Fragmentary text notes Mr. Ford returning home and Mr. Bryan seeking peace. Mentions a Gary dinner and a signal or sign, with observers amused at the confusion over the event.
Fragmentary note indicates a Detroit based factory or foundation preparing for wartime production or support. Text references readiness and mobilization within the industrial community.
A Montgomery Advertiser note from December reports the city is to pay the freight and asks county officers to show how to recoup the five hundred dollars spent on Monday's election. The piece hints at a hopeful New Year's prompt.
Recent outrages in the Mediterranean show submarines submerging their nationality as a tactic. Early Christmas shoppers will next get the Bil.
A letter noting that finding a substantial home for a mathematical order house could settle many residents. The text emphasizes a community appeal for a durable residence fondly called home by local citizens.
A fragment notes that a trend described as kissing by a mall is not expected to become popular. It mentions simplified baking and unspecified progress but lacks clear details or identifiable individuals or organizations. The readable text suggests limited traction for the activity.
The Birmingham district congressman Hud Dieton is described in sharp, satirical terms as opposed to preparedness. The piece weighs him as a potential statesman a mollycoddle or an amateur politician in a brisk editorial aside.
Fragmentary wartime note mentions Germany Belgium and the Kaiser. No coherent event or人物 identified due to garbled OCR.
The passage notes that the Birmingham bond amendment failure is linked to action by the last legislature which authorized it. It suggests the explanation centers on legislative authorization as the controlling factor behind the failed amendment.
A fragment warns that even a strong person may avoid catching the grippe yet still face danger from an automobile. The remark blends health and traffic risk in a cautionary line.
The text hints at England facing coercion over a Byronic pamphlet and trench deployments, mentioning a $50,000 wired message and Mr. Ford seeking replacements from workers. It refers to Ford factory sweepers earning $5.00 daily and possible substitutions for leadership on trips.
There are many signs of returning prosperity in the Southern States with increased spending. Smokers buy more tobacco as money circulates, and Tuxedo tobacco has risen 145 percent in Southern sales over the past five months, a steady gain. Tobacco sales reflect an overall upward business trend in the region as men increase spending only when earnings rise.
Abe Martin notes Pittky Kerr will not seek medical advice fearing directives on playing. Prof. Alex Tansey advertises for a man in a sack suit and 1881 stiff hat to play the detective in Mink to Dip, a local playful mock plot.
Dr J T Edwards of Fayetteville Georgia a long time Georgia physician declares Tanlac delivers results. He cites a Fayetteville woman whose daughter bedridden for three years due to pellagra improved after using Tanlac and notes weight gains and relief in indigestion catarrhal conditions and other disorders. Tanlac is sold in Decatur by Decatur Drug Co and in New Decatur by Preuit Dillehay Drug Co Adv
Quotations from the Columbia State and Commercial Appeal express hopes for political change and social reform. The muttered list railes at war leaders, fraud votes, biased language, and moral double standards. The verse hints at future improvement across cities and society.
The News Dispatch reports the Kaiser mentions a term Bindegewebentzung or similar in a discussion about liquor prohibition in Germany, noting public confusion over language and policy in a tense national debate.
The excerpt references a Chattanooga Times headline about Roosevelt and questions the hour of publication. It humorously notes New Year resolutions and the social urge for self improvement, referencing quiet times and the idea of peering into neighbors’ lives.
A cryptic note hints at a deceptive scheme where a masked figure separates people from money. The message teases a long owed tech spot promised since last January, creating suspense and public intrigue.
A letter from J. L. Barnard defends Bill Pickens amid a lynching era controversy over Oscar Pickens, recounting life in Cullman and urging justice. The note also praises long service awards for Bell System employees in Decatur New Decatur and notes W. T. Gentry’s forty year tenure.
A. Blackwell announces candidacy for re election as Morgan County circuit court clerk in the Democratic primary urging supporters to vote. The notice emphasizes continued service in the clerk's office and appeals for influence and backing.
Authorized notice announces Charles C. Robertson seeking re election as Tax Collector of Morgan County and M. (Pat) Williams running for Tax Collector, both subject to the Democratic primary.
Publication announces William B. Skeggs Lovick P. Troup and Mr Wiggins of Hartselle and Melvin Hutson as candidates for Probate Judge of Morgan County subject to the Democratic primary. Voters are urged to support these candidates.
Frank J. TrouR runs for re election as Mor san County tax assessor subject to Democratic party action.
Mrs. J. L. Waggoner of Decatur says kidney disease caused months of misery and back pain until Dean's Kidney Pills were obtained at Owl Drug. She reports long lasting relief and no serious kidney trouble for over two years after treatment. Price 50 cents at all dealers.
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