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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1920
Page
8
Mrs Kate Lee Able of Rossville Georgia reports her husband a organis with a lifting accident suffered severe abdominal pain and rapid weight loss. After three doctors and failed laxatives he took Thedford's Black-Draught and improved rapidly, crediting it with saving his life. NC 131
Train schedules show connections between Birmingham and Chicago with stops at Nashville and St Louis. Local items report a store window smashed in Falkville, timber sale by W E Knight of Lacon, church plans with Rev Carwile, and a surge in tractor sales. Flu cases rise in the nearby mountains while Dr Stringer installs a dynamo to light shops and homes. Rev Roy Ninger from Birmingham accepted as pastor for the local Baptist church.
The Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Friday, aligning with ancient Greek practice of day start at sunset. In contrast, modern Western tradition often marks the day from midnight, following Roman custom.
An old advertisement claims pimples, neck swellings, skin sores, and digestive issues indicate Woot troubles. It asserts a nostrum “Number 40” cures these diseases with a doctor’s prescription and reliable healers, sold by J. C. Mendenhall and distributed by Preuit-Dillehay Drug Co.
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