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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1913
Page
2
The notice lists publication details for New Decatur Ala with editor W R Shelton and city editor H B Jones. It includes subscription rates by carrier and mail options, column pricing for tributes and obituaries, and a request to call if issues arrive late. Advertising policies require copy by noon for same day publication.
Brief political notice endorses Oscar Underwood as a presidential candidate in 1916, cites his affiliation with the Dixie wing and heart of the party, and frames the support as a formal backing from sympathetic groups.
The piece surveys how contemporaries judged Whitelaw Reid after his death, noting praise and critique of his rise at the Tribune, his shift to public office, and the tension between journalism and office. It discusses his split career and the notion journalism can be a jealous mistress.
The Louisville Courier-Journal reflects on Whitehall Reid and the editor preacher duo as symbols of fame and service. It argues worldly success, not charity, marks a true vocation, noting Reid’s rise in New York and Washington and suggesting journalism bears a hazy sense of dignity while shaping public life.
Mrs A R Tabor of Crider Missouri suffered five years with sick headache and credits Chamberlain Tablets with a cure after taking two bottles. The ad notes the headache stems from a disordered stomach and promotes the tablets. Sold by 8 M Thompson New Decatur and the Decatur Drug Cox Decatur.
Notice for Red Men's Council meeting schedule with reference to Jameison and Sachem records. details are unclear but indicate weekly Monday session and local organizational titles.
A loan offer of 1500 dollars is extended for an improved city property by J M Dix of Decatur. Contact via phone 435 for details and terms.
Commercial groups in Florence Sheffield Tuscumbia Huntsville Decatur and New Decatur urge the Alabama governor to appeal to the President to withdraw his veto on Senate Bill 7343. They cite undeveloped water power in Alabama and dam projects like Hales Bar as potential economic growth and jobs, warning delay could cost the state its industrial assets. The resolution notes widespread support and seeks transmission to Governor Emmett O Neal and Congressman William Richardson.
Partial phrases describe relief from rheumatism and soreness using Chamberlain's Liniment. The text notes thorough massaging benefits and mentions sale by S. M. Catur Drug Co. in Decatur.
In Morgan County probate court on December 30 1912 G B Newsom filed the final account for the estate of Edna Newsom deceased. The date January 27 1913 was set for examination and auditing of the account with notice to interested parties to appear and show cause. Judge WM E Skeggs presiding. An advertisement for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy accompanies this notice.
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