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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1913
Page
2
Notices show various subscription options for carrier and mail delivery, with prices for different periods. It lists rates for tributes and obituaries at five cents per line and provides a contact number for missed or late deliveries.
Advertisers must have copy in office by noon on the day they wish to publish to ensure good service. The notice specifies that rates are provided on application and copies should be submitted promptly.
Police officials face exposure as the Becker murder case unfolds. Becker hired men to murder a witness scheduled to testify before the grand jury. Court records suggest a deep moral decline in police circles, with Becker awaiting electrocution at Sing Sing and Gov. Sulzer's possible commute deemed unlikely. Public sentiment braces for the outcome as another witness was silenced last week.
The piece argues witnesses must be protected before they can testify and that coercion by police is driving fear among informants. It cites past exposure of blackmail in New York after the Lexow committee and suggests public tolerance may push toward reform or reorganization if such crimes continue.
The piece cites George S Bliss arguing winters in Philadelphia show no climate shift despite popular talk of abnormal patterns. It notes England’s debate and Sir John Moore’s use of records from 1337 to 1443 to support long historical winter variability.
A Philadelphia front page previews an editorial on how modern mild winters contrast with harsher old fashioned winters. The piece notes readers recall the severe below zero cold of last winter and mocks the idea of a mild season. An observation from the Louisville Courier-Journal accompanies the excerpt.
Advert appears from Commercial Savings Bank and Trust Co featuring J B McDonald offering assistance for buyers and sellers. It emphasizes personalized service and local financial options.
If your children are subject to attacks of croup watch for the first symptom hoarseness. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes hoarse and the attack may be warded off. For sale by S. M. Thompson New Decatur and the Decatur Drug Co Decatur adv.
Zeiglin Bros, owners of the Second Avenue Bakery, state they have not sold their business and that a local paper's notice to that effect is incorrect. The note appears under their bakery listing with date July 6.
A fragment notes A C Banks and Sachem involvement with a Red Men’s Council session held Mondays. It references a chief of records lesson dated January 13 and hints at a men’s lodge context without full details.
Subject offers a loan of 1500 dollars on an improved property. Lender identified as T. M. Dix of Decatur with contact phone 438 3-tf.
December 30 1912 final settlement filed by administrator G B Newsom for the estate of Edna Newsom deceased. Court set January 27 1913 to examine and audit the account and vouchers and hear objections from interested persons.
Fire Commissioner Joseph Johnson reports arson is rampant in Greater New York with lax fire insurance practices. The study notes policies issued without risk inquiry, including multiple policies on minimal property, and estimates about half of fires are arson driven.
A vintage advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a world famous cure for colds. It claims proven merit and dependable cures, with sales through S. M. Thompson in New Decatur and Decatur Drug Co. in Decatur.
The Madame Sherry show at the Masonic Theatre tonight features the popular production with the infectious melody Ev ry Little Movement. Dancing drives the production with pretty numbers like The Birth of the Butterfly and an elaborate second act finale. The review notes artistic dancing and suggestive moments, with massaging tips and a local ad for Chamberlains Liniment at S M Catur Drug Co Decatur.
A $1000 loan opportunity is announced for improved city property in Decatur by T M Dix. The notice specifies terms for securing funds on the property and invites interested parties to contact the lender for details.
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