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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1913
Page
2
The notice urges readers to report missed deliveries to New Decatur 46 to ensure prompt service. It also states advertising rates are available on application and that advertisers must file copy in the office by noon on the publication day to guarantee good service.
The piece argues community progress depends on collective effort rather than wealth. It praises a man with a thousand dollars and town loyalty who actively supports enterprise over passive capital hoarding. The quote from Hartselle Enterprise emphasizes hands-on participation to advance local development.
A Shanghai woman stood blindfolded before execution for opium use, an act framed as a national-law offense. The report argues such penalties shock readers in civilized nations, contrasting with harsher crimes against the public.
The piece portrays China’s hard line on opium and drug control as a test of national integrity. It argues the Shanghai execution of a female opium offender marks a shift toward strict legal obedience and a new republic’s resolve to erase the opium habit.
Local house ad notes dressed hens and seafood items including fish and oysters offered by J A Bunch & Son with prices and sale placement.
The Hale's bar dam on the Tennessee river near Chattanooga illustrates the large dam concept. Begun in 1905, builder Anthony N. Brady aims to complete it next fall. initial cost projected at two million dollars but has risen to five million and may rise further due to fissures in the rock bed. Transmission costs are known, but deep river-bed fissures remain uncertain and will only be revealed once test pressures apply. Consumers may pay less than coal steam costs, but exact savings depend on the final dam cost and test results.
The piece notes rising hydro electric expansion from Montana to Alabama with St Paul railroad electrifying 450 miles via Great Falls Power contract, arguing electricity is cheaper and more versatile than steam and should be utilized. It also cites editorials from Mobile Register and Age Herald on dam sites and benefits, plus an advertisement for White's Cream Vermifugo at Owl Drug Co.
Execution issued from the Morgan County Circuit Court directs sheriff to sell the NW ¼ of a section in Township 6 Range 5 West Morgan County Alabama to satisfy a judgment against Jno W Johnson. Sale set for February 17 1913 at the courthouse door during legal hours. Sheriff R N McCOLLOUCH with deputy J L McCOLLOUCH.
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