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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1913
Page
2
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In Washington the Wilson administration trims the inaugural ball, stirring dismay among some elites who hoped for pomp. The New York Evening Post lauds simple living as a noble example for a frugal presidency while local ads note Brown Kerr Grocery Co move and Mrs Tabor’s headache relief with Chamberlain Tablets.
Dr Frank Crane argues modern theater often becomes cheap entertainment lacking serious purpose. He cites vaudeville and moving pictures as dominant, urges a return to meaningful drama with a social message and a culture-building role for the stage. Chamberlains Liniment ad ends the piece with local sales notes.
Domestic lender offers a $500 loan on improved city property. Contact T M Dix in Decatur at phone 438 3 tf sd.
The New York Central terminal main building opened last Sunday though its approaches remain incomplete. Officials estimate total cost at 180 million dollars, a figure unmatched by any other city’s terminal project, reflecting a push for vastly enlarged American railroad facilities. The piece notes Commodore Vanderbilt’s earlier terminal and contrasts Birmingham’s relative readiness with wider national needs.
In Morgan County Alabama the court slated February 17 1913 to hear proof of the last will of Mrs Jane E Robinson. C T Royer produced the instrument and petitioned for probate with notices to J R Royer of Chattanooga Tennessee by three weekly newspaper publications in the Decatur Daily. Judge W E Skeggs presiding orders publication and hearing on the stated date.
Huntsville January 29 Representative William Richardson reports he studied the Senate omnibus bill and found 45 eighth district claims reduced to 11 by the Senate. He seeks a conference to push for eventual allowances. The district claims total about $80,000 and have been allowed by the court of claims. The Senate is expected to concur and appropriate funds to pay them.
A Pittsburg Dispatch yarn recounts F I Fletcher at a Sphinx club dinner in New York. A man buys a woolen muffler and finds a photo of a beautiful girl with a note asking interested singles to write. He falls for the image, writes, waits, and learns the note was from a grandmother who died nine years earlier, revealed by the seller's lack of advertising.
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