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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1913
Page
2
If you do not receive your paper regularly or on time please call 46 New Decatur to report the issue. The notice urges prompt delivery and requests notification when the newspaper is not received.
Advertisers must submit a copy of their copy by noon on the desired publication day to ensure prompt Service. rates are disclosed upon inquiry and applied when approved.
A growing Decatur is described as reviving after past yellow fever and lawlessness. The piece notes its riverfront Tennessee River access and railway lines, with former Athenians leading local enterprises. It suggests Decatur could gain a bridge across the Tennessee and attract the old D C and N O extension, boosting regional ties.
The Limestone Democrat notes that the city is expanding quickly and could become a city of large proportions before realization.
A Lexington ordinance forbids free distribution of patent medicine samples without Health Officer approval. The measure aims to protect children from dangerous or careless medicine exposure amid recent tragic cases and calls for strict handling of dangerous drugs by municipalities.
The Louisville Courier Journal argues that widespread indiscriminate distribution of drug samples harms public welfare. It urges strict conformity to poison sale regulations and condemns manufacturers for acting with impunity against common sense and the public good.
The Shelbyville Gazette in Shelbyville Tennessee by W A Frost is back to serve readers. The office suffered a major fire but has reopened with renewed resolve. Frost, tied to First National Bank in Shelbyville and Athens, is a known visitor to the Decaturs and a friend to Northern Alabama.
A remedy advertised as a cure for the common cold is promoted for its world renowned cures and reliable merit. It is known as Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and offered by S. M. Thompson in New Decatur and Decatur Drug Co. in Decatur.
The note states a loan of 500 dollars for improved city property in Decatur offered by T. M. Dix with phone contact 438 3-tf.
Reprinted from the Magisonville Hustler the piece recalls a free-for-all at Mr Shipp's farm near Oak Hill that injured Arthur Harrison and his wife, with Will Sisk stabbed and others hurt. It likens rural Kentucky to Sand Mountain and urges local leaders to guide youth toward education and reform.
In Morgan County Alabama Probate Court on January 16 1913 C T Royer filed a will petition for Mrs Jane E Robinson deceased The court set February 17 1913 to hear proof of due execution and require publication in Decatur Daily for three weeks directing J R Royer of Chattanooga Tennessee to appear and show cause why the instrument should not be admitted to probate SKEGGS Judge of Probate The notice also includes an advertisement for Chamberlains Cough Remedy sold in Decatur Alabama.
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