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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1913
Page
2
Public notice details subscription costs by carrier and mail for one year six months and three months. Rates for tributes obituaries and cards of thanks five cents per line. Mail and advertising deadlines and contact advice provided for timely delivery.
Huntsville Daily Times notes the Decatus are preparing a large Fourth of July celebration on Friday, planned on short notice. The piece highlights determination driving the event and hints at a possible county fair in Huntsville.
The article argues for a soil doctor role, led by soil chemists, to guide farmers through soil analysis and tailored fertilizers. It highlights rich public investments in seed and soil research, urges farmers to use chemical testing, and cites William Larkin of the Chicago Record Herald proposing a new profession and fertilizer industry development.
A public notice invites locals to bring stock and vegetables on the Fourth for a prize. The readable portion lists multiple judges and addresses across Decatur, Trinity, Flint, Falkville, Hartselle, Somerville, Belle Mina, and surrounding R F D routes.
A catalog of prizes from City National Bank to Payne Lumber Co for top stock and produce. Awards include cash, saddles, bridles, and goods for best yearling colts, 2 year olds, mares, geldings, mules, harness horses, and standout yields of wheat, oats, alfalfa, corn, cotton, and timber products across multiple local businesses.
The passage argues that government policy on export limits reduces home supply and stresses the need for improved agricultural outcomes. It notes many people face a serious existence and urges greater efficiency from those cultivating the land to meet domestic needs.
Leavenworth Kansas June 29. An all day search for Richard Osborn and Walter Laymen who escaped from the Federal prison early today failed. Osborn aged eighteen years for a Washington robbery and Laymen a California counterfeiter fled using a wood ladder contrivance to reach the roof and escape over the wall. Warden MecClaughry called it the boldest breakout in his 39 years on the job.
Claude McMillan the new postmaster of the New Decatur office will be entertained at a dinner by postal employees of the local office on July 4 at the Y M C A. A number of prominent Decatur citizens have been invited and a royal good time is expected.
To Our Subscribers we urge prompt afternoon delivery. If your paper fails to renew or arrives late, please telephone. The paper will arrange for immediate service to ensure daily delivery to your address.
An advertisement urges every family to keep Chamberlain's Collie Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy during hot weather. It claims the product is worth many times its cost and unsurpassed for its purpose, available from all dealers.
Don't wait for flies to bite you. Screens made to order to fit and priced for 11-11 BE. Payne Lumber Co. offers ready to install screens as a durable bug barrier.
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