Note on Sussex and Lusitania Reparations in Service Affair
An informal inquiry into the Sussex incident mentions the submarine action and a promised reparation. No final steps were taken pending evidence of changes in practices. The American government notes no current complaint but cites ongoing reparations claims, including Lusitania cases.
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Submarine Command
Channel
Sussex
Wirtake
Germany
Anpeed Spryly
Lusitania
Cardui Proclaimed Helpful By North Carolina Woman
Mrs. Sarah M of Mt Airy says six bottles of Cardui relieved years of womanly and stomach troubles. She urges other women to try the tonic, claiming it surpassed all prior medicines and praising its effect on friends and herself. All druggists offer Cardui. advertisement notes 64 page booklet and plain wrapper for customers.
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Mt. Airy
N. C
Sarah M
Cardui
Cardus
Dr Pierce Anuric Remedy Promoted For Kidney Bladder Ailments
A reader letter extols Dr Pierce and Anuric tablets for backache kidney and bladder disorders. The notice urges readers to mail for trial or pay 60 cents for full treatment and asks the editor to publish the letter.
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Dr. Pierce
Invalids’ and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Hall’s Catarrh Remedy Claimed Cure for All
An advertisement asserts catarrh is curable with Hall’s Catarrh Remedy from F. J. & Co. Toledo. It claims internal blood treatment through the mucous membranes and offers $100 reward if the cure fails.
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Hall's
Toledo
Ohio
The Decatur Daily Item Echoes the Past
The Decatur Daily chronicles a historical note with local flavor and period voice. The fragment hints at community events and regional pride, reflecting a small town newspaper cadence and familiar names.
The Dally Public Notices Include Local Business Cards
A compact list of osts and professional cards appears in The Dally. The notices feature business advertisements and engraved references, outlining local commerce and professional listings for residents and readers.
Mistinguett Intercedes To Free French Prisoner
The Paris star Mile Mistinguett writes to King Alfonso XII of Spain asking intervention to hasten the release of a French prisoner. The king’s chamberlain replies that His Majesty will aid in securing the captive’s return to France.
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Mile
Mistinguett
Paris
Alfonso XII
Spains
Mile. Mistinguott
Spain
France
M. Henri Chevalier
Hopperdozer hailed as farm pest killer by USDA
In a humorous note the Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader describes the USDA's invention of a hopperdozer a pan of water covered by kerosene that drowns grasshoppers as it passes through infested fields. The piece mocks the device yet underscores its claimed effectiveness for protecting crops.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wilkes-Barre
Lecler
Steam powered soil apparatus to combat pests and weeds
A ten piece apparatus uses a steam generating plant mounted on a drum with blade like outlets. As it moves across fields the spines embed in the soil and steam is released, penetrating to kill worms larvae and bugs and uproot persistent weeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Fiji Chief in France Describes Shells and German Attacks
Ratu Sukuna, nephew of the late King Thakomban, serving with the Foreign Legion, recalls in the Field the terror and roar of French battlefields. He notes shells sounding like trumpets and devils voices, bodies shaken, and stomachs on fire, then describes repelling German assaults with heavy guns and machine guns.
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France
Ratu Sukuna
Thakomban
Foreign Legion
Bee senses in honey bees studied at Smithsonian
Dr N E M'Indoo of the Smithsonian Institution Washington reports four years of experiments on 5500 honeybees. He concludes smell and taste are inseparable in bees, and the sense of touch enables bees to mold cell walls in uniform thickness.
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N. E. M'Indoo
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
NSW Teachers Call for Abolishing Written Homework
Public school teachers in New South Wales urge abolishing written homework in all primary schools. They also demand no new schools on main traffic arteries, the establishment of a domestic science college, and open inspection of all reports concerning any teachers.
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New South Wales
Hottest Day Yet as City Reaches 98 Degrees
Friday proved the year’s peak heat as government thermometers hit 98 degrees and held there through the afternoon. The Decatur city area sweltered with pavement temperatures likely higher, with repeated highs on prior days of 97 degrees in Wednesday and Thursday, and a May day reaching the same mark. A 7 pm thunderstorm offered relief with a brief shower.
Russians Claim Capture of Teutons in Major Offensive
Petrograd reports the Russian army has captured more than 250000 German troops with officials predicting over 400000 taken before a halt. By midweek 212000 prisoners had reached headquarters, and advances exceed 30 miles in some directions. Austro-German losses are estimated at no fewer than 600000 killed or wounded.
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Petrograd
War Department
Tnd
Mrs. Dodge Leaves Decatur Telegraph Office for Greenwood
Mrs. A. N. Dodge, manager of the Western Union Telegraph office in Decatur, will leave the Decatur office to become manager of the Greenwood Mississippi office. Miss F. E. Goode of Kentucky will assume the Decatur post. The change becomes effective Sunday morning.
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F. E. Goode
Kentucky
Western Union
Decatur
A. N. Dodge
Western Union Telegraph Office
Decaturs
Greenwood
Miss
Delta
Dodge
Big Telegraph Company
Two Doctors and Lover Implicated After Girl Dies
Miss Mary Miller, a Mississippi Agricultural College student, died in Dr. F. E. Lee’s office. Dr. Lee and Dr. Broomfield, with her sweetheart J A Graham, were arrested after police say an operation was performed. Lee fled, Graham attempted suicide, both failed.
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Aberdeen
Miss
Mary Miller
Mississippi Agricultural College
F. E. Lee
Lee
Broomfield
J. A. Graham
Graham
Census effort tracks Decatur and New Decatur pupils
Beginning today a school census is taken in Decatur and New Decatur, to be completed in July. Mray J. M. Collier leads in Decatur and Prof J. R. Collier in New Decatur. The effort aims to list all school age children to prevent a $2.75 loss per missing pupil and to secure public cooperation.
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Decatur
New Decatur
J. M. Collier
J. R. Collier
Carter
Morgan County Case Affirmed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court affirmed the Morgan county chancellor's decision in the case of M. C. Camody versus Frank W. Webster, upholding the lower court's ruling.
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Supreme Court
Morgan County
Supreme Court Ty
M. C. Camody
Frank W. Webster
Morgan County Chancery Court
Germans Gain on Verdun Front in Night Assaults
Paris reports continued fierce combat at Verdun. German forces extended attacks from the Meuse east to west bank, recaptured the Thiaumont works but the position was wrecked and useless. On the west bank the French repelled four violent German assaults.
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Verdun Front
Paris
Verdun
Meuse
Teutons
Thiaumont Works
Hill 304
Wagner the Dutchman near end of stellar baseball run
The article profiles Hans Wagner, a durable, famed baseball figure with 17 straight seasons over .300 and 20 professional years. It highlights his 100th home run, career totals of 3131 hits and 4478 bases, and notes his hunter and dog-loving hobbies. It mentions his frugal finances and plans to retire when needed.
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Hang
Wagner
Pittsburg
Louisville
Fiteburg
Ben
Age Not Always a Remedy for Squint
The article notes that while some infant squints fade, brain control weakness may cause permanent squint by school age or after illness. Even when the eye seems straight, visual power may be lost, warns the British Journal of Children's Diseases.
The Joys Money Cannot Buy By Sabatier
A reflection on value contrasts between material pleasures and deeper, lasting joys. The quote laments how wealth-centered joys fade versus quiet, heart enlarging happiness that enriches inner life, yet often goes unnoticed like peasants distracted by fireworks.
Good Japanese Custom May Aid Grip Prevention
The piece describes a polite Japanese habit called ikji no hiki where drawing in the breath sharply is practiced to prevent grip and is viewed by a doctor as a unique method to limit germ spread. The text notes careful breathing choices and suggests a low figure for germ distribution among Japanese people.
Use for the Broken Clock
If a small clock is beyond repair do not throw it away Set it aside for fitness use in a sick room It marks the next medicine time by turning the hands to the hour of the following dose This method eliminates errors in dosing and timing
How to cleanse a cat's fur with carp meal and grape seed
Instructions describe using granulated carp meal and grape seed to rub into a cat's fur on cloth for three to four passes. The process aims to heal skin, leave fur soft and luxurious, and remove fleas.
Bankruptcy Sale of Real Estate in Decatur and Lawrence Counties
Under order of the Bankrupt Court of this District case 2413 the trustee will offer for sale at Decatur courthouse on July 8 1916 at noon several lands and lots in Morgan County Alabama and the south half of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 27 township 5 range 6 west in Lawrence County Alabama near Caddo Also one desk a chair and one safe The sale is for highest bid with spot cash and bids may be considered when deposited to the credit of Jere Murphy referee in bankruptcy
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Decatur
Alabama
Court House
Deseid Furnace
Inmproveme Pinkett
Cedar Land Improvement & Furnace Hompany
Inffew
Frey
Magnolia Park
Decatur ‘Land Improvement & Furnace Company
Decatur Land Improvement & Furnace Company
R. B. White
Lampkin
Lawrence County
Caddo
Pri
Jere Murphy
The Daily Business and Professional Cards
Advertising notice for business and professional cards printed or engraved in The Daily format.
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the Daily
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N.C
Eadache
Bance
Pierce
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Fiji
Prince
Fort Athof
W. D. Sullings
Giga
Delite Theatre
International News Service
Mrs. Dodge
Mississippi
Neoayeas Daily
Prof. Carter
Mrs. Collier
Fjillehay Bros
New Decatur, Ala
Moebes
Bank Street
Pete E
The
White Palace
the West Bank
Hans Wagner
By Randolph Rose
Shelly
Randolph Rose
Poh Mets
B. F. Holmes
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