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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1916
Page
2
Public notice from a small Alabama weekly lists mailing rates and subscription details. It directs readers to call if delivery is irregular and requests notification to ensure prompt delivery. The page also notes editor contact and postal handling.
The message endorses President Woodrow Wilson with the America First platform. It lists Congressional candidate Howard B. Almen and judicial and county posts including R. C. Brickell, C. Kyle, L. P. Troup, James L. Por, Frank J. Troup, and Chas. C. Robertson as Democratic nominees.
A sweeping critique of the July 1 allied offensive against Germany and Austria. It notes two years of preparation by England Russia France and Italy and questions Allied readiness while predicting a decisive impact from massive forces shaping a potential end to the war.
The Decatur Fourth of July celebration featured a monster parade and athletic contests with a king, marking a notable achievement. The event owed its success to many workers who planned and carried out activities for weeks under a dedicated committee.
The central committee praises Davis for work with Mr Patterson and lauds Rob H Wolcott for driving the parade's success. The piece credits numerous merchants and citizens for making the Alabama event a notable achievement in support of the cause.
The aging preacher known as the marrying parson recently died after 83 years of ministry. He reportedly officiated at about 142 marriages, thriving in a career built on hymns and benedictions. Tennessee allowed nuptials without parental consent, while Virginia required parental signatories.
Reverend Burroughs aimed to annul Virginia law as it touched Bristol counties. The piece weighs his stance on marrying the tender and the giddy, noting the debate over his motives and impact. It concludes by recognizing his notoriety as a marrying parson despite sermon efficacy.
Editorial obituaries praise Mrs Hetty Green as the world’s richest woman, yet question wealth and business claims. Born into a New England family she inherited 10 million dollars, and her notoriety arose from extreme frugality rather than fortune or enterprise.
The Nashville Banner criticizes a woman famed for hoarding wealth and a simple life. It notes her lack of charitable works and limited mental breadth, calling her the world’s greatest miser of her era and judging her character as lacking nobility.
A fragment discussing tobacco as a harmful “dirty weed” and comparing male and female susceptibility to love at first sight. It notes men recover from Cupid’s arrow quickly yet remain drawn during the initial magnetic attraction.
A Washington Post note describes placing picture molding along the baseboard at the head of each bed. The strip, longer than the bed, is painted to match woodwork so the bed casters roll on it, preventing wall damage to wallpaper.
The piece notes tarantulas are bred in Mexico and reach six to seven inches, delivering painful stings not always fatal. It mentions other spiders and venomous snakes, arguing that dangerous creatures emerge mainly when provoked.
To clean brass first remove dirt with a stiff brush in warm water and soap. Then mix emery powder calcined magnesia and powdered bath brick. Moisten a rag with paraffin dip it in the powder and rub the brass until bright. Finish with a clean duster and a drop of methylated spirits.
Onions are a specific for the complexion. They should be boiled whole in milk or steamed and eaten with bread and butter and cheese. They make a satisfying nutritious meal suitable for brain work or manual labor. Try onions and finish with a mouthful of hot coffee to remove the taste and after smell.
A judge laments the modern labor cycle arguing that society alternates between famine and overwork. The text emphasizes the need for equilibrium to avoid both starvation and burnout in a harsh economic world.
Lim-Lax is a stomach remedy promoted as a cure for constipation by a famed physician. Preuit Dillehay Drug Co and Decatu Drug Co endorse its formula and sell a 25 cent bottle in Decatur with other reliable druggists carrying it.
Extension Service Auburn Alabama outlines steps for a fall tomato crop sown by mid June with nine day growth. Prepare a rich seed bed, water daily, use a slatted screen, and water morning. Space rows four feet apart, plants thirty inches in row, avoid staking, mulch with straw, plant sweet corn as a trap crop, and spray Bordeaux mixture for blight if needed.
When cotton wilt appears it can spread across a farm unless prevented. Suspect plants show yellowing lower leaves and sudden wilting after wet spells. Remove non resistant plants, pull up affected ones, and rotate crops with wilt resistant cotton to destroy root knots and pests.
A brief note from The Decatur Daily mentions calling cards whether printed or engraved. The item underscores a small household or business accessory trend without broader context.
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