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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1916
Page
2
The text lists publication mailing details dated February 26 1912 and rates for one week one month and three months with a request to notify if the paper is not received. It also mentions a telephone line for prompt delivery issues and seeks reader cooperation.
Woodrow Wilson for president with America First platform. Edward B. Almen for Congress. R. C. Brickell and C. Kyle for circuit judges. L. P. Troup for probate judge. James L. Draper for circuit court clerk. Frank J. Troup for tax assessor. Chas. Robertson for tax collector. Support all other democratic nominees.
A Decatur Daily editorial argues against renaming New Decatur Canton or similar aliases. It asserts changing names would not improve fragrance or appeal, notes historical opposition, and cites Alabama law on Decatur New Decatur elections. It warns name changes could widen Decatur split and affect municipal identity.
Citizens of Decatur and New Decatur discuss consolidation to boost local commerce and efficiency. Proponents argue unity could end costly intertown feuds and attract business, given a census population over 15 000.
The article argues that Germany faces inevitable defeat as Allied strength and successful offensives at Verdun and beyond shift momentum. It warns a later refusal to negotiate could force harsher terms, risking indemnities, disbandment of the army, and loss of national life and purpose.
The Mexican first chief Carranza informs the U.S. through Ambassador Arredondo that he has lost control of the border situation. The admission reduces tension and broadens U S action to pursue brigands, with Villa cited as the destabilizing factor.
Representatives of commercial organizations across the South meet in Nashville on July 14. The gathering interests the Decaturs as nearby cities push a joint movement.
Delegations travel from Louisville to argue for the $20,000,000 nitrate plant authorized by Congress. Commercial bodies unite to back Muscle Shoals, aiming to benefit broad regions and Decatur, North Alabama, while pressuring for a site through political lobbying at the Nashville conference.
Dr F L Chenault, a prominent physician from Decatur, is in New York for six weeks to undertake postgraduate work in surgery and gynecology at the New York Polyclinic Medical School and Hospital.
Randolph Rose recalls humorous baseball figures like Rube Kissinger Steve Evans Dummy Taylor and Germany Schaeffer. Stories span eras from 1899 to the Yankees current era with light skits amid rain delays and stadium antics.
Paris papers warn that Nice faces bankruptcy as war halts tourism and gambling profits. The sunlit city opens aid to the sick but loses revenue from gambling, with casinos closed and daily life pinched while the war drags on.
A brief note highlights the need for up to date calling cards printed or engraved. It references Decatur and the daily publication context urging readers to refresh personal calling cards.
Do You Know asks that every Decatur Daily carrier remains under heavy bond to deliver papers promptly and pay the bill to the Tennessee Valley Printing Co. in full weekly. Carriers order papers for subscribers at wholesale and collect 10 cents weekly or 50 cents monthly.
The carrier's profit is the difference between the cost of his papers and the amount he collects from subscribers. The carrier's loss is that which subscribers fail or refuse to pay.
The carrier holds each subscriber account and rating and transfers it when a subscriber moves routes. Carriers strive for perfect on route service and seek patron support. If the paper is not received, call your Carrier or Phone 46, New Decatur, for prompt delivery.
Extension Service Auburn explains silage as the best cheap substitute for fresh pasture in fall and winter. It covers production costs from $2 to $3 per ton, daily rations, cotton seed meal as concentrate, and silage types from corn to sorghum.
The article notes that moisture shortage largely limits corn yields. It advises keeping dust on the soil surface to reduce evaporation, urging shallow cultivation to avoid root damage while acknowledging late cultivation strains the crop.
State of Alabama Morgan County Probate Court announces final settlement of W D Hamilton guardian of Eugene Hamilton and Bertha Hamilton. Hearing set for July 31 1916. Interested parties may appear and contest the guardian's accounts and vouchers. Judge WM Be Skeggs presiding.
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