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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1916
Page
3
Selma reports the river holding at 63.9 for 12 hours and expected to fall by Sunday morning. At 3 a.m. a fire damaged Harry Patilip’s home, with firefighters responding up to 7 a.m. The high pressure burst a water pipe in Dr. P. B. Whitby’s office flooding Swift Drug Store and damaging stock.
Harry Daniel of Huntsville and Fred Hammond of Hartselle were guests at the Alabama Bar association dance at the Colonial club last evening. Milton Lipscomb plans a Monday trip to Montgomery to visit friends. Harbin Miller of Atlanta will week-end with Mr and Mrs W A Bibb. Law Lamar Jr returned to Selma after visiting the Bibbs. James Johnson and Herbert Odom departed for Wrightsville Beach North Carolina. W L Chenault a Russellville lawyer attended Alabama Bar sessions.
Anuric tablets are advertised as a remedy linking kidney disease to heart and brain problems. The ad urges sending 10 cents for a sample and a water test at Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, claiming Anuric dissolves uric acid and is superior to lithia. It promises free medical opinions and asserts many symptoms signal kidney issues.
Classified note lists business and professional cards ready for printing or engraving in The Dally. Includes designers printers and local professionals offering calling cards and address labels.
The article details delegates and members across multiple states including Illinois Kentucky Virginia Ohio Mississippi Arkansas Maryland and West Virginia with new Decatur delegates and remarks by Capt Samuel Blackwell. It notes strong turnout and predicts Muscle Shoals victory.
The Morgan County Institute will be held in Hartselle from Tuesday August 1, 1916, for four days. The law requires all teachers to attend. J. T. Tidwell, County Superintendent of Education, urges compliance.
Army recruiting notice seeks able bodied unmarried men under 35 to serve the United States, with English language skills. Apply at Recruiting Officer 4124 Bank St Decatur Ala. Ju 8-te 20 ire LiF. for rent three downstairs rooms apply 224 Jackson St. 14-tt
The column records hospitality and gatherings in Decatur with Miss Hortense Marks and Birmingham guests, club meetings, dances at Colonial club for the Alabama Bar association, bridge and rosebud club events, journeys of residents to Greenville and Birmingham, and preparations for Children’s Day at Central Methodist Church.
A testimonial from Mrs Sarah M of North Carolina praising Cardus as a remedy for stomach and womanly troubles. She claims six bottles nearly cured her and notes friends also began taking it. The ad targets readers with a hopeful claim about the tonic's effectiveness for women.
The Will Orpet murder case in Waukegan Illinois heads to a jury by 3 PM after the prosecution completed its final argument at noon. Judge Donnelly’s instructions were viewed as favorable to the defendant.
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