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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1913
Page
3
A reader reports home grown cantaloupes and Elberta peaches from Morgan, praising Morgan farmers and local produce. The piece teases surrounding town merchants, muses on rural prosperity, and plugs sanitary plumbing and heating with contact details.
The Alabama Good Roads Association promotes August 14 15 and 16 as Good Roads Days with a goal to make the event permanent. Probate judges in over half the counties have agreed to observe the days and Governor O Nea l has issued a urging proclamation. The group is sending letters statewide to encourage participation.
Notice lists pricing for a Sunday dinner at the Tavern and mentions service begins at 12 30 PM. Also advertises city property owners seeking buyers for a desirable building lot in Decatur residence section with T M Dix as contact offering quick sale via phone 488 16 tf.
Causes of stomach troubles include sedentary habits lack of outdoor exercise insufficient mastication constipation a torpid liver worry and anxiety overeating and unsuitable foods for age and occupation. Correct your habits and take Chamberlain's Tablets for relief. For sale by all dealers.
The Chicago Record Herald quotes critics on managers and fans, noting payroll vs knowledge, with remarks on umpires and the sport’s fame economy. It highlights Walter Johnson as a top pitcher, compares Mathewson and Rucker, and mentions Connie Mack and a vaudeville link, plus a female Connie denying patent issues.
Manager Chance announced the purchase of outfielder George Whitman of Houston from the Texas league. Born in 1881, Whitman began in 1901 with Peoria and has since played in several minor leagues. He is described as a good hitter with a sure glove and strong arm, having his best season yet.
Promoters in Los Angeles announce plans for an eight-club California Winter League. The season is to begin November 1 and run for four months, marking the start of a new regional circuit.
Custom screens built to order by the Payne Lumber Co. Prevent flies and keep interiors clean with durable wear resistant screens designed to fit any doorway or window. Contact Litf Payne Lumber Co for measurements and installation.
A rustic tale describes Beppo and Tige gathering tribesmen for a mission to aid widows and orphans. The group calls others to travel toward a distant rest beyond the setting sun while smoke signals the calumet marks life’s labors ending.
A Wisconsin merchant, W. D. Magti of Whitemagund, bought Chamberlain medicine stock to supply customers. After receiving them he fell ill but found one bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy worth more than the cost of his entire stock for sale by all dealers.
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