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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1916

Page

4

Family Avoids Serious Illness with Black-Draught Remedy

Local testimonial from B Whittaker praising Thedford's Black-Draught as a reliable vegetable medicine for stomach headaches and indigestion. Claims it prevents long illnesses, aids digestion, and has helped over a million people in seventy years. Sold by druggists for 25 cents.

Lim-Lax It-Dillehay Drug Co Decatu Drug Co Decatur Drug Co Decatur Preuit Dillehay Drug Co New Decatur Lim-Lax Ady B. Whittaker Thedford

River Falling Here, Another Rise Coming

The Tennessee River continues to fall at 7 AM with 13.5 feet on the gauge, but a second rise is predicted by late Wednesday as the Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia floods pour waters into the basin. Rain measured 1.8 inches in Decatur over the past 24 hours, and a 19 foot stage is forecast.

Tennessee A. H. Irons Ginia

Fashion Special Sale Dresses at Bank Street Store

A sale of ladies dresses is offered at the Fashion on Bank Street. Through special arrangements with manufacturers the store presents advanced styles at prices affordable for most budgets. The sale features unique designs and the latest fashion items on display.

The Fashion Bank Street

Adamsy Statement Cites South Loyalty Question

The Boston Transcript records Brooks Adams asserting that the South remains loyal only through force of circumstance. He cites 1898 when Fitzhugh Lee and General Joe Wheeler were jailed to prevent enlistment in the Spanish army.

Brooks Adams Fitzhugh Lee Genera Joe Wheeler

Knowledge claims on motherhood and health cited

The note asserts that intelligent motherhood protects the nation's crops and that heavy eating, like heavy drinking, shortens life. It presents two broad health statements without supporting evidence or context.

Public health efforts boost rural sanitation and disease tracking

The United States Public Health Service collaborates with state and local authorities to improve rural sanitation and disease registration. Severe colds are linked to tuberculosis in health advisories.

United States Public Health Service

Gripping Extra Innings Win For Local Ball Club

Red Roberts pitched in fine form against Athens as the game stretched to an extra inning. Eight innings yielded only one hit for Roberts and a single opponent reach base, but in the ninth Athens tied the score with a string of hits. The home team clinched a 3 to 2 victory in the tenth, with Roberts and Steadman credited as batters along with McCulloch and Stephenson.

Red” Roberts Athens Roberts A Atherians Association Steadman McCulloch Cobb Giants Tigerers Bandolph Rose Matters Jennings Marlin Royston McGraw Chattanooga Tigers Balenti

Ty Cobb Famous Plays and Players

Randolph Rose profiles Ty Cobb and contemporaries detailing hits, baserunning feats, and onfield acts that shaped early baseball lore. Readers learn about Cobb’s gritty style, rival stars, and key games that defined his era.

Flood creates wide damage across East Tennessee region

Debris and floodwaters from North Carolina wash through East Tennessee. Bridges and culverts collapse. rail service disrupted as rivers crest and farms suffer losses. Bridge damage estimated at about 1 million dollars while lines from Asheville remain blocked for a week.

North Carolina Knoxville French Broad River Dandridge Newport Southern Railway East Tennessee Wautauga Chuckey Embreeville Virginia and Southwestern Railway Butler Norfolk and Western Railway Asheville Weather Bureau Daily River Bulletin Nolichuckey

Unprecedented floods sweep through mountain regions

Unprecedented high waters continue to move from the mountains into Columbia and adjacent areas as the ongoing floodwaters disrupt transportation and threaten communities. Local authorities mobilize aid and warn residents to evacuate vulnerable zones while engineers monitor river levels.

Rivers Rise and Flood Warnings Hit South Carolina

Lew streams in many sections of the state as Broad and Congaree rivers at their confluence fall. Weather bureau warnings predict a 40 foot Wateree stage and a Pee Dee flood reaching an unprecedented height, with heavy property damage reported but communication outages hinder precise estimates.

Lew South Carolina The Weather Bureau Wateree Pee Dee

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