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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1934
Page
2
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A reader warns that fighting can lead to emergency transport, noting dangers from altercations near medical aid. The message emphasizes safety and urges avoiding conflicts to prevent ambulance dispatches and injuries.
A fragmented OCR reading shows a dubious phrase alleging a Labor statement criticizing the actions of a faction or group. The text is incomplete and does not establish a clear event, person, or organization with verifiable details.
The text portrays John Dillinger’s death as a just and inevitable consequence of his criminal career. It argues he was killed rather than allowed to shoot it out with officers and asserts his end serves as a warning to others who pursue crime.
Officials urge precaution as typhoid fears rise. Despite not epidemic, twelve cases are active and confined to a single area, with measures including inoculation to prevent spread. Public health advisories stress vaccination and sanitation to curb potential outbreak.
The health department urges residents to receive typhoid inoculations this week on Wednesday afternoon and Saturday morning. Officials warn typhoid spreads via contaminated water and flies, and boosters now will reduce future illness.
Governor Miller chronicles a fiscal turnaround in Alabama from October 1 1983 to July 1 1984. Comptroller Hard outlines budget discipline under Fletcher Law, showing cash in treasury and bond retirements. The message praises legislature and voters for constitutional budget reforms and warns against violations with penalties.
Arthur Brisbane reports on national trends and public concerns in a column style piece. Rich with observed social aims and humor the article blends domestic habits with political undercurrents.
The president orders a made to order forest project spanning from the Canadian border to the Texas panhandle. A 1000 mile long by 100 mile wide forest would cover 100000 square miles to counter drought by encouraging rainfall. The plan costs seventy five million dollars and aims to test long term rainfall effects, with outcomes uncertain.
The article notes MIT researchers testing a chemical spray to disperse rolling fog banks, creating ground deposits of droplets. It questions scalability to wide areas while Fen supplies on steam and aviation futures with Ford and Diesel engine speculation.
Bolshevik officials scoff at religious belief as peasants march with an altar in a rye field while a priest prays for rain. Stalin is depicted as avoiding interference, noting nature's laws and the drought in the United States. International Harvester seeks a priest to bless harvesters, later frightened by the peasants.
Medical advice stresses early recognition of infantile paralysis in children aged 2 to 7. Early signs resemble a cold or sore throat with fever and stomach upset, followed by pre paralytic twitching and eventual paralysis due to destruction of anterior gray matter cells. Early-stage treatment with convalescent serum may help.
Investigators warn of boll weevil damage with infestations ranging from 15 to 40 percent in the local territory over the past two days. Miss Margaret Robinson visits her brother John Robinson in Trinity, while Mrs. D. D. Lindsay of Hartselle hosts Charien Paptenson. Miss Gertrude Ziff of Birmingham stays with her aunt Mrs. Sam Ziff.
E G Branch governor of Kiwanis will spend a short time in Alabama and Florida district en route to Sheffield to deliver a charter to the recently organized club there.
Fragments describe doctors globally resisting a perceived supreme power and noting public amusement at feeble efforts to direct its will. The text frames a sense of fear and futility amid scattered medical commentary.
Thinkers split on letting the NRA die out in June 1985 when the law expires. Others push for longer life of the NRA. A unnamed sage notes Roosevelt faced a choice to buy the country out, claiming substantial personal gains amid the crisis.
The editor announces six pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening available by sending 16 cents per pamphlet plus a stamped self addressed envelope to the paper. Titles include Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
A garbled market listing shows prices for various foods. Items include eggs mixed in cartons, butter per pound, sweet potatoes per pound, onions by the bushel, beets by the dozen, squash and greens by the pound or bushel, fresh beans and peas by the bushel, cucumbers and corn by the unit, and various meats and poultry priced per pound. The OCR text is partially unreadable but preserves multiple items and unit pricing.
New York Day by Day reports Max Baer remains a magnetic, if unpredictable, figure six weeks into his championship. He rescued a fighter on death’s door, earning post-battle respect, while Broadway notes his growing Dempsey influenced charm and showmanship. Public interest centers on his headline appeal and fearless, exuberant style.
The piece describes Westchester’s scenic driving routes and a transposed gaze toward Bohemian fashion in St. Clouds, noting signs urging caution. Percy Crosby is mentioned as venturing from his Virginia estate to visit Brooklyn beaches, influencing young ball players who supply material for his sketches, including Skippy cartoons.
A fragment describes a distant village with a queer cluster of houses and a general store. The Hamlet seems stifled by old habits and dusty, untouched surroundings, though rooted there for years.
Vague notes describe a vote or choice favoring Long Island area becoming part of Jackson Heights. The text mentions a bridge crossing and mature plantings creating a lush, gaburban appearance, though details are unclear.
Walter Winchell presents a playful primer on Hawaiian language and culture. He notes pronunciation, vocabulary, and meanings of words like aloha and wikiwiki, contrasts native terms with newcomers, and cheery mentions of phrases such as kapu and malihini to illustrate local life.
A fragment recalls Warl Derr Biggers famous detective Charlie Chan in Honolulu as a police figure of Oriental ancestry and as a symbol judged against New York's finest. The source hints at cultural and historical perceptions of policing and race.
Hawaii's mountains are noted for tropical snow at high elevations and the wettest spot on earth with about 433 inches of annual rain. The text also marks a link to England with Captain Cook's 1778 monument site in Hawaii.
In Hawaii local legends mix with natural wonders as geysers and falls draw curious visitors. Ripley investigates claims of sands barking on beaches and waterfalls seeming to rise, offering curious explanations and tropical setting notes.
A fragment describes Hawaii as middle class, noting diverse scenes of families with children, large yards, artists at easels, young marrieds strolling, dogs at play, and abundant flowers. The tone blends sociological labels with sensory imagery to sketch everyday life.
Clarence Gould once a Winter Garden juvenile and a frequent summer beacon of the Peach season, rose from Muskegon Michigan to New York stage life. He married heiress Lorra ine Manville, became her leading man in a long Broadway run, and later separated.
A narrator describes the Wendell mansion on the avenue as night thickens with decaying brick and a dull light in a third floor window. Shutters squeak and a prowling cat moves along the wall while rumors of strange occupants and family feuds color the scene.
A quirky magazine note recalls a boy becoming a smart aleck at age ten. The anecdote includes a grandma gift of a memorable thimble crack after the boy exclaimed Absolp tive.
A compact tour of Hawaii features replicas of the Grand Canyon in Waimei Canyon and Yosemite in Iho Valley along with Heleakala on Maui as the world’s largest extinct volcano. Mark Twain and Robert Louis Stevenson are linked to writing spots marked by a monkeypod and a giant banyan tree respectively. The piece notes Hawaiian sayings about cocoanuts with eyes and jokes about uku leles, cites the early theme song Aloha Oe and the later Little Grass Shack tied to canoe racing, and mentions plans for races for President Roosevelt. It praises billboard-free roadways as championed by The Outdoor Circle.
The Bishop Museum in Honolulu houses a pine refuse bowl likely from an og that drifted from Washington or Oregon. Inside, 289 molars are inlaid, reflecting a stark ancient Hawaiian insult culture.
Honolulu stretches to acknowledge Midway Island 1100 miles north and Palmyra Island about 1000 miles south while Los Angeles claims largest city status.
The piece surveys Schofield Barracks as a major Hawaii army post and notes land leasing practices in Hawaii. It mentions a small cattle ranch on the Big Island and cites songwriters who began in Hawaiian orchestras. It also remarks on Hawaiian superstition about spirits lingering after death.
Rumors swirl about Maui based Mawalians and the lure of Hawaii as a retreat for female movie stars seeking privacy and other unspoken reasons, giving the place a hush of celebrity allure.
Honolulu showcases a local brewery and Hawaii’s own soft drinks with limé and ma luna water sourced from island springs, illustrating native beverage production and regional flavors.
A brief, dismissive remark dismissing others familiarity with the term oke as a drink and claiming others lack knowledge. The speaker’s tone is casual and the content challenges readers’ understanding of a local term.
The text notes two Hawaiian fish names Aʻu and Humuhumunukunukuāpahaʔapaʻu with pronunciation hints and a brief aside about their meanings. The fragment ends with a stray collision of letters.
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