They and the house of They gossip and visitors mingle
In this society column, readers learn of Miss Kathleen Humphrey visiting Greenport Long Island and Mrs Stella Peck seeking medical care in Birmingham while local residents move houses, host card parties, and attend gatherings. Notes on illness, travel, and social calls fill the page with a window into Decatur society life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Peck
West Town
Cullman
Birmingham
Peek
Fred Lindeman
Personal notices and local tidbits from Decatur area
A column of brief items notes visits and movements of residents Winston Cain in town with Dr and Mrs Gunter. Notable arrivals include D C Almon returning from Moulton and King Riddle in Decatur on business. Fire Chief Acker travels to Birmingham to visit relatives. Local residents visiting from Huntsville Mt. Pleasant Tenn Talladega Auburn and Wis merchants and movers are listed along with a Chamberlain medicine sale anecdote and a local sporting remark.
Telegraphic Taps On Parcel Size Fight and Notable Events
Railway reps join in the fight to prevent the Postmaster General from increasing parcel size. Yates measure to take effect August 15. Thirteen bodies burned beyond recognition found at Binghampton Clothing Company factory ruin. President Wilson declines army expedition for Mexican bandit relief. Lamar indictment sealed in Washington. Owen Garthright named lieutenant governor of Virginia order. Hamlin named Assistant Secretary of the Treasury to run customs. Vatican guards demand unsatisfied amid siege rumors. Toy pistol scare hits English House of Commons gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burleson
Yates
Binghampton
N. Y
Surprising Cure of Stomach Trouble
Mrs G Stengle of Plainfield New Jersey reports relief from long lasting stomach trouble after using Chamberlains Tablets. She started after reading letters from users and has taken nearly three quarters of a package and can now eat most foods. Available from all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Stengle
Plainfield
N. J
Chamberlain
Fifteen Barrels Booze Captured on Boat
The article describes a liquor traffic backbone in Decatur County with fifteen barrels seized on a boat. Sheriff assesses the value in dollars and cents, estimated at around $3,000 retail, while attorneys seek a flaw in the sheriff's procedure. McCullough says he had warnings of probable suits but believes he was properly advised and ready to face legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCulloch
Sunday Dinner Special at the Tavern Opens at 12 30
Notice indicates a Sunday dinner price of 35 cents at the Tavern with service beginning at 12:30 PM. Also a classified notice seeks buyers for a desirable building lot in Decatur residence area and offers property listing for quick sale through M Dix, Decatur, phone 488.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
M. Dix
Dix
Causes of Stomach Troubles Advertises Chamberlains Tablets
Causes of Stomach Troubles, Sendentary habits, lack of outdoor exercise, insufficient mastication of food, constipation, a torpid liver, worry and anxiety, overeating, partaking of food and drink not suited to your age or Occupation. Correct your habits and take Chamberlain's Tablets and you will soon be well again. For sale by all dealers.
McGees Baby Elixir for teething relief
The ad touts McGees Baby Elixir as a healthful remedy for teething, claiming it eases a baby's delicate stomach and bowel issues. It falsely asserts contents include no opium or morphine and lists prices of 25c and 60c per bottle, sold by Owl Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGee
Owl Drug Co
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Buttrey's the Store of Fashion
Seaon
Decaturs
H. E. Hicks
J. M. Rainey
Y.mc. A
New Decatur
Southern
Sixth Avenue
J. Proctor
South Icone
Speake &Moebes
Second Avenue
J. W. Cunningham
Sta Avenue
Aguth
10Th Ave
Nule
L. B. Wyatt
U.S. Army
Bank St. Pe
E. Malone
B. H. Allison
Real
STUTT
Dillehay Brog
God
They
Kathleen Humphrey
R. H. Wolcott
L. W. Barton
Greenport
Long Island
Robert M. Martin
Annie Watson
Ella Wheele
Neil
C. B. Elliot
Elizebeth Neil
Mary Williams
Almon
Adams
Williams
Miller
Murphey
Bibb
Workman
Alexander
Todd
Nowlin
Donovan
Apollo Glee
Miss Bassett
Rose Mitchell
Nada Vohlers
Trixie Scheer
Allison
James Ortee
Anna Bell McI
East. St. Louis
T. J. Young and Son
Sam
Huntsville
L. G. Thigpin
Wim Owens
Clyde Sharpe
Eva Fennell
Florence Hill
Leah Lyle
W. D. Lyle
Florence Burleson
Hartselle Enterprise
Barney Thompson
Centenary College Conservatory of
Cleveland, Tenn
Helen Almon
Tracyne Bakers
Fred Hurston
Tuscumbia
Colbert County
Bilal
Sheffield
Dr. Blair
Chas. Odom
Jackson Street
R. S. Walston
Russellville
Gertrude Collins
Ire Shelton
Scottsboro
Henry Hartung
Winston Cain
Mississippi
J. L. Gunter
D. C. Almon
Moulton
J. S. Acker
T. P. Watson
Talladega
H. B. Lyle
Chas. Long
Mt. Pleasant, Tenn
King Riddle
Gadsden
J. W. Mehaffey
B. B. Evans
Auburn
J. T. Kartee
Dave Humprhey
W. D. Magli
Whitemound
Wis
Chamberain
Umps
George B. Staff
Judge
Wilson
el Paso
Tex
Madera Mills
Washingto
New York
David Lamar
Wall Street
Washington
Owen Garthright
Louisville
Order of First Families of Virginia
Richmond
Charles Sumner Hamlin
Boston
the Treasury
Customs Service
Vatican
Sige
House of Commons
the Decatur Cafe
Kansas City Meats
Peter Ballas
Prop
Union Depot
Blomme
Icts Ao
Williams Mfg. Co., P Reps
Cleveland, Ohio
Anel Drug CO
Ing
Olagane
THE
Decaturs Daily
Jon Harcourtg.co, Aes Exsravers
Syd
W. F. Black
Bond Block
Ambrose T. Grayson
M. D
Gas & Light
Second Ave
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