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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1912

Page

3

Local market price list for fruits and vegetables

Corrected market rates show lemons from Messina at 6.00 per box and California oranges from 3.00 to 3.26. Potatoes imported at 1.49 per bushel, new stock 2.00, sweet potatoes 1.00 per bushel. Apples by barrel Ben Davis 5.00, Gallos 6.50, box 2.50. Beans navy 3.20 per bushel, Lima 0.86 per 1 lb. Peas California black-eyed bush 3.00, mauve 2.50. Onions Texas per crate 1.90–2.25. Cabbage Southern crates 2.25, strawberries per crate 2.00, tomatoes 2.76 to 3.25, bananas 1.00–1.60, pineapples per crate 3.00.

J. F. Levin Messina California Ben Davis Navy Lima Texas

Grocery Price List Corrections and Provisions

Corrected price list for various goods including sugar flour syrup canned fruit and vegetables, dry salt meat lard hams bacon butter oleomargarine and cheese with per unit costs. Notable items include Sugar 5.85 per 100 lb Coffee Ariosa 1 lb packages 24.30 per case, Dry Salt Meats ribs 11.87 1-2, Pure hog lard 12 1-2, Premium butter 34, cheese 18.

Swift & Co Swift's Jewel

Poultry and Eggs Prices Listed in Market

Poultry prices include live hens at 9 cents per pound and dressed at 4 cents, fryers 25 to 30 cents each. Eggs are listed as fresh candied at 15 cents.

F. H. Pointer

Corrected Hides Prices by New Decatur Hide Company

Corrected price list shows hides green 9c dry salt 12 1-26 and 13c dry flint 15c 16c tal low 4c 5c beeswax 23c gin seng cultivated 3 1-2c wild 4 1-2c deep pelts 10c 26c bones 100 lbs 25c scrap per ton 4.50 brass 2 1-2c 5c.

Railroad Time Table for Louisville and Nashville South Bound

Timetable shows trains from Decatur to New Decatur and beyond with departures and arrivals. Includes No. 3 No. 7 No. 6 No. 16 and No. 5 Accom. services, daily except Sunday, with morning and afternoon times and notes for north bound connections.

Louisville & Nashvville Decatur Treet Iy New Decatur Decatur New Decatur No

Nashville farmer’s second wife shoots rival on Tennessee train

In Buffalo Valley near Caney Fork a woman on the Monterey shopper train shot Mrs Judd, wife of a depot agent, after a conflict over the farmer husband Barnes. The shooter, Barnes’s second wife from Evansville, was arrested aboard the train as it stopped at Buffalo Valley.

Cookeville Tenn Buffalo ‘Valley Tennessee Central Cumberland Mountains Barnes Springs Judd Nashville

Baseball Results From Gadsden Rome and Anniston

Baseball scores from Gadsden Rome and Anniston list teams and batteries. Hickman Benedict Priest Wells topped by Byler Matthews Rubrson Rolley in the Gadsden result while Huntsville and Huntsville series cars posted further line scores.

Gadsden Hickman Sed Benedict Priest Wells Rome Rhe Eestpee Ade Pee FF Huntsville Byler and Matthews Rubrson and Rolley

Battery Pairings Noted For Nashville And Birmingham Games

In Nashville the game features batteries Berger Dunn Fleharty and Elliott. At Birmingham the lineup includes Boehling Noyes Boyd Yants in the scoring setup.

Nashville Berger and Dunn Fleharty Elliott Birmingham

Batteries and lineups noted for games in Cincinnati and St Louis

The report lists battery lineups including Trews Bagby McLown Adams Gibson at Cincinnati and Wiltse Tesreau Meyers at St Louis with a second game featuring Rus Pomlom, and Brown, Mnaielly Gowdy Hagen Rucker Erwin in the batterymen.

Ae Peat RH jCincinnati St Louis Wiltse Tesreau and Meyers Rus Pomlom Brown Mbnaielly Gowdy Hagen Rucker Erwin

Detroit Beats St. Louis in Rough League Play

In a rough encounter at St Louis, Detroit scored 22 runs to St Louis 40. The article mentions Willet Works and agents Pow el and Pephens and a delivery service for bets and property cleaning. Mrs T D Wilkinson of 816 Ferry St advertises reliable cleaning and hatter services.

St. Louie Detroit St. Louis Willet Powel Pephens City T. D. Wilkinson Ferry St

Wall Street fears and favors a Roosevelt nomination

A period piece argues Wall Street leaders quietly back a Colonel’s bid for the White House while fearing his willingness to strike bargains with big business and risk a future clash with wealth. The article suggests a committee should gauge the power brokers behind Roosevelt’s primary efforts.

Velt Wall Street Catheny Bonaparte Harvester Phos Trusts Finance Beelzebub Whit House Roosevelt

Miles Away Trade Lets You Fill Prescriptions Anywhere

Dillehay Bros notes you can trade with them and fill prescriptions at your own store regardless of location, promoting convenient access for customers seeking medicines.

Dillehay Bros

Round Trip to Cave Hotel Includes Railroad Fare

All expenses for the June 6 excursion from Decatur include railroad fare board at Cave hotel and several cave routes. Write or phone L and N agent for details. 22-101

Decaturs Cave Hotel Cave

Decatur Daily boasts largest bona fide Morgan county circulation

The Decatur Daily proclaims daily reach of over 5 000 readers and 10 000 eyes, claiming the largest bona fide circulation in Morgan county. Editors boast rapid growth, wide prestige, and strong newspaper endorsements from non staff observers, urging advertisers to trust this growing local daily.

Morgan County

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The J. H M. Calvin Ariosa New Decatur Hide Tallow Company Whiedes Mermeee Eet Decaturea Tide Anniston McManus, Bokenfohr and Guiierez Woodruff and Brown Southern League Rues New Orleans Memphis Haight, Hopper, Allen and Seabough Montgomery Atlanta Montgomery Aegions Sttten and Donahue Lively and Allister National League Brooklyn Boston Hogg, Dickson Kling Decaturs Daily Decature North Alabama Colbert County Tuscumbia McLane Tilton, Jr
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