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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1914

Page

2

Local newspaper policy and subscription rates notice

The notice outlines second class matter registration for New Decatur Alabama and lists subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery. It also states rates for tributes and notices and urges readers to report missed deliveries by calling the provided number.

Advertising rates and copy deadline notice

Rates available on application. Advertisers must submit copy by noon of publication day to ensure prompt service. Mentions Decatur figures Mayor Edwards and Alderman Patterson and asserts they will perform well.

Mayor Edwards Alderman Patterson Decatur

Consolidation of De Caturs Government Favored

Many residents favor consolidating De Caturs with a commission form of government as a path to gain advantages and avoid losses, reflecting broad local support.

Chautauqua to Open Next Thursday in Town

Chautauqua will open next Thursday praised as one of the town’s best attractions in years. Local women largely organized and support the event.

Hildreth Named President of Alabama Editorial Association

The Decaturs honor C. J. Hildreth for twenty five years of service to Alabama journalism as he is chosen president of the Editorial Association of Alabama. The Decatur daily extends congratulations to the editors of Alabama and to Mr. Hildreth for this deserved recognition.

Decaturs C. J. Hildreth Editorial Association of Alabama Hildreth The Decaturs Daily

Commission government gains traction in nearby cities

Tuscumbia Florence the Decaturs and Gadsden push for a commission form of government. They argue it suits incorporated towns and those who adopt it rarely return to aldermanic rule. Huntsville Mercury Banner notes success in Huntsville influences neighboring towns.

Tuscumbia Florence Decaturs Gadsden Huntsville Tion Huntsville Mercury

Pep-To-Lac Case Sold From Buchheit's Bottling Works

Phone 323 records a sale of a Pep-To-Lac case from Buchheit's Bottling Works for 26 5t.

Buchheit

Pension Board to Meet in New Decatur Office

The Pension Board of Morgan County Alabama will meet in Dr G R Sullivan’s office in New Decatur Ia on June 23 at 9 am for pension applications. Dr G R Sullivan Dr W H Long Board of Pensioners.

Pension Board of Morgan County Alabama G. R. Sullivan New Decatur W. H. Long Board of Pensioners

Liver as the barometer of disposition and a remedy advert

A celebrated French physician links liver health to mood and broad health. An advertisement touts Carswell's Liver Aid as a pure vegetable remedy with a money refund guarantee at 50 cents, sold by Owl Drug Company in Decatur and New Decatur. A separate report notes four people were seriously hurt in a collision between an automobile and a wagon near Evansville, one likely fatally.

Carswell Owl Deug Company Decatur New Decatur Evansville

Golfers Provide Curious Tales From Across the Links

A New York Dispatch column recalls bizarre golf exploits from a 410 yard hole to shots off rocks and trees. Stories include Reichardt and Sherman feats, Foster’s lucky carom, and a wry note on French Dieppe memories and caddie generosity.

Oscar G. Reichardt The Valley Club Reichardt Oor C. W. Sherman LaGrange Sherman Mr. Sherman French Lick Springs Ind Foster Dieppe France Albert Bond Lambert Ohne

May Festival Honors the Virgin Mary as Mother and Church

A May Festival sermon extolled Mary, quoted by a priest praising Mary’s role in salvation. He contrasted Mary’s maternal sorrow with Christ’s compassion and argued the church elevated women’s status, linking Mary to art and literature as part of divine redemption.

Mary Jesus Francis E. Willard Florence Nightingale Crimean Battlefields Sisters of Charity Temple Simeon Savior Christ Lord Turing Virgin

Lower crude prices curb drilling activity across grades

The drop in crude petroleum prices across various grades has led to a general slowdown in drilling operations. Producers scale back plans as margins tighten and market conditions tighten.

For Sale Items and Farm Offerings in One Notice

An auction-like classified lists furniture and home goods for sale including oak china closet sideboard chiffoniere library suite and stove. Also offered is 11 acres on the pike suitable for truck or chicken farm with a creek). Contact L B Wyatt & Son Colonial Building Second Ave or Fred S Cook Cook Bros Furniture Co.

Fred S. Cook Cook Bros. Furniture Co Pike Corporation Line L. B. Wyatt & Son Colonial Second Ave

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