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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1922
Page
5
Winifred Black discusses a divorce case where Caroline Arnoldy charges desertion after her husband objected to her bobbed hair. The column critiques gender control, urges forgiving love, and questions whether hair length should dictate a marriage’s fate.
The Daily Reporter gains access to the county jail basement with sheriff approval and describes two rooms of confiscated material. One room houses copper stills from small hand versions to large units for distilling, along with about 150 gallons of confiscated liquor in varied containers.
Report of results of analysis of sample forwarded by Seneca B. Burr of Decatur Alabama. The sample showed totals for solid content and volatile and organic grains per gallon with a list of constituents including a measured 8.66 grains per gallon.
New York reporters note shifts in public taste from pirate legends to magic books, with sections about ghosts and telepathy. Plans announce busts for a Hall of Fame at New York University and Edward Markham to unveil Poe. A grandmother with eight children sues for love and a 27-year-old wife sues for a husband’s affection. A theater review praises Annie Nathan Meyer’s advertising heroine in The Advertiser Kate. A city grating spars with grass shows urban grit while traffic congestion rises. Gotham enforces a 2 am curfew for nightlife.
Walter Holt was brought to court on charges of attempted murder and liquor law violation. The alleged shooting occurred last week near a houseboat where a five gallon jug of liquor was found. Holt was jailed as investigators pursued the additional prohibition case.
Jedd Tunkins argues the toughest part of guiding the average boy's music education is convincing him to say violiny instead of fiddle. The tongue twister highlights teaching challenges and the playful humor in learning musical terms.
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