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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
2
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The Decatur observer notes Professor Chas Barker considering a life of a century after a recent visit. The piece hints at health and longevity aspirations and reflects on aging in a small town context.
Reports from press dispatches note a falling birth rate in Paris since the war started. The remark suggests the decrease reflects a lower minimum level of births during the conflict.
A clipped report notes Ville or a figure seeking authority to administer what he terms a deserved licking to Mexican revolutionists. The fragment hints at political tension and calls for decisive action.
The Athens Courier republishes Congressman Almon's interview with the Decatur Daily on President Wilson's policy and the Muscle Shoals controversy, noting the Decatur Daily's credit while a Huntsville paper copies it without acknowledgment.
President Wilson names the Get Together policy as the lawful successor to the Watchful Waiting movement, signaling a strategic shift in the administration’s approach and framing it as official policy.
General Huerta granted an interview to Dolly Dalrymple of the Birmingham Age Herald. The interview is awaited with interest given the Alabama death period and Huerta’s noted ability to locate things and defy federal authorities.
From a newspaper stand view the Italian advance now featured daily is preferable to the Roosevelt advance that could usually be counted on for Monday morning publication.
The prayer for strength, riches, health, and power is reframed as a paradox where weakness, poverty, and infirmity guide character and wisdom. The speaker concludes that nothing asked was granted as hoped, yet all desires were fulfilled through unintended outcomes, portraying a faith-filled paradox of divine response.
A discussion argues that magnitude and low prices attract patrons across commerce and entertainment. It cites examples of merchants adopting universal laws of value to keep costs down while delivering greater perceived value. A vivid image of weary workers watching a Swain show in a lit tent at a modest price illustrates the concept.
A public postwar debate questions if the coroner’s murder verdict over civilian bombings by hostile planes is fair. Proponents argue the killings were deliberate murder, while critics say the coroner’s bias against British aerial violence taints judgment, urging verdicts to hinge on act severity, not nationality.
After forcing Mexico to raise rations, President Wilson may now turn his attention to boarding house keepers. The remark suggests potential government pressure on private lodging providers following policies abroad.
The governor told University of Alabama graduates that brains and effort matter more than swagger noting athletic prowess and vanity are not sole guides to fortune He also warned against vanity and joked about romantic equipment scented with gasoline as an odd comparison.
A hypothetical thought asks what would happen if all belligerent nations prayed for their enemies to be destroyed and those prayers were immediately granted, exploring the chaotic consequences and moral implications.
An essay on how proper introductions and courteous conduct shape respect and advancement. It argues that boorish manners hinder success, and that genuine character shows in careful speech, posture, and grace in social encounters.
Capt Fr Patty longtime Northern Pacific district passenger agent retires to Knoxville due to health. He credits Tanlac with restoring sleep appetite and general wellbeing after indigestion and nervous trouble. He reports meals now agreeable and heartburn relieved and plans to keep Tanlac on hand. Sold exclusively in Decatur by Decatur Drug Co and in New Decatur by Preuit Dillehay Co.
Orders to mobilize Colorado Guard on an hour’s notice have been received by Adjutant General John Chee according to reliable information today from International News Service in Denver.
International News Service reports that Adjutant General Chasse of Colorado has not been ordered to mobilize the militia. The War Department says he has been instructed only to bring up certain companies to minimum strength if federal aid is to be given.
Harry L. Carter of Decatur wins the G Foster medal for best oration at Union University Jackson Tennessee read from the Jackson Sun clipping. Judges included Rev J W Dickens Joe Gest Miss Alice Drake and Attorney L L Fonville.
A businessman cites lack of courtesy among applicants and says half enter offices with hats on. He argues schools should teach a series of manners lessons for boys and girls and notes that loose manners often signal loose character, influencing hiring.
An advertisement promotes Owl Chill and Malaria Tonic as a seasonal general tonic to stimulate secretions and aid blood purification. It offers a money back guarantee if the product does not meet its claims and directs readers to Owl Drug Co located at 401 Bank St.
Huntsville Alabama June 3 John Hunt Morgan the Confederate cavalry raider was born in Huntsville ninety years ago Tuesday in a Franklin street house. The Huntsville chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy says he was born here on June 1 1825. His father Calvin C Morgan a Huntsville merchant recently moved from Virginia and related to Gen Dan Morgan. His mother was a daughter of John Hunt who discovered the Huntsville spring and built the first cabin on the site.
Artesia Mississippi June 3 Finley Cox a druggist shot and killed Dr John Mauldin here this morning He says he found Mauldin with his wife at his home Mrs Cox ran to a dresser and swallowed six tablets of poison doctors say she cannot live All the parties are prominent in Mississippi
Under the Y P S G B auspices at West Side Presbyterian Church a program titled Dot the Miners Daughter or One Glass of Wine will be held on the evening of June 4. Proceeds go to the church seat indebtedness. All invited.
Thirty train passengers were injured when the Alton line derailed near Minier Illinois. A special eight coach train carried physicians and nurses to the scene.
Paris June 3 These men in the trenches must keep incessant vigilance against sudden attacks by the enemy. The soldiers and artillery fire day and night. Medical science will save more lives this year than war. The food supply is carefully looked after by the commisariat. Napoleon said an army fights on its stomach. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is promoted as aiding digestion and blood formation.
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