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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1922
Page
5
Reported strange incident at a Springfield Rotary Club meeting where a well known verse was attacked during a rendition of Sweet Adeline. One member dressed as a choral figure and a body was placed on a truck before a minister delivered a final sermon over the scene.
In Springs Colorado a tourist named Od tonneau attached a trunk tent behind a touring car to carry a portable garden. The husband used a sprinkler to water lettuce and radishes on the camping boards while his wife and five children rode nearby. The unusual sight drew attention as the auto garden waited at a street crossing for traffic to pass.
Elastic rubbers like those used in offices are convenient for tying or around patches or fabric scraps. They store leftovers in smaller spaces and can secure bundles without pins or heat.
Mrs Mabe credits Cardus with restoring her health after years of weakness and fatigue. She notes renewed appetite and reduced nervousness after using Cardus, and says her daughter improved as well. Cardus has been used by thousands for over 40 years, according to the testimonial.
A Ross study on California marriage stats shows divorcees increasingly remarrying, with 15.5 percent of recent marriages by divorcees and widows rising. Single persons drop to about 75 percent, widowed and divorced groups gain ground as population grows. Preferences in partners vary by current status and gender.
In Peking the Salvation Army launched a public bath and delousing facility to aid Chinese citizens. For about three cents, patrons receive cleansing and vermin removal. funds support the poor unable to afford baths, a common necessity where water is scarce and private bathing rare.
Geore W. Henderson, 70, who died on his farm near White Hall Illinois, asked for no singing or preaching at his burial. He was laid to rest without ceremony, reflecting his wish for a quiet, symbolic service.
A gold watch stolen in 1918 was found in a Denver pawnshop and returned to its owner, P. R. Riordan, a political leader. Riordan received the watch from admiring friends twelve years earlier after a holdup by footpads.
A reader reports hot complexion from poor health improved after using Magnolia Balm. The testimonial cites a bottle bringing great improvements and plans to continue use, signed by Mrs. UL Hetty of Natchez Mississippi. The ad appears as a cosmetic product claim from Hatan's Magnolia Balm.
The 1922 Kentucky Derby winner Morvich races as Old Rosebud, the 1914 Derby hero, lies dead at Aqueduct after a merciful bullet ends his suffering. The scene marks a stark contrast between present glory and a fading legend, with Rosebud’s career spanning highs in 1913 1914 and later decline.
Frances Sohier of West Newbury is linked to a Groveland dispute described as a love shuttle. Herman Tabor, nineteen, is dead, and Paul Claridge, involved rival, is under arrest on related charges.
A family away from town leaves the house in the care of a young maid who is assisted by an old wenjan for cleaning. One day the maid opens the door to a chorus of ringing, only to realize the visitors are angry women demanding why no one answered.
The text shows a chairman announcing a forthcoming speaker and a brief sample of an introduction. It reflects a formal stage moment with planned remarks and a promise to present a guest who will address the audience. The fragment hints at the structure of a formal event.
Marvin Gates Sperry, president of the Private Soldiers and Sailors Legion, was arrested as a fugitive from justice. The Legion, once affiliated with other groups, reportedly faced requests for debts in Baltimore with no treasury funds available.
Dr W G Love president of the National Association of Teachers of England and Wales will visit the United States to attend the sixtieth annual meeting of the National Education Association in Boston from July 2 to 8. He played a leading role in 1918 advocating the Fisher education bill known as the Magna Charta of free public education in England.
The Probate Court of Morgan County grants letters of administration for the estate of Mary A Harvey to William C Harvey on April 24 1922. Creditors must present claims within the legally allowed time or be barred. Administratrix: William C Harvey.
An odd Wooster College debate stalls as no one volunteers to argue the negative side of the topic In It Proper for Girls to Ask for Dates Only affirmative volunteers appear while most students in one dormitory choose to accept dates with Kennarden fellows leaving the negative side unrepresented.
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