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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1914
Page
4
Wednesday program lineup includes Miss Swanson Morning Lecture Temptation Success through trial by Chaplain Varney Admission 25c Children 15c Afternoon Concert Kellogg Haines Singing Party Lecture Color Guard and Picket Line Montaville Flowers Admission 50c Children 25c Evening Light Opera Admission 50c Children 25c Children’s Hour free to all
The American and Mexican envoys clashed over Huerta's proposed provisional government and cabinet appointments delaying full recognition. Washington aides seek longer time for Tranza reply while Carranza delegates may still attend. In Stockholm the Young Women’s Christian Association opens its congress with 800 delegates. A Foster led House resolution outlines five conservative measures. Salvation Army delegates march in London for the world congress reviewed by Ambassador Page. Cleveland Common Pleas Court issues injunction against blacking teachers joining the pro union.
A fractured fragment narrates a parable where after advertising, great multitudes come from us while competitors marvel at others loafing. The speaker contends that in this age of push it is easier for a camel to pass through the needle than for goods without advertisement.
The couple married at the bride’s home in New Decatur at 2:30 PM with Rev. J F Hull officiating. The bride wore navy blue taffeta and sweet pea bouquet. guests included family and friends from Birmingham and Athens. After a brief reception they departed for Athens and points north aboard No. 2, returning by June 8.
The biennial convention meets in Chicago with Peace as the theme. Rev Jenkin Lloyd Jones discusses Peace and Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt presents The World Progress of Women. Saturday features art music literature and library extension. Martha Crowe presents Bible as Literature. Miss Josephine V Brower talks Folk Lore. Miss Mary Gray Peck discusses Drama as National Expression. All speakers are nationally known.
Miss Anna Bailey to host the Rosebud club Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A Chautauqua event notes schedule change and illness concerns for Lillian Alexander as Rev. J. E. Merrill leaves Southside Baptist church for Chattanooga. Wew Governor Spiuhigo returns from Annapolis after attending a naval convention.
Madame Finnie announces the mid summer hat opening and invites the ladies of Decatur to visit the Quality Hat Shop at 218 Grant St New Decatur to inspect a new line of white hats.
An advertisement urges readers to try Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatic pains. It promotes a twenty five cent bottle available from all dealers and promises rapid relief.
Six men from a New Mexico Pueblo led by chief Julian Atan work at Balboa Park to build and display adobe houses and a stockaded village for the 1915 exposition. They will later make pottery embroidery and rugs and sign in clean script, showcasing government-educated artisans to visitors.
A large group gathered at the Rev J E Merrill home on Seventh Avenue South last evening to bid farewell before he and his family depart for Chattanooga. He will lead the Chamberlain Avenue Baptist Church there and is praised for guiding the Southside Baptist Church construction and serving the community.
Walker offers prompt baggage and transfer service from 315 Second Ave New Decatur. Safety and promptness guaranteed for all household moves. Get your horse and buggy ready with Walker for local and nearby transfers.
To our subscribers we urge prompt afternoon delivery and ask you to telephone if your paper does not reach you. The paper has no way to know without your call.
In an 1813 trial before the court of king's bench, composer Thomas Cooke testified on the similarity of two melodies in The Old English Gentleman. He explained accent as the stress on notes, comparing stressed and unstressed pronunciations. Sir James Scarlett pressed for plain meaning and the judge dismissed the cross-examination, ending with the witness standing down.
A Mingoa submarine with 19 crew was found to have sunk nine hours after an exercise near Libau. Salvage vessels hauled it to the surface by midnight with three men emerging from the after hatch and fifteen plus the captain unconscious. The coxswain in the conning tower survived after twelve hours confined.
Fuzzy-Wu a small parti colored Japanese cat presented by a friend from the Orient was killed by a flock of hungry crows near Ralph Marion’s farm in the Christian Hook section of Oceanside L I The crows attacked as Marion watched from his house and left the cat’s remains on the ground, hunger from the cold spell believed to be the motive.
The Journal of the American Medical Association notes that the phrase man of spirit echoes Galen a Roman physician born A. D. 130. Galen linked natural and vital spirits to blood and heart activity, and animal spirits to nerve impulses carried by trunks to the brain and body.
A novelty timepiece described by Playthings uses four holes around the dial and brass plugs to trigger a buzzing alarm at set quarter hour marks. The device can be programmed to alert a businessperson on specific times, freeing them to focus on other tasks.
Engraved Visiting Zards offered with adjustable prices to fit various budgets. Local retailer advertises customization options and bulk discounts for different sizes and finishes.
A New York Evening Post anecdote explores German etiquette where proper titles govern social respect. A teacher promoted to headmaster is startled when a student still uses the lower form master, prompting a dignified correction to Adolf as the correct address.
The article describes an extreme rite of passage used by Canadian northwest tribes. Young boys are whipped to make their flesh tingle, then bathed in half frozen rivers. In adolescence they endure outdoor exposure without clothing to gain tolerance to cold.
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