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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1912
Page
2
Notice from a 1912 issue detailing post office publication under the 1879 act and listing General Manager W B Shelton and Editor Samuel J Stockard. Rates for carrier and mail subscriptions, obituaries and tributes charged per line, and instructions to report delivery issues by telephone.
In Chicago insiders dispute the nomination outcome with Franklin McVeagh and A. Garfield asserting Taft on the first ballot, Roosevelt supporters claiming the national committee cannot stop Roosevelt. The conflicting claims show the high stakes and uncertainty among key figures.
The Baltimore Sun argues long term fly control hinges on breaking breeding sites. It calls for cleaning alleys stables backyards and kitchens screening windows covering food and killing entering flies to prevent citywide infestations.
Baltimore sources indicate Tom Heflin is a candidate for chief chair with Underwood to be nominated. Congressman Henry D. Clayton emerges as a leading name for Temporary Chairman of the Convention.
Prospects of a lively fight emerge as Stevenson offers to build a new $50,000 courthouse and donate it if the county seat shifts to Stevenson. Stevenson claims a larger population and better railroad and water connections, while Scottsboro vows a strong defense to keep the seat.
The Montgomery Advertiser cites a newly discovered 1864 telegram from General Grant to General Sherman. It claims Grant ordered arming enslaved people for Confederate defense, while Robert E. Lee favored action and Jefferson Davis resisted. The article notes internal Union disagreements and chaotic wartime policy.
Overton Lea, father of Senator Lea of Tendéaste, died at his home near Nashville after an illness last month. The report notes Lea’s family and regional ties as the community reflects on the loss.
Nd Lea, educated for the law, shifted to farming near Nashville due to health. He owned a leading southern plantation and was a pioneer breeder of blooded cattle, his work shaping the region's cattle strain.
A ditch of verse battles a judge as Maud confronts a boastful figure beside the bayou. The narrative blends mock violence and rebellion with playful curses as Maud imagines a rowboat revenge and contempts the poet’s gluey verse.
The Housewives League founded by Mrs. Julian Heath of Brooklyn mobilizes from New York to Colorado and beyond to push for lower food prices. Members vow to insist on full weights and measures, sanitary handling, and pure food labeling while investigating markets and stores for violations.
An advertisement touts Zemo as a quick cure for scalp itch dandruff and eczema. The clear liquid claims deep action, nonstick, no hand washing required, with a 5 cent trial bottle guaranteed to stop irritation and a $1 regular price from E W Rose Co St Louis.
An OCR read lists Coca Cola products and a bottling works in a small regional ad. It mentions Goda Water and other beverages, suggesting a shop or producer offering drinks and bottling services.
Railroad timetable shows South bound and North bound trains from New Decatur with departures at 5:52 am 6:53 am and 4:03 pm, and returns at 3:15 pm 3:23 pm 11:23 pm. Includes accommodation trains on Sundays and the Southern Railroad West bound route via Decatur.
State of Alabama Morgan County Probate Court scheduled final settlement for the estate of John J. Houck deceased. Administrator W. O. Houck must file account and vouchers. examination set for July 8 1912 to show cause why the account should not be passed. Judge WM. E. Skeggs presiding. Decatur Daily.
Deputy Sheriff C. W. Strane of Limestone county moved John Putman the last Limestone county prisoner from the local jail to the newly remodeled Athens jail at noon. Limestone authorities had kept inmates in Morgan County jail for six months due to repairs at their jail.
Yard Engineer A Los Fraaleris da Nashville and hostler H G Fleming visit distant relatives. J J Sullivan left Atlantic City for the Master Mechanics convention while Supt T E Vrooks of Birmingham attends business. R T Woodard has a minor ear injury at work. Catherine and Cloven Babler visit Puyvski with Ed Babler. Roadmaster Spieden of Nashville and foreman H S Roberts attend court in Athens, as J T Wits also goes to court.
Florence June 11 Rev Ira F Hawkins formerly pastor of the First church Florence has been appointed to the vacant presiding elder post created by the death of Rev D L Jarrisor. Rev Arthur M Freeman a Vanderbilt graduate was offered First church assignment and is expected to accept.
An old advertising line promotes Coca Cola as the most refreshing drink in the world. It notes bottling at Buchhelt Bottling Works and suggests relief from fatigue.
An advertisement from Druggist S. M. Thompson of New Decatur Alabama promotes a eczema remedy "D D D" at 26 cents. It claims the first drops soothe inflamed skin and offers a money back guarantee if not proven. Owl Drug Co. of Decatur, Alabama is listed as a point of sale.
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