Personal notes mention returns and moves among locals
Barry Mitchell returns from Mississippi. D. R. NeSmith travels to Huntsville to enroll at Chafin's Business College. Wilmer Hall with Otto Seyforth of Huntsville returns from Auburn where he attended school. Attorney E. C. Nix recovers from malaria and resumes business. E. Hall returns from Birmingham College and plans a Tennessee vacation, his former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. NeSmith
Huntsville
Chafin’s Business College
Wilmer Hall
Otto Seyforth
Auburn
E. Hall
Birmingham
Birmingham College
Tennessee
Death of Mrs W B Russell At Athens
Relatives here were informed this morning of the sudden death of Mrs. W. B. Russell at Athens at 4 o clock. She was the widow of Mr. Leroy Baker of this city and was regarded as a most excellent woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Russell
Athens
Bae Wine
Leroy Baker
Decaturs Daily Readers Borrow For News
Citizens from the town rely on the Decaturs Daily, even when they must borrow a copy to stay informed. The paper remains a trusted source for community updates and local happenings.
Calomel and Harsh Medicines Warned By Science
A scattered ad-like passage cautions against calomel a harsh liver medicine claiming it harms organs with shocking after effects. It touts a harmless substitute that avoids danger to kidneys and bowels while promising relief from ailments without fear.
Social Guests and Return Visits Noted in Athens
Mrs. Billie Richardson and Miss Douglass of Athens are guests of Mrs. Z Trifitbel. Miss Kate Irvine, once hosted by Miss Sarah Davis, has returned to Athens. Mrs. W. B. Cleo of Birmingham has come home after visiting Mrs. E. L. Rainey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Richardson
Miss Douglass
Athens
Z. Trifitbel
Kate Irvine
Sarah Davis
Local residents depart and visit with kin and relatives
Mrs W C Glass returns to Montgomery after a months visit to her daughter Mrs A A Hardage. Mrs Adcock returns from relatives in Giles County Tennessee. Mrs W C Parrish expected home soon from Isola Mississippi. Mrs T F McAfee and son Robert of Pulaski visited relatives here. Mr and Mrs S H Dublin visited Greenbriar recently. Mrs P W Griffis ill. Brownie Warden on sick list. Latigue family children on Fourth Avenue also ill. Mrs Henry Orr went to Mooresville Tennessee for extended visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. McAfee
Robert
Pulaski
Henry Orr
Mooresville, Tenn
Notice to property holders on street improvement assessments
Notice to property holders that Ordinance Nos 299 300 and 301 approve paving and improvements on Moulton Street Central Moulton Street and East Moulton Street in New Decatur Alabama. Assessments are open for inspection. City Council will meet July 6 1914 at City Hall to hear objections or defenses to the assessments. Henry Harrune City Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Decatur
Alabama
Moulton Street
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Fourth Avenue
Somerville Road
City of
City Hall
Henry Harrune
Lucille Love Mystery Serial at Masonic Theatre Tonight
The first installment of Lucille Love the Girl of Mystery, a Gold Seal thirty reel masterpiece, will be shown at the Masonic Theatre tonight. Grace Cunard stars in a mystery drama with two reels shown weekly in this series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Love
Masonic Theatre
Grace Cunard
the Masonic
Girl of
Francis.ford
Can't Keep It Secret. Chamberlain's Tablets advertised
The notice extols Chamberlain's Tablets as a superb remedy for stomach and liver troubles, claiming wide recognition and urging readers to buy from all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Speed Seen as Real Labor Problem by Rose Stokes
Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes at the first annual conference of the American Museum of Safety in New York argues speed is the real labor problem. She says machinery is not the main danger but industrial efficiency pushes workers to extreme exhaustion. She notes speed increases to a point and then declines and blames factory owners for grinding down workers in pursuit of efficiency.
Wanted junior clerk offered five dollars a week
Advertisement asks for a capable junior clerk with five dollar weekly pay. A young applicant replies offering security of one hundred dollars and questions Sunday work and clothing, noting the need for pockets to carry wages.
Music's Use In Life A Humorous Exchange
A music lover talks of an opera's beauty to a yawning friend. When pressed on practical benefit the friend acknowledges some use, joking that music keeps hair from falling out as suggested by portraits of eminent musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Eye color variations across perception and description
The article notes that eye color can vary within the same person over time. It explains discrepancies among writers like Wordsworth, Carlyle, and others who described Coleridge as having gray, hazel, or light gray eyes, sometimes with a liquid brilliancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wordsworth
Coleridge
Carlyle
Easter Dates Diverge Between Greek and Western Observers
The Greek church celebrates Easter on a date that shifts relative to Western Easter due to continuing use of the Julian calendar. In 1865 both Easters coincided by accident, but such alignment is unlikely to recur soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkans
Serpent Motion Explained by Flexible Backbone
A natural history note explains how snakes glide with many ribs fixed to belly scales. Muscles move ribs in sequence causing side to side writhing, producing rapid forward motion. The flexible backbone enables this movement and also makes it prone to breakage.
France Considers Lepers Island Isolation Plan
A French commission advises creating a leper colony on an offshore island to prevent disease spread. About six hundred lepers are identified in the country, with cases individually reviewed to decide who goes to the island or stays under treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Minis of the Interior
French Academy of Medicine
What Ailed the Senate Absurdities in an Old Virginia Sweeper
An old Virginia man, newly placed at the east steps of the capitol, studies parliamentary talk. Tourists find the senate out of session and a woman asks why. He soberly replies he suspects they have taken an abscess in Popular Magazine’s quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Senate
Capitol
Old John
Popular Magazine
New French Air Burst Shell Claimed by Army Inventor
Commandant Malandin of the Paris general staff has devised a 75 caliber shell that explodes in the air rather than on impact. French artillery authorities say the invention nearly doubles the shell's effectiveness and will likely be standardized across the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commandant Malandin
General Staff
Paris
Climber Jimkins Finishes Mont Blanc Feat After Helping Others
Two men discuss Jimkins climbing the rest of the Way eight months after a March tale. He reportedly reached Mont Blanc’s summit with a nephew and no guide, then aided a fainting guide, endured a snowstorm, revived two benumbed strangers, and guided the full party to the foot where waiting relatives awaited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimkins
Mont Blanc
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Buttrey’s
Y Barry Mitchell
Mississippi
E. C. Nix
Valien Tin
Margaret Clinton Ghelton
W. C. Parrish
Isola, Miss
Mrs. S. H. Dublin
Greenbriar
P. W. Griffis
Brownie
the Girl OF Mystery
Masonic
Mott
Majortic Theatre
Delite Theatre
Winnifred Greenwood
ED Coxen
Margaret
Mizzi Hajos
Sari
Blackwell Island
Sani
Panama
W. W. Garnett
Lubin
Happy Hollow
Margaret Gipson
George Cooper
Canada
The
Broncho Company
Clara Williams
Ha Keenan
Walter Edwards
Bulletin
Thompson’s Drug Store
Decaturs Daily
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