Decatur City Directory and city improvements noted
A local column lauds the new Decatur and New Decatur consolidated directory for accuracy while noting residents' address changes. Mayor Skeggs urges immediate weed and sanitary work under ten days or face arrest. Also reported are a growing musical scene with a violin class by R S Van Dyke and a novel collar sale by Chandler highlighting quick, clever sales tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decaturs
Decatur
New Decatur
Japan's Forty Years of Rapid Development Highlighted
London journal recounts G W Thomson lecture at the Japan Society tracing Japan's reforms since 1862 from railways and hospitals to dress reform and foreign influence. It notes the shift from foreign resentment to pride, and praises Japanese character, independence, and ambition.
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London
Japan Society
G. W. Thomson
Eng
J. P
Laigford
Japan
England
Tokio
Nagaski
Iit
Ministers To Attend Vanderbilt Institute In Nashville
Religious notes show First Church Decatur funding two young preachers to Vanderbilt Institute and multiple churches in Cullman New Decatur Athens Austinville Town Creek Somerville Danville Moulton Parkville supporting others. Several ministers including Matthews Glasgow Chambers Ponder Tall Burns will travel to Nashville and Waynesville for church institutes and the Southern Methodist Conference.
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First Church
Decatur
Vanderbilt Institute
Cullman
New Decatur
Athens
Austinville
Town Creek
Somerville
Danville
Moulton
Parkville
Nashville
Ira F. Hawkins
K. N. Matthews
B. B
Glasgow
Igon
D. T. McGlawn
W. A. Swindell
Guy Ponder
Cambridge
W. P. Hamby
Falkville
Ollie Hall
N. Burns
M. H. Welle
Vanderbilt Preachers’ Institute
K.N. Matthews
B. B. Glasgow
H. C. Chambers
Ollie Tall
Burns
Southern Methodist Church
Waynesville
N.C
Dinsmore
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promises Fast Pain Relief
Advertisement touts BALLARD'S SNOW LINIMENT as effective for blisters sores burns and rheumatism with great penetrating power. Priced at 25c 60c and 1.00 per bottle and sold by Ow! Drug Co.
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Ballard
Ow! Drug Co
Last Lincoln autograph offered in Americana sale
The George H. Richmann Company will auction a claimed final Lincoln autograph on June 17 and 18. The note, dated April 14 1865, states no pass is necessary to go to Petersburg and Richmond. It passed to Mrs Maggie Stackpole in 1881, whose husband worked at the White House.
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Abraham Lincoln
George H. Richmmond Company
Executive Mansion
Richmond
Lincoln
Wen
Ford
Petersburg
Miss Harris
Ira Harris
New York
Henry R. Rathbone
Maggie Stackpole
Washington, D. C
White House
Japanese society and culture showcased at lecture
A lecturer praised Japanese parenting and laws from 40 years ago, and debunked harsh punitive practices. The talk featured lantern slides of towns, temples, gardens, and cherry orchards, followed by Sir Wyndham Murray reading Baron Kato’s letter showing continued interest in the society.
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Japan
Tris
Wyndham Murray
Baron Kato
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City National Bank
Decatur, Alabama
U.S
U. S. Treas
John D. Wyker
J. H. Calvin
A. E. Jackson
R. P. McEntire
Morgan County
New Decatur, Ala
H. B. Beard
American Oak Leather Co
W.a.bibb
North Ala. Traction Co
L. W. Barton
Decatur Cornice & Roofing Co
B. L. Malone
Malone Coal and Grain Co
F. A. Bloodworth
G. A. Hoff
E. M. Odom
Odom Dry Goods Co
Wm. E. Skeggs
J. E. Penny
C. C. Harris
W. B. Shackelford
L. Hutton
J. William Pole
John L. Brock
Bank OF Commerce
Decatur, Ala
Up River Points
Down River Points
Our Man
GSES
Mayor Skeggs
City Beautiful
van Dyke
Decaturites
United Amusement Co
Chandler
Don
Isters
New York Times
A. Lincoln
Britain Bros
Goly Bar
Mattock’s Corner
Baptist Church
Decatura
California
Ala
Pond Street
T. J. Edwards
Guy M. Figutt
Moulton Street
Fannie Fennel
Fairview
Kinsbury
Morgan Furniture Co
U. S. Army
United States
Bank &T
Magnolia Park
B. F. Holmes
C. EB. Malone
Decatur Light, Power & Fuel Co
Via
MMU
OWL. Drug CO
Decatur and
Star Transfer Company
Enema Reese Tee
Gueran Eldred Fletcher & Son
J. W. Carl
E. C. Payne Lumber Co
Fourth Avenue
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