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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1914
Page
3
A message from the L and N encourages young men to value health and youth, urging clean living and right thinking to meet future challenges. It highlights the role of research, philanthropy, and rail service in fostering opportunity and invites patronage and charitable understanding for improvements in freight and passenger service.
The Aquitania, 53,000 tons displacement and 901 feet long, surpasses Lusitania and Mauretania in size and power. It features a garden lounge on the top decks, a raised terrace, and enclosed promenades. The ship houses 84 compartments plus 41 in the double bottom, multiple bulkheads, and advanced fire control systems with electric sensors and hydrants.
The town of Trowbridge marks centenary of poet George Crabbe association with the local parish church where he served as rector for nearly two decades. Crabbe left Leicestershire after 1813 and wrote Tales of the Hall here, earning authorship sums from Murray. Wordsworth praised the poems in 1832 noting their lasting verse.
The article recommends a foot care mix of salicylic acid three parts, magnesium silicate 87 parts, and bland powder to 100 parts to reduce sweating and soreness. It also suggests a noon hot soapy foot bath, fresh stockings, and changing shoes to improve comfort for tender feet.
A 19th century view notes state wide attempts to ban coffee. Percy H Boynton discusses coffee houses drawing reformers who published broadsides such as The Woman's Petition Against Coffee asserting coffee led to idling, talkativeness and wasteful spending.
A reader laments soaring costs as prices climb across goods and services. The exchange notes clothing for children nearing the cost of adult apparel while mentioning a dog collar purchase for a pet.
A reflective proverb notes that men often know good and desire it but fail to act due to weak wills. The source then markets a practical product: old newspapers for sale.
A New Zealand baking powder firm reports severe shortage of boy labor. The firm hires boys from school at three dollars per week, raising to five dollars after a year or 18 months. Girls are scarce too and adult labor fills gaps. Fourteen year olds in the boot trade start at three dollars weekly.
In Germany peat is used to generate electricity at moorland stations and as a metallurgical aid. Blacksmiths employ peat coke as a charcoal substitute for high grade iron. Elizabeth-Fehn Oldenburg operates a turf cooking plant converting 30 tons of peat to nine tons of coke with gas and tar as by products. Ovens heat retorts, power peat dredging machines, and tar yields creosote oil gas oil paraffin sulfuric acid and ammonia.
Edward T Meisride vs J E McBride et al in Morgan County Alabama Chancery Court under a 1914 decree I will sell July 13 1914 at court house door to highest cash bidder Lots 44 46 and 48 in block 23 addition 3 Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Co to Decatur Alabama as per Register Marvin West signing June 8 1914
A newspaper ad warns against rapid eating and its health risks, linking quick meals to indigestion and constipation. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a safe remedy for stomach trouble and constipation, noting they are easy to take and effective, with sales through all dealers.
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