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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
6
New Decatur buyers report immediate effect from a single spoonful of Adler-i-ka a simple buckthorn bark glycerine mix. The remedy is promoted as a complete bowel cleanser used in appendicitis and claimed to relieve most constipation and gas within a minute with rapid gas passage. Druggist S. M. Thompson endorses the product.
Secretary Daniels said Admiral Howard's squadron may launch a relief expedition into the Yaqui valley to evacuate American settlers. An officer will assess danger and determine if 300 Marines and 300 sailors are needed to escort them to the coast. Daniels noted past urging to move settlers during Indian threats.
Constantinople reports a British Agamemnon type armored cruiser wrecked or sunk near the Dardanelles after Turkish batteries opened fire. A Turkish war office statement says a Turkish aviator saw the vessel with her rear funnel and mast submerged, confirming severe damage.
Decatur fire department mascot Jess Willard a bull dog owned by Bull 806 was killed when a fire truck ran over him on Railroad street en route to a Ninth Avenue West fire. The dog had attempted to cross and was struck by the axle, dying instantly.
W N Lott editor of the Mound Bayou News asserts in Decatur travels that the town’s residents are all Ham descendants. He alleges the town founded 28 years ago by Montgomery a former slave of Jefferson Davis and lists a $100000 oil mill among its assets. He claims white support and over 400 white subscribers in Alabama.
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