Social Event Delights Guests at Miss Benson House
Miss Benson hosts al fresco party for Grace Mason of Fayetteville with Mrs. Gara nett and Mrs. Hutson greeting guests. Vines flowers and a punch bowl setup plus porch cooling entertain. Eva Mason celebrates twelfth birthday with music games and ice course. Executive Committee of the Women’s Clubs meets to plan State Federation events. Grace Mason leaves for Birmingham. Misses Ann and Elizabeth Powers depart for Florence. Abigail Crawford returns from Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
Mary Turley
Sallie Hurston
Mrs. Mason
Sth Ave? West
Eva
E. C. Payne
John Do
Wyker
J. W. Cobb
J. W
Cunningham
L.A. Neil
Great Convict Picture at the Delite Tomorrow
Local notices list social reads and visitors with Miss Marie Arntz returning from Indiana and guests staying with the Perkinses. Scholarships from the United Daughters of the Confederacy Alabama Division are announced for 1912 13 with multiple colleges listed for girls and boys including Howard College and University of Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delite
University of Pennsylvania
Marion
University’ High School
Birmingham
Margaret” Allen
Florence Normal
University High School
Irmingham
Howard College
Southern University
Birmingham College
Julian Tutwile
University of Alabama
Woman's College
Judean
Lee Memorial
Auburn
Alabama
Virginia-Clay- Clopton
Montevallo
Scholarships for Confederate descendants in Alabama
An Alabama notice advertises scholarships for Confederate descendants in need of financial aid. It lists eligibility proofs including affidavits from Confederate relatives, teacher and community testimonials, and requires formal applications by August 1 1912. It notes the selection by a Scholarship Committee and urges dissemination through local papers.
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Alabama
L. M. Bashinsky
Curious Pittsburg Boy Wounds Four In Dynamite Cart Blast
A Pittsburg boy, curious about an object found in the street, struck a dynamite cart with a hammer causing an explosion that injured four persons. The incident, dated June 19, highlights the danger of tampering with explosive devices.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Great Twenty Years in Sing Sing Delite Event Mishap
A fragment reports Stanley Schmidt 10 found a shell near Lake Erie tracks and, after Home, struck it with a hammer. The dynamite cartridge injured Josie 3 and Anthony 12 who watched. Their mother Regina Schmidt was cut. Kitchen wrecked and nearby windows shattered. The piece also mentions Coca Cola and local drug sellers.
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Sing Sing
Stanley Schmidt
Lake Erie
Josie Schmidt
Anthony Schmidt
Regina Schmidt
Decatur Daily promotes Chamberlains Tablets for digestion
An advertisement urges subscriptions to The Decatur Daily and promotes Chamberlains Tablets to aid digestion and bowel regularity. The ad notes the tablets are mild and suitable for older people and lists S S M Thompson and Decatur Drug Co. as sellers in New Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
S&s. M. Thompson
New Decatur
Decatur Drug Co
Decatur
Marion Girl to Wed Army Officer After India Durbar Romance
Miss Laeile Nelson of Marion plans marriage to Lieutenant Gibson after meeting him in India during a Durbar visit with Detroit friends. The ceremony, to be performed by Aunt Anna Bishop, may occur in September abroad or in the United States.
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Marion
Ohio
Laeile Nelson
Hillsdale
Cal
India
Nelson
King George
Mary
England
Lieutenant Gibson
Gibson
Anna Bishop
Right Drink at the Right Time Ple ZO and Coca Cola Copy
An ad promotes Ple ZO as the right drink for home delivery from Ala Cola Bottling Works and warns against imitations from Buchheit Bottling Works. It also touts Chamberlains Liniment for rheumatism relief with massaging, sold by S. M. Thompson and Decatur Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ala.Cola
Buchheit
S. M. Thompson
New Decatur
Decatur Drug Co
Decatur
Gospel Preacher Kibert Holland Visits City
Plain gospel preacher Kibert Holland arrived yesterday to hold a protracted meeting at the First Christian Church. Members and friends are urged to attend tonight to meet him. The meeting proper starts tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, and the public is invited. Come and bring someone with you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kibert Holland
First Christian Church
Brother Holland
Coca Cola Adds New Fatigue Relief Bottled Ad
Coca Cola promotes relief from fatigue with a bottle described as the most refreshing drink in the world. The ad notes bottling at Buchheit Bottling Works and invites readers to bring their work to the office for service.
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Buchheit Bottling Works
Cola Bottling Works
Coca Cola
Also Mentioned on This Page
Buttreys
Store of Fashion
Cotton Goods Department
Amoskeag
Gingham
Worth
Old Homestead
se +e
Decaturs
New - Decatur
N. H. Walker
Baginning
Decatur Lumber and Manufacturing Company
Askkeeper
Jno. W. Minor
Ala
Riverside
Socety News
Miss Mable
Grace Mason
Mable Benson
Ann
Elizabeth Powers
J. J. Cornish
Florence
IRN B
Abigail Crawford
Marie Arntz
Indiana
James Wortney
Emphis
Andrew Perkins
Shor News
Cincinnati
Morman Brown
Dickson, Tenn
John Arntz
Julia Lesser
Louisville
U. D.C
The
United Daughters of the Confederate, Alabama Division
Odfereate
Lowing
Synodical College
Tal-ladega
Athns—Colege
Nobe Institute
Anniston, Val
Birmingham Seminary
Margaret Allen School
W. P. Garter
Dr. Murry
Casa Grande Block
Second Avenue
John Knowlan
Kirby
John Moore
Orville Winder
Hammer
Oe ‘McPherson
Superheater Co
Chicago
J. T. Vanarsdale
D. J. Singleton
Tampa
Flay
Freeman’s Champion Shoe Shop
U. D
Troy
Cartwright
M. Thompson
Nsw
Shem
Sam
Spielberger
Maurice Costello
New Star Theatre
Robert Brower
Marc McDermott
Francia Bushman
Mary Fuller
Octavia Handworth
William, Cavenaugh Joseph DeGrasse
Sta
Hughes & Tidwell Supply Company
H. Papenburg
Moulton Street
Malone Coal & Grain CO
Missouri State Life Insurance Company
Moran Co
W. J. Nesbit
Decatur Ice & Coal Co
Decatur, Ula
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