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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1915
Page
4
The Decaturs Daily announces a new carrier system effective Monday June 27 1915. All bills to that date go to ree Wilkinson. after that date carriers will collect each Saturday morning. Pay weekly as carriers are expected to remit for their papers weekly. Better Service is the circulation watchword. OFFICIAL ANN SURI.
A bicycle stolen months ago from Robert Doss was found this morning by New Decatur police hidden under a pile of shucks near rolling stock. A workman reportedly discovered the wheel and fled in fear of being caught.
War updates report Austrian losses in the fight with Italy. The tally is estimated around 20,000 casualties as Italian forces employ alpine positions and tactics.
The World’s Championship Series will be played this season at City League Park on Friday June 25 with old Decatur and New Decatur businessmen forming the teams. Banks on Bank Street close four to six for a parade from the Y. M. C. A. The lineup includes Hitt Lafils Pointer Reftried Horton Eliot Hopper Knight Kortrecht Pole Cortner Sykes Duncan Spight Easter Garnett Crawford Gardner.
Berlin reports the German submarine U-29 lost today after being rammed, with conflicting claims. British admiralty later stated U-29 was sunk by a German warship, not by a British vessel flying the Swedish flag as alleged.
Berlin reports another reverse for the French north of Arras as British attempts to advance in La Basse are checked. The German army says it has captured Embremeuil from the French and reports continued German attacks in the north and in Galicia. Wolkowiazy is claimed to have fallen to German forces.
International News Service reports a stalemate in West Flanders Northern France and Alsace with the French war office stating there is nothing to add to last night's communication. The ongoing fighting highlights a broad deadlock on the Western Front as of June 19.
The remedy from Dillehay Bros. and Preuii-Dillehay Drug Co. is praised for treating indigestion biliousness chronic constipation and related disorders. It is marketed with a satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded and is described as pleasantly flavored and easy to take.
Citizens of Decatur are expected to take advantage of a low excursion rate to Birmingham offered by the L and N railroad for Sunday travel and plan to join the outing in large numbers.
J F Duggar directs Alabama Experiment Station and Auburn Extension to favor soil improvement crops after oats. Cowpeas and soybeans are preferred with late mammoth soybeans possible after oats. Spanish peanuts may be planted. Corn after oats is risky unless paired with peas. sweet potatoes fit but poor stands on oat stubble. Sorgum may be planted before corn or sweet potatoes, but it depletes soil.
A summary by E F Cauthen of cowpea varieties including Speckled, Iron, Brabham, New Era, Groit, and California Black-Eye. Notes cover yield, hay or seed suitability, disease resistance, and harvest timing with guidance for planting rates and wilt-prone soils. Speckled is common with delayed pod splitting. Iron resists wilt and root-knot. Brabham is wilt and root-knot resistant. New Era and Groit are early producers. California Black-Eye yields high market prices for table use.
A Alabama Experiment Station article explains separating roosters from flocks after hatching season preserves eye quality and prevents fertilized eggs from developing. It notes infertile eggs spoil slowly in heat, while fertile eggs deteriorate, and recommends selling or withholding a valuable rooster until winter.
A brief public notice urges readers to phone 46 to subscribe to the Decatur Daily. The appeal highlights local news access and ongoing newspaper delivery services.
An Ice Cream Supper will be held in the Vassault Building on Saturday June 19 by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Lutheran Church. A cordial invitation to all.
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