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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1928
Page
7
An old advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil from Albany Drug Co and Thompson Co claiming fast relief from swollen feet and varicose veins. It promises money back if you are not satisfied and highlights camphor and other ingredients.
Major Ransom of the U S Army Medical Department touts flies as causes of epidemics while promoting Fly-Tex from Mellon Institute as a simple, scientific insecticide for home use. The ad urges insisting on Fly-Tex and notes Decatur real estate gains amid progress.
State Highway Commission of Alabama invites bids at Montgomery for 3.60 miles paving 3.85 miles grading and drainage between Decatur and Hartselle in Morgan County. Proposals require good faith bonds and plan to open July 24 1928, with references to concrete guard rails bridges and pipe work. Includes attached court notice about a Morgan County attachment and a separate local incident near Greenbrier with medical response.
Fragmentary text mentions Shamrocks and a name Ssuunge and Chun Pai with unclear context and no discernible event or outcome.
Athens Ala June 21 Glenn Robinson a 16 year old youth in the southern part of the county was given the county s first snake bite serum after being bitten by a large copperhead in his home area.
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