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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1913
Page
2
Rates list for carrier and mail subscriptions by year six months three months one month and one week with a note to report missed deliveries. Classified lines priced at five cents each for tributes notices obituaries and cards of thanks. Advertising rates available on request and copy deadlines noted for timely publication.
The author argues against boxing education into a single monetary value noting many benefits of higher learning remain beyond price and that earnings potential cannot capture its full value.
Lebanon Pennsylvania reports success in a large youth garden drive. About 189 boys aged 6 to 14 regularly participate, showing how the city mobilized children for community gardening and may be a model for other communities seeking similar results.
The article notes Chicago’s school for teaching men to sweep aims to aid municipal uplift but warns such ideas may spread into homes. It urges Chicago women to support widespread use of sweeping machines.
A candid note urges broader public understanding of the agriculture department’s work. The author calls for clearer information on the branch’s achievements and services, warning against overhyped press agents.
A debate on improving circulation emphasizes the value of hiring a skilled press agent to increase readership and enhance the newspaper's market impact.
The Solar Refining Company, a component part of Standard Oil, plans a $1,500,000 distribution to its shareholders. The article notes no Sherman Act obstacle to this corporate action and likens it to a still viable melon-cutting by a subsidiary.
The piece argues for local self government within legal bounds and condemns persistent political bias resisting the commission form. It accuses a longtime faction of attempting to starve the legally elected commission government by withholding city funds and hindering its functions.
The article argues the commission government plan will be financially supported and swiftly established by the people of Jersey City, portraying opposition as obstructive. It suggests supporters will grow as public interest rises, framing opponents as enemies of reform.
The Port By Ben Falkenberg, the Nap twirler, shows a string of ten straight wins this season but has since lost four in a row and was relieved on consecutive days. Ty Cobb debuts the cuttlefish slide, using dust to obscure plays at bases. The Barons face a foreign assault of 12 battles as Omar Hargrove is out and pitching staff is banged up. Manager Molesworth expects boxman Proggy to return within a week, with Foxen and others hampered by injuries.
Charlie Baker, a Black man, was convicted in the New Decatur police court this afternoon on two counts of violating the prohibitions laws and fined $200 on each count.
New York June 24 The State of Tennessee through Treasurer W P Nickerson renews efforts to negotiate sale of 12 000 000 dollars of one year 5 percent notes. Tennessee faces maturing bonds totaling 9 500 000 on July 1 and 1 500 000 three months later. So far terms offered by local bankers have not been satisfactory amid the current monetary situation.
A June dispatch recalls James McKenzie known as Quinine Jim, whose 1880 speech opposed restoring tariffs on quinine. The tale notes quinine prices fell after it was freed, harming Philadelphia firms and reshaping supply while a later tariff restored duties.
An advert promotes McGeW s Baby Elixir a healthful remedy for teething with a delicate stomach. It claims no opium morphine or injurious drugs and asserts beneficial stomach and bowel effects. Sold by Ow Drug Co at 2c and 60c per bottle.
James B. Forgan chairman of the Chicago Clearing House Association and president of the First National Bank of Chicago attacked the administration currency reform bill. He said it would turn bank affairs over to politicians and objected to the federal reserve clause allowing banks no say in reserve board appointments.
In Cullman county the habeas corpus proceeding for Arlie Walters ended with an agreement setting his bond at 5000. Walters is charged with killing an Italian section hand, a member of the gang he was working with, as proceedings before Judge Speake concluded.
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