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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1914
Page
3
Walker’s Transfer offers prompt service for baggage and household goods in New Decatur. Convenience and safety guaranteed with contact at 1 Second Ave. and the slogan Get your horse and buggy from Walker.
Notice restricts assemblies at Cave Springs on the Dancey plantation in New Decatur Alabama. Mary Lou and Unity mentioned. D Dancey, Route RFD No. 2, is the contact. 16 1m.
The article notes that common illnesses like measles varicella smallpox scarlet fever typhus and trachoma have resisted isolation of their specific microbes. It references Jenner Pasteur Reed and Carroll and marks the ongoing mystery of disease agents across eras and waves of scientific search.
A Rogers Lodge reminiscence recalls Oliver Wendell Holmes placing a door inscription about small fevers and gratefully received cures. Henry Cabot Lodge cites another door notice read Come ye disconsulate on Evarts door during his tenure as secretary of state.
Ens Gimpert a concert agent died in Berlin leaving all estate to a priest with a clause that death be a private affair and that only the priest attend the coffin at the cemetery to deliver an address. The priest spoke at the open grave with only a public notary as witness.
The Camerons governor organizes an armed expedition as gorillas invade colonies. Attacks on native employee bungalows result in one death and five injuries, with bands reportedly armed with clubs.
Police focus on 15 year old Gifford after clues tied to a Broadman house and a missing licence card. A revolver was found in a Northhampton pawnshop and a glove match links to the scene while Mrs Mildred Thorne identifies a mustached passenger.
Leslie's Weekly notes conflicting views from doctors and artists on the ideal female figure. American doctors favor a fuller form while English artists prefer a slender silhouette, with some call for a golden mean and emphasis on health and vitality.
A West End office houses a gentleman who promises ready made speeches for all occasions. In a recent interview he described a new profession of gentleman speechmaker and his ability to deliver bright or serious impromptu talks based on client prompts and local allusions.
San Francisco will host a grand prize shooting tournament at Shell Mound Park from August 8 to 26 1915 under the International Shooting Festival Association with a 50 000 prize fund. Contests include rifles pistols and revolvers for soldiers sailors veterans peace officers civilians and marksmen of all nations. The Shell Mound range offers favorable year round conditions and is near San Francisco Oakland and nearby towns with ferry and streetcar service.
An advertisement urges slow eating to prevent indigestion and constipation and promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy. It claims digestion starts in the stomach, warns of dullness after rapid meals, and says many stomach troubles are cured by these tablets sold by all dealers.
Mrs. Henry Lyman Shaw had her handbag found after a Progressive bazaar at Copley Plaza. The thief kept $12, and while the bag and most contents were returned from Lynn, no reward was solicited. Loss forced new locks at 19 Commonwealth Ave and a Swampscott summer home, costing $35.
A visitor recalls seeing beggars near churches in Mexico and a crippled six year old boy forced to crawl on hands and knees. The vivid scene highlights hardship and lack of care, ending with a reflection on compassion and the Bible saying of such is the kingdom of heaven.
A novelist seeks feedback on a humorous short story but his literary critic friend cries with laughter believing it tragic. The twist reveals the manuscript was actually a letter to income tax commissioners requesting a rebate. The joke hinges on misreading the emotional piece as serious art.
Justice of the Peace order to seize goods and effects of The Making Co to satisfy a $120 debt. G. F. Buhl sues John Martin Kerber as part of a Morgan County action. Hearing set at the justice office on June 6, 1914.
The attachment includes items such as 20 Ibs sugar, 10 Ibs powdered milk, 12 sacks flour, 50 Ibs candy, 75 Ibs lard, 3 buckets jelly, 20 bs salt, 1 egg kettle, 1 trunk, 1 axe, 1 steam boiler troughs, and 1 bowl among other goods. Additional sacks and empty sacks are noted, with desks and a trunk among attached property.
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