Local Market Produce Prices Listed
Roosters sold at 10 cents per pair or cage and per dozen eggs. Keese not candled priced 14 to 15 cents per pound.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1915
Page
6
Roosters sold at 10 cents per pair or cage and per dozen eggs. Keese not candled priced 14 to 15 cents per pound.
A local ad touts 333 Liver Tonic as a remedy for indigestion biliousness and chronic constipation. It promises a satisfaction or money back guarantee and is sold by Dillehay Bros and the Dillehay Drug Co.
Entomologist W E Hinds argues the Mexican cotton boll weevil, while causing financial losses, spurred Farm Demonstration Work and crop diversification. He notes cotton acreage fell, corn and livestock rose, and cattle tick eradication could end quarantine in Alabama, urging immediate action to boost profits despite low cotton prices.
The auto highway to Pike's Peak summit brings a 14 107 foot high ascent to a 17 mile route from Cascade to the peak. The 20 foot wide road follows the old carriage route and offers a 10 percent maximum grade with safe guardings. From the summit a vast view spans more than 60 000 square miles far larger than Illinois.
Morgan Furniture Co advertises easy payment options for home furnishings at their 118 location, inviting customers to finance purchases with manageable installments and credit terms.
Church invites members and friends to the Southside Singing Class at Southside Methodist Church tomorrow at 2 30 pm. A District Sunday School convention at First Methodist Church Decatur Sunday afternoon at 3 30 pm brings together schools in Decatur and New Decatur. Farewell meeting planned for County President Mr Peake who leaves July 1 for new endeavors. Preaching 11 am and 8 pm. Sunday School 9 30 am Epworth League 7 15 pm. R J Walston pastor.
Veterinary Inspector Dr. B O Minge explains tick eradication means total, permanent elimination of the pest. He cites proof from a 240000 square mile region freed from ticks and quarantines, noting cattle and horses must be disinfected and that dogs and other animals do not host the tick.
The Jackson Street Church of Christ reports ongoing, well attended revival meetings. Evangelist J. Petty Ezell preaches with force to crowded houses each evening with services at 7:45 pm tonight and 11 am and 7:45 pm on Sunday.
Westminster Presbyterian Church at Eighth and Jackson Decatur Alabama announces Sabbath School every Sabbath at 9 30 with D G C Vohlers as superintendent. Public worship Sunday at 11 with The One Thing Every One Wants. Sunday evening service with The Regrets of Life. Services under an hour. Special music morning and evening. Prayer meeting next Wednesday at 8 about Personal Work. Public invited to worship.
President Bowen of Greenville North Carolina, addressing about fifty Southern Textile Association members in Asheville June 26, backed compulsory education. He attacked paid agitators who criticize cotton mill district conditions without verifying facts.
Decatur police court reported a quiet week with no cases before the mayor since last Monday. Two arrests for disorderly conduct last night led to submissions and light fines without trials.
New York City honors the 250th anniversary of the first mayor and council with a new orange white and blue municipal flag. The flag features the city seal and will be raised over City Hall today signaling Dutch origins of the metropolis.
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