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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1913
Page
3
An elderly woman questions a public clock while a man debates household purchases and railroad fees. The column defends decent cinema over cheap road shows, notes street chatter, and closes with praise for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sold in Decatur.
An old advertisement urges treating chest pains and a dry hacking cough with Ballard's Horehound Syrup and a pepper plaster. It promises a free plaster with the dollar size bottle, sold by Ow Drag Co.
Science notes report an English scientist claiming a new gas related to hydrogen like ozone to oxygen. Other items note rye exports shrinking, electric cow milking trials, a single lever steering device tested on a battleship, French railway electrification, a 40 ton vault door opening by a man's push, English dog-transport autos, a knock down concrete bungalow, and Chamberlains Cough Remedy with local sellers listed.
A Washington suffrage parade was jostled and jeered by a crowd described as educated and well dressed. The piece argues the crowd’s behavior was mild compared with English protests and urges better police restraint and courtesy, noting the parade’s right of way.
An old advertisement offers Herbine as a liver stimulant and bowel regulator sold by Ow! Drug Co for 60 cents. The notice emphasizes cleansing bowels and strengthening the liver.
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