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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1913
Page
4
The store promotes spring tailored suits for women of conservative tastes and smart trimmed models. It invites customers to see the collection and offers a definite appeal to feminine fashion at Buttrey's.
R Chandler expected back today from Chattanooga on business. H R Davis and Will Wyker remain in Hot Springs. W P Upshaw accepts a position with Peden-Ramage Hardware Co. James Rees leaves Lite Hardware for Chattanooga to settle there. Mr Reed, longtime Decatur resident, leaves with many friends saddened by his departure. Dr W F Black of Birmingham visiting professionally likely to stay through the week. Britian Bros promotes spring wallpaper with home sample service via phone 48.
The ad states a loan of 600 dollars available on an improved city property. Lender identified as T. M. Dix.
In receipt of an invitation, Miss Lavinia Kittrell invites the public to view her spring hat line at a millinery opening on Wednesday and Thursday this week. The event showcases her beautiful and exquisite collection.
Local society items blend poetry quotes with notices of visits, entertainments, and home moves. Families including Odoms, Greers, and Priors appear with plans, while clubs like Priscilla, Married Ladies Bridge, and UDC announce meetings. Poems appear between notices.
Indianapolis March 11 a crowd of thirty men aided by house members destroyed papers and disrupted the Senate and House chambers tearing up documents and driving officials from the floor. Lieutenant Governor O Neill and staff sought order as Gov Ralston signed bills and a dentist licensing measure moved forward. An advertisement at end notes war paper patterns and a loan offer on city property.
Word was received of the death of Mrs. Florian Jennell at Trinity last night. The funeral will be held today from the family home.
Alfred E Hildreth is no longer in our employment and we will be responsible for no debts he may contract in future. New Decatur Advertiser notes this public notice dated August 31.
A two day Easter shirt waist sale is set for Thursday and Friday March 13 and 14. The event is organized by Band No 4 of the First Church and will operate in a building previously occupied by Tilman Millinery Company.
An agent identified as T. M. Dix requests the court to execute bonds Instanter, asserting charges are reasonable. The brief note indicates urgent legal financial action.
Mexico Mo March 11 Attorney George Robertson uncovered a 1867 Mark Twain letter arguing against women’s suffrage. The humorist criticizes torchlight processions and candidate labels while predicting social roles and political reversals if women vote. He jokes about whiskers and nursing duties as part of his satirical view.
Sealed bids are invited by the county commissioners of Morgan County Alabama on the Sunday of April 1913 for reconstructing the Grantland bridge over Cotaco Creek. Plans and specifications are on file in the probate judge’s office.
Deputy Lile McCulloch serves papers in Trinity today. J D Wesser arrested by Deputy McCulloch and released on renewed bond. Chancellor adjourns court to Thursday. No action on dissolution suit against Land Company. Civil week of Law and Equity opens Monday. Fréd Lindeman cited for contempt for unlawful drinking place. case set for 17th.
Mr D D Baker of Clifton Tennessee not expected to live through the night. He is brother of H B Baker.
Washington on March 11 William H. Lewis a Black lawyer resigned from his post as assistant attorney general after a controversy sparked by his appointment provoking opposition from official circles and the American Bar Association.
Corrected by Jones Cotton Co market note shows middling at 113-4, good middling 12, strict middling 117-8 with steady tone across grades. Includes corrected figures for current local cotton quotations.
The note argues salves clog pores and do not reach eczema germs. it praises a penetrating liquid remedy with oil of wintergreen thymol erine and similar ingredients from D. description. S. M. Thompson of New Decatur signs the letter from The Owl Drug Co. Decatur.
J J Sullivan L N master mechanic led a Y M C A lecture with steropticon views on placarding explosives and transporting them legally. He cited National and State laws, rail safety measures, and noted reduced deaths from proper handling while warning railroads about liability for improper freight shipments.
You judge a main not by what he promises to do, but by what he has done. Chamberlains Cough Remedy judged by this standard has no superior. People speak of it in high terms of praise. For sale by 8. M. Thompson, New Decatur, and Decatur Drug Co., Decatur.
Advertisement states Chamberlains Tablets offer permanent relief from constipation. Product sold by 8. M. Thompson in New Decatur and Decatur Drug Co in Decatur.
A E Jackson A P McEntire T M Jovex and T M Dix returned from Shelbyville Tennessee after attending the obsequies of the late W A Frost Jr. in a solemn family gathering.
Advertises Herbine as a permanent cure for headaches from stomach disorders or constipation. Says it purifies the system and regulates the bowels. Priced at 6 cents and sold by Owl Drug Co.
Wormy children are unhappy and sickly as white worms drain vitality. A few doses of White's Cream Vermifuge restore cheerfulness strength and the bloom of health. Price per bottle sold by Owl Drug Co.
An uneasy stomach or bowels is relieved quickly by HER BINE. It tones the stomach and purifies the bowels. Priced at 60 cents and sold by Ow Drug Co.
A chest tightness and dry cough signal lung inflammation. The ad sells Ballard's Horehound Syrup with a free Herrick's Red Pepper Porous Plaster claiming relief as the plaster draws out inflammation and the syrup relaxes the chest. It promotes curing colds settled in the lungs.
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