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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1913
Page
3
A narrator urges readers to engage with police for mutual safety and hints at everyday urban mischief. He describes youngsters dropping objects, a near miss with a stove handle, and a boy's ill fitting suit bought by a store, noting price contrasts and a Shakespearean analogy.
Children are more prone to contagious diseases when they have colds including whooping cough diphtheria scarlet fever and consumption. Medical authorities urge caution with colds and recommend Chamberlains Cough Remedy for quick safe relief. For sale by 8 M Thompson New Decatur and Decatur Drug Co. Decatur.
Notice states the dissolution of the firm Edwards and Yergin with W J Edwards continuing the business and collecting all debts. It notes the Hillsboro depot was robbed late at night with a broken safe and railroad officers are investigating the case.
The article lists newly installed state officers for the Woodmen of the World in Alabama. Head Consul D. J. Deacy of Tuscaloosa heads a slate including A B Horn Union Springs as Head Advisor and A K E Overton Huntsville as Head Clerk.
The fourth murder in the Bing Kong and Suey Sing Tong feud occurred Sunday night when Soo Yut, a porter, was shot by gunmen believed to be Suey Sing Tong. Police expect the conflict to deepen with guards posted in Chinatown and many Chinese residents leaving the city.
A promotional piece urges readers to advertise and do their part to bring in business. It extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs colds and croup noting its reputation and extensive sales. The ad lists S. M. Thompson and Decatur Drug Co. as sellers in Decatur.
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