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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1913
Page
2
A small newspaper notice urges prompt delivery and asks readers to report missed issues. It mentions five cent per line tributes and cards of thanks and notes irregular delivery with a telephone contact for service.
Advertisers must be in the office by noon on publication day to ensure proper service. Rates are now published and available for review.
The piece traces Lent from apostolic times through Irenaeus and Constantine to the Nicene era. It notes early Lent as a brief Good Friday to Easter fast, then describes the shift under Christianity’s rise to a forty day discipline, with fasting, alms, and intensified devotion to counter worldly indulges and teach self denial.
Camp Watson & Company, electrical contractors, open at 210 Johnson Street offering electrical services and fixtures. Partners J. Q. Camp W. C. Watson and C. W. Gover form the firm ready to serve the public with local electrical work and appliance supply.
Notice states the firm Parker and Alexander is dissolved by mutual consent. E L Parker signs the dissolution, dated as 17 31.
Tam In is ready to negotiate loans of nearly any amount on improved city property, with T. M. Dix overseeing the arrangements.
Leavy places orders for Easter flowers through The Owl Drug Co and The Rexall Stores. The notice warns that children with colds are prone to serious contagious diseases and endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick, safe cure. Sold by S. M. Thompson and Decatur Drug Co.
Red Men of the Twin Cities announce a 7 PM event featuring Wolf Sitting Bull Scare-Faced and Young Man, with a procession led by the Royal Italian band from Bank Street to L N shops. Doors open at 7, a mini circus opens the program with acrobats, jugglers, and animal acts for ten cents, to benefit the tribe.
Decatur high school crushed New Decatur 10 to 9 in a steamroller display. Lineups include players such as Oree Gardner Ross Banks and Jervis for Decatur and Bloodworth Hartung Halbrooks for New Decatur. Connie Mack’s Waddell record and Tommy Long incident noted.
Eberfield places Red Massey at cleanup in batting order with Bodie showing his nickname power. Bodie hits multiple homers in a California park during practice, lifting balls over right center and left field fences in successive at bats.
A local note proclaims the Chamberlain cough remedy as superior and cites sales by S. M. Thompson in New Decatur and Decatur Drug Co. in Decatur. The item emphasizes past performance and public endorsement over promises.
A historical editorial argues that child labor harms families and education. It predicts soon updated standards like workers compensation, minimum wage boards, and pensions will replace child breadwinners, turning American children into future students instead of workers.
The Owl Drug Co Rexall stores urge customers to place Easter flower orders now to ensure delivery. Insure today and feel assured the fire whistle signals prompt, reliable service with Dix.
New York March 19. Frank Chance the new manager of the New York Americans bars poker playing for money by his players. A heavy fine will follow violations as Chance aims to keep harmony and deter jealousies from gambling among teammates. He allows cigarettes and liquor but warns against excess.
The remedy for coughs colds and croup has earned a strong reputation and wide sales through its noted cures. It can be depended upon. Available from 8 M Thompson New Decatur and Decatur Drug Co. in Decatur.
The Delite Theatre presents a Majestic two reel feature about a South Seas tale with a shipwrecked groom, a cannibal island king, and a rescue by a Coney Island beach-comber. The Thanhouser Kid appears in The Ghost in Uniform.
Local notice touts Chamberlains Tablets as a cure for constipation. Sold by 8 M Thompson in Decatur with claims of permanent relief and lingering endorsement.
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