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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1913
Page
2
Fragmented rates for carriers and mailable subscriptions appear, listing three month and yearly terms and advance email options. The text includes notices about timely delivery, customer service contact, and a request to report missed issues.
Advertising rates announced with instruction that advertisers must file copy by noon on the publication day to ensure prompt service.
A Fayette county legislative candidate pledges to push stricter gun laws including sales and possession controls. The Louisville Journal notes rising support for hardline measures as pistol toters fill court dockets and crime remains a central public concern.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses true manhood and respect, contrasting fawning behavior with steadiness. It praises a person of high character who stood firm against governors and kings and who remained unmoved by authority. The text emphasizes dignity and proper regard.
Connie Mack pursues Vanderbilt pitcher Collings with a planned tryout at Vanderbilt and a possible fat contract if Collins proves worthy. Ira Thomas and Hardage discuss the prospects as tabbed stars like Crawford and Fittery show potential with recent performances.
A New Orleans Christian Advocate column argues for steadfast conviction and manly courage against ecclesiastical pressure. It stresses memory as a guard of virtue and warns that recollection of past sins fuels Satan's temptations, while recalling the cock’s crow signals repentance and renewal.
A short penitential poem spoken as a prayer to Jesus. The speaker pleads for mercy and healing, laments rejection by friends, and seeks redemption and eternal peace with a reference to a lost child. The verse blends religious imagery with personal despair.
The Owl Drug Co. Rexall Stores urges customers to place Easter flower orders. File at Rexall locations for delivery and arrangements.
Dorothy Lucker with the Al Shaffer Company will sing You Little Ragtime Doll at the Masonic theatre. Curtis Gover, a local boy, wrote the song and it is gaining popularity with orchestras in St. Louis at the Princess theatre. Wormy children are unhappy and pale. White's Cream Vermifuge promises quick health for 5 cents per bottle at Ow! Drug Co.
Albany Georgia reports shortstop Dohler, sold to the Albany club last Saturday by the Crackers, broke his right ankle while sliding into home plate in a practice game and is out for the season.
Washington hopes rain favors the Senators as Walter Johnson can pitch about two games weekly. The Decatur Daily carriers defeated Twin City Telegram 25 to 8 with Wilkinson, Goldel, Brown, Clark, and House leading for Decatur. Telegram lineup included Hamilton, Collier, Riggle, Hewlett, and D Hamilton. Umpire Rogers.
Wyker's advertises made to order screens from E. G. Payne Lumber Co. urging customers not to delay as screens will protect against costly files and illness.
An advertisement promotes a chest cure featuring Tey the dollar tie DatuaAnTs Horeoound Syrup to ease tight chest and a Herrick's Red Pepper Porous Plaster to draw out inflammation. Marketed as ideal for colds settled in the lungs and sold by Owl Drug Co.
Odd local flyer touts Easter eye hunts with many Decatur destinations but claims the only place to outfit for Easter is Sam Spielbeger's shop.
A storm advisory urges preparation and calls for A B Latopkia to draft a tornado policy. The note emphasizes affordable coverage and readiness amid unsettled weather.
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