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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1913
Page
2
The piece urges understanding advertising rates and timely copy to boost city visibility. It argues strategic location and publicity have drawn wealth, population, and foreign capital, urging locals to act and join in civic efforts as progress arrives.
Sheriff McCulloch and deputies vow strict enforcement as they pursue violators on the rails. They stress impartial policing, saying they will not show favor or bend the law, urging violators to quit before consequences catch up and a new order takes hold.
The officers are to be commended and will have the moral support of the people.
Ontario Library Association delegates emphasize a library role in shaping young readers. They urge vigilant curation to avoid harmful material while granting wide freedom of selection under careful guidance, noting the library’s impact on future citizens.
The Christian Science Monitor reports that library associations across regions may grow more formal rules on elderly supervision. The piece notes the Ontario association has recently issued guidance, urging adherence to a unified standard and stressing safeguards for older patrons.
Jim Powell and another man named Stovall escaped from the New Decatur City Jail around 7 PM after pushing the jailer Prentiss aside. Powell had just been convicted of carrying concealed weapons and disorderly conduct with about 120 days left to serve. Stovall, found guilty of stealing shoes from Hughes and Tidwell, faced about 18 days remaining. Neither suspect has been apprehended.
An old style advertisement praises clean and black hats with contact details for Edwards at 32 Bank Street 414. It quotes a moral test about action over promises and touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as superior, noting sales by S. M. Thompson in New Decatur and Decatur Drug Co. in Decatur.
Many sufferers from rheumatism report prompt relief when applying Chamberlain's Liniment. The product claims no internal treatment is ever required in ten cases. Sold by S. M. Thompson in New Decatur and by Decatur Drug Co. in Decatur.
The trial of Fred Lindeman on whiskey selling charges was postponed after defense asked for a continuance. Judge Wert rescheduled the case for Wednesday of next week.
The piece recalls famed players like Mugsy in pennant races and notes Eddie Plank’s twelve year career with 250 Ends and 143, yielding a 696 percentage, surpassing Oh Young at decade’s end. It contrasts great generals Georgie and McGraw and venerates long serving stars in a nostalgic sport-essay tone.
A brief note from S. Potter praises Decaturs Daily and urges local business people to fulfill their duties to help it become the South's leading daily.
An advertisement urges readers to prepare for another storm and purchase tornado insurance from A B Lampkin, claiming the policy is affordable. The note is labeled 22-6t reg.
S. L. Sherrill of Hartselle visited to arrange shipment of 450 cases of eggs to Eastern markets. He has been a car load short for eighteen years and now averages weekly shipments to the east of 25 000 eggs.
Edwards at 414 Bank Street offers summer clothes and accessories. Visit or call 32 for available styles and prices.
Sealed bids will be received on the 8th day of April 1913 by Morgan County Alabama for rebuilding the Grantland bridge over Cotaco Creek. Plans and specifications on file in the probate judge’s office. William E. Skeggs, Judge of Probate.
Ira Thomas of the Athletics extols Vanderbilt alums Collins and Hardage after watching them in uniform with Philadelphia in Louisville. He predicts signings by Connie Mack, notes Hardage’s polished outfield work and Collins’s pitching, while mentioning college status and potential immediate contracts.
The article warns children are prone to contagious diseases when they have colds and lists ailments like whooping cough diphtheria scarlet fever and consumption. It endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick reliable pleasant safe cure and notes sales by 8. M. Thompson and Decatur Drug Co. in Decatur.
Screens made to order and fitted to wear, from Payne Lumber Co in British Columbia. Avoid damage from eating files with custom screen solutions.
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