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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
4
A fragmented ad promotes Sul Ferro Sol claiming stomach digestion cures and claims a temporary product run. It mentions a one dollar price and a mail order offer, with a mailing address at Montgomery Desk 4.
Amusement notes praise Hawaii’s steel guitar players and singers for their inborn musical gifts. It mentions the Hula Hula dance performed by Princess Dora as a pinnacle of native dance taught to children from an early age.
Elaine Hammerstein stars in Selznick production The Woman Game at the Masonic Theatre. The story follows a woman’s pursuit of equal tactics in life and marriage, framed as a matrimony themed contest. Special matinee features Baxter's Seabeach and Girls in B society comedy with vaudeville acts.
River stage readings across stations show Chattanooga 15.4 with 0.96 rainfall, Bridgeport 9.3 with 0.57 rain, Guntersville 22.7 with 1.6 rainfall, all noting cloudy or partly cloudy conditions.
False North aint association will hold two Savant sessions in the chamber of commerce auditorium. Members include dentists from Albany Decatur Cullman Hartselle Athens Huntsville Florence Sheffield and Tuscumbia. Dr Charles G Dillard of Huntsville presides with Dr Lackey of Birmingham and Dr W P Caine of Chattanooga as principal speakers. Albany Chamber welcomes the convention city.
A Sunday morning program at Central Baptist Sunday School urges larger attendance. The program includes scripture, prayers, classes, songs such as Send The Light and Over The Sea, recitations, solos and a secretary’s report. Several groups from Beginners to Juniors perform under leaders including Mr. B. B. Pickens and Miss Powell.
An advertisement urges readers to prevent weakness by taking Pepto Mangan the red blood builder. It promotes the tonic for fullness and vitality, notes it suits sensitive stomachs, comes in liquid or tablet, and directs purchases at any druggist with brand acknowledgment.
Mr. L. J. Blackman of Mobile Alabama declares he never knew any medicine to work so fast for constipation dizziness and indigestion He reports improved kidney liver and sleep after using the Dreco root and herb juice medicine endorsed by Albany Drug Co and available from good druggists.
A U.S. recruiting effort is underway for a week to enlist men for duty. The operation lists Huntsville Athens and Hartselle as meeting points with the aim of sending a trained group to active duty. The plan includes dates around March 81 and emphasizes orderly processing and strong enlistment turnout.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs A J Arantz on March 23. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Raymond Farrer. A child named Clara Belle complete the family for Mr and Mrs W B Howell.
A faded testimonial claims a 82 year old man felt like a youngster after using Mayr's Worm Wad. The ad asserts it cleanses the intestinal tract of catarrhal mucus and reduces inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments. It directs readers to S. M. Thompson at Owl Drug Co Decatur and other druggists.
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