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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1913
Page
3
High school notes describe hardy spring scenes in Decatur streets with boys playing marbles and girls skating. The piece extols the season as beautiful as nature awakens with green grass, blooming flowers, birds in trees, and new energy for baseball and other outdoor pastimes.
A chest tightness and dry cough signal lung inflammation. Ballard's Horehound Syrup soothes the tightness and, with a free Red Pepper Porous Plaster, draws out inflammation. An ideal cold remedy for lungs. Sold by Owl Drug Co.
A quirky profile of George Lieder, an inventive chemist and promoter who blends science with social life. He frequents Owl Drug Store and courts the crowd with drinks and ice cream, supplying novelty items to merchants and athletes.
A. B. Lampkin advertises tornado insurance from his office at 112 Lafayette Street in Decatur Alabama, listing contact details for policy inquiries and coverage options.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announces temporary discontinuation of passenger and freight traffic on lines west of Pittsburg and Erie, except Pittsburg division of the southwest system, with telegraph and telephone links limited to about 200 miles west of Pittsburg. Bridges destroyed and tracks washed away. Passenger trains to Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago routes affected. trains to Chicago rerouted via Alliance and Lake Shore Route. Cincinnati and Columbus passengers to transfer at Washington, D C.
An uneasy feeling in the stomach or bowels yields quickly to the tonic HER BINE. It tones up the stomach and purifies the bowels. Price is 50c. Sold by Owl Drug Co.
A. B. Lampkin urges readers to secure a tornado policy now as a cheap precaution. The notice emphasizes being prepared and mentions a date reference Se 5 22-6t.
At a New Decatur high school ball team meeting Marvin Rankin was elected manager and Robert Jervis named captain. The team plans to play Huntsville high next month and seeks local funding to cover travel and game costs. The manager will request removal of a $50 license tax affecting home games, weather caused postponements last week, with games scheduled Tuesday and Friday afternoons.
School work resumes after a short break and high school pupils start rehearsals for As You Like It next week. Rehearsals are Monday Wednesday and Thursday at 2 20 pm at the opera house with a one hour session. A faculty reception for the senior class will be held Friday night at Miss Gladys Godbey's home. Absent this week were Ola Braswell Noble Hartung Louise Kelly Marion Brindley Harl Hargit Ethel Allen Rose Reedy Leta Bess Harrison Ida Stamps Beulay Hal tbrooks Laura Prid and Leda Gillespie.
An early 20th century advertisement touts HERBINE to relieve bilious, sick feelings. It promises restored energy appetite and cheerful spirits after a dose. Sold by Owl Drug Co.
Flood stage reached 21 feet with the river rising rapidly to 13 feet in high water conditions. Emergency measures may be underway as shoreline areas brace for impact.
Advert says Chamberlain's Tablets end constipation with a clear conscience and claims many have been permanently cured. Sold by H. M. Thompson in New Decatur and Decatur Drug Co in Decatur.
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