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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1916
Page
4
The notice lists an Army recruitment call for able bodied men ages 18 to 45 in Decatur Alabama. It also advertises farm birds for sale with egg prices and shows prize winners, plus a business sale, rental rooms, and used equipment prices in Decatur with contact names and addresses.
Locals prepare for a two game tilt with Birmingham College on May 10 and 11 as the Y M C A club touts a .344 team batting average and six players over .300 while Birmingham hinges on a strong hurling staff. The column notes standout players Halbrooks Frohoff and Meredith and forecasts a hard fought series with the Magic City squad challenging the Y’s hitting pace.
Voice of the People urges both towns to join in cleaning and maintaining the City of the Dead. The editor notes the Confederate veterans’ graves are ill kept and asks the U D C to organize care and ensure graves are found and honored.
John Barrymore headlines a humorous photoplay in The Lost Bridegroom a Paramount Picture by Willard Mack for Famous Players. A memory loss turns a young society favorite into a thief as he attempts to rob his fiancees home in a laugh filled dramatic tale.
A political ad by J M O Sample asserts William P Williams of Hartselle Alabama faced lawsuits over fire insurance payouts after a 1914 blaze. It says fourteen thousand dollars were collected on policies, appeals are pending in the supreme court, and proceeds would be pro rated to creditors if collected.
R. R. Vogan has installed a new vacuum cleaner and is ready to clean all carpets rugs and mattresses without the confusion of the old method. He can be reached by telephoning 366 J.
The article reviews Theda Bara in a new Fox screen version of Carmen directed by R A Walsh. It praises Bara as Carmen and details the plot of the famed opera style tale with Don Jose and the affair, jealousy, murder, and vengeance set in Spain.
The Dally notes listings for business and professional cards, detailing creditable card printing or engraving services offered by local tradespeople. Card options include presenting contact details and professional titles in period style.
Athens Alabama May 2 Special The twenty seventh annual commencement exercises open with a sermon by Dr J S Foster of Birmingham The program includes oratory declamations by William Bentley James Barrow Rudolph Ryan George Braly Hawkins Nelson Ward Parham Nick Nichols Redus Glaze A reception for graduates and alumni follows The main address by L C Gray PhD Peabody College Nashville diplomas to 26 graduates six young ladies and twenty one men The Dramatic Club closes the exercises with The Prince Chap under Mrs Clay Sherrill director
Historical note on uric acid linked to gout and rheumatism. Dr. Pierce's Anuric tablets claimed to eradicate uric acid, touted as 37 times more potent lithia. Advertisement urges readers to request a pamphlet or trial package from the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo, New York.
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