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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1912

Page

3

Local shop notes and travel as officials head to Washington

Apprentice Frank Lewis suffers hand injury in the machine shop. Engineer D. Adams travels to Montgomery. D. W. Johnson and i Rogers visit Nashville. Teague. Compton. Manley. Kelley attend events in Cullman Columbia and a wife’s father funeral. Mayor Patterson and Alderman McMillan depart for Washington regarding the New Decatur postoffice.

Frank Lewis Cc. C. Kelley Columbia Z. V. Crook Patterson Alderman McMillan Washington New Decatur

Tuskegee Band Tickets On Sale Saturday Morning

Tickets for the Tuskegee Band concert go on sale at 9 o'clock Saturday morning. Advance exchange tickets and regular coupon tickets are available.

Tuskegee Band

General Local Markets Corrected by J F Levin

California oranges 3 to 3 60 per box. Potatoes imported 1 40 per bushel new stock 3.00. Sweet potatoes 1 50 per bushel. Apples Ben Davis 5 Ganos 5 60 per barrel. Box apples 2 26. Beans navy 3 per bushel Lima 8c per hamper snap 7 25. Peas California black eyed 3 native 2 50. Onions Texas per crate 2. Cabbage Southern crates 2 25. Strawberries crates 3 00. Tomatoes Choice 2 76 fan 16 cy 9 2. Bananas bunch 1 to 1 56.

Ben Davis Navy Lima California

Market Prices for Groceries and Provisions Standings

Corrected price list includes Sugar Standard granulated at 5.86 per 100 lbs, Ariosa coffee per case 24.80, Bulk Roast 26c, flour patents 6.75, syrups canned Kar o cases with varied weights, California peaches 1.90 to 2.26 per dozen, canned vegetables prices per dozen, salmon chums 1.36, pinks 1.40, oysters 0.96 to 2.60, sardines 2.16 to 6.60, lard and bacon averages, poultry prices for handled eggs 0.15, live poultry 0.09, dressed 0.14, hides and tallow values, beeswax 22c, wild ginseng 4 1/2c, bones 25c per 100 lbs.

New Decatur Hide & Tallow Company

Poultry Hints From The Farm Journal

Practical advice for poultry raisers covering nest hygiene, egg handling, milk-water substitutions, dust baths, and warming conditions. Includes guidance on selling ducklings, mite prevention, sunflowers, feeding practices, and disease control via culling and disinfection.

Simpkin's Cotton Seed and Seed Corn for Sale

Advertisement notes Simpkin's cotton seed and seed corn for sale. Includes Br Batt's four ear prolific variety, described as fine for field or garden. Sold by F. H. Pointer in Decatur for Pointer and Rauschenberg, New Decatur. Date line 6 3t.

Batt Clapton

Fragmented Rail Schedule Fragment Notes

The readable OCR shows train times and routes for Decatur and New Decatur with multiple No. numbers and station references. Times include 4 p.m. and early morning hours, with notes about daily service and Sunday exceptions. Located lines mention Accom., North-Bound No. 2 and No. 8 with assorted timings.

Miananie Crater New Decatur

Hair Braiding and Extensions Offered for Ladies

Local ad invites women to bring combings for at home braid service. Individual owner performs all work and offers a line of human hair to match any color. Satisfaction guaranteed. Contact information implied.

Decatur Lots Offered Cheap for Builders by Lampkin

A limited number of parcels in Decatur's best residential area are for sale at low prices. Prospective builders seeking to meet housing demand are advised to contact A. B. Lampkin for details and viewing.

Decatur A. B. Lampkin

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Shor News Adams Montgomery Eeesi D.W. Johnson and I Rogers Nashvi Bayshi Gi Teague Cullman C. A. Compton Coluintin Tobe Manley Butler Yeaterday Owl Drug Store J. F. Levin Onisons Texas Swift & Co Meath Swift F. Hu. Poluter East Ee Simpkin Louisville & Nashvville Fois New Decatur NO New Southern Moulton Street Mrs. M. Diamond Bank St Choice Masonic Theatre I. Nichols West Vine Street Decaturs Your Town Caturs Decaturs Daily
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