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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
4
Milton Harvey and his wife report their son Little Tom Harvey is ill with measles. Jack Fields, previously ill, has recovered enough to go out again.
Evansville Indiana May 8 Charles Hawkins aged 40 superintendent of City Parks collapsed and died yesterday afternoon after laughing at a workman’s joke. Doctors believe he burst a blood vessel while laughing.
In a reflective column a chorus on gratitude and nature is paired with notices of travelers Major and Mrs. T. C. Spight returning from Florida and Dr. S. M. Woody and daughter Elizabeth visiting via New Orleans. Social items include the Needle Club hosted by Mrs. Vera Austell, Fritz M. Brown visiting Pulaski, Annie Davis visiting Annie Minor, and Mrs. Jas. Echols entertaining the Married Ladies' Bridge Club with guests and out of town attendees.
William A. Berry, a Birmingham letter carrier, files in City Court for $2,000 damages against G. R. Clemence. Berry says a vicious dog attacked him while he was on duty delivering mail, biting his leg in a place he had a right to be.
Advert says apply Chamberlains Liniment and massage the affected parts freely. Sold by 8 M Thompson Row Decatur and Decatur Drug Co Decatur.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlains Liniment as a cure for rheumatic back pain. It lists 8 M Thompson in Decatur and Decatur Drug Co. as sellers and urges readers to buy screens from local providers Payne Lumber Co. and partners.
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