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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1920

Page

2

Debs Amnesty Plea Rejected By Public Opinion

The piece calls the socialists radical and rejects amnesty for Eugene V. Debs. It labels Debs a political prisoner but argues his offense was loyalty to his country’s enemies. It warns he would undermine government if freed and criticizes his intellect as a threat to popular government.

Radical Party Eugene V. Debs Debs Department of Justice Red America Eugene V Florence Albany Decatur Birmingham Sot Ete Etek Decctur Oles Memphis

Prohibition Debated Amid Crime Claims in District of Columbia

A column cites Hugh W. Roberts on rising crime in Washington under wartime prohibition. Testimony from AF A Sebring suggests liquor laws haven’t reduced crime, though drunkenness falls. larceny and violence reportedly rise. A reader letter from Florence protests public disorder in Albany-Decatur involving train passengers and a controversial conduct incident.

Age-Herald Hugh W. Roberts District of Columbus AF. A. Sebring Police Court District of Columbia Davis Sisson Missis Howse Behring Sebring

Annual Civil Service Practice Reforms in Politics

The passage notes a recurring spring civil reform mechanism that the public treats with skepticism. It recalls elections proceeding with limited opposition and a pattern of selecting fairly decent men, though the process remains entangled in routine political cycles and public cynicism.

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Tasteless Castor Oil by Kellogg’s advertised

The Kellogg company claims a tasteless castor oil process by Spencer Kellogg & Sons. Doctors and druggists praise the elimination of the nauseating taste, allowing easy administration for children, with the same healing properties as regular castor oil. Available in 35¢ and 50¢ sizes at druggists.

Spencer Kelloge & Sons, Inc Kellogg

Wilson Urged New Methods.

Daniels said the British navy experts refused to approve new methods and Admiral Sims supported their contentions. He noted a six month delay in placing the North Sea mine barrage hindered submarine operations and was hard for Sims to accept.

Sims Daniels North Sea Géteen Admiral Sims

Distress Over Misaddressed Marriage Proposal Note

A humorous note reveals a misdirected marriage proposal. The writer, Thomas, addresses Miss Brown but mentions a George, leaving readers puzzled by the intended recipient and sender. The Houston Post quotes the letter with a resigned tone.

Miss Brown George Thomas Houston Post

A Grawling Fish Described With Odd Limbs

A historical note describes a creature called the maltha from Brazil that cannot swim. It crawls walks or hops with a long upturned snout and small anterior fins that do not function in water. The fins move only backward and forward like thin paws and are of little use for swimming.

Incomplete Typo: Next Pirecdcntien Driving by Jets

Fragmentary OCR text shows a garbled line about people driving themselves with jets of water, lacking clear subjects or events to identify.

Blood Medicine Ad Claim For Mendenhall Number 46

An advertisement extols Mendenhall Number 46 For The Blood as a blood making remedy curing chronic ailments. Druggist J. C. Mendenhall touts a ten year history and softened claims of curing rheumatism eczema and scrofulous swellings. A farmer testifies to improvements after six bottles and local stores advertise sale locally.

Mendenhall U. S J. C. Mendenhall Evansville Ind Frank Stycer Promt Farmer Newburg Preuit- Dillehay Drug Co Benson-Cobb. Drug Co

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