Republicans Elect Delegates in Lawrence County Alabama
Lawrence county Republicans met in Tan ton on May 9 to choose delegates to the state party convention. W E Hotchkiss W L Downing and F E B Downing named for the convention with Walton Robinson and B Kitch also listed. The county considered a ticket but did not publish one. Cotton acreage declines blamed on fertilizer costs and boll weevil fears. M Crowell recommended for another term as principal of Lawrence High School. Lawrence county farmers union set meeting at Harmony on Thursday June.
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M. Crowell
Lawrence High School
County Board of Education
Lawcounty Farmers’ Union
Harmony
Board of Education Favored Tidwell Re‑Election
The Mor e county Board of Education, nominated Tuesday, is expected to favor re‑electing J. J. C. Tidwell as county superintendent. The new board includes J. S. Davis, R. L. Gard, B. L. Malone, G. W. Peck.
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Board of Education
More County
J. J. C. Tidwell
Tidwell
J. S. Davis
R. L. Gard
B. L. Malone
G. W. Peck
Ladies of Decatur Invite Visitors to Echols Hotel
The Ladies of Decatur offer Echols Hotel as a resting, refreshing stop for visiting ladies and children. It promises comfort and fresh water at no cost, inviting day visitors to enjoy a welcoming, cost free refuge.
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the Ladies ‘of Decatur
Echols Hotel
Decatur
Trade at Home Department Encourages Local Buying
A sequence of home town ads urges Decatur shoppers to support local businesses. Firms named include Burk Auto Go, Walker's Livery, Morgan Furniture Co, Crow & Crow, Decatur Ice Cream Co, Payne Lumber Co, Preuit Dillehay Drug Co, Crawford Lumber Co, Odom Shoe Co, Cook Bros Furniture, Britain Bros, Hughes & Tidwell, Side Hardware Co, Sivley & Sandlin, and Kuhn's Five and Dime. The notices promote keeping wealth local, regional hardware and furniture offerings, and up-to-date goods with seasonal mentions like Spring Hats from Madame Finnie.
Attract Women to Your Store in Modern Merchandising
A 1914 essay argues that women are the primary shoppers and that stores must appeal to them with attractive, orderly, and convenient layouts. It warns shiftless merchants that sloppy presentation loses trade to larger stores and mail order, urging tailored retail strategy to win women customers.
The Binks Household in Misery Over Rival Neighbors
Mrs. Binks laments misery caused by the next door rival, confessing deadly hate and unhappiness while Mr. Binks notes she remains unaware of the true source. The scene hints at domestic tension in a Chicago Press column.
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Mr. Binks
Pearl White Bravely Signs Wall from Times Square Tower
Pearl White climbs from a rooftop to the 18th story sign at the Gerard Building in Times Square. She paints a huge wall sign while a crowd cheers, despite warnings from the film producer and union officials.
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Edward Jose
Iron Claw
Miss White
Mr. Jose
Miss
Amusements: Drugged Waters at Deliie Theatre
A Red Feather Comedy-Drama features Gloria Fonda at the Deliie Theatre Télay. A mysterious drugged spring at High Rip Mineral Springs draws visitors until Dr Jack Sherwood hatches a cure tied to a smallpox scare. Gladys Saunders and Sherwood outmaneuver Dr Perkins as guests applaud a genuine recovery and a secure future in health business. A comic tramp subplot and a closing line cap the tale.
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Gloria Fonda
Deliie
Télay
High Rip
Dr. Perkins
Gladys Saunders
Jack Sherwood
Eyomerang
Sherwood
Long Is Appointed On Rucker's Escort During Birmingham Reunion
Surviving members of Cadet troop BE Seventh Alabama Cavalry invited by General E Wene as guests at the Birmingham reunion include W J Barnett Montgomery W A Campbell Oak Grove Geo W Hail Montgomery Thomas Hudson Newberry S B Marks Montgomery John Metcalf Montgomery A P Tyson Montgomery Robt B Waller Greensboro W B Whiting Montgomery R H Evins Greensboro R H Jackson Greensboro Thos K Jones Pleasant Ridge Geo G Smith Fred Gregory Mobile W H Long Decatur Geo M Morrow Birmingham J J Boyd Fort Deposit Alabama.
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Birmingham
BE. F. Seventh Alabama Cavalry
E. W.ene
Ja. Rucker
W. J. Barnett
Montgomery
Ala
W. H. Campbell
Oak Grove
Geo. W. Hail
Thomas Hudson
Newberry
W. H. Long
Decatur
Geo. M. Morrow
J. J. Boyd
Fort
Deposit
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Trade AT Home” Department
Samuel Spielberger
Burk Auto Go
St. Corner
le St
Ist. Ave
Southern Stone and Iio Co
Second Ave
Walker
Sealane
Second Avenue
New Decature
Morgan Furniture Co
Crow & Crow
Decatur Ice Cream Co
Payne Lumber Co
Buchheit
Preuit-Dillehay Drug Co
Hardage Bros
Crawford Lumber Co
Odom Shoe Co
Cook Bros. Furniture Co
Britain Bros
Hughes & Tidwell
Sivley & Sandlin
Buttrey's
Madame Finnie
Kuhn
Betaturs
Mme
Julia Claussen
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Pierre Henrette
Concert
Meister
Marcel Charlier
Ernest Harold Baynes
Shy
White Hussars
Alfred Sweet
Killarney
Rita Rich
Herald Isle
Weatherwax Brothers
America
Schumann
Thomas J. Sullivan
Sotian
Masonic Theatre
Strangler
Lewis Vs
John Gall
Lewis
Germany
PATHE
Pearl White
Waters
Long
Rucker
Bailey-Jones R. E. & Ins. CO. General Agents
Sherman Street
New Decatur
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