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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1912
Page
4
A community debate urges conversion of parks into recreation spaces to raise property values as seen in Birmingham Ledger reports. Notes urge a park committee led by local women to guide Decatur’s park plans and improve health and prosperity.
Two modern advertisers in the Decatur Daily testify advertising brings them trade and money. Notable examples include Buttrey and Chandler who tout daily bargains and consistent, repeated ads. The piece cites Theodore N. Vail's advertising experiment showing a jump in receipts after renewed ad spend.
An advertisement touts PLE-4 PLEZOL as a healthful invigorating drink bottled by Ala.-Cola Bottling Works and available for home delivery from fountains in Decatur. It also promotes Orange Julep for punch and genuine Coca Cola from Buchheit Bottling Works.
Decatur event listing notes Summer Salts at 1650 Edwards and Ergin on Kank Street with venue details.
Letters testamentary for the Estate of Deceased Lallie Daniel were granted May 6 1912 by Judge Wim Skeger of the Morgan County Probate Court. All creditors must present claims by law or be barred. Executrix Lallie Daniel. Decatur advertisements show suits for sale at Edwards and Yergin Bank Street.
In a Boston school class on patriotism students offer items showing love of country. A girl quotes a Civil War flag and gun, others mention fathers killed in battle and a captain’s uniform, until a boy says his mother owns a new union suit highlighting humble wartime memory.
Encourage readers to relieve rheumatism by applying Chamberlain's Liniment and massaging the affected areas at each use. Advertises sale through 8 M. Thompson in New Decatur and Decatur Drug Co. in Decatur.
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