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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1913
Page
3
A Kansas City feature describes chemists solving varied tasks from yellow rooster legs to loading transparent dice. It notes unethical dye and cosmetic work, misled bankers with false gold bricks, and profits from hair dyes and food colorings.
In Knoxville Tennessee a boy named Joe Campbell was fatally shot during a midway carnival act last night. Cowboy performer C C Estridge known as Texas is held for investigation after a revolver misfire with a steel ball cartridge passed through a blank and injured the boy.
From Nogales Arizona May 13 a front post reports more than 600 dead on the field above Guaymas after three days of desperate fighting. Gen Obregon says 600 Fed erals killed and 260 Huerta troops captured. Cremation trains head south as both sides execute officers.
Cheap cash sale offered for a motorcycle in good running condition. Call Weinberg's atone, 412 Bam atropt, for details and pricing.
A collage of local chatter, gossip, and brief notes from town: a deputy incident disputed by readers, a grocery ad boosting sales after a large pea and millet shipment, a fatherly tale of two boys debating who is stronger, and a critique of movie portrayals of stenographers. Also notes on a Presbyterian delegation, Dr. White’s sermon, and upcoming sales at Power and Fuel.
Fire damage to the Y M C A Saturday is assessed at 800 dollars with repairs to begin soon. Water ruined much of the interior and redecorating will beautify the walls. The proposed addi tion has been postponed indefinitely by the railroad company.
The good roads convention reports progress with a 21 member House committee to be chaired by Representative Shackleford of Missouri and a 15 member public health and quarantine panel likely chaired by Representative Foster of Illinois. Creation aligns with the Democratic platform.
Card of Thanks from Mrs B A Solomon and J J Solomon expresses gratitude for support during bereavement. An accompanying health ad promotes White's Cream Vermifuge to destroy intestinal worms and improve vitality, priced at 25 cents per bottle and sold by Owl Drug Co.
Decatur cafe invites public inspection at any time as part of a community transparency effort. Pete Ballas 12 tf.
Washington May 13 The Treasury plans four currency washing machines turning out 100000 notes daily to be washed and ironed. Congress weighs banning the process but McAdoo and Burke back a fair trial. Machines already in Treasury New York Boston and Philadelphia claim savings of 500000 yearly. Impact includes reduced Bureau of Engraving and Printing staff with vacancies kept for transfers. Advocates say output could drop by 20000000 notes annually.
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