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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1913

Page

3

Fashionable Women Move Away From Corset Waist Measurements

Fashionable women no longer choose corsets by waist size but seek designs that fit the whole figure. The new clinging gowns require corsets tailored to individual figures, not a neighbor’s measurements, even if waists are similar.

Decatur predicts wireless lines and growing business district

The article envisions Delaware Lackawanna and Western testing wireless in Binghamton and Scranton with possible expansion along the line. It predicts rail trunk lines like Southern and L and N adopting the system, notes fire dangers with sawdust, and describes local commerce, city growth, and plans for a new federal court, hotel expansion, and notable local people.

Delaware Lackwanta and Western Binghamton Scranton Southern Decatur

Explorer halted to dodge camera during ship visit

An American photographer captured images of the famed explorer aboard a vessel after the Captain warned that photos violated his contract. Separately an item lists a motorcycle for sale at Weinberg's, and a cafe inviting inspection. Chamberlain's Tablets are praised in a testimonial from Newberg Junction, with local outlets named.

Warren Kerrigan Santa Barbara Warren Roald Amundsen Wallace Kerrigan Sim Chamberlain Darius Downey Newberg Junction N. B M. Thompson New Decatur

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