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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
2
Rates listed by carrier and mail options with annual six month and monthly figures. Notes urge prompt delivery and advise calling 46 New Decatur for issues, plus policy on notices and obituaries priced per line and advertising requires office in by noon for same day publication.
Ben Marshall of Frankfort Kentucky has been named collector of internal revenue in the state. The note recalls childhood days when Marshall and the editor of the Decatur Daily shared newsboy duties and weathered sun and rain together. Congratulations Ben, a lasting friendship endures.
A Philadelphia man claims to have driven an automobile ten miles while fast asleep. Police and witnesses question the claim but note others recall a sleepwalking episode.
The club's pace in the Lipton challenge draws ire from critics who claim the race should proceed faster, though organizers defend the tempo as deliberate and appropriate for such a high profile event.
The text notes that cooks will soon gain under an eight hour law and that a housekeeping system will be adjusted to provide mistresses with a fair deal.
It was not the custom to leave initiative to school children and it will hardly become a custom now if parents do not rise to their responsibility.
Oregon aims to build the world’s greatest power plant while also seeking the best strategy to market its apple crop. Officials pursue energy leadership and agricultural branding to boost statewide industry.
The current system creates confusion and annoyance due to differing letter rates to European countries. Observers call for a flat rate and a single unchanged rate, even if the minimum rate must be raised.
A proposed plan suggests Congress could appropriate money to erect a silver service safety deposit vault for battleship namesakes and other scrapped vessels, preserving historic items beyond the ships themselves.
Commentator questions proposals for installments to pay taxes noting that taxes have long been paid in installments but the scheme risks perpetual payments without clear change.
St. Paul calls for broad community backing to accompany large scenery contributions as the national scenic highway proposal progresses. Officials stress every town and city along the route should aid the effort to ensure the project advances.
Apply Chamberlain's Liniment to affected parts for quick relief. For sale by H. M. Thompson in Decatur and nearby druggists.
An abridgment of an address by Hon. John S Tawson Attorney General of Kansas chronicles the impact of prohibition since 1879. The talk traces the state’s dry transformation and notes Dawson's fourteen years in public service and nearly a decade with the Kansas Attorney General's office.
The author argues that before 1880 Michigan Wisconsin Iowa and Kansas shared a death rate of 17 per 1000. After thirty years of prohibition Kansas fell to 7.5 per 1000 while others rose slightly. The piece suggests prohibition contributed to the Kansas improvement.
Statistics from Census Bulletin show Kansas per capita liquor consumption at 1.48 dollars and Missouri at 24 dollars. The author argues prohibition helped Kansas avoid the panic of 1907 with a $50 million exodus to New York while Missouri did not. Kansas grows faster than neighbors and has fewer penal commitments per 100000 than most states, except North Dakota and North Carolina.
A witty line notes some fishermen overrate themselves while suggesting others view angle worms with skepticism. The quip frames pride in hobbyists as comic folly and invites modest skepticism about expertise.
Walter Johnson remains unbeaten this season with nine wins. Sox Sorber is offered an umpire berth in the Kitty League but has not signed. Hard Luck Carl Thompson pitched well for the Barons yet losses stem from poor hitting behind him.
A reminiscence recounts a Albany baseball era with Walter Johnson and notable players like Billy Campbell Jog Stanley and Akrenrige. The tale describes a potato used as a baseball in a playful bluff during a seventh inning, involving a local team in a road trip.
A lively game narrative recalls players sliding and arguing over a rule about two balls in play. Ty Cobb is cited in Lansing as under workmen compensation law, with a $10 weekly cap if injured while under contract with Navin.
Don t wait for back pain from noisy old screens. Made to order screens to fit and wear, offered by E C Payne Lumber Co. Also advertisement for Chamberlain s Liniment and local drug stores selling it in Decatur.
Two black youths who confessed to stealing the mail pouch from the Decatur depot Tuesday night were transported to Huntsville this morning on No. 6.
Doctor Watton conducts an inspection in Decatur focusing on the Cale Dally Anett facility as officials review safety and conditions. Local representatives observe the process and note potential improvements.
Spring cleaning day is under way at Morgan County's jail with interior cleaning disinfection and repainting. Sheriff McCulloch pushes to make the jail the most sanitary facility in the state. Pr Watson inspects the Decatur Cafe.
Default on debt secured by mortgage to First National Bank of Decatur Alabama leads to public auction of real estate in Morgan County. Property includes undivided half interests in Lot A Block 304 and part of Lot 81 in Decatur fronting Church Street, with sale set for June 2, 1913 at courthouse door in Decatur. County records indicate mortgage filed February 10, 196 with details in Mortgage Record 106 page 340.
Washington May 16 Plans of the next campaign will be discussed at a meeting of the Democratic National Committee tonight The Executive Committee includes A Mitchell Palmer Cara Bells Fred Lynch Clark Howell Homer Cummings They met with President Wilson and Lloyd of Missouri to discuss increasing Senate representation on the Congressional Committee for the two year fight ahead.
A vintage advisory warns girls traveling alone to avoid strangers and strange invitations. It cautions against accepting rides or meals from unknowns, seek officials when in doubt, call police for help, and avoid staying in unknown lodging or homes.
Fine running motorcycle offered for cash sale at Weinberg's store 412 Bank Street. Call for quick purchase.
Water Coolers Britain Bros. 151f promotes McGEE'S BABY ELIXIR as a remedy for cholera morbus diarrhoea infants wind colic and upset stomach. It claims instant relief for colic pains and diarrhoea with prices 25 and 50 cents per bottle sold by Owl Drug Co.
When digestion fails you feel blue and tired, use a little HERBINE at bedtime. It opens the bowels purifies the system and restores a healthy energy. Price 6c sold by Owl Drug Co.
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