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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1927

Page

3

The Good Bad Girl Chapter of a New York Dream

The story follows Mimsi planning to warn and protect herself from a blackmailer in New York. She worries about Harbeck and Cornell, returns the emerald, and steadies her resolve while facing danger and memory through Christmas and New Year reflections. The chapter ends with Mimsi vowing to dream true in the new year.

Harbeck Yellow Feed New York White Sercaaemons Cornell Mirist Broadway Trixie Twenty-fifth Street Puck Nita Bill Perry Bill Perry King Features Syndicate, Inc

Purification of the System Promises Vital Health

Early 20th century ad copy urging Calotabs as a complete system purifier. It claims Purification of the Sys tem builds Health and offers a family package with directions for 35 cents at any drug store.

Nature

CAT By Junius CAT By Junius

Skirted questions about traditional roles appear in a dialogue style piece. The text ponders gender expectations in housework and parenting with brief quips on effort and outcomes. It mentions a child asking about an echo and philosophizes on who finishes tasks.

Fragmented humorous scraps and aphorisms from a early 20th century page

A collage of brief jokes and proverbs on manners, marriage, gardening, hunting, and daily life. Lines touch on table etiquette, mistaken identity, honeymoon anecdotes, pursuit of success, and wry observations about people from Mrs W G McAdoo to the begonia family.

River Levels Fall as Tennessee Gauge Reads Four Feet

River levels ease as the Tennessee River falls to four feet at the local gauge. Authorities monitor conditions downstream for potential impacts on crossings and flood risk remains considered.

Executioner likely to wield switch at Sing Sing

Ruth Snyder faces execution by electric chair for her husband’s murder. Robert C. Elliott is named as the prison executioner who will operate the switch.

Ruth Snyder Sing Sing Robert. C. Elliott

Negro Fined On Driving Charge In Local Court

Ja’yes Jones, a Negro, was arraigned on a charge of reckless driving after allegedly forcing Robert Banks to swerve into a curb to avoid a collision. Mayor James A. Nelson fined Jones $00 and costs and warned the taxi line operators that licenses could be revoked if he drove again amid recent complaints of rapid taxi driving.

Yes Jones Robert Banks James A. Nelson Jones

Tennessee River Expected To Fall Four Feet Today

River levels forecast for the Tennessee river show a drop of about four feet today amid ongoing local gauge readings. Observers cautioned civilians near low-lying banks to monitor conditions.

WE WASH & CLEAN CARS FREE OF SOAP MARKS

J. Shepard leads an offer to wash and clean cars without soap marks in a note attributed to 8. C. Mauleby.

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