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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1912

Page

5

Local Market Prices From Lemohe-Per Box to Butter

A compilation of price listings with numerous items including California oranges at 8 to 3.50, potatoes per bushel 1.40, new stock 3.00, apples per barrel Ben Davis 5, Ganos 5, Box Apples 226, navy beans per bushel 3.20, cabbage Southern varieties, strawberries crates 2, tomatoes fancy 3.36, sugar 5.85 per 100 pounds, coffee Ariosa 24.20 per 100 pounds, flour patents 6.00, syrups per case Karo 2.30 to 2.40, canned peaches 1.90 to 2.25 per dot, canned vegetables no. 8 tomatoes 1.40, corn 0.90 to 0.95, pork and beans 0.90, sardines 2.75 to 6.50, dry salt meat ribs 11.50, lard 12c, ham 16 1/4c, butter 24c, margarine 18c to 22c.

Lemohe Messing California Ben Davis Texas J. Ht. Calvin Ariosa Argo Swift & Co Swift's Jewel

Poultry and Hide Prices Listed in Corrected Advert

Corrected by F A Pointer and New Decatur Hide Tallow Co listing prices for eyes fresh candied poultry hens live 9c dressed 26 and 30c each fryers prices. Hides green 9c dry salt 12 1 20 and 13c dry flint 1 2 c tal low dew and Se beeswax 22c gin peng cultivated 3 2c wild 4 1 2c sheep pelts 10c to 25c bones 100 Whe 256c scrap per ton 4 1 2c brass 21 20 and 5c.

F. A. Pointer New Decatur Hide & Tallow Company

Low Excursion Fares to Birmingham and Nashville Offered

The L N railrood announces cheap excursion round trips to Nashville or Birmingham with regular passenger privileges. Limited time offer promises substantial savings versus walking, encouraging travel for a great life enjoyment.

Birmingham Nashville Passengae

Louisville and Nashville Rail Time Table and Shop News

The Decatur schedule lists south bound Nos 1 3 6 and north bound Nos 2 4 with departure and arrival times, partial notes on Sunday exceptions, and several late entries. The L N shop news reports staff changes, injuries, and wage payday remarks at Decatur plant.

Base Ball Results At Birmingham RHE Birmingham

Ball results from multiple games report scores and batteries for Birmingham New Orleans Mobile Chattanooga Atlanta and other teams. Names Prough Yantz Bair Summers Elliott Gipe Lemon Allen Tanneman Vance Ware Boehling Noyes Dessau Graham Bills Gribbens appear as players.

Birmingham Somrues Prough Aad Yantz Bair, Summers and Elliott New Orleans Memphis Eaner Gipe Lemon Allen and Tanneman Mobile RHE Morag Chattanoogae Ee Ona Vance Ware, Boehling and Noyes Atlanta Enon Sigakc Ccs Poomamoinoi I Eas Viscoes Dessau Graham Bills and Gribbens

Unclear Battery Names Listed Across Cities

Fragmented OCR text lists batteries and names in Boston Washington and New York with many garbled terms. It mentions Wood, emaneinee Walsh Sullivan Kuhn C Brown B Brown Stephens Walker Henry Cleveland Becks Blanding Easterly Vaughn Caldwell Sweeney in disconnected segments.

Boston Chicago Walsh and Sullivan and Kuhn Washington C. Brown B. Brown Stephens Walker Henry New York Cleveland New York Ts Becks Blanding Vaughn, Caldwell and Sweeney

Batteries and crews listed for several cities

In Cincinnati and St. Louis and Pittsburgh dispatches, batteries teams and crew members are named for various assignments. The brief notation lists members such as Sallee Wingo Schultz Doolin Henarix Kelly Griffin McTigue Tyler Kling and others across multiple locations. SHR acs rate

St. Louis Rhbe St. Louie Philadelphia Sallee Wingo Seaton Pittsburg RH BF Ser Henarix Kelly Griffin, McTigue Tyler Kling Rariden

Prone a oe Street. ork called for and delivered free, very promptly.

Prone a oe Street received a requested service with a rapid, free delivery, fulfilling the caller’s need promptly.

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