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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1915
Page
2
City editor urges readers to call 46 for missed papers or late delivery and promises prompt service. Readers are asked to notify if they do not receive the paper on time.
The libel trial against former President Theodore Roosevelt by William Barnes stretched most of a month. The jury found for Roosevelt but could not agree on costs, a sign of attempted compromise. Roosevelt proved a stronger witness and secured a one cent verdict, highlighting the political theater around the case.
The Decatur Ladies Benevolent Society backed the Chautauqua with a pledge system and guaranteed a sum to secure the attraction. Some subscribers have refused tickets, and organizers urge all to honor their contracts as a matter of good faith and ethics.
Citizens from Hartselle and surrounding areas gathered at Morgan County Courthouse for a session of the State Tax Commission. Complaints against local tax assessments were heard but no action was taken by the commissioners. Among attendees were J R Samples J L Day J P Howell Clyde Sharpe and W T from Hartselle.
Commissioners W. St. John and B. E. Davis of Morgan County Court are in the Deentury proceedings.
The article argues human nature seeks the line of least resistance and contrasts it with the line of best effort. It suggests that starting with a savings account marks progress toward ambition and a savings habit as the short line to success.
Memphis jurist and poet Judge Walter Malone died of apoplexy in his Bluff City hotel room. He had just shown a friend an epitaph he wrote for himself praising future readers and blessing those who pass by his grave. Malone, famed for the poem Opportunity, was a prominent member of the Southern literary circle.
The funeral service for Mrs. Nora Luter was conducted last night by Rev. J Emory Berkstresser at the family home on Wadsworth Street. The remains were moved by friends to Admore for interment this afternoon.
Observers report Mt Lassen in California remains a dangerous crater with a river of lava and mud descending the slope since Saturday night. Several houses have been destroyed as activity continues.
Watson Alabama resident Will Glover reports lasting relief after a single dose of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. He suffered long with pain, gas, and sleep disturbance before the treatment, then slept well and could eat freely. The ad promises permanent stomach and digestive aid with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
William Owen will present The Servant in the House at Decatur Chautauqua with Charles Rann Kennedy’s coached company. Alice Nielsen, Nashville native, stars in a program tied to hospital fundraising. Season tickets at $2.50 for 1000, then $3.00. children tickets $1.25. Tickets from local drug stores and McGehee Furniture Store. Superintendent Charles Hubbard leads preparations for opening.
Special notice announces S. M. Thompson Druggist as exclusive New Decatur agents for Adler-i-ka a simple bowel cleanser made from buckthorn bark gly cerine and related ingredients claiming instant relief for chronic constipation sour stomach and gas without gripping side effects.
Draper North Carolina Mrs Helen Dalton credits Cardus for easing years of suffering from weakness and smothering spells. She reports dramatic improvement after starting the tonic and urges other women to try it, as the medicine’s makers claim broad relief.
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