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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1922
Page
5
The article explains how the word fare or feed has shifted in meaning to indicate the total amount of fish caught on a voyage. It notes the modern usage for travelers and voyages and mentions the fort used in old language.
A college professor writes that Mise D. has had complete charge of one laboratory section with 20 students over the current week, indicating strong leadership and instructional responsibility.
The Gan Clubbers 10 set a Ladies Day at the weekly shoot in The Twin City. Prizes include cut glass pieces for club members and fair visitors in a free drawing. A "New member" squad will compete and a booby prize goes to the least fortunate shooter.
American bankers signal willingness to extend aid to Europe but leave the precise figure to Morgan and German finance chief Herr Hermes. Governments and bankers discuss conditions tied to reparations as Hermes attends the reparations commission in Paris to provide required data.
Decatur high school defeated Ki-Watts club easily as players enjoyed a day of fun and exhaustion. The game featured a promised appearance by Thom as A Bowles, a local banker, who failed to show for the Indian lineup due to a uniform mix up.
Dr. Welch, Alabama state health officer, attends the annual American Medical Association session in St Louis Missouri. He is expected to return to Montgomery on the coming Saturday after the present week.
Dr Barnett delivers an energetic commencement address urging active useful work for body and mind. Thirty four graduates receive diplomas as Board of Education member Baynard Malone offers congratulations and praise. The Princess theater fills to capacity with hundreds left standing before and during the ceremony.
Miss Virginia Handley a field worker of the Children’s Aid Society passed through the city yesterday en route to Sheffield she expressed pleasure at Morgan County’s fine response to the call.
A southern family lacking their maid pressed a colored girl into service and taught her to use the carpet sweeper. The next day she cheerfully asked to power the parlor again. Flies breed in old brooms as an anti fly campaign reveals the source in grease and soaked corn brooms in a Balboa restaurant.
A testimonial from V A Aldrich of Emporia Kansas describes relief from severe menstrual pains after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She notes long term benefit and recommends the remedy to friends with similar troubles. There is mention of others who used it in their younger days and later years.
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