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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1912

Page

5

Church Services and Sermon Topics Across Local Congregations

Central Baptist holds 11 a.m. sermon by Dr. J. D. Gwaltney titled The Great Church Builder and an evening talk Two Suggestive Words. First Baptist offers 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. services with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Lutheran Church conducts 11 a.m. service tomorrow. Metha et al announces sermon at 7 p.m. on What is True Religion and 8 p.m. Destruction or Construction. St. Ann's Catholic church plans crown ceremony for the Virgin Mother Sunday at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Central Baptist J. D. Gwaltney Metha Bipworth League St. Ann’s Church Children of St. Ann's Catholic Church Virgin Mother

Street Railway Shops Busy as Heat Increases Work

The L and N shops and the Street Railway Company draw steady business in Decatur as repairs rise while foremen like Jack Jenkins contend with late ice deliveries. Officials discuss travel to Nashville and Cincinnati for company business. the funeral of A W Williamson is set for 8 o'clock at his home with family from St Louis Florida and Memphis attending.

Street Railway Company Decaturs Farge Shop Jack Jenkins Cain A. W. Williameon Fourth Avenue South F. P. Stewart St. Louis J. R. Wikridge Florida P. A. Wileiameon Memphis District Court of U. S Alabama George Harvey New Decatur Harvey Court House Decatur Ala Cuid

Baseball Results From Bessemer and Gadsden Meetups

Baseball results from Bessemer show Sanford Matthews and Benedict contributing for RHE Rom ee ee. At Gadsden Batters Batson Brown Randall Privet Wells recorded in a 4405.66.55 score. Huntsville and Selma matchups listed with Finch Riggs McManus Guiterez as batteries.

Bessemer Gadsden Rae AbNistole Batson and Brown Randal, Privet and Wells Hunteville Selma Finch Riggs, McManus Guiterez

Battery lists by city and crew names across lines

At Montgomery RHE HMagleville batteries Neely Elliott Liver Jy McAllister. At Memphis RHE batteries Preis Smith Dil. At Atlanta RHE PGs batteries Berger Vance Miller Dessau Graham. At Chattanooga RHE Orleans batteries Polder Lemon Mare Hannah.

Montgomery— Rhe Hmagleville Neely and Elliott Liver Jy and McAllister Memphis Preis, Smith and Dil Atlanta RHE Pgs Berger Vance Miler Dessau Graham Chattanooga Orleans iMare Hannah

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Time Table Southbound and Northbound Highlights

A dated timetable for the Louisville and Nashville railroad shows southbound and northbound departures from Decatur with times for trains 1 through 7, including an Accommodations train No. 6. It lists daily and Sunday exceptions and notes approximate arrival times at New Decatur and Decatur.

Washington RHE Mee Serea

Four teams or pairs like Quinn and Sweeney Walker and Ainsmith compete in a Washington event. Text fragment lists batteries and participants but lacks clear outcome or full names.

Washington Quinn and Sweeney Walker Ainsmith

General Local Markets Prices Listed for Fresh Produce

Corrected by J F Levin shows lemons per box at 4.26, California oranges 3 to 3.60, imported potatoes per bushel 1.40 and new stock 2.25, sweet potatoes 1.00 per bushel, apples per barrel Ben Davis 5 and Ganos 5.50, box apples 2.50, navy beans per bushel 3.20, Lima beans 8 cents per pound, snap beans 9.25 per hamper, California black eyes peas 3, mauve 2.50, Texas onions per crate 1.90 to 2.25, Southern crates cabbage 2.26, strawberries per crate 2, tomatoes choice 2.75 fancy 3.25, bananas per bunch 1 to 1.50.

J. F. Levin California Ben Davis Navy Lima Texas

Batteries At Brooklyn Philadelphia St Louis Listed

Fragmented OCR lists several battery entries with names such as Richie Colema Archer Hendrix Kelly Meyers Ragon Knetzer Phelps Moore Seaton Doom Suggs Benton Mc Lean Geyer Wingo. Locations Brooklyn Philadelphia St Louis appear amid scattered identifiers and numbers.

Richie Colema Archer Hendrix Kelly Brooklyn Meyers Ragon Knetzer Phelps St. Louis Erhara Sir Louig Suggs Benton McLean Geyer Wingo

Groceries Price List Corrected by J M Catrina and Swift

A corrected grocery price sheet lists granulated sugar at 6.75 per 100 lb, coffee cases at 24.30 for 200 lbs, flour patents 6.00, syrups cases for Karo 2.30 to 2.40 per case, canned peaches 1.90 to 2.26 per dozen, No. 4 tomatoes 1.40 per dozen, tuna and sardines prices, dried fruit and vegetables with various decimals, and meat and dairy items including lard 12 1-8 cents per pound and premium butter 34 cents per pound.

M. Catrina California Swift & Co Swift's Jewel

Southern Railroad West Bound Timetable Fragment

Train schedule fragment shows west bound departures and arrivals with unclear times and stations including Decatur. OCR has garbled numbers, but mentions a morning and afternoon sequence with several time stamps and route notes.

Poultry Prices and Egg Listings in Local Market

Market notes show eggs fresh candied and various poultry items listed. Prices indicate 160 and 300 each for dressed hens Moe and fryera 9, with additional fryers priced at 26.

Polater

Fragmentary OCR Item From Historical Ad List

A scrambled OCR fragment lists various goods and prices including beeswax, gin, salt, bones, and brase with odd spellings and numbers. The readable terms suggest a damaged shop or commodity catalog entry with mixed measurements and values.

Buchheit Batting Works Promotes Coca Cola Soda Water

Local ad promotes a variety of soda waters and the genuine Coca Cola at Buchheit Batting Works, highlighting selection and brand authenticity to attract customers.

Buchheit

Cheap lots in Decatur offered for dwellings

A few lots in the best resident part of Decatur will be offered cheap to anyone wanting to build dwellings to help supply the demand. Call on A. B. Lampkin. When you ask for a bottle of Coca Cola, beware imitations and fools COLA by Buchheit Bottling Works.

Decatur A. B. Lampkin Symphony

Referee Jere Murphry Shown May 24 1912 in Huntsville

Jere Murphry identified as the referee for an event on May 24 1912 held in Huntsville Alabama.

Jere Murphry Huntsville Alabama

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