Chautauqua Draws Southern Visitors by the Thousands
The Chautauqua season in western New York attracts about 50 000 visitors yearly with many Southerners among the attendees from Kentucky and Texas contributing to the summer population. Visitors seek climate scenery lectures and moral and cultural programs amid libraries summer schools and sermons, making Chautauqua a multi faceted institution rather than a mere resort.
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New York
Chautauqua
Union
Illinois
Kansas
Texas
Washington
Buffalo
Mankato
Lewis Miller
John H. Vincent
Kentucky
Perhad
Woods
Chautauqqua
Old Feathers and Burlap Sacks Wanted in New Decatur
Decatur area notice advertises collecting old feathers and burlap sacks for New Decatur Hide and Tallow Co with W K Compton as manager. Also promotes Chamberlain stomach tablets for improved digestion with local druggists selling them.
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Decatur
Chamberlain
M. Thompson
New Decatur and Decatur Drug Co
Dr Watson Inspects the Decatur Cafe Daily
Noted physician Dr Watson visits Decatur cafe daily to observe routines and dining practices. Local patrons report curiosity about his visit and potential health inspections.
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Dr. Watson
Decatur Cafe
Our Man About Town on Convert in Decatur Folklore
A curious resident in Decatur questions locals at Sam Spielberger's store about his "truck farming" and onion eating habits. The exchange reveals a quirky, vegetarian persona as he deflects with sarcasm and a shell of questions while discussing his business.
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Sam Spielberger
Holmes
Morgan County
Spielberger
Bank Street
Union Station
WANTS WANTED FOR EDUCATIONAL PROPOSITION IN SOUTH
Rand McNally & Co seeks teachers and ex teachers plus students for vacation or permanent work on a new educational venture. Southern manager A A Fisher of Chattanooga Tenn promotes this by hinting at opportunities and pay while detailing local quirks and odd notices from Decatur.
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Rand, McNally & Co
Southern
A. A. Fisher
Chattanooga
Tenn
Church members are minority in cities study
Detroit May 26 A study of twelve large American cities shows that in one city number of Christian communicants Protestant and Catholic combined equals the non Christian population. Rev Lathan A Crandall Minneapolis delivered the annual sermon to Northern Baptist Convention in session here. Also Chamberlains Tablets praised by Darius Downey Newberg Junction N B for stomach and bowels relief with local sales.
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Detroit
Mich
Lathan A. Crandall
Minneapolis
Chamberlain
Darius Downey
Newberg Junction
N. B
M. Thompson
New Decatur
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Cartwright
Kansas City
Decaturs
Will Rainey
L. D. Ferguson, Propr
Star Transfer CO
J. W. Carl
Decatur J. W. Carl
Boggs
Cherry St
Line
Ferry Sts
Ala
Cain & Wolcott
M. C. Nat'l Bank
Nettle M
Ewen
Fred
McEwen
March McEwen
Vic McEwen
Dayton Castleman
Nettle Keenan
Prince Pulaski, Jr
J. J. Harris
Courtland, Ala
R. B. Graves
Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua, N. Y
Chautauqua Lake Steamboat
Bawlerout
Delite Theatre
Cook’s Steam Bakery
Second Ave
Our Man
Beck
U. S. Army
United States
Bank St. Decatur
Decatur High School
Sherman Street
West
Central
Church Street
Jno
C. Pointer
J. W. Cunningham
Speake & Meebes
South Decatur
Rooman
W. A. Rickles
Magnolia Park
B. F. Holmes
Johnson Street
W. G. Henry
Trinity
W. L. Gover
J. D. Thomas
Moulton Street
L. B. Wyatt
Moseler
Malone Coal and Grain Co
Daniel Drug Co
J. A. Bune
Cedar Fence
B. Malone
Decature
H. Allison
Pete
Confederate Vets and Fur Cafe
Ballas
Deccatur Cafe
Oll Stoves
Britain
Fies
Sanitary Plumbing & Eating Co
Jerrie Clark
Hal Mullep
Grant St
Presbyterian Market
Pointer & Rauschenberg’y
Brighten UP
Butcher Paint & Paper Co
Up Rivers
Down River Points
THE
New Decatur, Ala
U. S
U.S. Treas
G. A. Hofp
WM. E. Skeggs
F. A. Bloodworth
Payne Lumber Co
Fourth Avenue
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