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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1913
Page
4
The sermon at First Christian Church laments sin’s attraction and warns parishioners to seek the straight gate. It urges vigilance against the devil’s tactics and stresses the need to remain faithful to God for country, loved ones, and salvation.
The item notes Bainy & Pointer 23 21 and claims a lame back is caused by muscle rheumatism with Chamberlains Liniment recommended. It lists SM Thompson Decatur Drug Co. Decatur for sale and mentions Decatur.
Long column of community notices from Decatur including meetings of the Apollo Glee Club at 7:30 with Mrs. Shelton, Christian Endeavor picnic, Saturday Club officer elections led by Miss Bess Bailey, and Woman's Literary Club plans. Also reports on Sherry Shower for Miss Loraine Scher, decorations, readings by Misses Hardage, and multiple visits, travels, and guest appearances across local families and churches.
Long of Cleburne visits father George Long in Decatur. Several locals, including I N Butler, R E Chandler, J C Whitten, and Rufus Sybert, travel for business or family visits. City residents and visitors move through Decatur en route to Chattanooga and Nashville, with reunions and family duties noted.
Capt Dick Ryan returns from Texas. Herbert Cook of Mount Pleasant Tennessee visits his brothers D C and Fred Cook. J R Morgan arrives from Nashville to lead the Decatur recruiting station on Bank Street during J W Craig’s absence at the Confederate reunion in Chattanooga. F W Webster of Nashville was in the city yesterday.
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