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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1913
Page
2
Subscription rates listed by carrier and mail options with prices for one week to one year. Obituaries and tributes priced at five cents per line. If delivery is late, call 46 New Decatur to report and ensure prompt service. Total price listed as 4.50.
Advertisers must have a cozy office by noon on the day they wish to publish to ensure prompt service and proper placement of their ads.
A young mother, Louise Bowling, is sent to the penitentiary for one year after a fatal act. The piece argues social degradation and bad influences led her to the crime, noting public pity for the wreck caused by harsh conditions. The call is for public unity.
The speaker urges removal of immoral resorts harming youth and insists on fast action to prevent more tragedy. He warns of lives lost and women facing prison if inaction continues, urging decisive measures before further harm occurs.
A historical inquiry highlights tenant applications asking about acceptable noise levels and footwear habits. The odd phrasing includes prompts like how loud is necessary and whether shoes should be dropped or placed gently when retiring, reflecting broader housing policy quirks.
The Perspective highlights an American writer who recently described Venice as unattractive, contrasting with Ruskin’s view. The remark underscores varying viewpoints on the city’s character and charm.
Pennsylvania forecasts the greatest huckleberry harvest in state history, signaling abundant fruit and local pride. Officials say a strong crop of anthracite coal next winter would complete a stable supply and popular confidence.
An opinion holds that a flat occupant cannot be enjoined by neighboring tenants from making noise they deem necessary. The decision implies future landlord duties to address noise in apartment houses and considers possible remedies or responsibilities for tenants.
Meiji University students in Tokio cable the University of Washington baseball team inviting a series of games. The note poses whether Washington players will accept the challenge or back out.
Brief notes indicate large scale railroad construction advancing westward in the current year, with rapid progress and extensive surveys underway. The text references northern routes and Canadian frontier alignment as part of a broad development push.
The text notes a growing demand for greatly increased transportation facilities across the region as the country expands. It emphasizes the necessity to boost transit capacity to meet rising needs.
The passage argues that exposure of the ixhab’s inner method shows how much a patron is willing to pay, and challenges a Cornell professor’s view that students should borrow for education. It defends self reliance as a driver of national achievement and scholarship.
Local ad advertises garden hose at ten cents per foot from John D Wyker and Son offering yard and garden sprinkling supplies.
A brief note recalls Dr Watson inspecting the Decatur Cafe. An advertisement promotes herbine as a bedtime laxative to ease indigestion and restore energy, priced at 5 cents and sold by Owl Drug Co.
A collage of baseball notes from the season's start to end, naming Murphy’s possible removal, McKinnon’s Paris bid to promote the game, Yokohama Nelson’s victory crowd, Ona Dodd avoiding San Francisco, Norton’s leg injury, Moose Jaw disruptions, Long Beach merchants backing a stronger team, Pendleton choosing business over pro play, Pendleton’s potential corporate offers, Carney’s Grand Forks changes, and a cheeky jab at umpire Johnson amid a price on screen wire from John D. Wyker & Son.
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