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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1913
Page
4
An auto wreck killed Sterling Bass of Memphis last Friday in a. the report lists Was. Sterling H. as the deceased. The fragmentary text confirms the fatal crash near the city with Memphis as the origin.
A nostalgic vignette recalls a perfect day of joy and healing as life and love unfold like pages in a vast book. Local society notes list visits, travel plans, and heartfelt acknowledgments from families and friends across Decatur, Tuscumbia, Athens, and nearby towns.
F R King of Leighton is registered at Echols. H C Pollard of Huntsville was here today. PK Wiggins and W Pratt of Sheffield are here. L K Aigins of Sheffield is a visitor. A T Hanson and J J Burk are at Trigg City Tennessee today touring land by auto.
The Joint Committee on inspection of Boulder visited the Natchez Trace memorial site at Cherokee Alabama on October 1. Guests and D A R members attended a tea in honor of Colbert Chapter with notable speakers at the Oct 2 unveiling program in Tuscumbia.
The Apolo Gier Club plans a Monday evening meeting at eight o clock to begin the season and elect officers. Mrs RK E 2 will preside as the initial host, with D A Ride holding the meeting.
The article reports a French experiment testing music effects on animals. Horses reacted to melodies with attention and pleasure, elephants at Le Jardin des Plantes showed excitement to sustained music, and dogs displayed breed dependent preferences and aversion to instruments and rapid tunes.
A large poultry show in the south featured a tight spread of prizes. Forbes Poultry Yards and Mrs Maud Stout led in many divisions with wins in Barred Rocks Rhode Island Reds Buff Orpingtons White Leghorns and Black Orpingtons among others. Awards made on penciled ducks to Mrs Jere Clark.
At the Merchants and Farmers Fall Festival many small contestants entered the baby show. Awards went to Forest Shugart for prettiest under six months, James David Brown best boy under one year, Elinor Wogan 11 months best girl under one, Margaret Williamson Chen 21 months best girl two and under, Albert Boyce Bowles best boy two to three, Harriet Irwin 18 months prettiest girl two to three, Florence Major Hurston best developed girl two to three, and McCulloch Shruggs best developed boy two to three.
Morgan County Alabama equity court orders publication in Decatur Daily for four consecutive weeks. Ettie Mc Dougal, non resident of Alabama, must plead by October 31, 1913, or a decree pro confesso may be entered. Judge Thos W Wert signs the order dated October 1, 1913.
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as superior for healing human and animal sores and wounds. It claims rapid, penetrating relief for blisters, scalds, horn wounds, old sores, lame backs, and rheumatism with prices 25c, 50c, and 1.00 per bottle. Sold by Owl Drug Co.
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