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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1913
Page
3
A Pullman car overturned on the main line with the Memphis Special stopping short of the wrecked car. Rails bent, massive trucks embedded in cinders while a wrecking crew worked the scene and no serious injuries are reported.
A vintage ad touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as the best remedy for human and animal flesh healing. It promises milder, more efficacious action for healing wounds with bottles priced 26 cents and one dollar, available at Owl Drug Co.
Travelers report strange growths of suddite in the Nile above Khartum hinder water flow and fuel supplies. German scientists link the weedlike mass to potential coal origin, noting saddite roots and stems form dense blocks. Transported to Khartum, it is processed into dry fuel and tested aboard Nile steamers as coal substitute.
The article details eastern poppy cultivation for opium. Seeds germinate in a week, flowers appear after ten weeks, the petals and leaves are used to form the opium cake shells, capsules are lanced to collect juice, repeated over days to yield pure opium, with stalks used as firewood and all material stored to prevent mold before drying into cakes.
The Geneva Herald calls readers to question their responsibility for a Sunday murder in Geneva County. It accuses officials merchants and lawyers of moral failure and implies blood on their hands for not upholding law and order and enforcing prohibition. The piece challenges readers to reflect on their public stance and duty.
An unsolicited testimonial asserts Chamberlain's Tablets cured a long time chronic dyspepsia. W G Mattisa of Hornellsville New York claims the remedy gave him more relief than all previous medicines. For sale by all dealers.
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Advertises Ballard's Snow Liniment for blisters burns sores and rheumatism with claims of great healing power. Mentions prices 26 cents 50 cents and 1.00 per bottle and notes Owl Drug Co as seller.
Texas flood sections show receding waters and return to normal conditions. Train schedules resume after days of disruption as Houston and nearby areas recover from a weeklong inundation.
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