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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1913
Page
2
Second Class Matter notice lists publication details for Tur Alabama with subscription rates, billing notes, and request for prompt payment. It also notes announcements authorizing Juyey H. Wright as a candidate for sheriff of Morgan County subject to the primary.
The Docket notes Mississippi Supreme Court rulings on whether razors are deadly weapons. It cites Brown vs. State, 62 South Reporter 353, and discusses a controversial passage about instruments of wear linked to different races.
The court discusses whether a razor is a deadly weapon under state law. It notes ambiguity in classifying razors and cites a Montgomery Journal editorial arguing the razor is deadly in certain hands and could be later prohibited as concealed weapon.
Jogeth Urban stage director of stoh Opéra Company states indirect lighting of city streets has been achieved in theatres and public spaces through collaboration of architects electricians and decorators. He argues the unidirected glare from street lamps is excessive and proposes softened lighting for the city of tomorrow.
The exchange notes a plan to use indirect lighting on thoroughfares to reduce waste and create a more pleasant night scene. It argues that diffused illumination could improve appearance while offering economy and practicality, without forcing adoption.
Montgomery Oct 8 Magrolia Headley six Myrtle Headley eight and Edward Headley ten ill or dead after ptomaine poisoning from canned goods at Millbrook home Will Headley wife seriously ill. The family ate stale cocoanut bananas and canned goods last Friday morning Magnolia died hours later. En route from funeral of Magnolia the others grew worse with Myrtle dying two hours after and Edward dying after.
The pleasant purgative effect produced by Chamberlains Tablets and the healthy conditions of body and mind which they create make one feel joyful. For sale by all dealers.
Advertising note offers engraved visiting cards with pricing to fit a range. Includes brief statement that selections cover various styles and budgets. No further specifics or contact details provided.
Montgomery readers are told of a mysterious death identified only as R X No. 4. Police and the coroner search for clues as to his identity and cause of death amid hints of morphine use, dope woes, and a possible public exposition connection.
A mother describes a nighttime crisis with her child who suffered a severe croup attack. She used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from a large bottle kept at home, following directions for about an hour and twenty minutes before the danger passed.
Elizabeth New Jersey police report Mrs Peter Wytosich is under arrest after her husband died from a blow she allegedly delivered when he attempted to kiss her. An unnamed informant claims the suspect punched her husband in a poler plex area.
Charleston S C October 8 All public schools have been dismissed in response to an approaching hurricane. It is raining currently with high winds reported as the storm moves in.
London Oct 8. Albert Davis died in Bedford jail after a hunger strike while under the Cat and Mouse act. Coroner’s jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes. A fugitive suffragette Miss Lillian Lenton was arrested in London on return from Paris.
An old advertisement extolls Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as preventing pneumonia by clearing germs. It warns against sedatives like morphine and codine and claims the product has no morphine, with worldwide reputation and sales via dealers.
Washington reports an unusual death mystery when a body is pulled from a fountain basin on the White House grounds. William Strauss of the Wire House force recovered a dead great horned owl tangled in water lilies, its claws caught in the lilies as it attempted to reach goldfish. He plans to present the find to the president.
By virtue of a Morgan County Alabama chancery court execution I levied on specified parcels tied to Gus Reed. The sale covers parts of lots 193 194 and another tract in Hartsville Morgan with exact boundaries described. Sale occurs at the court door during legal hours under McCulloch county official.
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