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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1921
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Thedford's Black-Draught as a gentle vegetable remedy for sick stomach indigestion headache and constipation. It claims safe use for all ages and urges customers to buy from their druggist and insist on the genuine product.
Social notes list club meetings and announcements for Albany including the B T Sewing Club initial meeting with Miss Louise Almon, Christian Women's Union, Missionary Society events, and various residents visiting Birmingham, Athens, or Lacy Springs. Includes family visits and hospital news.
H B Grizzard returned from visits to his sons P B and J B Grizzard in Montgomery and Birmingham. He also saw his granddaughters the Grizzard triplets Dorothy Catherine Elizabeth two and a half. Arthur Lockwell of Albany made a business visit to Tuscumbia. A G Patterson president of the Public Service Commission returned to Montgomery with Mrs Patterson joining him at Falkville. Capt BR Burleson left for Montgomery to represent Morgan County in the legislative call. H Troup of Decatur visited Hartselle on business.
The text explains how urine flow decreases with low blood pressure from heart disease and dehydration. It notes fever, typhoid, and skin fluid loss reducing urine, while kidney inflammation can swell tissues and obstruct flow. It also mentions bowel fluid loss in dysentery or cholera lowering urinary output.
A brief, fragmented report notes a young girl at a post office asking for a specific stamp and telling the clerk she forgot the name of the stamp. The scene hints at a request for a particular stamp type and a desire to hurry the process.
Rev E T Lawrence and his wife, both Presbyterian missionaries, will preach at Willoughby Presbyterian Church in Sunday services. The couple have two daughters in training for mission work abroad. The Lawrence family fled the Turkish advance during the war, traveling in two motor cars with Lewis guns mounted on each vehicle.
Huntington (W. Va.) Advertiser notes a claim that Daniel Boone carved his name in Lincoln County Kentucky near Four Mile Creek. The article describes a rock bearing the name D Boone in a remote, wild area and ties the discovery to Boone’s famous Kentucky expeditions.
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