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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1929
Page
9
The notice outlines telephone ad submission hours and publication deadlines. It lists per word rates, minimums, and discounts for daily and longer runs, including extra charges for extended formats and multi-day insertions.
Classified headings arranged alphabetically with group numbers for announcements cards of thanks death notices funeral directors personal professional notices society and lodge notices swap this for that wanted to buy automotive services and repairs dressmaking mattress renovating miscellaneous services employment categories and farm product listings.
Lots of service left in cars but they take up space, priced to move this week. Listings include Reed Reo Touring, Ford tours and roadsters from 1923 to 1925, Studebaker, Hudson, Chevrolet, and more with cash or monthly terms. Also featuring Dodge Truck, 1929 Chevrolet Coach, and 1927 Chevrolet Sedan. Contact Hill Chevrolet Company, Decatur Motors, Kyle Stationary, and others for details.
The page lists broadcast times for stations like WEAF KSD WJZ WGN WLS and others, detailing programs from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM. It includes concerts, dance orchestras, vaudeville, and serialized stories across Chicago New York Des Moines and St Louis stations with cross-affiliate notes.
A column lists trunk railways and highways serving Decatur with distribution facilities touted as second to none in the Tennessee Valley. It references stations WSB WJZ WEAF WFAA WBAP KTHS WHAS WSM and program slots across Atlanta Dallas Fort Worth Hot Springs Louisville Nashville and more. The item reads like an old broadcast schedule and highway distribution note.
The piece warns that excessive caressing by trusted adults like Uncle Ben can erode a child’s sense of personal boundaries. It urges expressing care through talk, work, and play rather than constant physical contact to preserve a child’s emotional delicacy and self worth.
The Daily emphasizes mass tag printing for business use with neat and efficient job printing services.
Elliot Transfer Co. announces 21 years of experience in hauling and crating storage. Prompt service, updated equipment, and reasonable prices offered from 120 W. Church Sh. contact phone 1040.
The family expresses deep appreciation to friends and neighbors for kindnesses during their recent bereavement. Sincere thanks are extended for the floral gifts and car rides. Signed by Mrs. D. M., Mrs. W. G. McK, Mrs. J. R. McCarver, and Mrs. J. W. W. R. Johnson.
An early 20th century ad promotes B-C a North Carolina druggist’s head ache remedy. It claims rapid relief within minutes with no after effects and notes availability in 10 and 20 cent packages from local druggists.
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