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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1913
Page
3
New York American reports Dr. Carlton Barker of Washington warns gloom and worry trigger abdominal pains. He promotes daily smiling and cheerful thoughts to prevent stomach troubles and argues fast eating and heavy lifting worsen digestion.
Dr Barkner argues heredity is overstated for appendicitis. Diet and mood drive risk, with overeating spicy foods and hard nuts, improper chewing, and mental low mood as factors. He prescribes thorough mastication, good teeth, exercise, outdoor activity, hydration, posture exercises, and cheerfulness to prevent illness.
In a rambling tale a retired merchant recalls chasing a dog for miles and pelting it with bricks. Citizens’ zeal to kill creatures is contrasted with criticism of cruelty and a call for reconsidering the habit, linking urban fear to rural pest control.
A limited Shore Line streetcar on the Cleveland Painesville and Eastern Traction jumped the track at Willoughby Beach Park and ran into a crowd, injuring six fatally and many others lightly. Passengers were unharmed. the seriously injured include Jeannette Runyon 12, Anna Sprague, Lydia Patte, Katherine Brenner, and William Corbutt, all from local areas.
Henry Papenburg was arrested this afternoon for violating the prohibition law after officers seized packages said to contain intoxicants from the gasoline launch Sunny Boy. He was released on a $1000 bond.
A note from the Chamber of Commerce argues against supporting fairs, contending it is improper morally and that city mayors should join the movement. The letter asks for business cooperation in denying the request and is signed by W. Cunningham, secretary.
A prominent real estate dealer said the last vacant house in the Central Town has been rented and that vacant residences are very scarce across the Decaturs.
A rural tale describes a farmer who, despite illness, braves 500 acres to hunt a bullsnake blamed for consuming mice and harming crops. The creature is said to be eight feet long with a large appetite, yet the farmer believes it merely hunts field pests.
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as a powerful remedy for blisters, scalds, barn sores, rheumatism, and other ailments. It notes prices of 28c, 50c, and 1.00 per bottle and lists Owl Drug Co as the seller.
Motion picture operators in eight Indianapolis theatres walked out Monday afternoon after refusals to raise weekly wages from 18 to 25 dollars. The stoppage disrupts showings in several downtown venues as unionized workers seek the higher pay.
In Janesville Wisconsin a mother attempted to save her children who were swept into the Sugar River. Alfred and Rudolph Mrs. Fred Stiff of Alban were on the river bank when the incident occurred. Rescue efforts pulled them ashore but doctors announced the children dead.
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