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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1913
Page
2
Advertising rates made known of application. Advertisers must have copy in office by noon of the day they desire to publish so that the Woas Service may be delivered.
Gov Ralston of Tidiana says there are too many holidays and proclamations. He suggests omitting proclamations as a possible reform while noting some proclamations remain very effective.
Opera in English in New York shows lyric English, when set to music, can hold its own. The performance highlights the language’s fit with good musical setting and its distinct character from English opera.
The Baltimore Sun editor Grasty names political crooks as the chief enemies of editors. He argues editor usefulness is judged by opposition and cites decades of fighting machine politics and boss rule. He notes enemies’ unity on crooked politics and says the Sun has consistently upheld public duty despite opposition.
The piece contrasts Dr. Cameron's Sunday morning revival sermon with a discussion on school strikes and parental responsibility. It cautions against placing the school against the family, urging cooperation to protect youth and maintain moral authority in education.
The article argues that public schools face friction with parents over discipline as students push back against defined hours and rules. It notes that parental opposition can undermine school authority and complicate efforts to maintain order and proper conduct in education.
Edward Scully, superintendent of the street cleaning department, gave his life saving a crowd of schoolchildren from a runaway horse hitched to a truck near two Brooklyn public schools. He lunged from his office, seized the horse’s bridle, and turned it away from the sidewalk where about 800 children stood.
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