Lee Barnes and his benevolent work in Atlanta
Decatur readers hear of J Lee Barnes a leading Atlanta hotelier of the Majestic and his steady rise from Decatur to prominence. He funds a Thanksgiving dinner for Atlanta’s poor children and supports a home for the friendless. A telegram from Atlanta dated November 28 1902 praises his charitable work and prays for continued blessing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Lee Barnes
Majestic
Atlanta
South
Mr. Barnes
Dame Fortune
Western Union
Eorror Decatur News
Lee
Pistol, gasoline woes and holiday notices in Decatur
The 1902 Decatur News notes a lively town with electric lights returning, gasoline shortages pushing kerosene lamps, and local incidents. It mentions a Christmas ad blitz, a burglary at Bloodworth’s Cash Store, a failed flower delivery for Ernest Walker, and community calls for charity and subscriptions.
Ferris & Pointer Expand With Brock Building Warehouse
Ferris and Pointer, local grocers, have leased the Brock building behind their store to use as a warehouse. The business has been flourishing, with a half page ad in the News and ongoing advertising. The note praises prosperity and urges other merchants to advertise to get rich quick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferris & Pointer
Brock
Court House Sales and Local Notices Include Marriage License
Marriage license issued to James B. Bryant and Celestia L. Stockton on November 2. W. R. Speer as administrator sold 80 acres at the Court House door for 640 dollars to J. L. Jones. John L. Brock bought Lots 150 and 151 in Decatur for 580 dollars. Purify the sewers and digestives health claim ads and a Pillow Tea benefit by the Central M. E. Church South. Also a bookkeeper job wanted and a decd 2t notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Bryant
Celestia L. Stockton
W. R. Speer
W. K. Means
Court House
J. L. Jones
D. F. Green
Ella Masterson
Thos. Masterson
John L. Brock
Decatur
D. F Green
Ladies Aid Society
Central M. E. Church
South
Friends of the Church
L. A. Neil
Local society notes and visitors fill Decatur week
A sprawling list of residents and guests visits from Nashville Birmingham Athens and Trinity. Notables include Col W W Garth Huntsville. Miss Mary Williams Birmingham visiting Mrs Miller. Rev Dr Anson West moving to Dadeville. Daney Burleson Springhill student returning for Thanksgiving. Miss Pearl Powers Florence and many others visiting or traveling through Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Williams
Birmingham
Miller Ino New Delacur
Col
W. W. Garth
Huntsville
Essie Tilman
C. C. Harris
Annie Sue Kimball
Trinity
W. L. Dinsmore
Jasper
Peter Minor
Hiner
Athens
Dawson Lile
Mary Kimbell
Athens Female College
Jeff 8. Davis
W. W. Littlejohn
W. E. Skeggs
Masonic Lodge
Montgomery
Mary Elizabeth Davis
City
Anson West
Dadeville
Little Helen
W. H. Aycock
Nellie Orville
Max J. Cohn
Sam MacKeree
Sam Smith
C. C. Hoy
Paul Speake
P. M. McGough
Catherine
J. S. Jones
Holly Springs
Mississippi
R. E. Oliver
Pearl Powers
Florence
Loulie Powers
Thomas Crittenden
Tuscumbia
Mrs. Flossick
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Promoted For Piles And Skincare
A Chicago firm markets DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a specific for piles and various skin ailments. The ad also cites counterfeit imitators and urges customers to seek the genuine product. An ensuing church notice mentions Rev J D Ellis’s pulpit at the Methodist church next Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E C DeWitt & Co
Chicago
DeWitt
D B Morrow & Co
J. D. Ellis
Methodist Church
New Decatur Drug Store Opens Under Mr Daniel
New Decatur welcomes T C Daniel who moves from Bridgeport to run the corner drug store formerly owned by Charles Malone. He plans a fresh stock and will announce further ad content next week. Mr and Mrs Daniel reside at the New Decatur Hotel. Prickly Ash Bitters advertised as a kidney tonic and bowel regulator is sold by D B Morrow and P C Gaston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Daniel
Bridgeport
New Decatur
City Drug
Chas. Malone
Daniel
Mrs. Daniel
New Decatur Hotel
D B Morrow
P C Gaston
General Wheeler Honored at Silver Tea in Mountain Creek
A Silver Tea for the Soldier's Home benefit drew General Wheeler to Mrs. Walter M. Grubbs's home in Mountain Creek. The event featured Mrs. Grubbs's helpers, a Dick Adams Rifles escort, and a varied program with musical and literary offerings.
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Walter M. Grubbs
Mountain Creek
Bismarck
Dick Adams Rifles
Hal Long, Jr
W. R. Braneis
Wheeler
Texas
Kansas
Caesar
General Wheeler
D. D. McGehee
Ferris & Pointer
W. J. Nesbit
Hudson Malone
Myrtle McNabb
Clarkson
Adams
Grubbs
Hughes
Spight
KE. M. Sanders
Marvin West
Bessie
Plucky Mrs Peschel Praises Peruna for Family Health
A Newark New Jersey mother Mrs Paul Peschel testifies Peruna keeps her family well through winter colds. She recalls her three sick children and a grippe in which Peruna aided her husband and herself. Other letters from readers praise the remedy and Dr Hartman’s book offers guidance for mothers.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Mary Conway
Appleton, Lawrence Co
Tenn
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Peruna
Paul Peschel
Quitman Street
Newark
N.J
N. J
B. Hartman
Quitman St
Newark, N. J
Maria Goertz
Who Will Get the Wagon in This Humorous Note
A fragment mentions the idea of who will receive the wagon and jokes about men liking to hear and endure jokes about others. It also notes Miss Mae Erskine returning from Huntsville and advertises Prickly Ash Bitters for stomach or bowel troubles sold by D B Morrow and P C Gaston.
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Decatur
Hart
Morgan County
Bank Street
L. Kirby
Mae Erskine
Huntsville
D B Morrow
P C Gaston
Dee
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Decatur News
Walter M.grubbs
Here
Hartselle
Tee
Malone
Bloodworth
Ernest Walker
Ernest
Azure Ve Lipkin
Cartori
Court House News
Morrow
Gaston Dee
J. T. Cross
Helen Slatter
Nashville
W. N. Hall
Gussie
Julia Walden
Curtis Wells
Annie Moseley
Annie Roop
Geo. Stover
John D. Ellis
Margaret Clarkson
Belle Mina
Lance Fossick
Rockwood
J. J. Critstenden
R. D. Ecerberger
Huntsville Mercury
Pearl Cartwright
Ada Young
Jennie Oakley
John Skeggs
Coneeut County
Richard Darwin
Jennie Campbell
First National Bank
Santa
Lamar Cartwright
Spring Hill
Daney Burleson
Springhill
Geo. H. Clare
Bessemer
Clare
Mary Brown
Malone Furniture Company
J. A. Fowler
M. H. McGehee
J. K. Dooley
Princeton
Knoxville
Tennessee
Buzz Wilkerson
McAlister
Indian Territory
Jank Hall
Denver
Paris
Finn
J. S. Haw
Clarksdale
Miss
Madison
J. C. Tidwell
W. C. Buckley
Colorado
Pruitt Cartwright
Vanderbilt University
Misses Bell
Edith Martin
Redwood Falls
Minnesota
Hattie Martin
North Carolina
James McCoy
Wii Howell
Houston
Tex
New Drug Store
Max I. Cohn
MAX J
Ohn
Pattie Pointer
Bettie Pointer
P.H. Jones
J. J. Crittenden
Tutt’s
Walter Dunk
HOY
BIRD
Peschel
Perun
M. E. Seymour
Dye
Manalin
Pena
Hartm
Cleo, Oklah
Tirs
McGehee Furniture Co
Board of Registrars
Desatur
Alabama
Said
R. L. Stephenson
W. B. McCulloch
Sampson Thomas
Board of Registrars of
Morgancou- Decatur, Ala
Arpets
Arpets McGehee Furniture Co
A W Murphy
S K Brogdon
W H Douglass
Justice of the Peace
W Hi Douglass
Oak Street
Twin City Hall
Park
Claricy Bros
G. W. Bryant
la Fayette St
Harris Block
W. Stinson & Co., Jewelers
Hughes’ Drug
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