This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
4
A collection of quips noting that neglecting duties leads to business failures. It jokes that even temperance workers face pitfalls, and that marriage splits into two into one, while divorce reduces to one. It humorously credits women with the idea that two can live cheaper than one and mocks public flirting.
An advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a universal digestant that strengthens digestion and builds red blood. Governor G W Atkinson of West Virginia is quoted praising its effectiveness for stomach ailments, alongside other unrelated observations about humility, public life, and historical notes.
The manufacturers of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy introduce Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They claim relief from constipation biliousness sick headache impaired digestion and similar disorders. The tablets are easier to take and improve appetite and stomach liver function. Sold by Dr O B Cartwright.
A humorous snippet notes that sour milk cannot become sweet and an old maid stays fixed in sentiment. It compares a girl’s taste for love to a fly drawn to molasses and warns that love benefits only with constant affirmation. A large mouth is tolerable if the tongue remains restrained.
The national convention of the Brotherhood of Railway Trackmen opens in St Louis with about 300 delegates from across the U S and Canada. John T Wilson chairs the meeting as committees are formed and preliminary details set. The group aims to improve wages hours and safety for track workers.
Passing Fancies by J R nomady argues effort and risk bring rewards while soft minds resist lasting impressions. A Cold Wave warns of sudden weather changes and promotes One Minute Cough Cure with testimonials from EH Wise of Madison and DB Morrow & Co. as sellers.
A columnist opens with a dismissive jab at a business man before recounting a man’s maiden speech asking a spinster to marry. The piece cites M M Austin of Winchester Ind describing a woman cured by Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming relief from stomach and liver troubles and constipation. The ad tone ends with a moral exhortation about destruction and the hereafter.
Inquiry among leading houses on Far East trade shows the recent severe downturn has left business at a standstill for China and the Straits Settlements. Export trade with the Philippines less affected, with some modest notes in China offerings. Cotton goods demand in China remains limited as it pursues a hand-to-mouth buying pattern. Miss Dora Pack of Missouri wins $5,000 for correctly guessing Kansas governor votes. Mississippi warden Captain J M Parchman resigns to end penitentiary pressures.
A fragmentary excerpt notes that six months into marriage you think you understand your wife while twenty five years in you still learn more. It mentions a child’s white cloth coat trimmed with Angerr fur.
Republican members of the senate committee on territories held another conference to review recent testimony from New Mexico and Arizona. They aimed to build a stronger case against admitting these territories as states.
Four dead Black men and women found with their heads split by an axe in a lonely Tucker area cabin near Pine Bluff Arkansas. Victims named Joe Branch two women and a child. motive unknown. no suspect yet.
Homer Hall of West Point Io credits Dr Kings New Life Pills for curing his severe lung cough after physicians said consumption was hopeless. The testimonial states the treatment completely cured him and saved his life, with a weight listed as 227 pounds. Trial bottles are offered free.
By writ of Fieri Facias the Morgan County Alabama Circuit Court orders sale of Seelye & Co and A Seelye goods. Auction will expose 35 gallons paint oil 1 baral 70 wood boxes a wheelbarrow oil tanks and assorted colors and tools at Seelye & Co storehouse New Decatur December 8 1902. J James H. Wiggins Sheriff Morgan County.
In wartime letters readers praise Bucklen's Arnica Salve for scratches cuts wounds sores stiff joints and skin eruptions. Ad copy notes availability at Dr O B Cartwrights drug store with price 25 cents.
Coal shippers from Port Reading Perth Amboy Port Johnson and Elizabethport form a vigilance committee to guard coal in transit to New York. Pirates steal vast amounts and openly sell stolen coal at piers. Each barg e will deploy armed guards with orders to shoot anyone approaching and failing to answer a challenge.
An elderly resident, W C Woodner, endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy after two months of severe coughing. The testimonial urges others to try the medicine, which is sold by Dr O B Cartwright.
In Probate Court Morgan County Alabama on Nov 24 1902 guardian J M Minor presents annual account for William T Minor a minor with vouchers. Court sets Dec 22 1902 for examination and auditing with three weeks of public notice in Decatur News. Also Dec 1902 hearing on J W Sloan Jr will with notice in Tecatur News for three weeks to relatives in California Louisiana and San Francisco.
An old time advertorial outlines Vinci a cod liver oil iron vitamin tonic and a forthright guarantee for refunds. It mocks secret cures and cites a court case about a $100 prize for an unhealed patient while promoting mail order sales and Druggist Cartwright. It also offers cheeky health quips about indigestion complexion and fashion notes.
Mrs Mary L Melendy MD PhD of Chicago endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a universal cure for children's coughs colds and bronchial afflictions. The note warns the remedy is now narcotic and in the hands of unprofessional sellers. Cartwright and Dr OB Cartwright are linked to its sale.
News from Albuquerque reports the cremation of Mrs Charles L Oddy and her children after a log cabin fire started by a stove. The mother tried to push the children through a window as the roof collapsed. all were burned. The father was away. Separately an Alabama probate notice details guardianship settlements for Edith Johnson minor and M K McClellan with court dates and notices.
Wheat No 2 red bids near 68% to 75% in Chicago with nearby futures May at 75% to 76% and July around 0. Corn No 2 mixed trades around 44% to 48% with December at 85 4/5 to 86 1/5. Pork and lard futures show January pork near 10.24 and December lard around 10.10. Indianapolis wheat No 2 red steady near 68 1/4 to 68 1/2, corn No 2 yellow around 4 1/4 to 4 1/2, oats No 3 around 21 cents. Timothy hay around 11 for new crop. Prices for butter dairy and other grains listed in miscellaneous quotes.
Money on call stands at 6 percent with firm sterling exchange and banker bills. The piece notes various posted and mercantile rates and a personal anecdote about using Chamberlain's Cough Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from Et. O. B. Cartwright in Summer Hill NY.
A son born to W A Clark Jr's wife Monday night wins the $1,000,000 prize promised by Senator Clark to his first grandson. Clark is in Paris with the news by cable as his daughter Mrs Morris in New York recently had a daughter.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.