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Newspaper

Decatur Weekly News

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1902

Page

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Local shop notes and personnel changes in Decatur

L N Shops reports several personnel moves and illnesses. Foreman John Moore out with a mashed foot. torisman John McClusky ill but improving. Dan Wells and Fred Taylor among others off work. New hires include Fred Tayor as assistant night watchman and Crow & Britain moving into a nearby building. Claude McMillan considers civil service offer while remaining in Decatur. various transfers and social events noted.

Balfour's Scottish Home Described in Quiet Comfort

The Edinburgh Scotsman portrays Whittingehame in East Lothian as Prime Minister Arthur Balfour's plain, comfortable residence. The study features a revolving desk, a telegraph link, wide bookcases, and varied art including Raphael, Handel, and Kipling. His mother Lady Blanche is noted for the family likeness.

Whittingehame East Lothian Arthur Balfour Mr. Balfour East Linden Stenton Shannon Rudyard Kipling Handel Horace Hutchinson Balfour Connemara Raphael Blanche

Buzzard Outsmarts Champion Gamecock in Kentucky Duel

A Kentucky man paired a famed gamecock with a buzzard in a staged fight. The buzzard, tethered by a two yard card, rose with the rooster and carried the bird aloft, leaving the finish outcome unclear as the scavenger of the air continued to fly.

Kentucky N. Y. Post

Mysterious Anonymous Letter Reached Mother of Two

An anonymous letter sent to the mother of two boys warned her that neighbors doubt she knows their misdeeds. The note arrived recently and was reported by the Atchison Globe.

Atchison Globe

Cocos Keeling Islands governed by Ross family

The Cocos Keeling group in the Straits Archipelago is ruled by J. G. Clunies Ross, the third in succession, after a history of Rosses who settled in 1825 and annexed the isles. The 600 inhabitants live under a barter economy with no police or jail, amid a climate, cocoanut industry, and an idyllic life guarded from European ills. Christmas Island nearby is similarly ruled by Andrew Ross.

Cocos-Keeling Islands Straits Archipelago Pall Mall Gazette Ross Isles Cocos Keeling Islands J. G. Clunies Ross Glasgow Cocos Cocos-Keeling Java Beche de Mer Batavia Ross III Christmasisland Andrew Ross Britain Durban Adelaide Christmas _ islands

Schools and trades under the Rosses on the Cocos Island

Under Ross rule the island’s white residents run schools and educate islanders. A. Ross of Glasgow University heads the school system. Males are trained in brass, iron and wood crafts, while Cocos girls apprentice in domestic arts at Clanics Ross' house. Formerly the Cocos' neren' 44.

A. Ross Glasgow University Cocos Clanics Ross

January 1903 regional circuit dates and The Designer features

Falkville Circuit January 24-25 Town Creek January 31 February 1 Courtland Station February 1-2 Trinity Station February 7-8 Crooked Creek February 14 Cullman February 14-15 Danville February 21-22 Hartselle February 22-23 Pettusville February 27 Westmoreland February 28 March 1 Moulton March mid. The Designer January 1903 highlights progressive fashion and hygienic guides edited by women with articles on hat making and child exercises.

Falkville Town Creek Courtland Station Trinity Station Crooked Creek Cullman Station Danville Hartselle Pettusville Westmoreland Sarah A. French-Buttery Heron’s Crag Elizabeth A.verts MacDonald Mr. Coyote L.O. Lennart White House Walden Fawcett C. W Jacobs Mary Dawson Florence Gertrude Ruthven

Scott's Emulsion Promises Strong Health for Pale Girls

Advertises Scott’s Emulsion as a superior cod liver oil blood tonic for young women with paleness weakness and nervousness. Claims regular use cures a blood sickness and offers samples, toll free label on every bottle. Scott and Bowne chemists publish address 409 Pearl Street New York.

Scott

Coal Miners and Operators Clash Over Union Recognition

Pennsylvan ia coal mine operators refuse interviews with President Mitchell and miners union volunteers citing union recognition opposition. Washington DC probes coal fuel famine as a memorial to Congress seeks preventive legislation. The rest notes cotton output 1901-02 and international naval tensions against Venezuela.

Pennsylvania Mitchell Miners’ Union Washington City District of Columbia Congress Department of Agriculture United States France Germany England Venezuela Express Luke E. Wright Philippines Washington Archipelago

Fresh Candy from Saylers Kitchen at MVartwrights Drug Store

Saylers Kitchen supplies fresh candy to MVartwrights Drug Store for retail sale. Local shoppers report a new batch of confections ready for pickup with assorted flavors and seasonal wrappers.

Sayler

The Big Store Opens Holiday Toy Department Display

The Big Store hosts a formal toy department opening this week drawing thousands of shoppers of all ages. Santa Claus features in the holiday display as every department showcases alluring temptations and vast stocks of new items for Christmas selections. China Hall stands out as a warehouse of holiday wonders with unusually low pricing across the varied assortments.

Santa Claus China Hall

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Jobn Moore John McClusky Torsman Dany Wells Fred Ta Crow & Britain South Decatur Steph Felker Chattanooga Claude McMillan Fred Tay J.J. Sullivan Louisville A. B. Dobbins Forman Planing Mill Mr. Pirie V. DuPont Chittanooga Louisville & Nashville Railway Decatur McMillan Henry Hartung John Hartung Tom Foust KE. C. McCord Planing Bob Wilcox Sheffield R. L. Murray Mr. M. D. Clay W. F. Pirie Nashville Culieara Charterhouse Bq London Rue de la Paix Panstsk Deva Cum Coxr Sole Frops Boston Balfour’s ROYAL Ayer R. N. Mann Fall Mills, Tenn Santa J.C. Ayer CO Lowell, Mags Decatur District Hillsboro New Decatur Cambidge Athens Athens Station Somerville Ade Steniera Oll Co Moulton Methodist Church J.C. Persinaer P. E Pearl St New York General News Mvartwright's Drug Store Alabama TOY
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