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Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
1
A train ordeal near Valleriia leads to a swift marriage as Frank Marvin and Alice Reisen reveal a past and choose a life together. After a derailment scare, they escape with a Christmas tree scene and Santa Claus acts, culminating in a vow to travel together to a prairie ranch house.
On a chilly Christmas Eve a Pullman party travels toward a ranch while townsfolk plan a charity event. Frank Martin joins Miss Reisen in the makeshift Christmas pageant as a sparse tree and improvised scenes unfold in the upstairs hall over a store.
Webb's studio on Bank Street in Decatur Alabama advertises affordable Christmas photos. C M Wess, photographer, invites customers to see samples and compare styles and sizes without leaving town.
Santys and Quality promotes Clifton flour as the leading pure and abundant option. The ad touts a unique, comprehensive guarantee not matched by any other flour sold in Decatur, asserting superior quality and security for buyers.
A Decatur Alabama studio on Bank Street invites residents to call for a free portrait. The message encourages people to come in for a no charge photo session and mentions a studio location in the city.
Mr R Gray of Amenia Duchess county New York says Chamberlain s Cough Remedy is the best medicine he has used It is a fine children s remedy for croup and never fails to cure When given at first hoarseness or after the croupy cough appears it will prevent an attack Sold by Dr O B Cartwright Drugist.
The advertisement extols Clifton flour as the best, urging readers who have not tried it to sample and compare. It promises strong praise from those who have used it and recommends asking grocers for Clifton flour.
Pocket sized ad claims a single day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Refund offered if failure to cure. Box bears KE and W Grove signature. 28 cents listed.
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