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Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
4
Governor Pingree criticizes the judge who sentenced a group of dishonest officials, claiming the pardons undermine justice and calling the situation worse than Altgeld.
A Washington dispatch to the Atlanta Journal notes Southern congressmen and senators who recently urged President McKinley say he has decided to appoint only white Republicans to offices in the South under the next administration.
The summary notes that salaries paid to government office holders run into millions. It lists Senator John T. Morgan drawing $144,000 from the federal government, Gen. Joe Wheeler drawing $105,000 since entering Congress, and the late Judge Speake drawing $65,000 from the State of Alabama as a jurist.
A Greenville lady struggled to obtain suitable glasses and visited Jeweler and Optician Brown. He offered several frames for her to try. She praised a pair as perfect, only to be reminded by Brown that those frames had no lenses.
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports Texas will produce about 3,250,000 bales of cotton worth roughly 150 million dollars, with total returns from cotton plus seed and spun product reaching 175 to 200 million. Including corn wheat cattle and hogs, Texas would outpace Iowa’s 1900 farm output.
Mack Donovan of Columbus City reports a yawl owned by Jeff Kelly was seized by eight hogs at Pine Island landing. The hogs climbed aboard for corn, lifted the bow, and drifted three miles downriver where Jeff Kelly and Ben Runyan intercepted in another yawl.
An advertisement urges immediate help when a person is in danger from coughs and colds. It claims One Minute Cough Cure rapidly cures coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis, grippe, and other lung troubles, attributed to W H Long.
In 1858 I visited Decatur as a junior preacher on the Madison circuit. Now Decatur has grown to a dual city with 8,000 to 10,000 inhabitants and multiple churches and parsonages. I recall old preachers and churches, note the North Alabama Conference’s formation, and praise devout leadership while wishing for greater spirituality in the church.
Prominent Scotsboro businessman Robert Shelton, 32, was found dead in his bed at 1 am after heavy drinking and reportedly an overdose of morphine given by physicians. His wife Mrs. Shelton was treated earlier for nervous prostration. two doctors administered hypodermic doses without knowledge of the other. Shelton, who worked with his father H. H. Shelton in a successful mercantile firm, leaves a wife and three children.
A Boston man reports Hood's Sarsaparilla restored his niece after six years of sour stomach poor appetite and headaches. He claims two bottles cured her dyspepsia and urges others to try the remedy.
A historical advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparinia provides a guaranteed cure and urges readers to accept no substitute. The copy emphasizes reliability and customer results to persuade purchasers.
Don’t miss the opportunity of a lifetime and head to China Hall this December 5t for the newest and best Christmas items. Shop early to find what you want and take advantage of seasonal selections.
Save Your Money. One box of Tutt's Pills will save many dollars in doctors' bills. They will surely cure all diseases of the stomach, liver or bowels. No Reckless Assertion For sick headache, dyspepsia, malaria, constipation and biliousness, a million people endorse TUTT'S Liver PILLS.
Hon C Kyle appointed circuit judge of the Eighth judicial circuit to fill the vacancy left by the deceased H C Speake. Kyle, not seeking the post, brings immediate credit. two dozen applicants from all counties except Cullinan, led by J C Kumpe T C McClean E H Foster D W Speake and S Rather. Kyle, a young, highly capable lawyer, has a record of rapid, diverse service in Decatur and Morgan county across city attorney roles and legislative seats, and was recently railroad commissioner before commission as vice judge. The appointment is viewed as well judged by Acting Governor Jelks.
The article chronicles John D. Rockefeller's vast fortune with estimates near 350 million and a Standard Oil capitalization of 108 million with a current value around 80 million. It notes dramatic stock gains, Rockefeller's 43 percent ownership, and 45 million in last-year dividends. It criticizes wealth flaunting and accuses Rockefeller of influencing Congress and state legislatures, fueling public prejudice against money holders.
A damaged OCR fragment outlines a lawful money reserve related to a bank and treasury figures. It lists redemption fund components and percentages with scattered totals such as 15,688 80 and 164,214 338, indicating a historic financial record. Named entities are sparse due to text degradation.
Question Answered. Yes, August Flower remains the largest sale of any medicine in the civilized world. The ad claims it cures indigestion biliary discomfort and various ailments by cleansing the system, regulating liver action, and stimulating nervous and organic function. Sold by O B Cartwright.
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