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Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
4
A collection of wartime observations compares pearl prices, agricultural diversification, and religious expressions among leaders. It quotes W. J. Bryan on newspaper ownership and notes steel managers preferring wage retention over dividends. The column hints at national war success and ends with a reflection on a man who never hits bottom.
A friend of mine, Maj. Jasper Bulwinkle says he studies bore subjects to gain amusement and instruction. He notes he listens to tedious tales and finds himself more patient and kind, welcoming a field of bored companions no longer shunned. He fears peers will ostracize him when they learn his newfound enjoyment of wearisome stories.
The Rev A H Sykes pastor of Watkins Park Presbyterian church testifies to Tanlac improving his wife Mrs Sykes from stomach and kidney troubles. He notes rapid relief after two thirds of a bottle and plans to share full case details with interested friends. Tanlac is sold exclusively in retail outlets.
A detailed look at the W. I. Swain Show Co structure shows departments Transportation Equipment State Wardrobe Band Scenery Stock Commissary and Publicity with foremen and a clock like routine. The advance force includes Business Manager Press Agent Billposters Lithographers Programmers and a private Inverness Pullman car costing 20000 used by Mr Swain.
An advertisement touts Dr. Bell's Pine-for-Honey as a healthful spring tonic from the Piney Forests. It claims to clear mucous, boost vigor, and act as an antiseptic. A bottle is offered at druggists for 25 cents.
Decatur by Decatur Drug Co and New Decatur by Pruitt Dillehay Drug Co are cited in the advertisement. The note references two drug firms and their city names in the promotional text.
Hemstitching and plaiting methods such as hemstitching accordion side box and knife plaiting are described as stylish. Customers are urged to ask merchants or send material to L. Jonas & Co. Nashville Tennessee for best work and prompt delivery.
An advertisement urges readers to take one pill at night to ensure a full morning bowel movement. It claims improved health, appetite, and digestion, and encourages trying the product tonight.
The advertisement touts Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil as effective for long standing sores and related ailments. It claims the oil relieves pain and heals, offered in 25c 50c and 1.00 sizes.
The piece extols American civilization and progress, praising leaders in industry and invention from Guttenberg to McCormick and Morgan. It emphasizes national pride, republican institutions, and the upcoming Agri cultural and Commercial Press Service series on America’s transportation systems.
An old advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria remedy and system builder. It highlights quinine for malaria and iron to strengthen the body, labeling the formula as iron and quinine in a tasteless form and selling for 50 cents.
An advertisement touts Six-Sixty-Six as a malaria and chills fever prescription. It claims five or six doses cure malaria and as a tonic prevent fever return, enhances liver action, and causes no gripe or sickness at 25 cents.
The famous W. I. Swain show company arrives in Decatur for a week starting Monday June 7 at Central Park. They perform in a large water proof tent and promise the oldest biggest best equipped show with brass bands sawdust aromas and peanut sellers.
Advertising copy touts Grove's Tasteless chill tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build the whole system for 56 cents.
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