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Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
2
Mayor James A. Nelson leads a tough stance against city vagrants as calls grow that Uncle Sam may end King Alcohol. The piece muses on fading reforms and questions the fate of old remedies and figures like Hobson, pondering lingering warnings.
Rains in recent days have washed out a significant portion of cotton and corn in several locations, reducing yields and prompting farmers to assess damage and potential losses.
Despite wartime strains a major building project proceeds with a forty room annex to Hotel Lyons, representing one of the era’s largest contracts in progress locally.
Mrs. Minnie Thompson sells the Franklin County Times in Russellville to Br. John M. Clark who will manage and edit the newspaper. The sale price is 53500.
Merchants in town are investing their profits in Liberty Loan Bonds. The note questions whether local newspaper men have done the same, asking readers for input on their own investments.
Opinion notes that the Greek king abdicates, predicting widespread abolition of kings as the United States influences postwar Europe and leaves few monarchs standing.
Postmaster William Crawford Capt. Joe Gipson and others from Hillsboro returned from the Washington DC Confederate reunion. They praised the care of veterans at the Capitol and defended Albany editorials claiming mistreatment as untrue. Judge Ed Bb Almon aided in looking after and assisting the veterans on site.
The fragment reflects a writer in Washington describing favorable encounters with multiple distinguished gentlemen who have represented the Huntsville district. It suggests a retrospective note on congressional representation and local political figures.
The Huntsville Mercury praises long line of Alabama representatives from 1876 onward and highlights current member from the Huntsville district as energetic and trusted. The piece traces careers of Garsh, Lowe, Luke Pryor, Wheeler, Judge Richardson, and Judge Hi. B. Almon, noting continued influence and growing stature.
W A Curry drafts a county financial statement under Probate Judge L P Troup. Morgan County has not published an itemized financial report for many years despite legal requirement.
A lyrical youth tale follows Ben and Beatrice as chaos erupts over bric-abrac and boats. Ben buys merchandise, braves bold breakers, and faces bluster from storms and blizzards to boost his bravado.
Mrs J J Martin of Vinemont Alabama says she suffered with chronic stomach trouble and gas for fifteen years. After taking Tanlae she gained strength and twenty five pounds, now able to sit up in bed and feel much improved. Tanlae is sold in Decatur by The Decatur Drug Co and in Albany by Pruitt Dillehay.
Uncle Eben notes that some men win arguments not by truth but by flowery speech that silences opponents. He warns against being swayed by rhetoric and encourages speaking up when faced with polished talk.
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