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Newspaper

Decatur Weekly News

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1915

Page

3

Railroad Agriculture Department Offers Free Expert Advice

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad announces an Agricultural Department with specialists in soil treatment plant industry poultry and dairying livestock fruit and berry work and mineral lands. Their services are free and available to residents along the railroad territory.

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Editor Wins Libel Suit Against Senator Peasley

Waterbury Conn The libel case brought by Senator James A Peasley against William J Pape editor of the Waterbury Republican was dismissed by Judge Wolfe before the jury. The judge ruled newspapers have a right to comment on public officials and that criticisms made in good faith are privileged. The suit claimed Peasley accepted a prosecuting attorney post after pledging not to seek city court appointment. The appointing judges were tied to the legislature Peasley sat in during the session. The article includes an unrelated ad for GROVE S TASTELESS chill TONIC 50c.

Waterbury, Conn James A. Peasley William J. Pape Waterbury Wolfe Senator Peasley Peasley

Grove's Old Standard Tonic Advertisement

An old newspaper ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims benefits for the liver malaria prevention blood enrichment and overall system build up with a tasteless formula priced at 56 or 50 cents.

Grove

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Allen & Roberts Ardmore Elkmont Springs Giles County Tennessee New Lewisburg & Northern Railroad Ala United States F. C. B. Ardmore R.C. Allen Athens The Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company Main Tains Louisville & Nashville Ter Ritory Louisville & Nashville Railroad Con Agricultural Department Louisville and Nashville Republican Court Consis DR. Miles Miles Nervine S. L. Young Pittsburg St Newcastle, Penn New York Boston Decatur G. T. Bolton Mammoth Cave Decatur Navigation Company Guntersville Bank Street
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