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Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
5
Local business W. J. Edwards promotes Oconee Poultry Parm as thriving and pairs it with a claim that their ice cream is the best. Advertisement notes encourage patrons to bring friends to try the product and visit Morrow & Conyauron for availability.
Mr and Mrs W R Smith have purchased the Bingham property southeast of the Tavern and have gone to housekeeping. The Drop In Club picnicked at Beinity last Saturday with a large crowd and several visitors reporting a delightful time. Isearge Wall contemplates whether to start a newspaper business or marry, unsure which path will be “hot enough.”
The First M E Church Senath choir earned praise for its Sunday evening performance. Leading the organ was Miss Annie Leigh Nhlerrie with a talented list of local singers in the ensemble. Hon S A Sparkman, visiting to secure oil leases for Independent Oil and Gas, announced options on thousands of acres, sparking optimism for Morgan County.
John Sanford visited the city on Wednesday while J. D. Scruggs spent Sunday in Huntsville. Dozens of residents travel to nearby towns for visits and events including Huntsville, Columbia Tennessee, Holly Springs, Memphis, Nashville, and Franklin. Multiple social calls, weddings, and preparatory plans are noted along with local business mentions and community updates.
Mrs W K Haviland of Armonk New York recounts how her daughter nearly died from whooping cough and bronchitis until Dr Kings New Discovery saved her life. Her niece with advanced consumption also recovered completely. Desperate throat and lung diseases yield to this medicine, with trial bottles free and 50 cent to 1 dollar prices.
The Decatur Masonic lodges Risie Sun No 20 and New Decatur Lodge AF & AM hosted a river excursion on the Sam Davis with a large turnout, followed by a public officer installation at Lock Race. Officers for Rising Sun Lodge included Jesse L. Jones and C Robinson, while New Decatur Lodge named John B. Graham and John Thornton among others, with W E Oakisv conducting the ceremonies.
The Elks Lodge hosts its first annual excursion next Tuesday July 2 leaving at 6 p m for a twenty five mile river trip and return before late hours. An elaborate menu will be served to invited guests with strict invitation control. John Knight Frank Jones and Capt W E Wallace oversee arrangements.
The Jr O U A M steamboat excursion is postponed to late July delaying a popular event. The order notes anticipated crowds will attend when held later and a full announcement will follow. The piece then discusses blood and health claims about Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery purporting to purify blood and aid health.
Dr E. 0. Vance and wife Mrs Sallie Vance have opened offices and consultation rooms at Mrs Mary J Gibbs residence Oak street to treat patients. They are Osteopathists graduates of the Southern School of Osteopathy Franklin Ky and come highly recommended. They are descended from Kentucky families and will be valuable to our citizenship professionally and socially. See their professional card and a brief exposition of osteopathy in another column.
Notice calls all outstanding accounts in favor of and against the Decatur News and the late Dr. Sh Hensly Grubbs to be settled within the next few days. Wheel will call in person. Afterward bills will be paid monthly, subscriptions in advance. Walter M. Greers. A Kansas paper quotes Palmer Jones wife visiting town and making a remark about a poultry farm.
Miss Ada Church daughter of Mr and Mrs Jos F Church married Mr Charles B Shuford at the bride’s parents’ home on Ninth Avenue West Decatur on Wednesday June 26 1901 at 4 pm. The bride is noted as a lovely Decatur young lady and well wished for a long life of happiness for the couple.
An American medicine Hood's Sarsaparilla is recommended as a radical and permanent cure for catarrh. It claims to originate in the American country and to cleanse the blood of impurities, removing the disease’s cause and strengthening the system.
Ad claims a cold can be cured in one day by Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and offers a refund if ineffective. E. W. Grove signs each box. The ad notes Kodak products to come soon with cameras priced from $1.50 to $12 at Cartwright's Drug Store.
In a Baltimore American item, a young woman applies for a landscape gardener post and explains she has spent the spring working in a millinery house, prompting surprised reactions about her qualifications.
Tyler's promises the best cool ice drinks with a focus on refreshing options and a casual dining vibe. Local patrons flock for icy beverages and quick service.
An 1901 advertisement promotes Johnson's Tonic as a perfect grip cure. It claims rapid action within an hour and full recovery within a week, with the possibility of a refund if not effective. The price is 50 cents, with purchase via druggist or by sending 50 cents to A B Girardeau, Savannah, dated April 1, 1901.
Amateur photographers are offered a wide Kodaks and all necessary items to develop pictures at Cartwright's Drug Store. The newest, best improved models are highlighted. Tyler's ice cold drinks are also advertised.
The text argues it is high time to pull troops from China as clashes between soldiers of different nations become frequent, causing home governments to feel uneasy.
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