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Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
6
The fragment markets potash products and fertilizer compositions with free book offers. An odd note mentions a neighbor dispute over paper delivery, joking about justice by subscription records. The text also references Selma, a subscription, and an old man who might use iodoform prank ideas.
For over fifty years the notice proclaims Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup used by millions of mothers for teething babies. It soothes, eases gums, relieves pains, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. price 25 cents a bottle. Jal
The article notes how passengers leave belongings in sleeping cars and how railroads collect and return them. Items range from purses and jewelry to false teeth and even a wooden leg, with a baby once found by porters and nurses. It describes a New York bureau near Grand Central that handles unclaimed items from Seattle to Bangor.
The Southern Railway offers a round trip fare to Charleston for the National Educational Association meeting in Charleston July 7 13 1900 plus a 2 ticket membership fee Tickets sold July 3 6 7 9 and July 10 in Georgia Stopovers allowed in either direction if Charleston is reached by July 10 and the return point by September 1 1900 Tickets valid for return until Sept 1 1900 Descriptive advertising material available from Southern Railway Ticket Agent.
The Southern Railway offers one and one third fare for round trips between all points on its lines for July 2, 3, and 4. Tickets may be used for return until July 7, 1900. For more information, contact Southern Railway.
The article notes that X marks on deer barrels once signified a monk made oath of quality, a form of trademark indicating the barrel contained good liquor. Modern interpretation sees the crosses as quality signals stemming from historical practice.
The Albany Argus notes it is unlawful for a Chinese woman to walk on Peking city walls, while Americans and Europeans freely exercise on days when the walls are open to the public.
A judge quotes Dorothy criticizing the extravagance of wearing gold thimbles while passing several steers with brass horn knobs, noting cattle would be cheaper. The exchange highlights tension between practicality and display in a rural setting.
The piece notes how Roman candidates wore white togas and imagines Americans adopting similar attire, envisioning Washington as a center of universal whiteness. It Playfully contrasts robes with dark suits and reflects on political image.
In a Detroit Free Press exchange Perka accuses Bellingham of marrying money while Kot tingdean calls the report false, suggesting he wed a cash girl.
The Chattanooga Weekly Times is an eight page weekly newspaper offering current telegraphic and neighbor news. Priced at 50 cents per year, it delivers concise local and distant reports in a compact format.
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