Good Roads Train Visits Decatur June 16 1911
The Development Company of the Decaturs invites residents of Decatur and nearby counties to welcome The Good Roads Train on Friday June 16 1911 arriving at 10 a.m. from the Southern Railway. Road building experts from the U S Department of Agriculture will deliver free stereoptical lectures and show electric models of improved road machinery to promote better roads and farm transport. Bring neighbors and attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Decatur
U. S. Department of Agriculture
J. H. Calvin
Daily Thoughts On Hope And Habit Across The Week
A short collection offering weekly maxims on joy, regret, patience, and helping others. It stresses measure of sorrow, belief, and knowledge of life’s workings, with proverbs on facing trouble, recalling past, and starting each day with resolve. It cautions against expecting happiness from others and urges a brave, cheerful outlook.
Paul’s dull day ends in runaway phaeton and injuries
A bored boy Paul climbs into a neighbor’s phaeton, spooks a thoroughbred trotter, and the horse bolts, scattering cushions and varnish. He’s dragged home with a broken arm, while a second mishap with an electric brougham leaves him with a warped leg. His mother seeks rest and safety from mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Dr. Eskridge
Eskbridge
Big Mother
Reminiscences of Mission Work in Arizona by R A Windes
The narrative recalls early Globe Arizona struggles of the Baptist church led by Elder Windes. He describes fundraising, ground breaking, loan attempts, and eventual building of a church, plus a decade of economic decline, cattle life, Indian scares, and camp meetings that sustained faith and labor through hardship. Windes vows to persevere, noting a lifelong dedication to service.
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Church Extension Fund
Globe
Everbody
Mission School
Pine Creek
Mission Flat
Wheat Fields
Joseph
Bunyan
Jesus
Rob Not The Poor. A Verse Chronicle Of Warnings And Wills
A compact, miscellaneous passage blends biblical proverbs with reflective lines about wisdom, wealth, and honesty. It warns against oppressing the poor and cautions against risky financial guarantees while urging heed to wise counsel and steadfast trust in the Lord. The closing line notes a solitaire disguise versus reality.
Junior Talcott Finds A Lesson In A Window Pane
In a neighborhood tale, Horatio Sydney Talcott Jr. struggles with home schooling after illness. His mother forces arithmetic problems from a pane-breaking mischief and shapes his math through a practical grocer painter tale, until Junior bursts with a new ambition to drive the water sprinkler despite earlier resistance. The fragment ends with a grim line about infants dying in Birmingham, hinting at a broader newspaper page context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior
Horatio Sydney Talcott, Jr
Junior Talcott
Paul and the Three Sons Fairy Tale Rescue
Paul, the youngest son, joins brothers Patrick and Peter to win a princess. An talking ax and a spade aid him as he digs a well and breaks a tree that would not die. The king rewards Paul with the princess and wealth. they live happily ever after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick
Peter
Paul
Huntsville Rumor Links Almon to Congressional Candidacy
The Huntsville Democrat cites rumor that Hon. E. B. Almon may run for Congress against Hon. Wm Richardson in this district. The piece notes the report circulated in Huntsville amid reflections on love of home country and God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville Democrat
Susana Clay
E. B. Almon
Wm.Richardson
Huntsville
God
True Christian People Avoid Crowded Divorce Courts
A short maxim asserts that devout believers do not linger in divorce courts or other juridical settings, implying moral restraint and prioritization of harmony over legal proceedings. It reflects a religious stance on family matters and dispute avoidance.
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Decatur
Ala
Advertiser
Moulton
Sirs
Arizona
Elder R. A. Windes
Josephus Shackelford
Moulton Advertiser
Main Street
Arizona Mineral Belt
R.R
Eady
Vanderbilt
Tonto Basin
Globe Mercantile Company
John Hise
Rob
Birmingham
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