Local church confirmations and colorful ads fill Birmingham page
Bishop C M Beckwith confirmed classes at the Church of the Advent and St Marys on the Highland in Birmingham. The day also notes upcoming Montgomery visit, home decor ads, gas ranges, coal messages, and a Baraca debate on direct senatorial elections. Police court fines totaled 84 60 with other cases noted. Judge McCarty travels to Hot Springs to recover and work on the city code.
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C. M. Beckwith
Church of the Advent
Birmingham
St. Mary ’S-On-The Highland
Montgomery
Henry D. McCarty
Hot Springs
Donahoo & Co. Advertise Fine Horses and Mules for Sale
Col. J. M. Barr, president of Woodstock Iron and Steel Co, returned to Norfolk after a conference with company members in this city. An instantaneous gas water heater provides boiling water whenever lit. For coal contact Model Ice Co by telephone 59.
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Model Ice Co
Donahoo & Co
Col. J. M. Barr
Woodstock Iron and Steel Company
Norfolk
Telephone 59 Model Ice Co
Accommodating Judge Lines in Courtroom Gag
A comic courtroom exchange features a prisoner admitting taking money and a judge riffing on justice symbols. The dialogue parries with brisk humor about cash, duds, and a bandaged brow, reflecting satirical courtroom banter.
Prickly Ash Bitters Featured as Digestive Remedy
A historical ad touts Prickly Ash Bitters as a bowel tonic and regulator. It claims to relieve constipation, gas, and disordered digestion, improving bowels and kidneys with testimonials from D. M. Blackwelder and local firms ELAM ORDWAY HOUSER and MARSH SONS as agents.
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D. M. Blackwelder
Litchfield, J
Litchfield News
Elam, Ordway & Houser
F. M. Marsh & Sons
A Widow Inscribes Tomb for 99 Year Old Husband
The young widow of a long-lived husband writes on his tomb, praising his life and her own fidelity. She notes he died at ninety nine years, eleven months and twenty days, lamenting leaving behind a devoted wife.
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Mathurin Bezviuet
Pele Mele
Professional Ethics Acquitted Woman Kisses Lawyer
An acquitted young woman kisses her lawyer after the case. The lawyer insists he must return his fee, stating his stipulation was no fee for the case. The Philadelphia Ledger notes the incident with formal restraint.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Health of world shapers noted in history
It is a curious fact that three of the men who did most to revolutionize the world had always had health. These were St. Paul, Julius Caesar and Marat, the real originator of the French revolution.
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St. Paul
Julius Caesar
Marat
Fortune’s Jade Favors Spark Random Help in Saga
A fragment from Le Saga notes Fortune as a jade distributing favors haphazardly, implying unpredictable aid or luck in the narrative. The line likens luck to a capricious jade, shaping actions and outcomes in the saga.
Planning a Garden Tips for spring sowing and flowers
A garden planning guide outlines which flowers to plant and when to sow seeds. It covers bachelors button balsam caliopsis candytuft four oclock marigold morning glory climbing nasturtium bush nasturtium china pink phlox hyacinth bean verbena and related care instructions for soil, depth, and watering.
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China
How to Make a Barometer From a Bottle and Tube
A small weather glass instructions readers to fashion a barometer using a pint bottle water cork and bent glass tube. Hang the device in a sunless spot to measure air pressure indicating rain if water rises and dry weather if it sinks.
Riddles: Dick's Father and John's Son Puzzle
A playful brain teaser asks if Dick's father is John’s son then Dick is John’s grandson. The second riddle imagines wealth split equally among all people, yielding an equal share for each.
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John
Naughty Doll My Maud Louise Wonders in Paris
A crying child complains of a spoiled doll named Maud Louise, described as clever and unruly with a turned up nose four teeth and a parasol. The misshapen toy vexes the child by breaking a knife blade and bursting a balloon, prompting calls for help in managing the difficult doll.
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Maud Louise
Paris
Burdock Blood Bitters Promoted as Cleansing Tonic
An advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a cleansing blood tonic that cures disfiguring skin eruptions and scrofula by purifying the bloodstream. It claims benefits of clearer eyes, brain, and skin.
Bar of Music Versus Bar of Soap at Cleveland Theater
The orchestra leader in Cleveland hosted a seedy job seeker who asked to play violin. After a brief duet the man balked at sharps and was told he should seek work as a night watchman in a soap factory. The conversation ends with the applicant asking for help.
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Cleveland Theater
The
Retaliation Behind the Return of the Unseen Mice
An elderly woman seeks revenge after learning a neighbor killed her cat. She traps fifty mice and places them in a box for the neighbor, who opens it to find a note claiming satisfaction in sending him a batch of her mice for killing the cat.
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London
Foley's Kidney Cure Ad Warns of Hidden Kidney Danger
An Insidious Danger warns readers that kidney trouble often develops silently and can lead to fatal outcomes. The ad urges taking Foley's Kidney Cure at the first signs to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease and diabetes. Elam Ordway Houser.
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Foley
Bright
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Gas cookers offered with varying burner counts and ovens
A range of gas cookers is advertised with options for one to six burners. Buyers can choose models without an oven, with a single oven, or with two ovens.
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Anniston
C. W. Cohen & Co
Noble Street
Calhoun Lodge No. 203
Baraca Bible
United States
Calhoun Lodge No
K. of P
Dona- 00 & Co
W. H. Hines
J. Pearce
Woodstock
C. W. Elrod
Adelaide
Gov. Comer
Avondale
Fireman’s Band No. 4
Oxford Lake Park
Fireman’s Hall
Legal
White House
Whetstone & CO
Anniston Evening Star
New York
May Manton
Pattern Department
Evening Star
Anniston, Ala
Kame
Ize
Philadelphia Record
Pat Allen
Wille
Incram
Robinson's Book Store
Lane of
Alabama
Anniston Banking & Loan Company
M. B. Wellborn
Cater Grocery Co
Anniston Oak Tannery
Wwe
W. M. Schroeder
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