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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1906
Page
6
Opinion argues the price gap between good paint and inferior paint is small relative to labor and time. The piece contends time and effort dominate home painting costs and advises using durable, traditional white lead and linseed oil.
A southern judge disqualifies a juror in a capital case who opposes capital punishment. The juror explains his stance saying his mammy taught it was a sin to kill anything not fit to eat, prompting the judge to dismiss him.
The Rev J C C Warren of Sharon Baptist Church Belair Ga hails Electric Bitters as a godsend curing his lame back stiff joints and physical collapse A copy says two bottles made him strong enough to walk miles in under an hour claiming the remedy treats weakness and stomach liver kidney complaints Sold under guarantee at West End Drug and Elam Ordway Houser price 50 cents.
Near Vineland New Jersey a German farmer boasted about his home brewed beer. A neighbor wagered he could fool him into a taste. The youth watched as the farmer drank the mug dry, then the old man mockingly challenged the youth to sniff the mug and question his rival’s beer.
Chas W Moore a Ford City Pennsylvania machinist suffered a severe electrical furnace burn to his hand. He applied Bueckien's Arnica Salve achieving a quick and perfect cure. Advertises as greatest healer for burns wounds sores eczema and piles 25 cents at West End Drug Co and Elam Ordway Houser's.
A cryptic quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer jokes that if a woman were a professional nurse she would not marry the first patient who came along, mocking amateur status and courting choices in a terse, wry aside.
A witty exchange contrasts romantic doubt with superstition as Stella asks if his love was tested by a daisy and Bella counters with a three leaf clover. The quote from Publius Syrus adds a moral touch about virtue over wealth.
Inspector Crawforth, a steady postal man with a soft heart, investigates a missing ten dollar letter at Dover post office. Mary Williams, longtime friend, is accused but the truth emerges when a tainted money trail is found in her trunk. The inspector resigns, but a fiancé letter reveals she earned the money and the pair marry, while the romance reshapes the town.
The piece extols Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription showing it lists ingredients openly and claims to aid women with headaches backaches and pelvic distress. It urges home treatment avoiding hospital surgery and promises confidential correspondence with Dr Pierce for sick women seeking relief.
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