Pianos and Organs Marked Down Ahead of Forbes Merger
Music store in Montgomery announces a pending merger on August 15 with KB Forbes. Stock in the Montgomery operation offered at greatly reduced prices to convert to cash or notes before the change. Shares in the new company to be taken by several individuals, with FE Forbes named president. Catalogues and instrument prices available on application at Anniston branch 26 East Tenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KB. Kh. Forbes
Montgomer
Ala
FE. F. Forbes
Korbhes
Montgomery Houses
Anniston
No. 26
East Tenth Street
One Day Cold Cure Advertised in Odd Phrase
A garbled ad promises a cure labeled One Day Cold Cure for head cold and sore throat. It references Ken nett’s Chwolates Laxative and urges trying “One” for rapid relief, though the text is unclear and seems promotional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennett
Bear of Oregon Sierra Foothills Brings Family Surprise
A slow moving Oregon settler, his three sons, and a sea captain father witness a dramatic stampede as Spanish cattle circle their Camas valley corral. A small bear is brought home unharmed after wolves flee and the cattle chase ends with the bear named Bill Cross, a friendly addition to the family.
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Oregon Sierras
Bia
Westene
California
Willamette River
Hett
Waterlow
Bill Cross
Oregon
Nilor
Ihlig
Parthe
Oy Cather
Tly
Camas Valley
Tie
Dad
Mexico
Sal
Father
Lome
Corral
Grasa
Or¢gon Sierras
William Croas
Cross
Nettles as a rural remedy in historic medical lore
The text surveys traditional uses of nettles by Culpeper and others for numerous ailments from leprosy to wounds. It notes claims of numbness from whipping nettles and mentions preparations like nettle juice for the palate and decoctions to curdle milk. Quoted passages reflect historical belief and literary allusion to Hamlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendling
Culpepper
Curtis
Arrio
Scotland
Rennet
Hamlet
Gerard
Dioscorides
Longman’s
When Pins Were New In Open Shop Era
A curious fact from early pins history notes that buyers could only purchase on January 1 and 2 each year. Court and city ladies flocked to depots to buy them in large festive numbers, marking a public festival of sorts.
Imitation Echoes in Washington Post Verse
A fragmentary verse passage mocks imitation in money food beauty and justice. It contrasts fake goods and fake laws with calls for honest worth, ending with a sly reference to Mars and the Washington Post as a guiding pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Earth
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Forbes
Hig
Anaiston Banking & Loay CO
Wellborn
B. L. Paul
Noble Street
Thompson, Vata Avenue
Star
Turner & Ross
Anejos
Gilmore
Annma
Carte Gibons
Leeds
H. Wilws. Williams
Jacksonville
Preacare
Atete Pt
Dawood
W. Daugette
Etty
Washington Post
Keyston
R. R. Coat
Unic
Wiac
R.R. Apron
Keystone
Clevelandt&Whitehill Co
Newburgh, N. Y
Soppy Max Piarcus
Tenth Street
Anniston, Ala
Gea
Bil Clayborne
Calhoun
Ben Jones
Bol
Ber
Chay Borne
Brn Jones
News
By Mail
the Sunday Sun
Newspaper In the
the Sun
New York
Wood Yard
15Th Street
B. McClurkin
Dices
Sa'e
Lasikola
N.Y
Pti
The
Anniston National Bank
Annis
Capital
W.H. McKleroy
C. D. Woodruff
Alabama
M. B. Wellborn
R. F. Smith
WM. A. Davis
R. F. Smit
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