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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1903
Page
4
Long excerpt discusses mailing The Evening Star during summer or other absences at no extra cost, with a note to telephone or write for service. It references Senator Ransom of North Carolina describing himself as a farmer and notes distilleries and wood alcohol poisonings, plus a Texas oil field anecdote and a list of New York skyscrapers with story-and-measure details.
Mr. and Mrs. Pontazes and Miss Pontazes of Birmingham are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Felton. Miss Mary Blackwell and Miss Bessie Mallory entertained at Mrs. Mallorys home last evening in honor of Miss Rath Hudson of Atlanta.
Oxford residents hear protracted revival by Rev. J L Haynes at Antioch Church four miles from town. Ox ford huntlers clash with Anniston next Tuesday at the lake under Capt. Lister Whiteside. Mrs J M Stewart improves at Holcombe sanitarium in Atlanta. Shadix and Theodocia Hicks wed at Shepard Pearce home. Local social life includes bay ride for Miss Willie Roma Parker and Miss Percy Christian chaperoned by Esther Smith and Mires Rath Soow.
General McCook’s anecdote shows a raw troop quaking under fire on marshy ground. An officer confronts a trembling soldier who resists fear and urges courage, while the man laments long fear and jokes about fleeing. The scene reflects early battle nerves and leadership reactions.
An advertisement promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a health aid. It claims the pills awaken lazy organs to improve digestion and prevent constipation, with a price of 250 and availability at West End Drug Store and Miller Drug Co.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages, a constitutional disease. It is taken internally and purportedly treats blood and mucous surfaces to attack the disease's foundation and boost constitution. The ad offers 100 dollars for any un cured case and asks readers to send for testimonials.
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