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Newspaper

Anniston Evening Star

Location

Anniston, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1917

Page

4

Ten pound gain through Tanlac aid Mrs Ferguson

Mrs J D Ferguson of Nashville Tennessee credits Tanlac with dramatic health improvement after years of stomach trouble and near bed confinement. She reports weight gain and relief from heart flutter smothering and back and side pains and says she can now do all housework. Tanlac sold by local druggists in multiple towns.

Tanlac J. D. Ferguson Ninth Ave Taniac Tanlacly An Diston Scarbrough Drag Co Merrelston W. J. Nixon Orfford Calhoun Drag Co Piedmont W T Moody & Ror

Interstate Commerce Commission Denies Alabama Freight Cut

The Interstate Commerce Commission told the Alabama Public Service Commission it denied Alabama’s request to reduce cotton freights by eight and a half cents per hundred pounds. No meeting occurred and no cases were docketed for the monthly session on Monday.

Montebineey Aug. T Interstate Commerce Commission Alabama Public Service Commission Alabama Alabama Commission

Camp Sheridan Calls for Massive Military Supplies

Montgomery August 7 Special Enormous quantities of beef potatoes onions butter yeast ice coal lime and other items were requested by the quartermaster at Camp Sheridan signaling a permanent wartime camp. Bids are invited with installment delivery and bonds required for faithful performance.

Montgomery Quartermaster’s Department Camp Sheridan

Walker Opens New Bank in Fairhope Baldwin County

Alex B. E. Walker state superintendent of banks traveled to Fairhope Baldwin county to open a new bank as part of expanding state banking operations.

Montgomery Alex BE. Walker Fairhope Baldwin County

Bank of Fairhope to be established by town leaders

Prominent Fairhope citizens plan a new financial institution to be known as the Bank of Fairhope. Organizing efforts have been under way for several weeks in the town famed for its historic single tax colony.

Bank of Fairhope

Gete-It Corn Remedy Claim Raises Spectacular Results

Advertisement touts Gete-It as a revolutionary corn treatment. Two drops loosen the corn so it can be lifted with fingers without pain, with a claim of immediate effect and long lasting relief. Priced at 25 cents per bottle, sold by EB Lawrence & Co and Scarbrough Drug Co in Anniston.

EB. Lawrence & Co Chicago Anniston Scarbrough Drug Co Mrs. Stephens Mr. Stephens

Interesting and Historic Memories of Calhoun County Couples

J A Romerson recalls Mr. and Mrs. Newton J Stephens of Colvin's Gap in Calhoun County. The 52 year couple, ages 77 and 76, share pioneer roots from Benton County in the 1840s and a long, tranquil marriage. He served in the Confederate army, survived wounds, and after the war became a longtime public servant while she attended Ball Play school in its infancy.

Newton J. Stephens Colvin's Gap Haralson County Georgia York District D. C Benton County Mary Dowdell Tommie Dowdell A. J. Studdard Jim Beard Beard Stephens Willis Robertson Oxford Louise (Peace) Sexton Mary (Plexo) West Jacksonville Johanna (Robertson) Smith Mr. Stephens Pete Forney Fort Morgan Alabama Virginia Colvin's Gan County Board of Education Pope Appomattoe Court House Lee Calhoun County N. J Stephens

English Girls Cigarette Fiends

London reports alarm over rising cigarette use among women and girls. Prior to the war, average consumption ran fifteen to twenty weekly, but now thousands smoke heavily with factory girls as the chief victims. Some sixteen or seventeen year olds boast of fifty cigarettes daily.

London England Nicolline

Liberal convention opens in Winnipeg western Canada

Liberal leaders from western provinces gather in Winnipeg for a two day session to discuss the political situation after the war. Women delegates from equal suffrage provinces attend as the party defines its stance on key economic and political issues.

Winnipeg Man Liberals Western Canada Liberal Party

Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Proclaims Quinine and Iron

An old advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a remedy against malaria. It stresses the tonic formula includes quinine and iron and highlights its tasteless quality on every label.

Lang Preaches at Capital Sunday in Montgomery

Dr Lang president of Alabama Presbyterian College at Anniston preached at Trinity Presbyterian Church to a large audience. He spoke on The Man Who Makes a Difference and praised the superintendent L J Carter who will soon leave for Y M C A work in Greenville D C as a Cantonment is planned.

Lang L. J. Carter Greenville D. C

Local religious leader lauded for progressiveness and spirituality

The passage credits a local secretary and Sunday School superintendent with forward thinking and spiritual leadership guiding the organization’s development. The wording emphasizes his role as essential to progress.

Yy Kc A Trpity Sunday School

Big Cotton Sale Reported in Montgomery Market

Four hundred bales of cotton sold in Montgomery brought 512,260 dollars or 128 dollars and 15 cents per bale. The sale is among the season’s largest in the Montgomery market.

Montgomery

Wobbly Nerves Need Assistance and Nutrition Drink Claim

An advertisement promotes HIMO as a concentrated meal aid aiding digestion and relief of constipation. It describes EMO as a nourishing drink to boost weight, vitality, and health, suggesting use between meals and at night. A S%p package is offered with a satix action guarantee.

Sieemo EMO

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