Announcements for Congress and a Seoul bell legend
Notices announce William B. Craig and Percy Clark as candidates in Alabama Fourth District for Congress under Democratic primary rules. The Bell of Seoul legend recounts a mother sacrificing her child to save a cracked bell, yielding a flawless recast whose tone is said to echo a child’s wail across the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of
Wm. B. Craig
Dallas County
Fourth
Percy Clark
Congress
Alabama
Seoul
Korea
Far East
State Normal School Opens Sept 18 1906
State institution for teachers reports enrollment 524 in all classes, 332 in four Normal School classes from 58 Alabama counties, 3800 boarders, 135 teachers with strong professional courses and manual training. Prepares for state examination. Board $10 per month. Expenses $75 to $125 per session. For catalogue address.
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Normal School
Alabama
Gulls as urban scavengers and social birds
A compact note echoes on gull behavior, noting their colony life and year round sociality. It cites gulls as land oriented scavengers in southern California and Oregon feeding on fields and refuse, praising their economic usefulness to humans before a humorous misfit line about a bachelor’s fancy.
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California
Oregon
A Girl Gives Seat in Car Catches Woman Off Guard
In a Detroit Free Press item a woman recalls the moment a girl rose and offered her seat in a car, leaving the speaker feeling suddenly aged by the simple act. The anecdote reflects a poignant social pause as courtesy shifts perspective.
Printers at Colorado Springs for 52nd convention
Delegates and officers of the International Typographical Union gather in Colorado Springs for the 52nd convention. A reception welcomes visitors as business sessions start Monday at the Temple Theatre. Presidents Lynch and other officers will present annual reports amid focus on the eight hour day strike.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Amg
International Typographical Union
Temple Theatre
Lynch
103rd Birthday of Mrs Mary Scott in Philadelphia
Telegraph report from Philadelphia notes Mrs Mary Scott, age 103, celebrating her birthday. Born in County Derry Ireland in 1803, she emigrated to America 28 years later and has worked hard since. She never used tobacco or alcohol and remains mentally sharp with few age related ailments.
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Star
Philadelphia
Mary Scott
Tree Street
Mra. Scott
County
Derry
Ireland
America
Fire survivors bury valuables in yards during California blaze
In San Francisco, residents on Russian Hill buried household goods in backyards to save them from the wildfire. The International Hotel chief clerk dug a ten by ten foot hole behind his Vallejo and Leavenworth residence and buried trunks bedding and other items. The house was destroyed, yet many possessions remained odorless and intact after burying under earth.
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San Francisco
Russian Hill
International Hotel
Vallejo
Leavenworth
Beyond the Pale Visitor Proposes Social Economy
A visitor reenters after ten years and offers several ways to make the hostess's hour more economically managed. The hostess rebukes the notion, asserting her high social position and refusal to endure more mere moping.
A Livers Lethargy Healed by Golden Medical Discovery
An article urging rest, nutrition, and Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery to treat torpid liver and biliousness linked to poor digestion. It lists symptoms such as bitter mornings, poor appetite, coated tongue, constipation, headaches, and stomach distress and promotes regular use of the medicine with a non secret, non alcoholic glyceric extract of native medicinal roots. It warns against substitutes and hot breads while emphasizing known composition and endorsements.
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Pierce
Young Girl Cured of Eczema After 17 Years
A one month old with crusted scaly eczema was treated and later grew to be 17 without a scar. The article notes significant improvement and mentions a person named Ski as possibly involved in the cure.
Cuticura Remedies Featured for Infant Eczema Cure
An anecdotal testimonial from Marksville Louisiana dated Oct 27 1905 describes a one month old infant with full body eczema treated with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. After six cakes of soap and similar ointment the child recovered completely, leaving a scar but asserting lifelong success from the product. The note urges parents to consider Cuticura for newborns noting its purity and gentle medicated formula.
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Cutieura
Bob Glasscock
Marksville
Lax
Cuticura Remedies Restore Skin in Three Months
May G. Schieferle reports three years of rough acne improved after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for three months. She notes soft skin and disappearance of pimples with no doctor required. Cuticura products sold worldwide via Potter Drug & Chemical Corp. Sole Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Schieferle
Santa Paula
Potter Drag & Chem, Corp
Sole i
Mass
Stove Wood Supply With Telephone Orders
We offer stove wood of any kind in any quantity starting from 50¢. Telephone orders to 43 or call for details.
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Schlitz
Milwaukee
R. E. Garner
10Th St
Anniston
First National Bank
Belcher Plumbing Co
Court House
Whetstone & CO
Crocers
State Normal School
Jacksonville, Ala
F. C. Leyden
Smith
American Spectator
The
San Francisco Burrows
Ness
City National
Anniston, Ala
T. F. Stricklin
Pine
Model Ice Co
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