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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1906
Page
5
A collage of local notices and ads from Anniston Alabama mentions Low prices and high quality goods including watches rings and monogrammed items. It notes Joe Harless's illness in Birmingham and community support from Anniston friends.
A customer praises the Anniston store manager Mr. Lee for thorough watchmaking training at a major Eastern technical school. He can fabricate any component from screws to plates, except the dial hair and main springs, stating only quality parts are used.
Chief Deputy Sheriff W. Le Grande will go to Edwardsville today to fetch John Poss jailed in Cleburne county on a whiskey selling without license charge. For a drag, call O. Watson, No. 72. Saturday's rainfall was very heavy.
Weather summary notes a low temperature of 5 a m and an outlook of partly cloudy skies. Forecast covers Anniston and surrounding vicinity, with temperature and cloud cover details for the period.
Weather notes mention 1.35 inches of rain and fatigue from heat. Advertisements promote Prickly Ash Bitters as energy aid. Property sold quickly by W. T. Owen with 25 percent down. Aniston Trading Co and Bass & Heard advertise toilet sets and discounted goods. Lake theatre tickets sold by Aniston Electric & Gas Co.
A mountain railway is to be built in the Tyrolese Alps by Swiss engineer Strubb of Clerena near Montreux. When finished it will claim the European record for steepest mountain slope, surpassing the Stauserhorn railway.
King Alfonso will present his bride with her wedding dress and five other gowns in accordance with Spanish custom. The gown is being made in a Madrid convent, and the bride will provide all house liens for their new home.
The Wrought Iron Range Co and City Hardware Co advertise selling ranges to farmers in the territory. City Hardware offers a similar range at 40 dollars with option of notes at 80 percent interest. They urge buyers to inspect their range before striking deals with outsiders, claiming long-standing friendship.
An Irishman once in the merchant’s employ sought help after his house and possessions burned. The philanthropic Baltimore merchant, though generous, asked for proof. The man replied he had a notary certificate, but it was burned with his belongings.
An advertisement touts Chamberlains Salve as instantly soothing for salt rheum and eczema. It claims the salve is unequaled for skin diseases and notes sale through J L Wikle.
In a playful exchange Mrs. Galley laments needing good bathing suit ideas, and her husband quickly offers a suggestion to adjust the bottom for a better fit. The brief dialogue captures a light domestic moment about summer attire.
The island of Ascension in the Atlantic is described as the sole property of the British admiralty, listed as a vessel on the navy list and classed as a tender to a royal ship. Governed by a naval captain, its garrisoned men follow the same on board ship rules with 30 private land parcels and no rents rates or taxes.
In a light exchange from the Chicago Daily News, two friends discuss marriage. One declares she hates men and remains a bachelor, while another notes Jack Dashing’s interest and the potential for a match. The scene centers on social expectations and personal choice.
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