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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1906
Page
6
Chronology of historical notes listing events from 1484 to 1905 including the death of Pope Sixtus IV 1484 and various global incidents such as naval actions fires and inaugurations. Also mentions Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward born 1844 and Minnesota fire 1893. Ends with a fragmented ad line about Dr Thomas electric oil.
London report notes a few MPs admit teetotalers in the House of Commons still drink with meals. A kitchen committee member laments wine at dinners while the new shilling dinner gains favor though profits fall. The menu lists veal, ham, mutton, vegetables, puddings and cheeses.
H L Stanley of Bruno declares renewed wife’s health after five years of coughing and lung bleeding due to consumption. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Cure. He claims the medicine cures even severe cases if taken early. West End Drug Co and Flam Ordway & Houser offer a one dollar trial bottle.
In a sermon on Why the Masses in New York are Poor Rev Mad ison C Peters argues New York spends about 1 000 000 daily on liquor, more than half the US government budget to run, and more than total annual tariff receipts. He claims the city's annual liquor bill bears interest near equal to all US university incomes.
A health note warns men over sixty face kidney and bladder disorders often from enlarged prostate. It urges Foley's Kidney Cure at first signs, touting past patient testimonials including Rodney Burnett of Rockport Missouri, who at 91 reports relief after two bottles.
A 14 foot long beard once owned by the late Amos Broadhurst is to be sold in a few days at Stevens auction rooms Covent Garden. It is described as the world's longest beard and was one of the exhibits associated with the famed showman P T Barnum's bailey act.
In New York a scientist once brought brown tailed moths for study. A rapid spread led Congress to grant 100000 for a remedy. An agricultural specialist ships 5 million parasites to America to eat the caterpillars, with a lab prepared at Saugus Massachusetts to receive them.
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for hay fever and summer colds with immediate breathing relief and healing of inflamed passages. Claims instant relief even if it does not cure, mentions genuine yellow package by Elam, Ordway & Touser.
Gorman of Maryland recalled as a fine baseball player who captained right field for the old National baseball club of Washington. His athletic energy drew President Johnson’s notice and offered him the Fifth Maryland district collectorship, held for him until the season’s end when Gorman accepted, showing his baseball fame led to a political appointment.
A courtroom exchange features a judge testing a boy on catechism. The boy responds with confidence noting four ink spots on a front cover and a back store off, recalling the familiar item.
A testimonial from Charles Baldwin of Edwardsville Illinois praising Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for chronic constipation and stomach troubles. The ad urges readers to buy a package to get well and stay well. Price 25 cents with free samples, for sale by J L Wikle.
A papal bull is a papal document of edict decree or rescript, issued with a public order. The seal, not the paper itself, grants recognition and has historically been made of lead. Lead seals trace back to ancient Rome and remain common in Italy today.
Chas W Moore a Ford City Pa machinist suffered a severe hand burn from an electrical furnace. He treated it with Bucklen's Arnica Salve achieving rapid recovery. The salve claims to heal burns wounds sores eczema and piles and is sold at West End Drug Co Elam Ordway Houser's for 25 cents.
Unnecessary expense for colic and diarrhoea relief urged with Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as prompt aid before a doctor could arrive. Claimed to never fail even in severe cases. For sale by J L Wikle.
A vintage advertisement urges readers with kidney and bladder trouble to use Foley's Kidney Cure. It claims positive results and asserts the product cures all Elam, Ordway & Houser related ailments, warning readers they will have only themselves to blame if they do not try it.
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