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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1906
Page
2
The Busy Grocers Humphries and Co offer new premiums including a dozen hat racks for customers who pay 10 cents. A coupon comes with each cash purchase and rebate checks are issued. Return 15 dollars in cash checks to receive 50 cents in trade. They continue to stock pure fresh groceries.
Oxford bulletin lists Roanoke visitor C D Slay, Howle & Co. staffer Henry Disharoon off for vacation near Heflin, Jenifer guests Wm Triplett and son at Oxford Lake picnic, Annie Orr visiting Jefferson GA, and Rev W R Ivey resigning to move to Maysville KY. Epworth League social planned at Mrs Luttrell’s, depot and Oxford Lake intersections to get electric lights, several rentals offered, visitors from Columbiana and Mina LA, and Lois Haynes returning home.
Friends in Rome Ga spend last night with John Alexander family. Mrs EB C Brooks returns from two week visit near Lineville. Miss Louis McBidery of Talladega visits St Pace on McPherson Ave. Tom Bowen of Atlanta leaves Oxford for Weaver's Station. Mrs J W McKenzie returns to Talladega after staying with W S Aderholt on College Hill. Oxford gin upgrades near completion for 1906 07 season doubling capacity. Miss Clara Yeatman and brother Harry visit Birmingham sisters. Friday Night Club hosts Ellaree Haynes on College Hill. Knights of Pythias First District convention planning a grand social and fraternal time.
An old drugstore advertisement promotes Smith's Kidney Cure with a money back guarantee. It promises one bottle to benefit or cure kidney troubles at a price of 50 cents.
A six week struggle to quit smoking ends in a small village with a single cigar shop guiding the user through a self help pause. The piece reflects on urban habit, withdrawal, and reliance on local routines to reinforce resolve.
Prehistoric artists carved faces on polished shells, leaving some of the oldest known masks. Among these relics are shell engravings depicting human profiles and facial features, illustrating early artistic skill and cultural expression.
Advertisement asserts Foley's Honey and Tar provides instant relief from hay fever and summer colds by easing breathing and healing air passages. Mentions the genuine product in a yellow package sold by Elam Ordway & Houser in Elam, providing a local dealer reference.
American capital pours into Cuba with a chain of investment hard to break. In two years about 150 million dollars of U S money has been invested outside Havana, with projects expanding in that city. American ownership includes railroads and trolley lines shaping Cuban development.
A farm laborer bids for an outdoor relief widow, asking the Northampton Guardians of the Poor if any widows on file are available for marriage, stating his desire for a wife fitting that status.
A notable Chinese official reportedly begins work at 2 AM and serves in multiple high level posts. He is on duty at the palace from 3 to 6, as privy councillor from 6 to 9, leads at the war department 9 to 11, attends the board of punishment 12 to 2, and spends 2 to 5 or 6 at the foreign office. He also often serves on special boards or commissions.
A health note outlines causes such as green vegetables from unripe fruit and weather changes. It mentions rapid cures and prevention methods for stomach ache and diarrhoea, emphasizing dietary and environmental triggers and practical remedies.
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is advertised as a pure medicinal whiskey with no fusel oil. It claims to kill disease germs, reduce irritation, and keep the system healthy, with widespread medical use for 50 years and in many hospitals. Sold by druggists and grocers for $1 per bottle. medical booklet free from Duffy Malt Whiskey Co. Rochester.
Bethel Ala August reports good health and social activity. Carleton Bishop held a quilting Saturday while residents enjoyed a rain softened gathering. A singing school will close August 16. Various visits include Viola Bishop to Alice Richie and Robert Griffin from Etowah County visiting friends.
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana recounts ten years confined to bed by kidney disease. He sought top medical care without relief until Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended, which he calls a Godsend, as noted by Elam Ordway and Houser.
The Glasgow working population spends annually about 16.8 million dollars on alcohol, a figure roughly three times its rent outlay. The note highlights the city’s heavy expenditure on drink relative to housing costs.
Esteemed medical writers affirm the abundance of valuable medicinal plants in American forests. Indigenous peoples long identified useful native roots, and knowledge shared with settlers spurred ongoing study, yielding a rich assortment of medicinal roots today.
A listing of historical births and deaths from 1769 to 1894, including Napoleon Bonaparte born 1769 and Walter Scott born 1771, alongside events such as Detroit surrender to the British in 1812 and the 1894 North Pole expedition setback. Also an advertisement touts Dean’s Regulats for constipation.
In Alexandria on Aug 13 a shingle mill accident mangled Fletcher McGinnis arm requiring amputation. Doctors Meharg Bowcock and Douthit treated him, he rested comfortably later. Will Burgess improves after recent operation in Anniston.
H L Stanley of Bruno says his wife recovered after five years of coughing and bleeding from the lungs using Dr King’s New Discovery. He claims it cured consumption when taken in time and notes a full cure after twelve bottles. Trial bottles offered, money refunded.
Opened 1831. John W. Abercrombie LL D president. Tuition free to Alabamians. Graduates in great demand in all vocations. Regular enrollment last season 491. summer school 316. total 807. Terms reasonable. Next session opens Wednesday September 5.
In a promotional piece Dr Pierce asserts American forests yield valuable medicinal roots and that his Golden Medical Discovery acts as a stomach tonic liver invigorator heart regulator and blood cleanser. He cites free mail order booklets and testimonials, noting alcohol free formulas and glyceric extracts.
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