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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1902
Page
4
The report notes a wedding link between Grant's granddaughter and Roosevelt kin, marking a rare presidential dynasty moment since Adams. It cites political commentary on Alabama education and party fairness, including remarks on Governor Jelks and Democratic executive conduct.
The author argues news columns should provide fair and impartial coverage of political events and reserve politics for editorials. The piece condemns papers that distort news for political gain and contends readers lose trust as a result.
Howard Williams sold his interest in The Anniston Star to T. R. Gordon and retired from Alabama journalism. The Jacksonville Republican notes Mr. Henry Graham, of Anniston, returning home after a long illness to regain strength before resuming business.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh at all stages, a constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment. The ad states the cure works by acting on blood and mucous surfaces, offers a hundred dollar reward for uncured cases, and invites testimonials. Toledo, Ohio, company.
The Southern Railway announces special round trip fares for the National Baptist Convention Colored in Birmingham Alabama. Tickets available from September 14 15 16 1902 from all points and September 15 17 1902 from Alabama points. Return by September 27 1902. Call any ticket agent for details.
A testimonial style note praises a sprightly step and rosy complexion citing Dr King’s New Life Pills. It claims improved digestion and absence of headaches and blues with a sales pitch offering 250 pills at Miller Drug Co.
A syndicated digressive piece laments writers errors about lunar positions and solar light. It cites Wilkie Collins Coleridge Kingsley and a film novel aboard a sailing ship as examples of misused moon and wind imagery, noting mismatches between observed astronomy and storytelling.
Dr Geo Ewing of Smiths Grove Ky, a physician for over thirty years, reports his personal experience with Foley’s Kidney Cure. He suffered kidney and bladder trouble and enlarged prostate, tried many remedies, then used three bottles and was fully relieved. He prescribes it daily in practice and recommends it to other physicians.
A note urges saving 26 cents per working day for a year in the City National Bank Savings Department, claiming in five years you will have 428 dollars and 55 cents. It promises 4 percent interest on all amounts over five dollars, compounded semiannually, and invites a personal interview with cashier J W McElreath.
Stag Paint is advertised as spreading easier and working smoother than rivals, delivering a distinctive gloss. Dixie Hardware Co invites customers to learn more about this claim and its advantages firsthand.
Postell's Elegant Flour is white, well ground, bolted and properly handled. Sold by all good grocers with Anniston Mercantile Co. as sole agents.
A French host built a topsy turvy room where guests woke to a ceiling show. Servants carried a sleeper out as a dazed party peered through wall slits to watch chairs and a flowerpot bloom above. The host laughed as the scene unfolded. Also ad copy touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for digestive issues at 25 cents a box via J L Wikle.
In a courtroom exchange the lawyer notes many aspects to investigate with the client affirming the initial focus on the pocketbook, as the judge presides over the discussion. The dialogue highlights concern over financial matters as the case progresses.
A brief quip from Town and Country noting why people call it a hungry sea. It asks why the term is used and answers that it 'takes the dinner right out of a person's mouth.'
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