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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1906
Page
2
The Evening Star and local merchants sponsor a public library contest using vote tickets with ten cent purchases. Institutions compete for donated diverse library sets, with weekly standings in the Evening Star and final tally on October 6 1906.
Key moments span 1567 birth of St Prancis de Sales to 1893 unveiling of Lincoln statue in Edinburgh. Notes include 1777 New Jersey raid on Staten Island, 1810 Bernadotte chosen Prince Royal of Sweden, 1840 Kossuth’s escape, 1861 New Orleans riot, 1882 Port Said occupation, 1890 high NY money interest.
A reunion of North east Alabama United Confederate Veterans Association veterans from Calhoun Clay Cleburne Etowah Jefferson Randolph Shelby St. Clair and Talladega counties is set for September 18 1906 in Anniston Circuit Court room. The United Daughters of the Confederacy are invited. Veterans and Daughters feast free and a grand march with an old time Southern barbecue on September 19.
Naturalists studied whether birds sing by nature or imitation. Linnets raised by skylarks learned their foster songs, while birds never hearing others sang original tunes. Cuckoos, though raised by other species, sing their own distinctive song unaltered.
H L Stanley of Bruno celebrates his wife’s recovery from five years of coughing and lung bleeding after using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. He credits the medicine with curing consumption if taken early. Trial bottles offered free at West End Drug Co Elam Ordway Houser.
A humorous tale explains measuring medicine by a dime, where a dimeful means a dime’s worth of powder piled on. The druggist insists the phrase is traditional, noting some powders are more accurately dosed this way than by standard measures.
The Rev. J. C. Warren of Sharon Baptist Church Belair Ga proclaims Electric Bitters a Godsend. He says it cured his lame back stiff joints and physical collapse and has made him strong enough to walk three miles in 50 minutes. It is touted as a remedy for weakness and stomach liver and kidney complaints. Sold under guarantee at West End Drug Co and Elam Ordway & Houser for 50 cents.
An ad asserts stomach heart and kidney ailments stem from nerves not organs. Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin promotes Restorative as a nerve-focused cure, claiming it cures digestion insomnia heart weakness and related disorders by restoring nerve control. Sold by J L Wikle through druggists.
Two Silesians in a music hall argued over Wagner music. The younger, who challenged the older to a duel, was refused due to unequal risk. The bachelor sought marriage and a larger family to balance odds, returning with a wife and three children. Three years later the elder still refused, noting he now had five children.
During hot weather the first signs of an upset stomach in children demand prompt care. A few doses of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil can cleanse the system. Rev M O Stockland of Little Falls Minnesota endorses the remedy for summer disorders in children. Sold by J L Wikle.
Announced as a Democratic hopeful for Congress from the Fourth District in Dallas County subject to primary selection. The notice names the candidate and outlines the political process and eligibility within the party framework.
The candidate Percy Clark announces his bid for Congress in Alabama's Fourth District. The run is contingent on the Democratic primary held on August 27, 1996. The statement signals Clark's intention to compete in the party process and seek the seat.
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