School Days Will Soon Be Here
Local shop urges families to prepare for the new term with clothing stout shoes durable dress materials and suitable hats and caps for boys and girls.
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1906
Page
3
Oxford Notes and Local Happenings
Thad M. Gwin and Company items from Oxford report visits by John Draper family and T A Turner party joined by Clinton and Tom Wilkinson. The vaudeville at Oxford Lake draws crowds as lodges prepare for the First District Pythian convention with Gadsden and Albertville contingents. A house fire on Fourth street destroys a residence owned by Mrs. Sue Hudson with no insurance. Dr R M Cunningham campaigned for governor with a receptive audience and votes anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Hudson
Dean's Ointment Heals Itching Piles After Years of Suffering
Itching piles provoke profanity but profanity won’t cure them. Dean's Ointment promises relief from itching bleeding or protruding piles after years of suffering sold at any drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Best coal at R. O. Watson's shown by ad
Winter supply available with phone contact 72 for purchasing coal from R. O. Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Watson’s
Fall Sewing Sale Starts Early With New Arrivals
Dealers announce a large shipment of early Fall goods including domestics ginghams percal es outings and prints ready before the Fall rush. This notice promotes quick shopping to secure fall sewing supplies.
Smart Styles in Gray Tailored Suits and Dotted Swiss Frocks
The article describes simple gray tailored suits as chic seasonable wear with minimal trimming. It highlights extensive braid and embroidery in ready made costumes, dotted swiss fabrics, and accessories like lingerie belts and mother of pearl buckles, noting schoolgirl frock designs and English embroidery touches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batiste
Gabrielle Walist
Charming
Electric Bitters praised by Georgia pastor as cure all
The Rev. J. Warren of Sharon Baptist Church Belair Georgia testifies Electric Bitters fixed his lame back stiff joints and physical collapse. He walked a mile in 30 minutes after half a day’s work and now walks three miles in 50 minutes after two bottles. The tonic promises help for weakness and stomach liver and kidney complaints. Sold under guarantee at West End Drug Co Elam Ordway Houser priced 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Sharon Baptist Church
Belair
West End Drug Co
Elam Ordway & Houser
Voters Urged to Bring Registration Certificates to Polls
The notice asks voters registered since July 1, 1906 to carry their registration certificates to the polls to avoid challenges or confusion.
Itching Scalp Tale Links Father Son Suffering Across Years
A newspaper item describes a family ordeal with terrible itchy scalp and extended sores behind the ears. Years later the condition worsens with painful pustules appearing on the lower body affecting both father and son.
Triple Cure by Cuticura Remedies Ad
A Civil War veteran from Rosemond Illinois testifies to Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent curing eczema eruptions and scalp hair loss. He notes rapid improvement after two weeks and cites a two month full recovery with medical treatment plus Cuticura. The ad promotes the complete external and internal treatment for skin and scalp disorders with pricing and mail order offer from Potter Bros. Chem Corp Boston Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. F. Weiss
Rosemond, Christian Co
Ill
Potterbrug A& Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Sunset Over the Hill Stirs Puck and Family
In a chatty moment a narrator voices delight at watching the sun set behind a hill. Uncle Eli and the speaker reminisce about the view, noting it as a recurring, cherished sight shared with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sponzely
Eli
Puck
New Life Pills Promised as Cure for Malaria Poison
Advertisement states yellow fever germ resembles malaria germ and claims Kings New Life Pills cure all diseases due to malaria poison and constipation. Sold for 25 cents at Elam Otway Houser and West End Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. King
New Life
Elam
Otway & Houser’s
West End Drug Co
Notice to Creditors in Annie Miller Estate
Letters of administration issued by Judge Emmett P. Crook in Calhoun County Alabama on July 16 1906 for Annie Miller estate. Creditors must present claims within legal time or be barred. Fanny M. Steele administratrix. August 8 to August 31 notice period applies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Miller
Emmett PF. Crook
Calhoun County
Alabama
Democratic primary action shapes Fourth District congressional race
A candidate for Congress in the Fourth District remains subject to Democratic primary action. The article notes party processes and potential outcomes as voters weigh the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Didate
Congress
Fourth
Percy Clark Announces Campaign for Congress in Alabama
The notice names Percy Clark as a Democratic candidate for the Fourth Congressional District seat in Alabama, pending the Democratic primary on August 27, 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Clark
Congress
Alabama
Donahoo and Co. Offer Fine Turnouts For Ride
Nothing finer than Donahoo and Co.'s turnouts says the ad inviting readers to try a ride in one. Phone number 82 appears as the contact line for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donahoo & Co
Dog Show Opens At Asbury Park Kennel Club
A beach show under the Asbury Park Kennel Club opened today in the Beach Auditorium. About 400 dogs of all classes are on exhibition, including many valuable canines. Entries featuring bulldogs bull terriers and St Bernards are notably strong. The event runs through tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Asbury Park
N. J
Asbury Park Kennel Club
Beach
Bellefonte Hosts Central District Firemen’s Tourney
Bellefonte is decorated for the Central District Volunteer-Firemen’s association meeting and tournament. Firemen from many points arrived with bands and delegations of citizens. The tournament continues through tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellefonte
Central District
Virginia State Firemen’s Association Opens Twentieth Annual Convention
The twentieth annual convention and tournament of the Virginia State Firemen's Association opened in Richmond on August 22 and runs through Saturday Delegates attend from Lynchburg Portsmouth Charlottesville Danville Luray Newport News Roanoke and other cities as businesses adorn the city with decorations and an entertaining program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia State Firemen’s Association
Lynchburg
Portsmouth
Charlottesville
Danville
Luray
Newport News
Roanoke
Unnecessary Expense Warned Against in Colic Remedy Ad
An advertorial claims acute colic and diarrhoea can be relieved without a physician by using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It asserts a dose relieves before a doctor could arrive and notes the remedy never fails even in severe cases, available for sale by J. L. Wikle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Wale
J. L. Wikle
High grade furniture and home goods for sale
J. T. Hodge at 923 Noble Street offers high grade furniture, New Home sewing machines, stoves and other household items at reasonable prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Hodge
Noble Street
Anniston City Furniture
Noble and Cwelfth
Doctors Mistakes Hidden Behind Old Remedies
A reprint-style plea for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female ills. The piece argues many symptoms stem from one underlying disease and that improper treatment wastes money and time. It touts the tonic as harmless, strengthening, and suitable for nervous and uterine disorders, with emphasis on women workers and caregivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
State Normal School opens with free tuition and solid staff
State Normal School announces tuition free and a large enrollment across all classes totaling 624 last session with 332 in the four regular Normal School classes from 68 Alabama counties. It lists 800 boarders and 135 teachers, strong professional courses, a well equipped Manual Training department, preparation for the State examination. board costs are $10 per month and expenses range from $75 to $125 per session. opens Sept 18, 1906. catalogues available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal School
Alabama
Phone Model Ice Co ad for drage No 59
Evening Star advertises Phone Model Ice Co with rate 26 cents per month. The brief notice mentions adva and hints at pricing options for the model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phone Model Ice Co
Drage
Evening Star
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Oxford
A. J. Adair
THE
Thad M. Gwin & Company
John Draper
Talladega
Frank Shuford
Mrs
T. A. Turner
Texas
Messrs
Clinton
Tom Wilkinson
Grandview
Mr. Turner
Robert Singleton
James W. Cunningham
Hiram D. Barr
Anniston
T. A. Howle & CO
Oxford, Ala
Oxford Lake
Pythoon
Gadsden
Albertville
Tom Malone
Fannie Lee Baker
Will H. Cooper
Main Street
Fourth Street
X. H. Bagley
Sue Cloud
Montgomery
Daisy Brown
McKibbon Street
Choccolocco Street
George Hollingsworth
R. M. Cunningham
A. Walker & CO
Cater rGrocery Co. Phone
Fanny M. Steele
Ton
Wm. B. Craig
Dallas County
Guardian
Anniston Banking *& Loan Company
O. B. Wellborn
OLD Dominion Firemen
Blue Mountain Avenue
Martha Bell
T. M. Henderson
Desler
En's Clothing
Furnior
INGS
Eleventh
Mobil Streete
Mem and Boys
Inge
J. O. Heflin & Co
N. 21St St
Birmingham, Ala
Contractors and Builders of
State Normal School
Jacksonville, Ala
Ness
City National
Anniston, Ala
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