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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1906
Page
8
Aniston faces a housing shortage with demand far exceeding supply. Rental agents report hundreds of applicants unable to secure shelter, as working families seek three to five room cottages costing 500 to 600 dollars each. A prominent rental agent warns five times as many requests as available units and urges swift action to build or sell affordable homes.
Washington March 27 The new rate law goes into effect tomorrow but officials expect months before it changes freight charges. Railroads show no intent to block enforcement yet say the sweeping provisions demand a complete overhaul of practices, causing timetable uncertainty due to conflicting clauses.
An ad warns against harsh cathartics and touts Prickly Ash Bitters as a safe daily laxative that strengthens the bowels. It claims the product empties the bowels like drastic remedies and provides tonic benefits, urging readers to insist on the red six on the label and to buy it everywhere.
Those who desire society church lodge or similar notices inserted in The Star are asked to write notices exactly as to time date and content and send them to the office. Telephoned notices cannot be accepted if accuracy is to be guaranteed.
Mrs BE Embry announces the engagement of her daughter Dona to Mr H Moore of Boatemer with the ceremony planned for October. Also noted are Mrs James Haralson returning from Montgomery and other social items including an ice cream event for orphans’ home fund.
Heavy ballot cast in Montgomery on August 27 with races for governor and alternate senator. Comer and Cunningham lead a close gubernatorial contest while Johnston Knox Clarke and Bankhead top the race for alternate senator. Out of 8000 votes, Horese Hood is expected to win auditor by a wide margin.
A collection of customer letters to Anniston Hardware Co praising the Majestic Range. Patrons from Anniston and nearby towns report time and fuel savings, exceptional baking, and overall satisfaction after years of use.
Fred Langley of New York returns to resume work at the New York Herald after visiting relatives in the city. D Woodruff resumes duties at Anniston National Bank. Sydney J. Bowie arrives from Birmingham. F Douglass returns from a West trip to Arkansas Texas and Tennessee. Harry C. Gunnels of Montgomery returns home to vote. I W Hill of Montgomery visits Sunday. Mortimer Sterne visits Iris Sterne's parents. Addison Lyman of Birmingham is here on business. E S Ayers returns to Jacksonville.
A testimonial notes Nadinola removes freckles and brightens the complexion. The ad lists Nadinol a prices of 50 cents and 1 dollar and claims thousands of women endorse the product as superior to other preparations. The text also references railroads and the Interstate Commerce Commission interpreting new provisions and scheduling delays.
The first earthquake clause insurance case reaches trial before Superior Judge Hebbard in San Francisco. The Rosenthal Shoe Co versus Williamsburg Insurance Co is regarded as a test case and may guide actions of insurers and claimants.
The notice says acute colic and diarrhoea attacks come on suddenly and prompt relief is needed. It promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a cost effective alternative to physician services, claiming a dose will relieve the patient.
With a large harbor fleet of sail and power yachts in Oshkosh for the Inland Lake Yachting Association regatta expectations rise for a top event. Participants from Chicago Milwaukee Minneapolis St Paul and other cities expected to attend all week.
The Second Pennsylvania Veterans Heavy Artillery of the 112th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers held its annual reunion in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. Several hundred members from across the state attended the gathering.
A Cleveland report says two men died off the harbor during a Lake Erie storm. The Rath Stewart, unable to pump, dashed toward the breakwater but was swept ashore. lifeboat crews rescued the crew.
Oring Laxative Fruit Syrup offers a positive guarantee to cure constipation headache stomach trouble or indigestion. If it fails, the manufacturers refund your money. Elam Ordway Houser.
The fragment references contact by phone for a person or agency identified as R O Wateron at number 72. Details are incomplete, offering only the instruction to call for a drag or lead. No dates, places, or outcomes are provided.
Lucy Hill an 11 year old daughter of Frank Hill took 140 from a dresser last Saturday in Kokomo Indiana. She bought clothes jewelry and a railway ticket to Dallas Texas and started south alone. Parents feared kidnapping but she was later heard from in Oklahoma and will be returned to her father. She said I just went out to have the time of my life.
A Ford City machinist Charles W. Moore severely burned his hand in an electrical furnace. He used Bucklea's Arnica Salve with a rapid, complete healing result. The advertisement touts it as the greatest healer for burns wounds sores eczema and more. Available at West End Drug Co and E Ordway & Houser's.
The Tece International Stewards association started its annual convention in Niagara Falls, drawing a large membership from the United States and Canada to discuss agenda items and program highlights.
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