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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1902
Page
3
The weekly climate bulletin notes extreme heat and dry conditions across Alabama with temperatures over 100 degrees in many counties. cotton yields are well below average due to rust, shedding, and open bolls. corn sorghum and peanuts are poor. some bottom lands may yield fair crops, while drought limits water for wells and stock. Grapes show a generally good yield amidst scarce water.
A historical ad urges beware chills as a malaria forerunner and promotes Herbine as a liver stimulant that purifies blood and restores health. It claims quick action and lists J. L. Wikles and J. B. Privett in Oxford, Alabama as sellers.
Advertisers claim Weneeda corn meal is superior as it uses only the finest white milling corn, with grains brushed clean of dirt and impurities by advanced machinery. The process includes scouring polishing Hippus stones milling bolters and purifiers to remove bran leaving a pure white meal. Consumers urged to switch to Weneeda at once.
Dr Chas Hutter of Panama Colombia notes in a letter that a 16 year old patient with severe dysentery improved within eight hours after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Her condition rapidly recovered and she was fully well within a week. Sold by JL Wikle.
The Freedom of the Plumbers Company in London presented to Andrew Carnegie at the Guildhall a casket of metals. Carnegie calls wealth distribution a clever business move and urges offers from other English speaking cities. Also notes C A Harlan of Eaton Ohio found relief from indigestion with Electric Bitters. Includes observations on American watchmaking supremacy and a plug for Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets.
The Calhoun County Sunday School association holds its thirteenth annual session at Choccolocco, starting this morning and continuing two days. A busy program with talks on timely Sunday school topics is planned, with several attendees from Anniston including Mr. and Mrs. Milton A Smith, R. L. Cater, and S. A. Russell.
C Unger of 211 Maple St Champaign Illinois says a year of coughing and doctors did not help until Foley's Honey and Tar cured him. He reports no further trouble and notes trying many remedies before the cure. Miller Drug Co endorses the product.
Seaboard Air Line Railway issues a Summer tourist booklet titled Summer Elsewhere detailing seaside and mountain resorts in the Carolinas and Virginia. Copies available from any Seaboard agent or by applying to C. B. Ryan in Portsmouth, Va, or W. Ak. Christian in Atlanta, Ga.
In 1895 none, by 1900 Cascarets Candy Cathartic sold six million boxes marking a surge in popularity. Advertisers claim it as the best medicine for the bowels in the world with all druggists selling it for ten cents.
A brief note highlights that suits crafted by Boyer fit properly and wear durably over time, signaling quality tailoring and dependable construction.
The text contrasts impure water with Gerst bottle beer claiming it is pure because it is brewed from distilled water.
For the National Encampment of the G A R in Washington October 6 to 11 Southern railway sells round trips to Washington with return by October 15 1902. Extensions to November 3 1902 available by depositing the ticket with a joint agent before noon October 15 and paying 50 cents. For details, contact any Southern railway ticket agent. Joley's Kidney Cure is claimed to cure kidney disease not beyond medicine.
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