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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
3
The poem Whittier, famed for color blind sight, misreads colors and misjudges outfits and danger. He jokes about mistaking Erin from explosions and confuses a gown with green while red haired Mary wears red. A blast warning near mid March prompts a quip about the flag.
The Rev J C Warren pastor of Sharon Baptist Church Belair Ga hails Electric Bitters as a Godsend curing back pain stiff joints and collapse He reports walking three miles in 50 minutes after two bottles and says it strengthened him It's promoted as a remedy for weakness and stomach liver and kidney complaints sold with guarantee at West End Drug Co Elam Ordway Houser priced 50c
A traveler notes Italians avoid heat by walking shaded streets and taking noon rest. Factories grant siesta hours, towns awaken with evening breeze, and a hotel cook Annunelata uses little fuel, illustrating contrasts with American practices and a warning about chasing progress.
A London Ladies' Field item explains proper forms for addressing the king queen and princes in letters. It notes that commoners use ma am for the queen and sir for the king and princes while foreign royalty are called prince or princess. It describes opening lines for letters to the sovereign and to the Prince of Wales and mentions paying fresh money for bridge games among the royal circle.
The London Tribune recalls a Napoleonic anecdote shared by an elderly woman connected to Sir Hudson Lowe’s daughters. The scene at St Helena features Napoleon joking with the Misses Lowe as he offers his sword to pretend to slay the Corsican ogre while defending with his walking stick, then boasts that they fenced with him.
An Amsterdam journal explains how cigars signal courting intent. A young man visits a home with a lighted cigar, prompting a family council. A third call with a request for a light can lead to a cold shoulder or an invitation, with the proposal voiced through smoke.
Local notice touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a cure for chronic constipation and stomach troubles. Testimonial from Chas. Baldwin of Edwardsville DL claims near cure. Package price 25 cents with free samples offered. Sold by J. L. Wikle.
Genevan inventor M Weletrain claims a motor cone that, when dipped in petrol, neutralizes burnt odors and leaves a pleasant scent. The device, named the motor cone, is sold in six cones per box for about 26 cents, with a single cone said to perfume several miles of road.
The article notes daily train readers lose focus due to car jolts. It recommends placing a card under the reading material and moving it steadily downward to guide the eye. Readers report this method helps reduce eye strain while traveling.
In Dunblane burials, aged stones show marks of trades. A quarter of 100 to 200 year old stones bear symbols such as tools for grocers, carpenters, and shoemakers. Axes saws hammers nails appear on carpenter stones. awl and hammer on shoemaker graves.
An old observation explains lashes grow in cycles after being cut. A cut lash becomes blunt, then a new pointed lash grows in time. Misconduct from trimming lashes is corrected by time, though growth effects are debated and the result can be unsightly.
Mrs Portly-Puffington proclaims a Saxon king lineage as a visitor questions the claim. She proudly insists their ancestry has descended for generations, jokingly elevating their family status in a light Puck exchange.
An advertisement proclaims the Yellow Fever germ resembles malaria and promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as the most effective remedy to remove disease germs. It claims cures for malaria poison and constipation, priced at 25 cents at Elam Otway Houser and West End Drug Co.
An English commercial traveler, Caleb Back, secured a £1090 order in the west of England. The firm declined the order, joking that his cap would gain a feather. They later noted the buyer failed and sent a bag of feathers to him, ending his road work for the firm.
Advert reads that intense itching from salt rheum and eczema is instantly al layed by applying Chamberlains Salve as a cure for skin diseases and notes it is for sale by J L Wikle.
The advertisement notes coal availability at R. O. Watson's with the slogan Best coal on offer and a contact number 72 for orders or inquiries.
State Normal School catalogs enrollment 524 across all classes with 342 in four classes of the Normal School. Students from 68 Alabama counties, 800 boarders, 155 teachers, strong professional courses and manual training department. Prepares for state examination. Board $10 monthly. expenses $75 to $125 per section. For catalogue address.
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