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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1906
Page
2
There is Some thing Yet. & Co. advertises special reductions on all product lines with many bargains expected to attract customers, inviting shoppers to seize the opportunity.
Rev. Wm. F. Todd of Anniston visits Oxford. Miss Daisy Brown leaves for Montgomery to become bookkeeper. Miss Brown, organist at the Methodist Church, departs with good wishes. Chrysanthemum winner Mrs Emma Singleton praised. Chicken thefts reported on Main Street. Sacred singing at Oxford Lake. county singing convention discussed. Local residents relocate to Anniston and Montgomery. society notes and upcoming performances at Oxford Lake theater. Charles Clark faces trespass charge. Major D. H. Smith to mark for Alabama sharp shooters.
An 19th century style health ad warns of constipation dangers and promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a natural mild laxative. It claims the product cleanses the bowels without harsh cathartics and strengthens the bowels for lasting cure, urging insistence on the brand label and listing a price of $1.00.
An illustrated reminiscence recalls Monte Cristo near St Germain en Laye built by Alexandre Dumas at 700 000 francs, later sold for 35 100 francs in 1848, with a vast menagerie led by the dog Pritchard who befriended many dogs and accompanied Dumas to Ham.
An old advertisement touts Dean's Ointment as a cure for itching skin and wounds, promising relief for eczema salt rheum and piles. The copy notes a pharmacist sells the product in 18 units or may reference a seller.
King Leopold II of Belgium could bequeath a nation to a nation or state to state upon death if the Congo Free State is not yet fully annexed by Belgium. The ruler runs the territory as a business concern and the people would have the right to annex the country if they wish.
H L Stanley of Bruno declares his wife cured after five years of coughing and lung bleeding by Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption. He notes improvement after one bottle and complete cure after twelve. Available at West End Drug Co and Elam Ordway Houser with trial bottles free.
The ad extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription praising its ingredients and honesty badge. It claims to help women with headaches backaches pelvic complaints by home use avoiding hospital exams, notes no alcohol or habit forming drugs, warns it won’t cure tumors, and invites letters to Dr Pierce in Buffalo. It also touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a mild laxative and bowel regulator.
The author laments brutal trapping methods that devastate bears martens fisher and other wildlife. Trappers drown animals in water near mink and otter sets while others kill game birds and even mothers to bait spring catches. He recounts shocking instances of indiscriminate slaughter and claims it has exterminated game.
The Rev J Warren of Sharon Baptist Belair Georgia says Electric Bitters cured his lame back stiff joints and physical collapse. He claims two bottles gave him strength to walk three miles in 50 minutes and that he feels like walking three more. Sold at West End Drug Co and Ordway Houser for 50 cents.
Two Glasgow councilors visiting a large asylum were locked in by a patient who kept his calm. When the visitors demanded release the man advised them to stay quiet, repeating his warning with Scottish bravado as they gasped in fear.
The Evening Starpublicizes a local library contest inviting votes for institutions such as City Schools Noble Institute Baraca Class Epworth League and I O O F with ten cent purchases earning vote tickets. Exhibits at Globe Clothing Co showcase a large, varied library collection and merchants pledge ballots through weekly tallies with final results announced October 6 1906.
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