Advertising Pays for Goetter Dry Goods in Montgomery
The firm of Sidney J. Goetter paid 124.50 for one month of advertising in the Advertiser and stated he was greatly pleased with the investment. He urged liberal and continuous advertising as essential to business success in Alabama, noting that well written, attractively set ads with frequent changes pay off when backed by goods and fair prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney J. Goetter
Montgomery
Goetcer
Alabama
Americans vs German views on street fights contrasted
A New York Tribune piece recounts a German hotel keeper in tarlem arguing Americans rush to quarrels while contrasting French apprentices and German student societies. The dialogue posits that both nations have organized groups ready to clash, from inn fights to sabers, highlighting national stereotypes.
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Tlarlem
Wice
New York Tribune
It Costs to Be a Friend and Motherhood’s Burden
It takes a great son to be a true friend with a steadfast and loving spirit. Forgiveness, forbearance, and self sacrifice define friendship. It costs time, affection, strength, and patience, and sometimes a man must lay down his life for his friends. There is no true friendship without self abnegation.
Moment of Faithful Confusion in a Village Parlor
A child repeats a muddled remark about a minister and a long life. The mother corrects and the exchange centers on belief and understanding as a story is told. The scene captures a rural domestic moment with speech that hints at larger themes.
Christmas donations to Salvation Army listed in The Evening Star
The Evening Star reports Christmas dinner contributions for the Salvation Army to feed the poor. William Ik and Zino Ik give 5.00, Star employees donate 5.00, 10.00 contributed by an unnamed donor. Contributions may be sent to The Star and announced in the paper for transfer to Capt. Patterson, local army commander.
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Salvation Army
Evening Star
William Ik
Zino
Star
Am Unt
S’atterson
Army
Restore the Canteen to the Army
The Army seeks to restore the post exchange as it existed before the Feb 2 1902 beer sale ban urged by officers and men especially temperance supporters. Reports confirm belief the old exchange aided sobriety health and contentment while desertions and discipline infractions rose after its abolition.
Read and Bread Making and the Wheat Flour Milling
Prof Wiley of the Agricultural Department at Washington argues milling quality determines nutritive value of wheat flour. The article cites Clifton flour from Bransford Mills Owensboro Kentucky as the most scientifically milled. Demand that your grocer sends Clifton flour.
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Wiley
Agricultural Department
Washington
Clifton
Bransford Mills
Owensporo
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement claims deafness arises from inflamed Eustachian tube linings and can only be cured by constitutional treatment. It offers $100 for any catarrh deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills, with Toledo based F. J. Cuenny & Co as sellers.
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Hall
F. J. Cuenny & Co
Toledo
Touch That Hold a Memory
A short moral tale from the New York Herald recounts a man famed for constant borrowing who never neglected friends. He built a wide circle of acquaintances, sought to enlarge it, and remained memorable even after death as people kept him in mind. The lesson urges staying in touch to be remembered.
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New York Herald
Sunshine club meets a cloud after election
The Daisy started Sunshine club struggled to form a quorum after its first annual officer election. No two members were on speaking terms, so regular meetings could not be held. The club remains inactive under a cloud of discord.
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Sunshine Club
Daisy
Chicago
Herald
Clifton flour sacks made into towels urged by mills
Each forty eight pound sack of Clifton flour can yield two good towels using the regular toweling goods in the sack. Consumers are urged to ask grocers for a forty eight pound sack from Bransford Mills Owensboro Kentucky.
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Clifton
Bransford Mills
Owensboro
Gloeber Characterized As Eccentric In Tribune Quote
The Chicago Tribune quotes remarks describing Gloeber as eccentric and peculiar rather than mentally unbalanced. It notes he assigns his property to the assessor at its insured value.
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Gloeber
Chicago Tribune
What He Realized Judge You Do Not Realize
A courtroom exchange unfolds with a prisoner protesting lack of legal counsel and warning that the charge facing him will be enormous. The judge admonishes the defendant while the man acknowledges awaiting his lawyer’s bill.
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Philadelphia Record
Cazeette Cough Remedy Praised by Toowoomba Resident
An Australian resident from Toowoomba endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as an effective cure for a two month severe cold. The testimonial claims notable relief and recommends others try the medicine. The remedy is sold by J L Wikle.
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Cazeette
Toowoomba
Australia
Chamberlain
W . Wockserr
Mr Wockner
J L Wikle
A Matter of Firmness and Corn Cure Claims
A curmudgeonly scene at a neighbor’s door features an old Irishwoman Bridget lamenting the weather and a neighbor urging mental firmness until the end. The ad copy praises Abbott's East India Corn Paint claiming painless corn removal and cure of warts and bunions as a guaranteed wonder.
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Bridget
Warter's Handmade Cigars Promoted as Fresh and Wrapped
An advertisement proclaims Warter's Handmade cigars stay fresh, noting they are wrapped in tip foil to preserve aroma.
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Warter
Pillage or Robbery Alleged Over Price of Pills
A Philadelphia Press excerpt shows a customer protesting fifty cents a box for pills as robbery, while the druggist stays cool. The exchange shifts to humor with the word pillage used as a playful term during the discussion.
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Philadelphia Press
Curious observation on a man with a watch from OCynte
The OCynte remarks on a man who checks his watch and forgets the time two seconds later, noting the habit persists even with a fine timepiece as the Chicago Tribune reports in a quirky aside.
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Chicago Tribune
Visits but Not Placing Him There
Mrs. Corntossel remarks that her son Josh stops at the best hotels while driving a transfer wagon, not as a commercial traveler. Washington Stair notes the unusual travel habit.
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Josh
Father of Eleven Applies for Query Box Post
A man applying for the job of handling the newspaper.Query Box claims he can answer all questions. He asserts his fitness by saying he is the father of eleven children.
Fortune Flirts With Chance Across Chicago News
When Dame Fortune visits Chicago News she pays no heed to at home days. The brief notes luck influencing local events and outcomes appear in a whimsical column.
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Dame Fortune
Chicago News
Arctic Quiet Defies Expectation Amid Storm Warnings
No storms or lightning observed within the arctic circle as weather alerts remain in place. Officials caution mariners and researchers to monitor beyond the horizon for any sudden changes in wind and sea conditions.
Stuffed With Food Starve For Air Question
A quoted meditation questions whether overeating while neglecting air is wise, noting that one can endure long without food but only minutes without air, and asks a provocative, satirical rhetorical question.
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Philistine
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Collier
Andaton
Ala
PostoMee
Cne
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Anniston, Ala
the Essentials
Optatonus
Hiorn
THE
Henry Clark Corbin
Life and Annuity Association
Rome, Georgia
State Mutual Life and Annuity Association
Bie Parent Annuity Association of the South
Fromts Organization
October Ag
State Mutual of
Rome
Anniston
Z. T. Dake
J. T. Palmer
Birmingham
Axe
London Telegraph
Abbott
Ocynte
Arctic Circle
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lewell, Mass
BOYER
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian
Oklahoma Territories
J. N. Cornatzar
Memphis
Tenn
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