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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1902
Page
8
A special meeting of the Calhoun County Medical Society is held at City Hall. It convened at noon and adjourned to 3 PM to transact business. State Health Officer Saunders from Montgomery attended with 18 in attendance.
Croupiers at Monte Carlo tell of a superstition tied to Good Friday. The first visitor after the casino reopens is an old man who places a bet on a number. If he wins, he rants and leaves, believed to be the Wandering Jew doomed to perpetual wandering for nearly 2,000 years.
In Colorado pea beds average substantial sizes with many fields reaching about 2,000 acres and one noted bed exceeding 2,500 acres in extent, illustrating the scale of regional cultivation.
Mrs. John G. Toney died suddenly at her home Saturday night after a one day illness. An old city resident she was described as a amiable lady. The funeral was at 11 this morning from her residence with interment in Hillside cemetery. Friends extend condolences.
A Western congressman recalls Ed and Jim two brothers in Iowa who trade wool. Jim attends a revival and openly embraces religion. He urges Ed to join, but Ed weighs a practical concern and says one of them must weigh the wool.
A compact passage urges choosing laughter over complaint, telling stories well, and sharing cheerful smiles. It advises keeping personal pains private, noting the world’s busyness and limited care for illness or sorrows.
A playful Baltimore American quip contrasts the dreamy observer and the practical man. They remark on nature keeping the Irish potato apart from the blackberry, joking about rival groups Hibernians and Africanus in a humorous, whimsical line.
A playful exchange in which a young man jokes about quotations while a woman on the other end of the sofa proposes mutual effort leads to a swift romantic landing. The brief banter turns into a settled date as the couple earns a moment of decisive connection.
Mrs A M Nelson of St. Louis visits daughter Mrs J Houser on Quintard. Mrs D A Barke and daughter Adeline of St Louis visit sister Mrs J Houser. Miss Annie Lon Jenkins of Heflin visits Anniston guest of Mrs J T Hodge on Quintard.
A report on steerage passengers bound for America aboard an unnamed liner notes harsh treatment of immigrants. The piece argues an immigrant's status invites insult and poorly shields them, contrasting grim stereotypes with a more human, hardworking image of newcomers arriving in America.
The article compares mental energy to a bank account in the body noting that some people deplete it through constant overactivity while others preserve it by steady effort. It urges restraint and wise use of energy to avoid burnout and maintain vitality for love work play and looking to the stars.
James B. Connelly in Scribner's critiques immigration as a profit driven enterprise. He contrasts ministers of supply with the harsh reality for southern European immigrants. The passage portrays officials, transport companies, and the grim view of immigrants as freight rather than people.
The article notes that broom-corn yields an annual crop of about 40 million pounds, supplying brooms for households. It highlights the scale of production and its everyday domestic use.
The Chicago Chronicle notes an object lesson in godliness as a surgeon washes hands after a operation. Sleeves rolled high, he scrubs from the cra zy bone to the fingertip with plain soap then green soap, then lime soda wash, and a bichloride rinse.
A record shows a license issued to two parties, then returned unused four times with red ink notes saying see page. On the fifth attempt, they married, he aged sixty four, she forty eight, per the Ottawa Republican.
A Bowdoin era schoolmaster recalls boarding around in New England, filing $15 monthly with meals scarce to a dumpling and sausages as dinner. A raccoon kill sparks breakfast dream, but Jonathan leaves for market thirty miles away to sell the raccoon.
A. J. Snell of Summer Hill New York feared stomach pains would ruin a party. He followed a lady friend’s advice and used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Two doses cured him and let him attend the party. The remedy is sold by J L Wikle.
An editorial line from the Vicksburg Herald advises steadfast resolve when associates pressure you, framing the wall as a useful brace for a strong counterpush. The piece uses a practical metaphor to encourage resilience.
A vintage ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills for dyspepsia dizziness headache liver or bowel troubles costing 25 cents. Available at Miller Drug Co and West End Drug Co.
A collage of aphorisms from various works including Ramaswami, a Speckled Bird, Fame For a Woman, Dumas, Fables For the Elite, the Vultures, The Rescue, and The Wooing of Wistaria. It presents wry observations on money love duty and emotion through quoted lines and character sketches.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes that some hotel checkers and waiters form conspiracies. A female checker marks checks with a private sign, hides the price on the die, and the waiter then completes the theft. The duo settles accounts outside the hotel.
Dr Myrs Marky R Melendy endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for stubborn coughs in children and general colds. The non narcotic medicine is described as safe for all ages and suitable for relief from bronchial affections. Available from J L Wikle.
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