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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
6
Advertises goods described as perfect but not high priced. Notes fall samples are ready for inspection and are expected to prove interesting. Emphasizes perfect fit guaranteed and accessibility for everyone.
Two good horses for sale include a nine year old wray mare sound and wind fit for carriage or delivery wagon, a six year old bay horse strong for family use, and a four year old black jack from imported stock. Also seventy head of Jerseys with several registered animals and unregistered but high quality cows and heifers for family use. Contact 103 or W J Miller, Reval Delivery, Anciston, Ala.
A Nebraskan mother defies doctors to heal her daughter labeled incurable by wasting of the digestive organs. She administers Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription, aided by Pellets, reporting a complete recovery and praising the medicines as temperance cures free of narcotics.
A Pittsburg Dispatch inspired passage notes how wild and domestic animals avoid rain. Cattle become anxious as clouds gather and flock to shelter. fowl seek hiding spots while chickens tolerate wet feet. wild birds improvise nests or shelter under ledges, with the young especially unsettled when storms strike.
Hornets reportedly reuse nests across seasons while facts compare bird egg sizes and silkworm length. A French farmer notes caterpillars shun black objects yet favor white ones. Egyptian monuments show greyhounds dating to 3000 B.C. and the Arab boarhound as the oldest domestic dog. A Swiss tunnel allegedly introduced mosquitoes to Tell's land, and birds like pigeons and thrushes may consume their body weight in food daily.
A drum mer recalls a Massachusetts town where he trusted the town clock over his own watch. He missed a 2:00 train by an hour after the clock had not run for a week, losing a thousand dollar order due to the time discrepancy.
Sponge fishermen use a long hooked pole to scrape sponges from the sea floor while lying on their stomachs in the boat. They view the bottom through a glass bottom bucket to avoid glare as the boat is rowed toward productive patches. A schooner nearby anchors with several small boats returning when loaded.
A newly wealthy man at a picture sale is asked by a friend if he bought anything. He replies that he purchased two landscapes: a basket of fruit and a storm at sea. Both works are described in the Boston Commercial Bulletin item.
The Chicago Post quotes a boy saying I want to be famous and a father counsels caution noting that many people wake fools of themselves chasing fame.
A quotation features a sharp exchange on trust between patients and physicians. The line questions who doctors trust and reflects ongoing skepticism about medical authority in the Pulladelphia Bulletin.
A historic notice describes a Shetland pony pair raised at Hickory Hill farm for boys pleasure and potential market. The feature highlights a foaled colt pictured with Harold Morse, age three, at Fiz 333, noting the filly stands thirty eight inches tall and weighs about 300 pounds.
A pair of farm ponies are described as gentle and safe for children. A colt weighs twenty seven pounds and stands twenty two inches tall. The tale includes a close observation of a child and a mare, notes on breed registries, and remarks on pony usefulness. The piece also explains axillary and terminal buds and quotes Mary Dennis on leaf packing and acorn growth.
A playful pastime uses a hat or basket on the floor and a deck of ordinary playing cards. Stand ten feet away and fling cards toward the hat. each card goes in earns one point while one resting on the rim counts half a point. With practice the task becomes a fun challenge and real sport among players.
A London street lamp provides boiling water and dispenses tea coffee and cocoa. The lamp’s tas warms water and a cent buys a gallon of water with oiling, two cents buys milk sugar tea and coffee. The city supplies light and heat while a private company furnishes the rest.
The verse sketches playful banter between Nobbieboy and Bobbieboy about a pun on can and can not. It centers on identity and playful self reference as a mock excuse becomes a prideful label, concluding with a cheering nod to being American.
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