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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1901
Page
6
Fragmentary note mentions Boyer's Tailoring Parlors and a request to tell others that the writer was seen there selecting a new suit. Unclear subject and incomplete sentence.
Two good horses for sale including a nine year old gray mare sound and prompt driver and a six year old bay horse suitable for family use or heavy work. A four year old black jack from imported stock. From seventy head of Jerseys they offer fresh cows at reasonable prices. Call Gn telephone 103 or address W. J. Millurr, Manager. Bonut Delivery, Anniston, Ala. da w tf
A mother deserts doctors not. she uses Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription to restore a daughter deemed incurable from wasting of the digestive organs. The testimonial cites healing, no narcotics, and a grateful letter from Nebraska and a sister in Arlington.
John H. Meech once staged a bold boast to carry his audience with him to Lancaster New York. He proved it by chartering trolley cars to return the crowd to Buffalo after a two dollar and twenty five cent receipts night. Everson recalled the scene with disbelief at the time.
A London literary dining club requires formal guest introductions. Mark Twain, amused by the rule, recalled a Rockies lecturing tale where a cow puncher praised him for two in his favor: he has never been in jail and the puncher did not know why.
A famed Paris playwright sought quiet in a country town but faced hooting and a welcoming crowd at the station and villa. The mayor revealed he was Dreyfus in disguise. Another tale recalls Emperor William’s sermons on his yacht Hohenzollern and a sleeping sailor spared by the Kaiser.
A weary Johann Strauss endures three rehearsals before a summer performance for an empress confined to a carriage due to gout. An empty court carriage moves before the orchestra to acclimate horses, then he plays for over an hour before declaring fatigue while the court dignitary insists on further tunes.
A New York Telegraph letter ponders whether the age of volubility erodes the old ideal of necessary speech. It contrasts past prudence with Montaigne's praise of conversation and questions if silence remains socially optimal.
Dr Parker describes his vast library of human nature observed across London sin cities and public spaces. He claims such study reveals the truth of people in trains buses teashops churches stations and prisons. He says the public calls it human nature and that is his field of listening.
A Memphis druggist recalls the early struggles of starting a business. He notes that customers mean well but sometimes express support in odd ways, including an elderly woman buying stamps to aid a young man starting out. The anecdote illustrates unintended assistance and perseverance.
Drolchou buys a phonograph and demands his mother-in-law record her voice. When she refuses he taunts her with the promise of future pleasure from hearing her voice after she is gone. Paris Figaro reports the remark.
Turquoise mining in New Mexico appears tied to early periods with operations indicated by a New Mexico authority before or during de Agtyes. The text also notes that the first antislavery society was organized in 1775 in Philadelphia, highlighting historic origins.
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