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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
7
A man arrested yesterday for drunkenness with a pistol found in his hip pocket was convicted in police court this morning and fined 51.50. Nine cases were tried, one dismissed, and the Federal court adjourned until tomorrow.
A fragment advises buying presents early in the month to avoid crowds and reduce stress for both buyers and workers behind the counters. It emphasizes avoiding peak times to ease the shopping experience.
The report notes eight individuals were found guilty and fined an aggregate sum of 111.30 dollars. It also mentions council meeting dates and notices about millinery sales and coffee pricing, plus a brief on the county commissioners adjournment and upcoming jury drawing dates for next year.
Willis T. Morgan, a retired U S Commissary Sergeant from Concord New Hampshire, recounts two tours in Cuba and two in the Philippines and credits Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption with keeping him healthy. He endorses it as the best remedy for coughs colds bronchial troubles and lung diseases available at Elam Ordway Houser West End Drug Co and Scarbrough Drug Co with prices 50 cents and 1 00 trial bottle free.
Norwegians break up old wooden ships by dragging them to rocky shores, anchoring them, and letting the next storm smash them. Afterward, floating fragments are gathered and sold for firewood.
The article explains that oak floors can be stained to resemble mahogany but are expensive, so cheaper woods are used for dark stains. Birch accepts a mahogany stain well and is chosen when a mahogany finish is desired.
A compact line extols low prices on furniture stoves ranges and pure food while promising honest weights and courteous service to secure shopper trust and trade. The snippet hints at a local merchant emphasizing value and fair dealing to attract customers.
The piece notes common guesses miss the mark, with lions weighing 500 pounds or more. An African lion records 540 pounds and a Bengal tiger tops 520 pounds, the latter boasting greater muscular strength despite similar frame size.
A reflection on self identity stressing that character defines a person more than wealth power or intellect. The passage emphasizes internal moral quality as the true measure of value.
The text notes that about forty million sacks of flour are consumed yearly in the United Kingdom mainly as bread. It observes bread is common in middle class and working class homes, especially among children under sixteen who may consume about three fifths of total flour sold, making children the millers' best friends in a commercial sense.
A Detroit News snippet plays with mood and money as a flippant critic riffs on life and sea waves. It notes the gifted man discards surplus detail to hit the essential point, hinting at style and risk. The tone blends light satire with maritime imagery and literary quotes.
Anniston Electric and Gas Co offers cleanest and cheapest gas coke at 4.50 per ton delivered. Telephone 109 for orders in Anniston.
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