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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1902
Page
2
Public interest grows for the Anniston Elks entertainment Alice Wonderland to aid the Elks Christmas tree and dinner on December 19. A rehearsal is set for tomorrow at 3 PM and Miss Horace will assign roles Saturday morning. Volunteers aged 14 to 18 are urged to join, with notices to Walter Brewer.
Miss Sarah Levade Clifton of Alabama City sustained the loss of sight in one eye after a play fight with another girl. A hat pin in the other girl’s cloak jabbed the pupil when their bodies collided, and an examination confirmed the eye was totally damaged.
An advertisement explains many cough medicines contain opiates causing constipation and safety concerns for children. It promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar as free of opiates, safe, and non constipating, attributed to Miller Drug Co.
A brief exchange features a man threatening self harm and a woman reacting with sarcasm about being a sharpshooter. The Philadelphia Press records the dialogue as a small anecdote.
The Philadelph ia Record notes a humorous exchange where Spunger recalls an after dinner speech with Goodley. Spunger credits Goodley with delivering the best speech and ends with a joking request for the check.
R H Foster of 818 8 2d Street Salt Lake City reports long standing indigestion relief after using Herbine. He praises the remedy and recommends it to friends who are afflicted. The advertisement notes 500 at J L Wikle and J B Privett in Oxford Alabama.
Southern railway offers round trip tickets to points east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio and Potomac at one and one third fares. Sale dates December 23 24 25 30 and 31 with final limit January 8 1903. Special for teachers and students with certificates dated December 19 to 28 inclusive, final limit January 1 1903. Inquiries to ticket agents R F Latimer and J C Lusk in Birmingham Alabama.
The piece cites T. R. Beall of Beall Mississippi praising Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption after his wife recovered from tuberculosis following four bottles. It notes the product is guaranteed by local drug firms and contrasts with a passage on French English dining customs and ornate tableware illustrating cultural tastes.
Dr Marky R Melendy of Chicago praises Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as safe for children of all ages and effective for obstinate coughs and bronchial afflictions. The non narcotic cure is sold by J L Wikle.
Count von Buelow the German chancellor will join Emperor William on a trip to Rome for the unveiling of the Goethe statue. The event marks a ceremonial gesture linking German leadership with a major cultural commemoration in Italy.
A. H. Thames of Buffalo C writes of kidney and bladder trouble lasting years. After trying medicines with no relief, he began Foley’s Kidney Cure and reports pain subsiding and brick dust stones disappearing. He claims the treatment did him $1000 worth of good.
An advertisement touts White Ribbon Remedy as odorless and tasteless, claim it can be given in water or tea without the patient knowing. It is said to cure or destroy appetite for alcohol across drinker types and is endorsed by WCTU members including Mrs. A M Townsend and press superintendent Mrs. Moore. Available through mail or at local druggists including Anniston vendors.
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