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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
7
The city council will meet in regular session at city hall this evening with a full council likely to act on the lighting contract. Marsh's on Noble street advertises express wagons lamps and toys. Tomorrow Jacksonville visitors attend At Yale at the Noble street theater.
A Tampa Times quip praises self containment and personal boundaries. It extols a club whose members are “their own lodge,” open to all without application or clues, advocating independence from others’ business.
The Sunday Magazine notes the phrase mad as a hatter derives from a corruption of mad as an adder. It contrasts popular belief linking hatters’ venom with vipers, tracing the expression to historic forms and venom myths.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes a witty contrast of a salaried man facing an irresistible force and an immovable body. The text frames the salaried individual as the sole casualty, delivered with a humorous tone.
The Sakai people of the Malay peninsula perform a dance that repeats names of mountains rivers trees and other natural objects. The ritual appears to be an incantation to spirits of the forest and hills.
An alarming situation from neglected bowels and liver leads to chronic constipation. King's New Life Pills are promoted as the best regulators of stomach and bowels. Guaranteed by Elam Ordway Houser West End Drag Scarbrough Drug Co. at 25 cents.
The Springfield Missouri Republican notes a recurring urge for genuine reporting despite many “big apple” stories arriving daily. The quip highlights newsroom demand for substantive, locally grounded coverage rather than filler.
In Venice during the fifteenth century the city council banned women from wearing long trains. The edict reflected strict dress codes and gender norms of the period.
Pjievhant’s foot portion is left to bake longer than the other dish requiring hour long cooking. The article notes a delay in finishing the meal as planned.
The article argues human dominance stems from brain size, stating the human brain exceeds that of any other animal by more than two times. It highlights cognitive capacity as the key factor in human advancement.
A speculative report argues Holland’s colonies dwarf the mother country by roughly sixty to one in area. It notes rapid expansion and claims colonial ventures boost Dutch influence and wealth, presenting the mother country as increasingly dependent on overseas holdings.
Instruction for nursing mothers to apply Chamberlain's Salve after nursing as a remedy for sore nipples. Advises wiping with a soft cloth before nursing. Notes many nurses use it with good results. Priced at 25 cents per box and sold by J. L. Wikie.
Anniston Electric and Gas Co advertises gas coke at 4 50 per ton delivered. The notice promotes a clean and economical fuel option for grates and heaters and provides telephone contact 109 for orders.
A Boston physician prescribes a typewriter to all patients claiming the act of typing provides soothing concentration for nerves on strike and helps alleviate nervous prostration.
Lord Iveagh preserves a rare collection of old silver potato rings. These large silver sockets fit over wooden potato bowls, showcasing a curious utensil fusion from bygone kitchens.
The Evening Star announces no rate lower than three dollars per year and urges readers to renew at the current price to support higher costs for paper ink and production. It promises a better paper in the future and asks patrons to settle back dues now.
An advertisement claims bills for beef cause no anger and that customers are cheerful. It touts high quality mental capacity praise, satisfaction, and value, asserting meats are delicious, tasty, juicy, nourishing, and well priced. Pat Allen signs with phone and address.
Chas. Oswald of casselaeraville NY writes that Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured Seth Burch of a severe neck sore. The remedy treats cuts wounds burns and sores and costs 25 cents at Elam Ordway Houser West End Drug Co. and Searbrough Drug Co.
Henry Watterson notes a New York paper once printed shipping news alongside obituaries on stage. He cites a long list of respectable names under a marine heading that “passed Through Hell Gate Yesterday.”
A French article warns that violent fashion harms singing talent and that future generations may lack voices for Verdi and Rossini operas due to a dearth of singers.
A testimonial list extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for prompt relief and safety for children. Mr E A Humphreys of Alice Cape Colony South Africa testifies it wards off croup and colds and recommends the remedy. For sale by J L Wikle.
Mr FE G Case a mail carrier from Canton Center Conn in US service sixteen years touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as king of all cough medicines and a reliable remedy for coughs and colds with certain results and no bad after effects sold by J L Wikle.
Advertises borrowing several thousand dollars at 8 percent interest with semiannual payments for one year. Collateral security offered. Terms include 0 days notice by either party after the year. Amounts from $500 upward.
Howard W. Sexton proposes Calhoun Home Building stock equal to First Mortgage Bonds and suggests 90 day loans via two National banks. He offers first mortgage on local real estate if preferred and invites external advisers to examine the proposition.
The article catalogs notable female inventors and their creations including copper tips for shoes the baby carriage the washing machine the bread kneading machine a self filling fountain pen a portable typewriter a stem winding watch the bustle and three sewing machine improvements.
An excerpt from London Penny Magazine notes the modern woman endures a strenuous life. It describes the shopper’s face as a fixed tense anxious puzzled look that wrinkles before its time.
Dealers say buyers who need Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tabs are loyal and will not take substitutes. Get a free sample at J. L. Wikle's drug store to try them. They claim to cure stomach trouble biliousness and constipation.
Anniston Electric and Gas Co announces burner pricing at four dollars fifty cents per ton delivered. Telephone 109 listed for inquiries.
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