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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1906
Page
3
The article notes that contrary to common belief a sleeping bird does not tuck its head under its wing. It turns its head and places it on the soft feathers on its back, sometimes completely hiding its head from view.
A French physician, near death, carefully notes his symptoms for his son and attending doctor so a record can be kept. In a final moment he tells those present, You see I am dying, surprising the onlookers.
The text describes how Eskimos, facing famine in winter, harvest reindeer and walrus. When ice conditions shift, hunts move offshore and pack ice carries walruses away. Natives rank individuals from strongest to weakest and distribute stored food, ensuring the able provide for the weaker, a cruel but necessary system.
Lavatér notes infants resemble their fathers at birth but this likeness fades days later due to air, food, and posture changes. He recalls two infant deaths at six weeks and four years, after which the dead child’s profile reappears, sharper and more terse, than the living.
A man plagued by a severe disfiguring skin condition struggled to find work as his ace and body became covered with itching sores. He spent hundreds of dollars on doctors and hospitals, but his condition worsened.
Since 1804 I have suffered eczema and spent hundreds on cures with no relief. Five weeks ago my wife bought Cuticura Soap Ointment and I am now completely cured. I washed with Cuticura Pap applied Ointment and slept with it, then used Soap in the morning. Thomas M. Roasiter Mar 30 1905 Orange N J Complete external and internal treatment for every skin disease.
An advertisement for Stephens Jewelry Company at 1011 Noble Street touts a complete assortment of Christmas novelties for 1906 with high quality and honest values. It promises uniform, reasonable prices and guaranteed satisfaction for holiday gifts for all ages.
Notices offer several thousand dollars at eight percent interest semi annually for one year with sixty days notice. Collateral includes Calhoun Home Building Stock equal to first mortgage bonds on local real estate or first mortgage on specified property. Also mentions boundary change between Etowah and Calhoun counties adding territory to Etowah.
Prof. Stein, famed legless rider, presents two daily bicycle trick exhibitions. Afternoon show at 4 o clock and evening show at 9. Admission both sessions five or ten cents. skate rentals fifteen cents.
An advertisement by Pat Allen lists beef qualities and customer satisfaction. It claims high nourishment, delicious taste, and tenderness. The ad gives a phone number and address at 23 W. 10th.
A persuasive advertisement urges merchants to light their stores with Humphrey Gas Ares citing bright steady diffusion and a guaranteed satisfaction policy The ad features a bold call to request the Gas Man and promises no risk to customers.
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