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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1906
Page
5
Fed yesterday sent baskets to 529 persons, each basket feeding five. An army hall Christmas tree in the afternoon hosted 163 children, every child receiving a present. Also mentions venomous snakes and a 1907 calendar menu card at Alabama dinner. Mrs. E. T. Halstead and her son from Demopolis visit the city.
Frances Stewart later duchess of Richmond was famed as a beauty her resemblance to Britannia gave the coinage its enduring symbol for over two centuries one portrait is kept in Buckingham Palace reflecting her fame and the royal mint tradition.
Groceries feed country produce dry goods shoes hats caps matting rugs art squares window shades comforts feather pillows furniture stoves and ranges high grade goods pure food low price and courteous treatment promised at 409 Glen Addie 431 8 Noble corner Tenth and Glen Addie Tickets for machines to be given away December 20 1906.
The archiepiscopal diocese of Catanit relies on a Mount Etna snow monopoly for main income. Summer months bring high profits from selling snow to collectors and merchants.
A freak of nature, the Asiatic star tree grows 60 to 80 feet tall with a bare trunk for about 40 feet. Then tangled limbs rise and group to emit a phosphoric light, creating a striking glow from its upper reaches.
An advertisement promotes Laxative Fruit Syrup as the new laxative that stimulates without irritation. It claims to be the best laxative with a guarantee of money back if not satisfied, credited to Elam Ordway & Houser.
Two sailors discuss extreme waves in London scraps noting 100 foot seas on the last voyage and 40 years at sea with higher conditions now. The exchange highlights escalating maritime danger and concern over changing seas.
The article notes that world languages vary in alphabet length from as few as 12 letters, as in Hawaiian, to as many as 202 letters in Tartar. It highlights the wide variance in writing systems across languages.
An advertising blurb promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for all body pains. It asserts pain disappears where applied and claims instant effect across the body. The copy emphasizes universal healing by topical use.
The Stone Electric & Gas Co advertises clean gas coke as a cheap factory fuel for grates and lasers, offered at 4.50 dollars per ton delivered. Telephone 109 is listed for orders.
A tourist returning from Colorado quips about expenses saying he has lost everything but honor and believes even that is plugged, in a Kansas City Star quotation.
James Donahue of New Britain Connecticut credits Foley's Kidney Cure with improving his condition after diabetes and kidney issues. He says after two bottles he improved, five bottles cured him, and he later passed a rigorous life insurance examination. The ad claims cures for backache and all kidney and bladder troubles. Elam Ordway and Houser publish the testimonial.
An old Washington Post item notes coffee’s extreme absorbency drawing moisture and gases, warning dishonest sellers may profit by swelling coffee with water. It also mentions that fresh Brazilian Rio beans should not be shipped on steamboats carrying raw hides to avoid tainting. A sickroom note praises roasted beans as purifiers. Notice of boundary change between Etowah and Calhoun counties proposes cutting land from Calhoun to Etowah.
The article traces medieval and ancient shop signs seen on streets from Europe to the Americas. It notes signs like a shoemaker’s wooden shoe, a Cupid with shoes, a goat for dairies, a mule at bakeries, and a evergreen bush guiding travelers to a tavern. It mentions Roman origins and the proverb good wine needs no bush.
Dealers report customers show strong loyalty to Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and refuse substitutes. A free sample is available at J. L. Wikle's drug store for trial, with claims that the tablets cure stomach troubles biliousness and constipation.
Advertisement from Southern Railway promoting Pullman cars to New York with dining car service. Rates and schedules available by contacting Birmingham Alabama agents M Coxwels, P A M H Bone, D P A.
The MILTON ELECTRIC & GAS CO touts the clean cheapest and most satisfactory fuel for grates and base burners. The ad lists volume 8 and telephone 109 as contact details.
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