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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1902
Page
7
A backstage trick to simulate wheels for a dramatic scene fails when a hired donkey behind the gravel stage spooks carpenters. The audience laughs as the donkey brays, while a royal anecdote recalls a sharp exchange between Sir James Macintosh and the czar over revoked promises.
Enormous live oak in Florida dominates the landscape with outer branches forming a circle about 120 feet across and limbs as thick as ordinary trunks. A garden of aerial ferns and air plants clings to its bark while grapevines rise from the ground and weave into the crown.
The passage imagines a wife challenging a husband in a mock trial of judgment. It presents a tactic: declare the husband's judgment superior while casting doubt on the wife's own confidence, illustrating a satirical view of traditional marital dominance.
A bookkeeper habitually gives the office cat meat at lunch. When meat is missing, she uses a paper tablecloth from the wastebasket to serve the cat, illustrating how mistakes can be costly. An ad for Tr King’s New Life Bills follows.
A Q&A parody lines the bond between a granddaughter and her grandfather. The grandfather recalls being eighty-seven, implying a long life alone before the child’s birth, framed as a tender moment from Current Literature.
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as the best throat and lung remedy. It claims quick healing and prevention of serious complications from colds with endorsements from Miller and Dvo.
Dr James William Kidd announces a free remedy reputed to cure all known ailments and prolong life after years of study. He offers to send details to anyone who provides name and address, located at 801 Baltes Building, Fort Wayne Indiana.
A physician touts a mysterious Elixir of Life said to cure rheumatism neuralgia stomach liver heart and many other ailments. The ad promises free remedies to any sufferer with no risk and asserts witnesses confirm rapid improvements. It invites readers to state what ails them and receive the remedy by return mail.
Dialogue shows a shopper upset at a $14 charge for a garment while a cashier mentions a misprint of $15 as an unlucky number. The text includes humorous exchanges and quips from era newspapers reflecting social tone and wit.
A promotion for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets urges use after dull meals poor appetite and bad taste. It claims to improve appetite cleanse and invigorate the stomach regulate liver and bowels with sales by J. L. Wikle.
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