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Newspaper

Anniston Evening Star

Location

Anniston, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1909

Page

3

Thick Glossy Hair Through Scalp Health

The passage stresses that glossy hair depends on a healthy scalp and hair production system. Brushing or sunning cannot fix underlying issues if the scalp’s hair-producing machinery is out of order, implying treatment should target scalp condition first.

Krom Hair Soap Promises Healthier Scalp

Krom Hair Soap claims to unclog and cleanse pores, stimulate glands, and lead to satisfying results with regular use. Priced at 7 cents at drug stores or by mail from De J J Krom Company Chattanooga Tenn. Also promoted is SA om Hair Jone a guaranteed preventive and remedy for scalp troubles with a money back check if it fails.

The Blue Danube River Tales Compared to the Rhine

An Omaha Bee observation extols the Danube’s ancient splendors and majestic forests while contrasting it with the Rhine’s vine clad hills and castles. The writer notes lonely white mountains, numerous chapels, and the Danube’s solemn beauty appealing to American travelers.

Blue Danube Danube Rhine Omaha

Nice Man On Street Car Handshake Mixup

Two young women on a crowded street car mistook a man's hand for a friend's and stood holding it. One woman, embarrassed, exclaimed about having the wrong hand, while the man calmly offered his other hand with a smile.

Washington Post

Great Light and Cornwall Smugglers Tale

A writer recalls Cornwall coast wrecks that funded weaving. Local speech notes villagers teaching children to pray and a smuggler’s last survivor Tristram Pennitre serving vicar Hawker. A confession reflects on past lives of drunkenness violence and crime.

Cornwall England Tristram l Murely

Bringing Down the House in Glasgow Burlesque

The English actor Arthur Roberts as Captain Crosstree in Black Eyed Susan at Glasgow turned a botched scene into a hit by falling into the inn scenery. The curtain dropped and Roberts quipped to the audience that Glasgow always brings down the house.

Arthur Roberts Captain Crosstree Glascow Crosstree Roberts Glasgow

The Generous Barber Debates a Tiny Wager

A barber scolds Lilly for cuts with a razor and jokes about deducting a ha penny for each cut. He notes the habit leaves him with fourpence taken from clients, a light exchange from a London Tatler item.

Lilly London Tatler

Might Be on One's Nose Gumboil Quip

A playful exchange between an optimist and a sufferer centers on a gumboil. The optimistic line urges looking on the bright side, while the sufferer questions what constitutes the right side of his ailment.

Frailman plans to contest his wife’s will

A belated remark notes frailman’s decision to challenge his wife’s will after her death. The fragment hints at tension and disbelief about the motive and timing of the contest.

Local residents visit kin and travel notices

Miss Grace Williamson and Miss Myrtle Williamson of Oxford visited grandparents in Tron City. Mrs. J H Hathorn went to Coldwater to visit relatives. Rev W W Scott of Springville visited relatives and was accompanied home by his aunt Mrs M Reaves. Mrs Clara Powell attended a funeral in Heflin. Multiple locals visited relatives in Choccolocco Talladega Sylacauga Birmingham Heflin Munford DeArmanville and Heflin with one resident improving from typhoid fever.

Tron City Grace Myrtle Williamson Oxford J. A. Hughes J. H. Hathorn Coldwater W. W. Scott Springville M. ©. Reaves Clara Powell Heflin Tumlin L. la Coker Choccolocco H. EB Canada Mae Carrie Grogan Maud Ross R. F. Jones Talladega Sylacauga C. E. Dunn Munford KE. Matthews Birmingham Capt W. P. Howell Lurline Dunston DeArmanville

Coney Island’s Big Season and Water Pump Origins

Coney Island drew millions with tens of millions spent in nickels and dimes, large crowds on holidays, and a fragile weather dependent business noted by Success Magazine. The history of water pumps traces from Greek times to sixteenth century Germany with later English and French innovations.

Coney Island Napoleon Louisiana Russia Alaska Coney Success Magazine Philadelphos Energetes Hero of Alexandria Germany Morland de la Hire

Ten year sentence for bizarre self built reception room

A judge convicts a prisoner of constructing reception rooms that lacked proper book storage and space. The court sentences ten years of confinement in the defendant's own creation. Lawyers plan an appeal claiming cruel and unusual punishment.

Revenue Stamp Requirement for Mexican Papers

Note states all documents executed in Mexico must bear revenue stamps and powers executed abroad must use stamps before legal action. The text cites Mexico and US implications with a sample phrase.

Mexico Uniter States Ip Vlex.co

Notable Church Anniversary Observed in Baltimore

Noted leaders of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America gathered in Baltimore on December 30 to mark the 125th anniversary of the denomination. The celebration took place at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, successor to the Lovely Lane Meetinghouse where the Christmas Conference of 1784 organized the church in America.

Baltimore Methodist Episcopal Church In America First Methodist Episcopal Church Lovely Lane Methodists Tn

Fine Trains In China And The Modern Rails

Describes luxury rail travel in China with leather compartments electric lights and elegant lavatories. Push button service matters include food and refreshments delivered by attendants. five minute hot towels scented with eau de cologne refresh travelers. A darker line hints at domestic conflict and threat of a sheriff.

China Ecoolle

Not Necessary Adnta-Did He Kiss You For Your Mother

Edna replies that she did not kiss or engage with unrelated questions as the Chicago news quotes. The fragment suggests a confrontation over inappropriate inquiries during an interview or report.

Adnta Edna Chicago News

Warning For New Year Swearers

A brief note warns readers about New Year oaths with a quatrain about Anantias and a call to speak without prejudice or bias while recognizing the date.

Anantias

How Children Coin Phrases Through Door Wordplay

A mother recalls her fifth son calling every opening a door and a stocking hole a funny door. The anecdote illustrates how children form associations and apply them to everyday objects within the family.

Boer War Costs and Horse Losses Across The War

The article notes the immense horseflesh drain from the Boer war with 249,329 horses and 103,000 mules sent to South Africa, four times as many animals as Germany sent to France. It also recalls Tamerlane leading 93,001 horses over the Hindoo Koosh in 1870.

England South Africa France Tamerlane Delhi

Use of Dorowa seeds in East Africa for cement mix

Dorowa seeds from an East African leguminous tree are common as food, while the pods and leaves are noted to form an excellent cement when combined with crushed stone.

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Krom de. J. J. Krom Company Chattanooga, Tenn Elam, Ordway & Houser Druggists News OF Iron City W. F. van Arsdel Jeweler Civitas New York Anne Morgan J. Pierpont Morgan Fifth Avenue THE Anniston National Bank
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