Odd Objects Found in Cod Reflections From Fishermen Tales
A historical note recalls astonishing discoveries inside codfish from 1871 to 1908. Tales include a ten dollar gold piece with initials PCB found in New York fish, a ring belonging to Pauline Burnam recovered from a St John’s cod, and a golden bracelet in a French catch. Notable incidents recount a cod concealing a marine knife and a lost ring recovered after a shipboard mishap, illustrating strange relics unearthed by fishermen.
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A. E. Levy
New York
Levy
Lnter
Patrick
Evans
Kansas
St. John’s
N. F
Pauline Burnam
Ssgl
Havre
France
Portishead
Avon
England
Vinnie M. Getchell
Gloucester
Mass
John M. Getehell
George's Bank
Captain McEachern
A. F. Gifford
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Promises Pure Ingredients
A Square Deal is assured you when you buy one of Dr. Pierce's family medicines. The bottle shows all ingredients and their complete formula attested under oath. The product uses natural native medicinal roots, glycerine as extractor, and contains no alcohol. It claims to cure indigestion, chronic catarrh, throat and bronchial coughs, and other stomach and mucous membrane diseases, with caution that it does not cure consumption in advanced stages.
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Dr. Pierce
Nature
Pierce
Sage
Vinol promoted by Anniston drug stores
Local letters from Mrs. L P Leonard of Minneapolis praise Vinol for restoring a sick child, while Mr Scarbrough of Scarbrough Drug Co endorses the cod liver preparation as a builder of strong healthy children. The note states Vinol is sold in Anniston and advertised as available through leading drug stores nationwide.
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Anniston
Vinci
Scarbrough Drug Co
Curious twelve foot cod carries a ring from L H B
A fisherman on the steamship Uypatia hauled a huge twelve foot cod with a stomach full of odd items. Inside lay a ring engraved L H B. Cod stomachs often hold misc items from upriver journeys including leather bits and hardware.
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le Have
Lars Petersen
Uypatia
New York
St. Lucia
Petersen
Mean Proposer Creeps Into Church During Sermon
The Boston Transcript reports a strange incident as Manude-Tom proposed to the speaker during a Sunday service, prompting Belle to question whether he spoke in his sleep and if the moment was real.
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Manude
Tom
Belle
Boston —Transcript
Fractions trouble a boy in a witty schoolyard line
In Yocti's Companion a boy named Bobby applies classroom fractions to daily life. He answers his mother's question about a new friend being an only child with a quip about siblings. He jokes he knows enough fractions to count two sisters, revealing lad humor.
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Bobby
Bolby
Yocti
No financial aid sought from friends or kin
A dialogue contrasts asking strangers for aid with approaching friends or relatives. The impittered person says he seeks assistance from strangers, while the logical man notes that friends and relatives can monitor a person’s record, suggesting this may be best. The exchange appears in the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Man's Love For Woman Philosophical Quotation
A reflective passage on love lasting through appearance, mind, and ways. It notes a man may love a woman for her looks for five years, for her mind for ten, and for her ways forever, while women often believe marriage proves enduring love for her ways.
Victoria hotel improvements advance toward spring opening
City and county items note rapid progress at the Victoria hotel under new management with a grand opening planned in early spring. Anniston Electric and Gas manager Howard W. Sexton travels to New York on business for local gas and electric franchises. Dr and Mrs A F Bullard occupy a new Quintard avenue residence as Anniston welcomes them as a social asset to the Model City. The Burdett remains were interred at Edgemont cemetery with Anniston lodge No 46 K of P in attendance. The Glen Addie hose company paid tribute to Captain Burdett. The Baraca reading room adds back issues of The Anniston Star and other papers for readers. Dorothy Buckprit and child from Ohio visit Mrs Moore's Wilmer home.
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Victoria Hotel
Howard W. Sexton
Anniston Electric and Gas Company
New York City
W. G. Burdett
Edgemont Cemetery
Anniston Lodge No. 46
Glen Addie Hose Company
Captain Burdett
Ham Lodge
Atlanta Constitution
Chicago Record-Herald
Atlanta Georgian
Montgomery
Porney UDC Chapter Meets Feb 7 At Mrs Knox Home
General William H. Porney chapter 468 U D C will meet with Mrs John B Knox on Tyler hill Thursday February 7 at 3 30 p m Mrs Anselm Sterne president Ms L B Anderson secretary
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William H. Porney
John B. Knox
Tyler Hill
Anselm Sterne
Anderson
Foster to Lecture on Revelation at Parker Memorial Tonight
Dr. Joshua HH Foster returns for a fourth talk in the current lecture series at Parker Memorial Church. He will address the Revelation in a lucid, unconventional manner during the prayer meeting service this evening.
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Joshua HH. Foster
Parker Memorial Church
Foster
Nashville man Hayes stops in Anniston with Mrs Hayes
Mr. Hayes of Nashville has located in Anniston and is staying with Mrs. E. M. Moore at 1425 Wilmer Avenue along with Mrs. Hayes.
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Hayes
Nashville
Anniston
E. M. Moore
Wilmer Avenue
The Little Woman and Ways to Seem Taller
A period piece advises women on appearing taller through posture clothing and exercises. It recommends lifting the head, choosing roomy gowns, longer necklines, high hair, and broad shoulders while avoiding tight shoulders and long sleeves. The article outlines a sequence of movements to improve suppleness and height perception.
Wounds Bruises and Burns Pain Balm Advertisement
An antiseptic dressing applied early can heal wounds bruises and burns in a third of the usual time. Chamberlains Pain Balm is touted as a quick healing antiseptic that relieves pain prevents blood poisoning and saves time and money. Sold by J. L. Wikle.
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Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Shirt Waist Boxes for Reuse and Decor
Shirt waist boxes appear in shops at reduced prices due to coverings that may not suit buyer tastes. They serve for shirt waists, children's clothes and shoes, or patch boxes. They can be reupholstered easily and fancied with cretonne, chintz lining, and matching lids. Some use rollers or casters to lift height when used as seat. The lid is covered smoothly with the same fabric and edges finished with narrow gimp.
An Awful Cough Cured by Chamberlain Remedy
Mrs Ora Bussard of Brubaker says her daughter suffered a lingering cough after pneumonia resembling whooping cough but recovered after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The medicine is sold by J L Wikle.
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Ora Bussard
Brubaker
J. L. Wikle
Stories of Ibsen and a Wife’s Hidden Truths
The Norwegian writer John Paulsen recounts anecdotes about Henrik Ibsen. He notes Ibsen valued women’s rights but doubted their superiority, sharing a tale of a man sewing buttons and bragging of women’s lack of skill. Ibsen advised self-reliance, and a mislaid note about the doctor sparked rage until his wife revealed the truth behind the paper.
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Thien
John Paulsen
New York Sun
Paulsen
Munich
Ibsen
Ile
Stockman
Might Have Made a Killing
A physician tried rabbit shooting in the afternoon and returned exhausted with an empty bag. His wife retorted that he should have stuck to his legitimate business, implying greater success might have followed. The brief item preserves the witty exchange with a local newspaper tone.
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin headline sale
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin promises fast stomach relief and ordered digestion. The ad touts instant results, money-back guarantee, and availability in dollar and half-dollar sizes from all druggists with a free booklet and sample offer upon postal card request.
Pepsin Syrup Co. Monticello Illinois Ad
For sale by Scarbrough Drug Co Elam Ordway and Houser Wholesale Distributors advertise Pepsin Syrup Co Monticello Illinois products available through local drug distributors and wholesalers.
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Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello
Mlinois
Scarbrough Drug Co
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Nye Hotel Prank Turns On Clerk With Mud Joke
Bill Nye visits a fashionable New York hotel late at night asking for a room. The bediamonded clerk claims only one room left under the cornice, advance payment required. Nye pays, then lampshades the moment with a joke about Henry Clay and “common, ordinary clay,” prompting a wry response from the clerk.
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Bill Nye
New York
Nye
Clay
Henry Clay
Henry
Collier’s
Nothing to Fear Promotes Chamberlain Cough Remedy
An advertisement urges mothers to continue giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to children, claiming it is safe and effective for coughs colds and croup with a worldwide reputation. Sold by J L Wikle.
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Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Grammar Lessons for a Free Meal at Harvard
A sharp faced woman at the door turns away a hungry caller. Harvard IHasben offers to repay with grammar lessons in exchange for a square meal, reflecting a humorous exchange reported by the Philadelphia Press.
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Harvard
Philadelphia Press
Wouldn't Dance Upside Down Joke Flashback
A Baltimore item notes a humorous exchange where a young woman asked for floor wax in a drug store. The clerk said only sealing wax was available, and she replied that they would dance and needed wax for the floor, not the ceiling.
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Baltimore
The Wildcat Leaps for Dinner A Remarkable Jump Story
A hunter recalls tracking a wildcat in snow and bloodied feathers. The cat crouched then sprang thirty three feet to strike a pheasant, landing atop it before it could flee. The tale suggests wildcats, even old toothless ones, can perform extraordinary leaps when hungry. Voley's Honey and Tar claims to cure coughs and purge mucus with a yellow package genuine in Elam Ordway Houser.
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Eat
Fenes
Voley
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Real Estate Ad Promotes Growth and Listings in Calhoun County
W G Ledbetter & Co advertise a booming Vinston population growth and urge fast purchases of a variety of properties. Offers include a Leighton corner lot, Noble street business lot, several 5 to 6 room houses, Tyler hill estate with utilities, a cottage on Christine avenue, 20 acre fruit and truck farming plots, and large tracts from 20 to 1000 acres. Agents claim farm land reach across Calhoun county and invite inquiries at Kline Building 11th St.
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Vinston
Leighton
Noble
Point Office
25Th
Wilmer
Christine Avenue
16Th St
Tyler Hill
Calhoun County
W. G. Ledbetter & CO. Kline
11Th St
Notice proposes new Court of Inferior Jurisdiction in Calhoun
Notice states that a bill will be introduced in Alabama to create a Court of Inferior jurisdiction in Calhoun County districts 15 and 20 replacing justices of the peace and ex officio notaries in Anniston wards. It also seeks abolishment of the office of justice of the peace and notary ex officio in those districts.
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Legislature
Alabama
Calhoun County
Notaries
Anniston
Calin County
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Mothers OF Anniston
Vineyard Haven
New York Tribune
Mra. A. FL Bullard
Quintard Avenue
Annistonians
Baraca
the Anniston Star
Birmingham Age-Herald
Birming
Stories
Natures
Dr. Caldwell
Mark Rogers
Waleh Roger
Bluthenthal & Rickart
Atlanta
Wildcat
W. C. Ledbetter & Co., Real Estate
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