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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1907
Page
7
Readable text lists men and boys overcoats hats hose stockings corsets and skirts with prices like 12.50 15 and 18, 2.50 3 per leg, and 4 to 12% discounts. mentions 750 bundles remnants 950 pairs hose 600 fleece shirts 150 corsets 850 sample hats and 400 misses blue skirts. emphasizes February clearance sale with many items at reduced prices and drum mer's samples.
A collage of local items notes a damaged event at Kinzo the Japanese juggler, a repaired performance at Princess rink, Donahoo & Co. livestock, a Glen Addie church singing, Horsershoes by Geo S Peterson, Mr R L Cater’s nearing new home, cold weather coal needs, a seventh birthday party for Master Thomas Hampson Jr, a plant tip for sweet peas and nasturtiums, and Mountain Oak encampment I O O F No 25 reporting degrees and an upcoming Grand Master visit to Anniston.
Household No 7 of the Columbian Woodmen held an interesting meeting at a Blue Mountain home last evening. Those absent are urged to attend next Friday at 7 40 p m. The Model City Oil Company formed with D B McGhee as manager to supply coal oil directly in the city. The Baraca reading room mock trial was postponed to Friday next. Debating society elected officers W L Powell president Hugh Starnes secretary J L Green treasurer
A massive 1889 stamp forgery misled collectors across Europe. A fictitious King Marie I of Sedang announced to visit Paris and stamped seven Sedang stamps with three half moons. The hoax created a rush, each stamp selling for 1000 francs before the ruse was exposed as a fraud.
A cautionary note explains common misuse and precision in language. It contrasts liable with likely and ravel with unravel, and warns against overgeneralizing terms like mutual friends. The piece stresses correct phrasing when referring to acquaintances and shared connections.
A historical note reports nerve specialists recommending a silence cure for women with nerves. Patients must spend set hours without speaking. One woman tried it and developed a rash while her husband, who had headaches, reportedly recovered.
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