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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1907
Page
3
A brief exchange notes a clergyman advising a widow to be consoled that her husband is at rest in the afterlife. The widow questions whether he truly rested before his death, prompting a sharp public contrast on dignity and respect. The quotation reflects 19th century moral tone and social manners.
In a colorful Chicago News snippet a Count and a Duke debate mistaken calls and a potential romantic complication. They speculate the crossed wires involve a young lady and her father, illustrating a playful interlude in city life.
Special to the Star reports Senate bills from Montgomery affecting Anniston and Calhoun County. Senate Bill 341 would amend city court powers and jurisdictions. Senate Bill 942 would regulate the circuit court in Calhoun County. In the House, Arnold of Calhoun introduces a bill to expand corporate powers including eminent domain and water power rights under a general act for foreign and Alabama corporations.
Scarbrough Drug Company offers Hyomei with an absolute guarantee that if it does not cure catarrh or bronchial troubles, the money will be refunded. The remedy uses natural pine oils and gums, delivered for home use, with a complete outfit priced at $1 and extra bottles available.
A humorous exchange quotes a matrimonial ad claiming a man is a sportsman and thrill seeker. The applicant questions lasting commitment while a German proverb and a Wharton quote on manners appear, noting manners as a social lubricant.
An antiseptic dressing heals wounds bruises and burns fast preventing inflammation and blood poisoning. Chamberlains Pain Balm shares the principle and relieves pain. Keep a bottle at home to save time money and suffering. Sold by J. L. Wikle.
Naturalists aboard ships in mid ocean collect thousands of swimming shells. Ocean shellfish are tiny and tropical, with species like Carolinia trispinosa surfacing at 6 each evening and Cleodora tridentata rising after storms. They sink briefly to evade gales and brighten with vivid colors.
Wheat is sold in twenty ways by the quarter or bushel across Britain while local weights vary. Bushels range from 62 to 80 pounds by locale, with Aberystwyth at 65. Ball and quarter measures also differ, as do weights in Newcastle and Glasgow. Loudon Milling notes regional discrepancies.
Mrs. Ora Bussard of Brubaker recalls her daughter’s lingering cough after pneumonia two years ago. A bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy stopped the coughing and helped her gain weight, and the remedy is sold by J. L. Wikle.
William Penn suggests a simple method to avoid drinking too much. He tells a man that when a glass of liquor is in hand, open that hand before the drink touches the lips, and the urge to excess will pass.
Washington Star quotes Dustin Stax dismissing surplus wealth as a myth. He argues there is no surplus wealth in personal experience and challenges the idea as a superstition.
Chronic constipation treated with Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup which aids digestion and stimulates liver and bowels restoring natural action. It is pleasant to take and does not cause nausea or griping. Refuse substitutes, Elam Ordway Houser.
A lost terrier named Roxie, advertised for reward, was captured after a citywide search. The dog escaped from a crate en route to Mr. Charlie Duke of West Anniston, eluded many claims, and was finally found by Western Union messenger boys and delivered to Duke amid joy.
An advertising snippet touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a purifier of blood and cure for diseases, claiming it strengthens the body and prevents illness. The ad emphasizes the product as a remedy for impure blood and related ailments.
A tale recounts Robert Bonner placing a full page advertisement in a newspaper and repeating a two line message 5000 times in tiny type. A friend jokes that half a page would suffice. Bonner replies that at least five people will question every line, proving impact.
An advertisement urges mothers to continue giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to children, claiming safety for little ones and noting its value. It praises cures for coughs colds and croup and lists J. Wikle as the seller.
The dialogue centers on a visitor and Mrs Farley overhearing loud racket outside. Mrs Farley, nearly blind, cannot tell if the noise is coming from her children or neighbors. The exchange highlights humor and mistaken identity in a domestic scene.
A humorous exchange from Yonkers with a customer and a laundryman debating the bill for shirt work. The punchline jokes about the time needed, joking that it takes about four washings.
A quip from an Indianapolis Star item quotes a speaker calling Jones one of the worst bores ever. The critic laughs that Jones interrupted with talk about himself while recounting a thrilling western experience.
Memphis Times editor endorses Foley’s Honey and Tar as the best cough and lung remedy, claiming many permanent cures and urging buyers to refuse counterfeit yellow-packaged versions from Elam Ordway and Houser.
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