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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1909
Page
7
Article advises alcohol as a remedy for hay fever symptoms and inflamed skin. It suggests daubing the face with spirits of cologne to bleach redness, cool the skin, and dry pimples, noting results vary by individual.
An odd classified snippet advertises a bowel remedy with dubious claims and urges readers to ask a druggist. The short notice mocks medical efficacy while promoting a product at a nickel price.
A stage mishap in The Lady of Lyons sees Claude Melnotte slip at the footlights while Pauline faints, provoking roars from the crowd as Beausant taunts Sothern. A porch reminiscence follows about grandparents who do not match, then an ad touts Foley's Honey and Tar for stubborn coughs and colds.
The Gordon Memorial Camp No. 1551 UCV held its annual meeting in Oxford Alabama on January 8 1909. Commander Frank MeIntrye reported deaths and presented the year end standing while officers were unanimously elected including Captain Thomas H Barry commander and W T Dodd adjutant and treasurer.
Stop falling hair in two weeks and cure dandruff in two weeks. It stops splitting and itching, grows more hair, makes hair soft and silky, and brightens hair and eyebrows. Popular with thousands for healthy hair. Sold by Elam Ordway & Houser for 50 cents a large bottle.
A London Standard report describes a Mexican school where a pupil may smoke a cigar during class to earn collective approval. When the class is satisfied, a general smoke is allowed and even young children may light a cigarette for the occasion. The master smokes a large cigar and keeps a bottle of liquor on his desk, a point of dispute among parents when empty.
Chamberlains Salve praised as best for fever sores and chronic sores kept in healthy condition. Also touted for chapped hands sore nipples burns and skin diseases. Sold by Elam Ordway Houser.
A traveling ragman buying worn clothing from a farmer jokes about the farmer losing his land on a mortgage. The farmer asks how the ragman found the information, and the ragman quips that the pants are worn only in the seat while showing little wear elsewhere.
A British lieutenant in the Seend battalion Lincolnshire regiment announced via advertisement that he renounces the names Quintus Tollemache Tollemache Plantagenet Tollemache Tollemache and will henceforth sign and be known as Leo de Orellana Tollemache only.
A patent medicine claim touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for la grippe coughs that could develop into pneumonia overnight. It asserts the medicine heals inflamed lungs and prevents danger, recommending Poley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package sold by W. E. Lloyd, Elam, Ordway & Houser.
Freddie informs me that his teacher has decided to advance him from the sixth to the seventh grade owing to its fine deportment and his praiseworthy attention to his studies. Pshaw that is just my luck. I had it all figured I would be about ten dollars ahead at the end of this month, now I must buy a new set of schoolbooks.
Mr. J P Klote of Edina Missouri says Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cured his stomach trouble better than any other remedy he tried. Sold by Elam Ordway and Houser.
An 1810s Paris dinner for the Duke of Wellington and the Abbe Pradt featured a long political oration. Pradt declared Europe’s salvation owed to one man. Wellington, quick to respond, claimed the credit for himself in a brief, pointed exchange.
In a banter between Brown and Black, attention turns to Greene who doubts bash yet devours croquettes and mince pies, illustrating odd faith and appetite contrasts in a lively exchange.
A humorous exchange from Harper's Bazaar frames a couple arguing over space in their flat as the bride recalls his vow to lay down his life for her. He replies that the tiny apartment leaves no room to lay anything down.
Fragmentary aphorism emphasizes essential unity in belief, liberty in doubt, and charity in all things. The source presents a Saint-like motto attributed to Melanchthon, urging balanced faith and goodwill.
Hon. John R. Garrett, Mayor of Girard Alabama, says he suffered severe itching from piles day and night until Dean's Ointment cured him permanently. The endorsement highlights a personal recovery attributed to the product.
Paris Revue Medicale notes that in parts of Western Australia widows and sometimes mothers and mothers in law take oaths to remain silent after a husband's death. The vow may last two years post funeral and is occasionally observed by related family members as well.
Rural philosopher cynically argues poets are not born but created by fathers who push them toward poetry, as the Louisville Courier Journal records a sharp folk saying about talent and nurture. The quip frames poetry as a product of pressure and expectation rather than innate gift.
Lame Shoulder description states this is a common muscular rheumatism form requiring no internal treatment. Apply Chamberlain's Liniment twice daily for a quick cure, effective for muscular and chronic rheumatism as well as sprains and bruises. Prices are 25 cents or 50 cents for large size, sold by Elam Ordway & Houser.
The text argues that sales depend on how many know you carry goods and that newspaper advertising is the best way to reach people. It notes that wider awareness increases sales, from ten to a hundred to a thousand recognizing the goods.
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