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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1902
Page
6
A French ethnologist notes that early Ames men raised right hands as a peace signal but kept them open to prove no weapon. The custom evolved into a loyalty gesture. The New York Herald recounts Mark Twain’s prank with a座udience in a box applauding his mustache pull, boosting his reception.
A prominent physician says patients nearly never follow prescribed hygiene or diet plans and that drugs remain the only resort. The text urges mild laxatives like Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for chronic constipation, noting they don't cause further constipation and leave bowels natural. Sold by J L Wikle.
A Bucks County writer recounted Frank R. Stockton and his brother training a cat hunting dog. They were challenged by a farmer chasing their dog, paid a dollar for a pig to appease him, drove off their father's pigs to fatten their own, and sold the pig for seven dollars profit, a sign of Stockton's business savvy.
A London workman, after inheriting money from his father, consulted his solicitor for a final settlement. On seeing the costs, he protested that the charges were excessive, claiming the inheritance was to him, not to the solicitor.
H P Kumpe druggist of Leighton Alabama reports a custom’s sick child vomited and could not keep food down until one bottle of Whites Cream Vermifuge expelled 119 worms. The tonic claim: improves digestion nourishes the nervous system and restores vigor. Available 25c at J L Willie and J B Privett Oxford Alabama.
Barker notes Molliwitz plans to wed Maggie Shrewsbury amid money talk. Grufley adds matrimony can speak, while Barker predicts alimony will soon assert itself.
Dumley recalls drawing his shining blade for the first time in reply to Featherly. The exchange recalls a moment from a past race as the sword is brandished with pride.
Mr. F. H. Wells of Deer Park Long Island endorses Chamberlain's Pain Balm as the best liniment for strains. He cites using it for a severe winter lameness from a strain with quick relief and cure. For sale by J L Wikle.
Tickets on sale July 15 to 20 with final limit September 16. Diverse routes and stopovers allowed through the Rockies. Opportunity to visit for maps and pamphlets, listing routes and destinations.
Women's shoes range from 95 cents to 1.95 per pair with options in patent leather, vici kid, and tan russet. Styles include oxfords, ties, and sandals with emphasis on comfort and durable soles. Also advertised are midpriced tun oxford pairs at 1.50.
A Pittsburg man reflects on a failed real estate deal tied to a church line dispute. He notes he sold at three-fifths value, later seeing the buyer’s family with instruments and a dog receive a purse to buy out the property at twice the prior value, leaving him effectively ten thousand dollars poorer due to faulty reasoning.
An orangutan moves along large branches with a semi erect posture due to long arms. It tests branch strength by shaking them then grasps opposite boughs and swings across. It does not jump like a monkey and only hurries if danger arises. Despite its slow pace it moves faster than a person on the ground.
A vintage tonic claim advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a permanent cure for stomach and kidney ailments. It promises to tone the stomach regulate kidneys and bowels stimulate the liver invigorate the nerves purify the blood and treat a range of conditions including nervousness sleeplessness rheumatism neuralgia and malaria with a 50 cent price and McElreath Drug Co. sponsorship.
The Southern Railway has received hand some Summer Home folders with information on summer resorts in the southeastern territory including Tennessee, North and South Carolina, the Virginias, and Georgia. The undersigned will mail them to interested parties and provide rate details. Special low rates have been arranged for resorts along the railway line. C. E. Jackson, Traveling Passenger Agent, Morris Hotel Building, Birmingham, Ala.
On July 3 the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs opens as an all year resort under Frisco System management. Extensive renovations have been completed to make it a leading hostelry in the region with updated facilities and services.
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