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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1906
Page
2
A packed list recalls events from 1546 Anne Askew burned in Tendon to 1903 Senate ratified treaty for U.S. naval stations and Peary’s North Pole voyage. Notable items include 1770 Stony Point capture, 1846 homeopathy founder Hahnemann, 1863 USS Wyoming versus Japan, 1891 Manchester Ship Canal opening, and 1904 Yale contests in England.
Advices from Washington say three fishing firms based at Pensacola Mobile and Galveston are outfitting more schooners to fish in Gulf waters. Mexico plans to seize any foreign vessel fishing within its waters, arguing Americans have long poached within three miles. No US treaty guarantees fishing rights here, and the state department probes whether seized ships were within reach.
Hunters and naturalists have long debated how a mother wood duck moves 12 to 18 ducklings from a hollow tree to the water. Accounts describe the brood tumbling after the mother from the nest, climbing out and walking to the creek, or theories that she carries them on her bill or beneath her wings.
An essay extols the dangers of constipation and asserts a natural mild laxative is best. It promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a safe, thorough remedy that cleanses the bowels and strengthens digestion, warning readers to seek the genuine product with a red label and large figure.
A reflective piece on scouting trails before choosing a route. It outlines evaluating options above or below a ledge and slipping rocks, discovering hidden obstacles, retracing choices, and reassessing until a workable path emerges. The process is time consuming but described as enjoyable.
Old Chronic Sores. As a dressing for old chronic sores there is nothing so good as Chamberlain's Salve. While it is not advisable to heal old sores entirely they should be kept in a good condition for which this salve is especially valuable. For sore nipples Chamberlain's Salve has no superior. For sale by J. L. Wikle.
An Erie woman, fond of a facial wash, mistook her daughter’s bottle for a cosmetic product. She applied a thick coat to her face and later found the same lotion used on her daughter’s shoes, prompting embarrassment and a humorous family moment.
Mrs Mary Brown of 20 Lafayette Place Poughkeepsie New York endorses Dr Kings New Life Pills as the most reliable and pleasant laxative she has found The ad guarantees by a company and Elam Ordway Houser priced at 25 cents.
Clarence Hutton notes in Technical World Magazine that artificial silk made from gun cotton could create explosive fabrics. He warns that a woman in a gun cotton gown with nitroglycerin trim would be hazardous and urges caution for wearers and observers, especially around lighted cigarettes and sparks.
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