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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1902
Page
2
A reflective meditation on how a face appears in a truthful mirror comparing one’s self to the color and smoothness nature grants. The piece muses on perception, aging, and the gap between idealized beauty and lived appearance.
The Second district Sunday school convention at Shady Glen last Thursday was a success. Attendees enjoyed the program and benefited from it. The constitution was read and adopted, with officers elected for the coming year: President F. W. Foster, Vice-President J. L. Pruitt, Secretary T. W. Francis Jr.
Hilary S. Herbert II, secretary of the navy under Cleveland, lies gravely ill in a Washington hospital suffering from typhoid fever. The ailing former official, in the nation’s capital, remains under medical care as physicians report his condition.
An 19th century style ad explains that blackheads pimples and muddy complexions indicate a liver imbalance. It promotes Herbine as a remedy to cleanse the bowels regulate the liver and improve the complexion. Available for 50 cents at J J Wikle and J B Privett Oxford Alabama.
In Henry VIII era England public fear of poisoning spurred a statute that made boiling to death a crime. The retroactive law targeted Richard Rosse Coke the Rochester cook, who poisoned seventeen people, two dying, and was cooked in a cauldron. A later case, Margaret Davy in 1542, stirred similar horror though her guilt was questioned. The rule stayed on the books into Sleury’s reign, amid monarchs wary of posthumous poisoning.
An old legal drug advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure has cured where other medicines failed. The copy attributes the claim to McElrath Drug Co and promotes the product as a reliable remedy for kidney issues.
Consumers learn Weneeda Corn Meal is superior as it uses the best white milling corn, dust and rotten grains removal, scouring and polishing, Esopus top runner stones, and bolters to yield a pure white delicious meal. Manufactured by Weneeda Mills in Anniston Alabama.
Local retailer Boyer’s unveils over five hundred spring goods across sections. Shoppers can explore diverse apparel and household items highlighting fresh season trends and value-priced selections.
A Philadelphia Ledger reflection argues disasters draw people back to the sites of loss and memory. It notes mourners visit graves, homeless families return to calamity scenes for sentiment over money, citing repeated waves from London, Lisbon, Philadelphia, Chicago, Johnstown and other catastrophes.
The article surveys the history of papermaking. It notes China invented paper from mulberry bast in the second century B C and spread to Asia. Arabs kept the process secret in Samarkand. Crusaders introduced it to Europe, with the first paper mill in Germany dating to the twelfth century. The eastern method remains crude, fibers torn and pulp pressed by hand.
A noted doctor argues patients rarely follow prescribed hygiene or diet and he has only the drug route left. He endorses mild remedies like Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for chronic constipation as they restore natural bowel function. Sold by J. Wikle.
Oswald, witty Parisian, lures 500 hunchbacks to a reception with a fake legacy tale, turning bitterness into reckoning after a politeness slight. Foley’s Kidney Cure is advertised for cleansing and toning the body. Southern railway offers one fare round trips to Talladega during Alabama Chautauqua, with limited return by July 27 1902 and multiple departure points listed.
Seaboard Air Line Railway releases a Summer Elsewhere guide detailing seaside and mountain resorts in the Carolinas and Virginia. Copies available from any Seaboard agent or by writing to C. B. Ryan in Portsmouth, Virginia, or W. R. Chris man in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Southern Railway announces it has a large supply of handsome Summer Home folders detailing summer resorts in the southeast. Regions covered include Tennessee, the Carolinas, the Virginias, and Georgia. C E Jackson, traveling passenger agent, offers to mail a folder and provide information on rates, with special low summer rates along the line.
A. R. Bass of Morgantown Indiana suffered severe backache and kidney pains, waking ten to twelve times. He was cured by Foley's Kidney Cure per Meblrath Drug Co.
A brief notice announces a fresh line of full samples of clothing now in at J N Boyers tailor. The ad urges shoppers not to miss the new offerings and highlights the shop as a destination for stylish garments.
Local report notes suits crafted by Boyer fit well this year, highlighting tailoring quality and overall comfort for wearers across the city.
McDuffie and Hewitt sue OC F Cotton in Calhoun Alabama and obtain an attachment against Cotton's goods. Levy lists one heavy oak bedstead dresser and washstand. Cotton is a non resident of Alabama residing in St Louis Missouri and is notified of the attachment and levy dated July 8 1902 by A B Sawyer justice of the peace Anniston Alabama.
A casual note indicates someone needs a new suit and asks Boyer to step in and complete the task. The line implies a practical deadline or expectation for suit procurement and tailored assistance.
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