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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1906
Page
3
A London Spectator excerpt notes birds fall prey to eggs and illusions more often than other animals while horses fear threats born of imagination. Shying often stems from vision faults, with fright triggered by harmless objects misread as dangers, and ponies mistaking donkeys for bears in Russia.
Haynesville Maine resident Mrs Jennie Duncan now seventy says Electric Bitters cured her chronic dyspepsia of twenty years and left her feeling strong as a young girl The remedy treats stomach and liver issues blood disorders general debility and weakness Sold with guarantee at West End Drug Co and Age Ordway Houser for a small price
A piece by Wallace Irwin surveys humor’s limits and seriousness, arguing many anecdotes are not truly funny. It traces early jester traditions with a bladder on a stick used to cue laughter, contrasting modern wit with bygone courtly entertainment and a grave view of misfortune.
J O R Hopper of Woodford Tennessee recalls the remarkable recovery of Mrs Mollie Holt after she suffered severe lung coughing and was near death. Doctors warned her end was near, but Kings New Discovery produced rapid improvement and full recovery. The ad promotes cough and cold remedy at 50 cents to 1 dollar with a trial bottle offered.
Winter supplies urged as customers are advised to lay in coal at R. O. Watsons with phone number 72 for delivery or pickup.
Fragmentary notice requests a drag or contact by phone to R. 10 and Watson, No. 72. The readable portion provides limited details and no verifiable event or outcome.
A German immigrant group claims brutal conditions at the Jackson Lumber Company camps near Lockhart Alabama. They say about one hundred workers, mostly Germans, were promised 3 to 5 dollars daily but were paid only one dollar. They allege beatings, forced eating after Americans, and confinement with armed bosses using torture. The company, backed by Michigan and Wisconsin capital, is among the South’s largest lumber firms. Deputies with warrants left Jacksonville for Lockhart to arrest those implicated.
Tra W Kelley reports two years of poor health from kidney and bladder trouble. After spending much on physicians with no benefit, Kelley states he was cured by Forley's Kidney Cure and urges others to try it. The notice ends with the names Elam Ordway and Houser.
A comical exchange aboard a train unfolds as a overweight passenger tries to move to the upper berth. The other passenger jokes about weight and offers a different berth, highlighting discomfort and venting in a humorous moment from the Chicago Tribune.
A Springfield reader from 1130 Reynolds St. endorses Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a guaranteed cure for cuts wounds burns and skin eruptions. The ad credits West End Drug Co. and Elam Ordway Houser with the guarantee and promotes its necessity for healing.
Scientific American notes that Romans pioneered concrete masonry in road and foundation work. It cites Ciudad Rodrigo walls that retain wooden form prints from ancient concrete, showing modern practice mirrors ancient schemes, reducing cost and increasing strength.
Mrs Mary Brown of 20 Lafayette Place Poughkeepsie New York endorses Dr King’s New Life Pills as the most reliable pleasant laxative for stomach liver and bowels. Guarantee by Weat End on Co and Elam Ordway Houser. Price 25 cents.
A baby suffered for over a year as sores worsened under medical care. Descriptions depict severe skin conditions and ongoing agony, with caregivers unable to control the distress. The article documents alarming health decline and requests for intervention.
A mother recounts her year and a half old son suffering from severe sores on the face arms and body. After two doctors failed and the child grew emaciated the Cuticura Soap and Ointment were tried at the urging of a relative. Within about two months the sores healed and the child has remained well. The testimony credits Cuticura with saving the child's life.
A local drugstore touts twenty years of experience in filling prescriptions with accuracy and pure drugs. It promises right prices, reliable service, and customer satisfaction.
Alabama Cleaning and Pressing Club offers laundering and pressing with rates for ladies and gentlemen garments. Proprietor M. T. Houser advertises services at 104% West Eleventh Street with a monthly $1 membership and notes liability limits for items left in garments.
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