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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
12
News from Oxford notes the car line north of the Burton home hosts the town’s pride patch. Residents and visitors comment on this field as the finest seen in years. Various locals depart for trips and returns, with many heading to Knoxville, Birmingham, Birmingham, and Kansas for visits and business.
In Jacksonville, residents largely expect President Daugette to be sustained as the board denies the Insurrectos theatre building request. The article notes broad public sentiment that the outcome may be minor and mirrors last week’s stance.
A satire style ad touts a nightly pill claimed to cure headache constipation biliousness and a torpid liver. It promises satisfaction, notes a free sample by mail, and lists Bonds Pharmacy Co in Little Rock Arkansas as supplier.
The young men and women of Jacksonville gathered for a moonlight picnic at Nesbit Lake Tuesday evening. Attendees included Marie Burke Hannah Crook Estelle Johnson of Rome Kate Caldwell Fannie Warlick Mary Goodlett Catherine Reed Amelia and Cary Caldwell Miss Chambers of Atlanta Florence Whitfield Mamie Bumpus Anna Amelia Dora Wood Mary Bettie Lunceford Memory and Berchie Aldridge Helen Crow Avery Caldwell Eugenia Thornton Mrs. Lester Smith and numerous Crook Wood Weaver Goodlett Few Roulin Marlin Journey West Roulin Stevenson Rowan and others from Gadsden and nearby areas. Vernon Fitts Payton Rowan Will Hammond John Curtis Ferrell and Carl Lay Jr. of Gadsden also participated.
Mrs C D Marlin invited twenty children to an afternoon with Misses Elizabeth and Florence Stevenson of Montgomery. From 5 to 7 games were played on the lawn and in the summer house trappe was served by Eloise Stevenson and Fannie Warlick. The dining room featured a green and white color scheme and a delicious ice course. Guests included Mary Fannie Hammond Ann Rowan Julia Rowan Tommie Gaboury Mary Abernathy Stevenson Pearl Treadaway Mary Knox Fitts Ruth Nixon Della Currier Rowan Murphy Knox Ide John Forney and Horace Stevenson Ralph Crow and Fred Crow.
Mrs Clifford Arbery spent yesterday in Anniston. Mrs William Hardie and her son from Alexandria visited Friday. Miss Emma Goodlett and Emmie Woodruff depart next week for Knoxville summer school. Joe Roulin, guest of his brother, returned yesterday to Virginia. W W Heindel of Atlanta spent Tuesday in the city.
The piece mocks self righteousness as fear of being caught and jokes about mid day naps at fifty. It notes women’s objections to tobacco and the futility of expecting a wife to move heavy objects after marriage.
Catharine Warr, sixth wife of Henry VIII, relied on intellect and tact rather than beauty. She calmed the king and defused a heresy arrest order by flattering and soothing him, turning aside officials and maintaining influence at court.
A Cumberland yeoman once walked long distances to hear Wordsworth speak. On discovering who framed the address he left in indignation, exclaiming that Wadsworth Rydal had shaped the scene, and returned home with scorn.
Quote from Chicago News notes a woman with three husbands labeled as a paragon for the first, a paradigm for the second, and a paradox for the third. The dialogue highlights playful misnaming of spouses as P words.
Specially designed hop pillows for insomnia sufferers are on display at leading druggists promising restful hours to buyers. The item is marketed as a natural mild sedative with relaxing hops pressed into pillow form.
In a department store a saleslady explains pillows marked at 3 dollars are advertised as advanced merchandise. Mrs Cutting questions the price rise noting the pillows were 62.98 yesterday and wonders how they could be down pillows if they increased in price.
An upbeat ad touts a product as a quick booster for commerce, comparing its effect to a tonic that revives the system. The copy promises rapid customer response and renewed energy for local merchants.
Classified advertising connects buyers and sellers through automatic selection, matching readers’ interests to your offer. This concise notice explains how automatic selection targets eager audiences for more effective listings.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube and catarrh. It promises $100 for any deafness case caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars are offered free and products sold by druggists.
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