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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1909
Page
6
A linen travel bag with eight pockets stores medicine bottles. Dull green blue or brown cloth covers the two rows of pockets, deeper lower pockets for larger bottles, machine stitched MEDICINE CASE with bottom strip, taped pockets, and a hanging rod with tape ends. The upper pockets are formed with small box pleats.
A collection of light puzzles and jokes on humility clocks and royal names. It features wordplay about emperors and letters and ends with a playful comparison of letters and times.
A reader explains a 4x4 magic square using numbers 1 through 16 arranged so every row column and diagonal sums to 34. The message invites friends to place the figures and then presents a solution.
A Chicago woman proposes psychic housekeeping where every resident, including men, women, and guests, shares duties from cooking to sewing. John Forsell leads culinary tasks while Mrs. Forsell calls the home a collective enterprise. The piece then shifts to Yarmouth’s Kitty Witches Street, noted as the world’s narrowest, with 29 to 56 inch-wide entrances and 145 rows totaling over seven miles.
John Lawson alias William Doakes, condemned to be hanged July 9 for wife murder and sister assault, escaped Chilton county jail. He offers to return if Governor Comer commutes death to life. Sheriff Catts to discuss with the governor as deputies hunt the fugitive, aided by hounds. Lawson is reported gravely ill with a fever of 103 degrees.
A collection of practical tips for restoration and cleaning around the home. Ivory handle care with turpentine, glycerine for wooden items, salt on floors to deter moths, funneling pie juice with paper, sugar in soap for cleansing, jelly strainers from bag scraps, and proper glass prep for iced beverages.
An American author scene mirrors French boldness yet shuns male attire. a writer with a grand title entertains guests in diaphanous dress and a lounge. Washington’s young author hosts studio teas for friends’ cats and debates ribbon shades for a neck ruff.
The text argues that people avoid death topics, preferring not to be troubled by them. It cites Frederick Myers and G Lowes Dickinson noting that most men retreat from discussing mortality, hoping for eternal bliss but not desiring extinction or discussion.
The article advises on writing condolence letters with heartfelt, concise wording on white paper and black ink. It covers appropriate tone for different relations, including card etiquette, including a brief tribute and offerings of help without intrusion. It emphasizes clarity, politeness, and respect for the bereaved.
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