Library Voting Contest Attracts Local Organizations
The Evening Star and merchants sponsor a contest inviting city groups such as City Schools Noble Institute Baraca Class Epworth League and churches to win a library assortment through votes purchased with ten cent purchases. Voting ends with a final tally on October 6 1906 and libraries awarded to the top institution.
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Evening Star
Noble Institute
Baraca
Epworth League
Christian Endeavor
Ivic
Satalays
Evening Star UN
The Counterfeit Quarter That Appeared Sound
A watchmaker and his friend expose a counterfeit quarter by testing its ring and comparing it with a real coin. The cashier initially doubts it but discovers a tiny center crack through magnified inspection. The watchmaker pockets the coin, confident in its value, and plans to use it for meals.
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Newark Press
Outwits the Surgeon and Cures a Patient at Last
Mrs. Thos. S. Austin of Leavenworth Indiana suffered a severe female trouble with stomach catarrh and bowel issues. Her husband postponed an operation to try Electric Bitters, which reportedly cured her. The ad promotes Bitters as a tonic for liver, kidney disease, biliousness, jaundice, chills and fever, debility, nervousness and blood poisoning. 50 cents at West End Drug Co. and Miller Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos
Austin
Leavenworth
Ind
West End Drug Co
Miller Drug Co
Oddities of Quack Medicines Gain Publicity
Cornhill Magazine notes ironies in 19th century ads for beautifying fluids that claim to repel pimples and plump flesh, praise for teething necklaces for infant safety, and a grateful electuary for memory loss. The piece hints at doctor Johnson’s reactions to such claims and prices.
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Johnson
Spectator
Cornhill Magazine
How to Break Up a Cold
A cold can be broken up in one or two days by taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy hourly at first symptoms such as a dry loud cough and watery nasal discharge. It counteracts the cold and restores health within a day or two. sold by J. L. Wikle.
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J. L. Wikle
Monte Valllo Coal Agency Secures Local Contact
Local notices announce that O Watson has secured the agency for the celebrated Monte Valllo coal and provides a contact phone 7% for inquiries and orders.
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Montevallo Ooal
B&b. O
The Agile Tiger Quiet Stalker of the Forest
An Indian neighbor recalls a tiger silently approaching a tethered bullock. The big cat steps carefully on brittle leaves, using a stump as a launch point, then lunges to seize the neck before escaping into the forest when the rope is spotted.
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R. H. Elliot
India
Salve advertised for numerous skin ailments
An old advertisement claims Chamberlain's Salve cures sore nipples chapped hands burns frost bite chilblains chronic sore eyes itching piles tetter salt rheum and eczema. It is priced at 25 cents per box and sold by J. L. Wikle.
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Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Pilgrims Mistakenly Ask Stratford Villager About Shakespeare
Two American travelers in England wander Stratford on Avon and strike up conversation with a local. One pilgrim queries if the rustic knows Shakespeare, then jokes about writing for the Times or a Bible, exposing the man’s limited literary knowledge.
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England
Stratford-on-Avon
Ths
Summat
the Times
Lannon Paper
Harper’s Weeky
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Aids Bells Tenn. Man
Twenty years of nasal catarrh plagued W. L. Rawls of Bells Tennessee until he used Bucklen’s Arnica Salve on the sore area. He reports swelling and soreness vanished and did not return. The salve is sold for 35 cents at West End Drug Co. and Miller Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Rawls
Bells, Tenn
West End Drug Co
Miller Drug Co
Robinson's Library rental notice for classic books
Books for rent at Robinson's Book Store include The Boss by Alfred Henry Lewis The Conquest of Canaan by Booth Tarkington The Master Mummer by E Philip Oppenheim Raffles by E W Hornung David Harum by E N Westcott Jorn Uhl by Gustav Frenssen Pole Baker by Will N Harben The Wheel of Life by Ellen Glasgow Leopard's Spots by Thomas Dixon.
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Alfred Henry Lewis
Cannan
Booth Tarkington
E. Philip
Jorn Uhl
Gustav Frenssen
Pole Baker
Will N. Harben
the Wheel of Life
Ellen Glas
Thomas Dixon
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Universal Encyclopedia
Appleton
Morocco
Scribner's Magazine
Buck
Ram
Brewer
The
United States
Putnam’s Famous Novels
Silk Cloth
Cuba
Illustra
Ted
Moroc
James Russell Lowell
Hawthorne
Captain Marryatt
the Star
L. A. Sterne
A. C. Thomas
Russell Bros
Talbot Foard
Model Ice CO
Scarbrough Drug CO
Anniston Hardware CO
Fred Pendle
Anniston Steam Laundry
Alabama Supply CO
East Tenth St
Anniston Evening Star
Wigley & Moore
Globe Clothing CO
Fitters
Ullman Bros
Anniston Trading CO
Anniston City Furniture CO
the Anniston Evening Star
Robinson’s Book Store
Zinn Building
Watson
First National Bank
Comptroller
Resources
U. S. Bonds
Banking House
E. L. Turner
James C. Sproull
A. W. Bell, James B. Goodwin
E. L. Tyler, W. L. McCaa, M. B. Wellborn
W. W. Stringfellow
M. B. Wellborn
A. J. Goodwin
A. L. Tyler Jr
Henry A. Young
Cashier
Agile Tiger
Oxford
Noble Sts
West Anniston
10Th
Noble Streets
Bank Corner
Oxford Lake
Noble
Noble Sta
Anniston Electric & Gas CO
Tennessee
Robinson’s Library
Oppenheim
Raffles
E. W. Hornung
David Harum—By
E. N. Westcott
Evans Chemical CO
Cincinnati
Draggista
Levy
the Tailor
Noble Street
Great Texas Health and Pleasure Resort
Texas
Pacific
Tex
E. P, Turner Gen
Dallas
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