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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1906
Page
3
Oxford residents recount visits of Mr. and Mrs. W. Turnipseed to Pulpit Rock ranch and notes of J. C. Wakefield from Albertville. Humphries Encampment I. O. O. F. meets tonight to discuss routine business as it grows numerically.
Miss Mary Lou Bailey visits the city while Calhoun Rifles plan a close election for first sergeant between Tom Smith and Frank Roberts. Refreshments and speeches follow, then the company camps at Mobile on July 5. M. A. Knighton attends, and invitations go out for a Lake Party honoring Miss Lee Ward and Miss Lorene Goodhue with guests from several cities.
The latest styles in linen collars, up-to-date ties and nobby shirts showcase current menswear trends with bold fabrics and crisp tailoring on display for the season.
On the day of publication Oxford friends report Mrs Milton A Smith of Anniston, long ill, able to be out again and visiting the city this morning. Mrs T A Ritch and daughter Mrs Jones of Rockland were among shoppers and visitors this morning.
J B Waterman of Watertown Connecticut reports his daughter, long afflicted with epilepsy, was cured by Dr Kings New Life Pills and has had no attack for over two years. The ad promotes the pills and cleaners as earth's best tonics at 25 cents from West End Drug Co and Miller Drug Co.
Italy plans a government monopoly to cultivate papyrus and manufacture papyrus paper for currency notes. A factory will be built near Sicily's Anapo River, with papyrus used exclusively for banknotes, aiming to deter forgers and benefit the government and public.
Advertisement promotes LAXETS as a simple remedy to cleanse the bowels and purify the blood, claiming constipation causes disease. It notes a six cent price, portable metal boxes, and mentions J. L. Wikle as seller and recommender.
The pope offers a pure gold Mimi plant Golden Rose in a golden pot to Princess Ena of Battenberg on her marriage to the king of Spain. It is the church’s highest honor for a Catholic princess and includes papal arms. The leaves and buds are jewel set to imitate dewdrops, with a tiny palm leaf blessed by the pope at the center.
After the famed sea duel with HMS Serapis aboard the Bonhomme Richard Jones earned a praised promotion to commodore. Jones reportedly declared if he met the British captain again he would make him an admiral.
A Civil War poem describes Company A marching through fields and orchards into battle. The clash with the Southern gray yields a dramatic rescue of a child and by story’s end both sides suffer losses, the captain and the Southern leader killed, as the march continues.
General W T Townes, former Danville resident and consul general to Brazil, visits Danville after four years away. He praises the city’s notable modernization including a new passenger station, freight depot, Main Street architecture, the Masonic Temple, a grand mercantile block, new private residences, a steel bridge, industrial works along the river, and a prospective cotton factory near Ballou Park. He commends the city’s cleanliness and thrift and notes substantial progress since his last visit.
A vintage advertisement extols the evolution of cooking stoves from open fires to modern ranges. It markets Charter Oak stoves for home and hotel use, claims superior heat resistance and durability, and notes prices from six to sixty dollars. A demonstrator will visit homes to show stove advantages.
An advertising note claims Stomach Heart and Kidneys ailments stem from nerve weakness rather than organ faults. It promotes Dr Shoop’s Restorative as a quick relief remedy for stomach, kidney, and heart disorders, available from druggists via J. J. Wikle.
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