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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1906
Page
4
Telegraph reports from New York predict the port will record about one million arrivals for the year ending today. Commissioner Wathern cites broad European origins led by Austro Hungarians and Italians, with about 25 000 Italians leaving Italy on average per ten thousand of its population. Exclusion figures also set a new high.
News arrived of Capt William T Bell death in Atlanta yesterday afternoon. He was brother of Capt A W Bell of this city and widely liked by friends. Interment will be in Lincoln tomorrow, with the remains passing through the city in the morning.
The Southern Railway offers one and one third fare round trips for July 2 3 and 4 with return by July 8 tickets available at all points from Southern Railway agents or by writing J N Harrison RR B Creagh DuPlAs Birmingham Ala T P A
A humorous line about marriage promises ends with a man moving into a top floor flat in a seventeen story building. The elevator halts at eight pm as life proves literal heaven near the ceiling and the tale echoes a social quip from the American Spectator.
The council voted to appoint a three member committee and authorize the mayor to hire an expert to press tax inquiries on Western Steel Car & Foundry property. An ordinance raised electric car speed limits, the budget passed, bids to pave Noble Street were authorized, and 40 trash cans were ordered. The exchange of hose company No. 2 for two horses was approved if under 250 dollars.
A Notre Dame Indiana woman offers a free home treatment for rheumatism and related pains. She claims the cure removes uric acid, loosens stiff joints, purifies blood, improves eyesight, and restores system energy, with no climate change needed. Mrs. M Summers Box 400 Notre Dame Ind invites sufferers to write for proofs.
A colored man enters a merchant’s private office and asks for work offering to rob his wife instead. The Chicago Daily News reports the exchange with the man saying Sense me brain and that his aim is not for himself but to rob his wife.
The article argues advertising expenditure exceeds one billion dollars annually in the United States, yet waste occurs from unwise methods. It stresses newspapers as effective channels, urges balanced media use, and highlights educational value and the need for clear, brief messages. It explains the homeopathic principle of repeated exposure and the cumulative impact of multiple ads over time.
A patient with long standing eczema on limbs and wrists improved after physicians prescribed remedies that showed no benefit. The blotches have disappeared, ending years of troublesome symptoms.
St. Clair Me Vicar of San Antonio Texas writes that years of eczema on his limbs and wrists vanished after five weeks using Cuticura Resolvent Pills and Ointment in spring 1904. He continues to take the pills as a spring tonic and now uses Cuticura Soap, urging others to try the remedies.
A vintage advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for foot and skin problems including itching burning and rashes. It claims relief in a single night with a regimen of washing drying and applying ointment followed by bandaging with cotton or linen. The copy cites Potter D. & Chem. Corp Boston as sole prepaid distributors.
The piece describes cork tapping a steel bar slowly vibrating over time. It compares short bursts of advertising to a few strikes, while persistent weekly or monthly effort finally triggers a measurable business pendulum swing. Continuous effort proves more effective than brief bursts.
An executive officer should write bank advertisements to inform the public about how banks are run and why they are safe. The piece notes that in smaller towns confidence rests on officers, while in cities the public needs clear information to trust the institution.
A brief notice states the constitution newspaper is available daily at ten cents a week from Robinsons. It highlights a promotional price and local availability for readers.
For sale an eight room house with servant's house, gas and electric lights, all conveniences in perfect order, immediate possession. O. H. Parker & Co.
Notice is hereby given that the stock holders of the LaGarde Lime & Stone Company will hold an annual meeting at the office of the company in Annis ton Alabama on Monday July 9 1906 at three o'clock p m for the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the stockholders H. Crozier secretary 6-9-sat-4wks
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