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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1907
Page
5
The piece contrasts somber mourning in Brazil with extravagant royal cremations in Siam. It notes scarlet coffins and hearses for Brazilian funerals, and describes prince funerals in Siam with gold carriages, palace pyres lit by the king, lotus dances, lime-throwing, and night fireworks.
Etiquette began as simple labels placed by a Scotch gardener at Versailles to mark walkways for Louis XIV courtiers. At first ignored, high officials insisted courtiers stay within the labels, making following etiquette the correct practice. Over time the meaning broadened beyond mere labels.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's medicines, noting full disclosure of bottle ingredients and sworn formulas. It claims extracts from native forest roots without alcohol and glycerine, highlighting the Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and tonic that helps with catarrh, stomach, liver, and bronchial troubles while warning it cannot cure advanced consumption. Endorsements from medical leaders are cited and it urges patient, thorough use at reasonable prices from dealers.
Coming events note multiple acts with dates March 8 9 12 listing The Dandy Dixie Minstrels and Our New Minister in a late 19th or early 20th century program listing.
Coburns Great Barlow Minstrels perform at Noble Street theater with a matinee today and a crowded night ahead. The Dandy Dixie Minstrels promise a large cast of comedians singers musicians and specialties plus the Cotton Pickers Band delivering novelties praised in European and New York shows. March 9 matinee and night show the latest minstrel entertainment on the road.
A review notes McCarty’s If I Were King blends historic romance with current economic and political philosophy. The play, deemed timely for U.S. readers, is urged to be seen to be understood as it tours Noble Street next Friday night.
Dr W Dudley Powers of St Johns rectory Montgomery praises the Schubert symphony club and lady quartet after a performance at St Johns chapel praising the refined artistic entertainment and noting a large audience and compliments from listeners.
A Bacon aphorism notes that death acts as a companion all must meet. It reflects on readiness as a measure of being at home with mortality, implying acceptance changes how one faces life and fate.
A compact note reflects on the tendency of idle people to consider activity yet often postpone real effort. It suggests inner hesitation and the pull between intention and completion.
A severe cold that may develop into pneumonia overnight can be cured quickly by Foley's Honey and Tar. It cures obstinate coughing and strengthens the lungs. The genuine product comes in a yellow package from Elam Ordway Houser.
A nature student explains a bee uses its sting like a mason’s trowel to finish honey cells. It seals and preserves each cell by injecting formic acid, a small amount of poison that prevents spoilage, revealing the sting as a magic tool rather than a weapon.
The article discusses chemical changes in coal exposed to air, noting moisture as the main driver. Stored coal loses hydrocarbons, reducing volume and illuminating power of gas produced. In large masses these reactions can generate heat and risk spontaneous combustion.
The article explains that mercury rises and falls with atmospheric pressure because dry air is heavier than moist air. An open bulb barometer shows the mercury changes as the air column supports or fails to support its weight in varying weather conditions.
A historical brief notes a product titled heartburn available through Scarbrough Drug Co and wholesalers Ordway works with Elam and Houser as distributors. The entry records a commerce item tied to wholesale drug trade.
An excerpt from Lillie or Harriet Quiroby in Leslie's Weekly humorously dissects stage makeup. It contrasts audience beauty with the actors’ close up reality showing grease paint rouge powder and heavy lashes. It notes actors may hide tobacco smell and even wear a false mustache.
Ay Rountree editor of the Dixie Manufacturer has been elected a member of the American Roadmakers Association and chosen as Alabama delegate to the convention in Pittsburgh on March 18. Telegrams from Hartford and Hartford connected officials announce his program inclusion and speak on good roads in Alabama.
A jumble of old weather adages and sayings about signs of rain or fair weather. The text notes rosy mornings, greenish hues, red skies, and distant objects visible at dawn as indicators, with warnings about muck winds and potential rain.
W W Kearney editor of the Independ ent Lowry City Missouri urges families to keep Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at hand to check cold onset and shorten duration. He notes its peerless use for croup in children and preventing attacks when given at first hoarseness. Sold by J L Wikle.
In Frederic Remington's quiet studio, the painter works on The Spirit of War as two sharp eyes study his canvas. Gerome erupts with shouted critique, urging Remington to amplify the expression, producing a face filled with enthusiastic emotion.
A well known salesman interrupts a piano session in a west end conservatory while a teacher praises a young girl who plays Mendelssohn. The salesman claims she plays too fast and loud, then reveals the girl is his daughter, prompting an amused, calm response from the teacher.
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