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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1907
Page
3
Purported tonic claims promising to rejuvenate the young and support overworked individuals. Warns against imitators and refilled bottles. Sold by druggists and grocers, or direct at $1.00 per bottle with free medical booklet from Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester, NY.
Highlights list historical events from 1702 to 1906 including William III’s death, the stamp act’s passage, Aboukir victory, Monroe’s Mexico recognition, and a Paris theater fire. It ends with a reflective essay about “the Favorite Girl” praising gentleness and tact.
Special to the Star reports a new venture to raise and reclaim millions of pine logs from the bottom of the Mississippi and rival rivers. Hoisting engines on flat boats will lift logs to shore for inspection, with owners paid for their marks at 8 per 1,000 feet while holsters profit from selling reclaimed timber at 12 to 14 per 1,000 feet.
Mrs. General Pickett discusses Robert E. Lee in Lippincott's Personal Memoirs noting his lack of a single governing theory for allegiance. The piece recalls Lee's balance of care for subordinates with dictatorial moments, Davis's command style, and Lee's famously immobile grave face during stress. Meade recalls Lee’s remark about Meade’s gray hairs after surrender.
A historical note on glass describing its paradoxes including high elasticity yet brittleness. It explains hollow glass spheres breaking from heat when sealed, vessels resisting external impact but shattering from tiny drops, and how bottom thickness affects breakage under force. It also mentions resistance to heavy projectiles contrasted with fragility to small pebbles.
A Wisconsin ex governor famed as a storyteller recalls a New Jersey clambake where his clams and humor collided with a serious listener. A bashful heckler corrected him on clams spelling and a witless quip about Wisconsin feet drew groans.
The pure food and drug law, effective January 1, curbs worthless catarrh remedies and boosts valuable ones. Hyomei gains popularity, with Scarbrough Drug Company selling it under a cure or money back guarantee. The Hyomei outfit costs $1 with extra bottles 50 cents, and delivers medicated air to nose throat and lungs.
An advertisement warns readers not to switch to coffee that pays others big profits at the expense of their health including stomach and nerves. It asserts compliance with the National Pure Food Law and cites Guarantee No. 2041 filed in Washington.
Vaudeville act led by Direction Voelckel and Nolan presents matinee and evening shows with tiered pricing at 25e 50e for matinee and 50e 75e for night performances.
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