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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1907
Page
7
A woman drowned in a pond in England as four men attempted rescue. One man shouted for a rope and entered the water but could not locate it. another followed in, guided by reluctance to face the heat after riding. The others urged restraint while the incident unfolded.
Fragmentary excerpt praises gardening as a supreme human pleasure and civilizational refreshment. It contrasts the urge to build grand structures with the joy of tending gardens, noting gardenias as a symbol of refinement. The archaic wording implies a bygone rhetorical style from a historical text.
The local grand jury brings attention to the sheriff and deputies with Solicitor W Tunstall offering valued help during sessions. Governor Comer names Mayor Kilby an aide de camp with colonel rank. Electric signs appear on Noble street transforming it into a Broadway style thoroughfare as Scarbrough Drug Co prepares a large display.
Elam Ordway and Houser advertise a selection of garden and flower seeds in bulk and packaged forms. The notice lists their offerings and contacts for orders.
A study compares bone and brain response to bullets, noting bone shatters less while brain scatters due to cohesiveness. Experiments with water filled skulls and canisters show fluid content amplifies bursting effects, illustrating variable bullet wound outcomes. Patient testimonial endorses Foley's Kidney Cure.
There is something out of the ordinary in the history of Mr J W Medders who lives near Weaver where he has resided for 36 years. He is 63 years old a veteran of the Civil War through which he passed without injury or blame. He owes no money never sued nor had a case in court. He has rarely consulted a physician and his teeth are sound. He has never had trouble with a neighbor and has raised eight children four girls and four boys none of whom ever saw him intoxicated or heard him swear. He is yet hale hearty and a hard worker on his farm.
Ichthyologists describe age determination in fish by annular growth rings on scales and by rings on otoliths. White and black rings form seasonally. two rings appear per year. Otolith counts vary by species but are stable within a species, aiding diagnosis. Also an unrelated ad promotes Dean's Ointment for skin itching.
The passage explains how all strong emotions affect blood flow and tear production. It notes that tears result from expanded eye vessels and gland activity, keeping eyes moist while dust is cleared, though excessive emotion changes may alter this process.
Its pleasant taste and prompt cures have made Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a favorite with mothers of small children. It quickly cures coughs and colds and may prevent pneumonia. It also cures croup and, if given at first signs, may prevent an attack. For sale by J. L. Wikie.
A Harlem resident learns a lesson in generosity when a 20 cent store purchase prompts him to give his six year old daughter a two dollar bill to pay the boy at the door. She tells him the change stayed with the newsboy, as she instructed yesterday.
Notice to customers announcing Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy contains no opiates or harmful drugs. It is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults by Elam Ordway & Houser.
A brakeman says a lap cushion on a moving train keeps writing smooth despite jolts. Rest tablet and arm on the cushion to prevent tremors, making handwriting legible as at home. Railroaders often keep cushions for traveling recounts and drummers may borrow them for correspondence.
The piece lampoons municipal gas planning as Professor Byron Scribble, head of the Higgs ville Authors' club, takes charge with no gas experience. It humorously notes losses and policy quirks across cities from New York to Glasgow, lampooning public works financing and garbage powered street lighting.
Eczema tetter salt rheum and ring worm are intensely itchy and Chamberlains Salve provides rapid relief and often permanent cure with continued use. It has cured many cases resistant to other treatments. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by J. L. Wikle.
A burglar broke into a safe and found a paper declaring nothing of value inside. He closed his tools, remarking that the honesty in such a statement mattered, noting the truthfulness of the claim as he left.
A terse aphorism notes Opportunity as hair on the forehead that vanishes when passed leaving no tuft to grasp, described by Francois Rabbelais in a compact worldly reminder.
Carlyle notes that concentrating powers on one object enables achievement while spreading energy across many may lead to failure, illustrating the tension between focus and breadth in effort.
The ad claims there is no case of cough or cold leading to pneumonia or consumption after using Foley's Honey and Tar and warns to refuse substitutes. It touts a genuine product in a yellow package from Elam, Ordway & Houser and asserts it contains no opiates and is safe and effective.
The Trigg Steele Co announces a completed undertaking parlor and invites public inspection. Milton P. Crowe is named in charge of the branch and is praised as Alabama's most competent embalmer for over twenty years. A lady attendant is available. night and day contact numbers are provided.
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