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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1907
Page
3
A humorous dialogue vignette features Mrs Henpeck Ceneeg and Mr Askitt with playful domestic misgivings. Other characters include De Witt and Mrs Goodheart in exchanges about money, desires, and restraint. The piece satirizes domestic tension and gendered politeness.
A humorous Puck poem notes Liberty as a frequent traveler seen in major cities yet with no fixed home. It mocks the idea that Liberty is a visible force while noting it only appears in public documents and political life, with citizens debating the day it may control everything.
An observing girl notes Mr Pumpus is careful of his dignity while Miss Cayenne agrees. The remark highlights his lack of dignity and the need to guard it.
Editorial cites Dr John Fyfe praising Unicorn root and Golden Seal root as key ingredients in Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It claims the remedy acts as a uterine stimulant aiding reproductive health, with indications including back pain, leucorrhea, amenorrhea, and women’s fatigue. Endorsements from Ellingwood Scudder and Bartholow support uterine benefits and general tonicity.
The Blunkall Atwood Company, a well regarded stock troupe, arrives from Atlanta's EL Dorado theater after four years in St. Louis. The 18 performers are praised as first class dramatic talent. The Tide of Life opened last night, followed by The Bushranger tonight with a matinee for ladies and children tomorrow at 8 p.m.
Special to the Star Gadsden March 19 The Times News notes attorney W Boykin filed a suit in Gadsden City Court against Southern Railway seeking 1990 dollars for alleged discomfort while a Rome to Selma passenger ride. The complaint says the coach was unfit unsafe and unsanitary and no fire on a very cold trip. Proximate cause alleged is failure to provide warmth causing mental and physical anguish.
A Youth's Companion anecdote describes one of the early secretaries of agriculture as shrewd and slow moving. He arrives late to a cabinet meeting and retorts that the tail may prove useful to brush flies from the rest of the administration.
A British blue book on unimproved land values in colonies includes a grim joke by Adelaide's tax commissioner. He cites inaccurate returns and notes a taxpayer listing nine by six feet of land in a cemetery under the name of his departed wife, highlighting thoroughness in a morbid way.
The story recounts a fat man getting wedged in a gallery arch at Columbia University and being extracted. To accommodate future visitors the arch was widened sacrificing symmetry so the pier retained width on one side.
Observations show about one in ten female caribou have horns, which are smaller than the bulls but more branched and finely formed. Cows retain horns longer, seen in April. old bulls shed from mid November, young bulls from December to February. horn retention shortens with age.
The founder of the Japanese navy, Englishman Will Adams, journeyed to the eastern seas as a pilot in 1508, was cast ashore in Japan, became a noble and navy constructor for the tycoon, and never returned to England. He died about twenty years later leaving half his estate to kin in England and half to kin in Japan, and was later deified.
Advertisement touts Fleethie Bitters and Electric Litters as safe against fever and malaria for Canal Zone laborers. Claims cure for blood poison biliousness weakness and digestive and kidney troubles. Sold by Elam WeeNe & Wouser and Scarbrough Drug Co. 50c.
J T Bayne editor of the Herald Addington Indian Territory reports relief from rheumatism after using Cham berlain's Pain Balm. He says one application relieves pain and recommends the liniment for prompt relief. Sold by J L Wikle.
Bobby asks about tacking after his sister describes her first sail boat experience. The sister explains it as turning halfway round and then continuing to sail on the bias, with a cautious tone and a hint of frustration.
The piece argues against sluggish effort, praising rapid progress and critiquing those who seek money without work. It condemns boasting, falsehood, and heartlessness as creeping traits in a society enamored with speed and advancement.
London Lancet notes that elderly people err in ceasing work. Men who retire after building a business may decline in health and age prematurely without occupation. Regular, moderate activity sustains vital functions. deviation from routine leads to trouble.
The Touch That Heals is Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It blends Arnica flowers with healing balsams to cure old sores ulcers and promises relief for burns scalds cuts wounds and piles. Guaranteed by Elam Ordway Houser and Scarbrough Drug Co. price 25 cents.
An endorsement piece argues stomach issues cause most illnesses and cites Cooper’s New Discovery as healing many ailments. A reader letter from Duluth Minnesota claims relief from poor digestion headaches constipation and weight gain after using the Cooper remedies.
A shop advertises immense quantities of medicines with strong customer praise. The message emphasizes high volumes and widespread satisfaction among buyers.
An excerpt notes a fast journey with locals cursing in German in the morning and in Italian by afternoon, attributed to Simplicissimus. The fragment records a travel scene and language shifts.
Dialogue panel excerpt from the Cleveland Leader shows Dora pressuring Flora to secure a marriage pledge before Jack marries. Flora responds that Jack does not drink, while Dora predicts he likely will despite abstinence.
The Philadelphia Inquirer condemns the Glasgow municipal telephone system sale to the British post office as moving from the frying pan into the fire. It argues municipal ownership may be sound in principle but private enterprise, properly regulated, often outperforms it.
Extracted line presents a literary quote by Jane Porter about grief and imagination rather than a reportable event or notice. It lacks persons, organizations, places, dates, or outcomes to summarize as a newspaper item.
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 prevents pneumonia or other serious consequences. It not only cures croup but when given at first sign of the croupy cough will ease the attack. Sold by J. L. Wikle.
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