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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1907
Page
7
A New York Telegram note suggests using a solid silver tablespoon with two equal cords tied to the handle. Hold the cords to the ears, close the ears, and swing the spoon to hear music when it strikes a wooden surface. Try it and see.
The article traces sealing wax from mid sixteenth century London notes to earlier practices. It cites ancient Egyptians using earth for sealing papers and branding cattle, stamping the seal of the priest on the earth to identify sacrificial cattle.
A New York Herald anecdote describes bananas displayed as real but made of plaster of Paris. Dealers relied on the fake fruit to deter theft, yet opportunistic children still grab pieces. The piece notes aging display fruit and the risk of unsellable replicas slipping into commerce.
W W Kearney editor of the Independent Lawry City Mo urges families to keep Chamberlains Cough Remedy at home. He asserts it stops colds early and speeds recovery and also treats croup in children, preventing attacks when on hand. Sold by J L Wikle.
A historical account describes locusts eaten by diverse groups. It notes palm grub in the West Indies called grugru eaten raw, Australian aborigines intaking butterly like bugong, Arabs drying locusts for flour, Moors cooking stews, and Central African tribes frying large locusts as a nourishing staple during tribal thanksgiving.
A Scottish youth visits engineer James Boulton in Birmingham. His wooden hat, made on his father's lathe, impresses the master who hires him. The man later travels to Cornwall and returns to illuminate premises with coal gas, marking the first practical lighting concept born from that idea.
Chesterfield defines good breeding as sensible, well natured self denial aimed at gaining similar indulgence from others. He notes manners vary by person and place but remain constant in substance, serving as social cement akin to morals and laws enforcing civility.
A Richmond citizen, A. D. Williams of 107 West Main Street, appeals to people with weak lungs to use Dr King s New Discovery. He calls it the remedy that saves more lives than all other throat and lung medicines. The ad lists cures for asthma bronchitis croup whooping cough quinsy hoarseness and phthisis and notes it stops lung hemorrhages and builds up the lungs. Available at Elam Ordway Houser and Scarborough Co sale agents with trial bottle offered.
A compact quotation from George W. Ditbridge in the New York Sun critiques municipal ownership as a risky path. It cautions conservatives against embracing municipal employment experiments, arguing past experiences warn of elusive cures and uncontrollable consequences.
In 1963 Frankfort New York installed a municipal electric light plant costing $6.50 per resident. Now the Village trustees sign a five year contract with Utica Gas and Electric as its price is lower than the municipal plant’s operating costs.
The author argues English municipal ownership invites graft similar to the United States. He cites libel laws blocking exposure, past London council cases, and bribery risks in tramways and utility contracts. The piece compares American and English municipal corruption and predicts further revelations.
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