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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1901
Page
4
The Phil and Nettie Peters Comedy Company performs tonight at the Noble Street theater at the Kika lodge benefit. The troupe helped the Elks last week and is praised as one of the best road comedy outfits. Tickets cost fifty cents for a strong local show.
The Evening Star lists contributions for Jacksonville Pla fire survivors with Rh. B. Garner giving 10.00 and 50.00?
The Eufaula Times reports a Barbour county teachers association resolution urging John W. Abercrombie, Alabama state superintendent of education, to run again. They praise his educational leadership and urge statewide consideration of the call. The items also note a Velasquez portrait bid and demographic observations from Tennessee and Chattanooga.
Effective October Tth the Choctaw Route will run three trains daily between Memphis and Hot Springs Arkansas with double daily service to the Oklahoma Territory and connections for western points via Sowhaas Texas. The timetable promises improved passenger service and closer links for travelers across the region.
Attala Mirror notes a carnival in Anniston failed, while newspapers call it a success. The Anniston business men form a Sunday law and order league to prosecute merchants selling on the Sabbath, a plan likely to falter. A Civil War veteran from Winchester, Ind mentions Dr King’s New Life Pills for his wife’s illness. 25 cents at Elam Drug Co.
Southern Railway offers low return fares for the United Confederate Veterans reunion in Memphis Tennessee May 28 to 40 1901. Tickets from within 200 miles sold May 27 28 1901 and from beyond 200 miles May 25 26 27 1901. Return by June 4 1901 with option to extend to June 1 1901 for a 50 cent fee by depositing at Memphis Joint Agent. Sleeping car service available. consult nearest Southern Railway agent.
The Queen and Crescent system from Meridian to Shreveport inaugurated on October 25 speeds travel to Texas with connections to Southern Railway fast train No. 37. The new service cuts travel time to Texas by seven to twelve hours, allowing passengers to reach West points sooner. tickets and details available from local agents.
A nursing guide stresses balance between love and reason for caregivers of the sick. It warns against letting emotion overpower judgment and urges constant self-control to avoid harming the patient. Quotes Mary Rt Baldwin from Woman's Home Companion.
The article offers age and condition tips: bendable beaks signal young birds, leathery ears mark hares and rabbits as older, and a pheasant’s beak tip changes with age. It also suggests indoor flower displays using green enameled milk pans and wicker baskets filled with hyacinths and tulips for lasting, scented decor.
The article advises against florid wallpaper in rooms with many pictures and in long narrow spaces, recommending dark dado relief. It notes wallpapers suit bedrooms used to furnish space without crowding walls and warns patterns that look fine in isolation may fail on actual walls. It suggests decorators’ model rooms illustrate varied effects and stresses careful pattern choice.
A housewife stored her china and cut glass in a clever three cornered cupboard hidden in a closet. The space held a table and eight chairs and the carpenter implemented the idea without intruding on the small dining room.
Guidance on cooling baked bread before wrapping and storage. Expose to pure air until completely cool, then wrap in a bread blanket or place in a perforated bread box to allow air access. Airtight storage causes moisture and wetting.
Mary J. Kennedy of Armour & Co. endorses Peruna as a permanent remedy for summer catarrh or stomach catarrh. She cites eight years of travel and ineffective doctors, then three months of Peruna leading to renewed health, and promotes the product as cleansing the blood and correcting stomach and liver issues. The Peruna Medicine Co. offers a free exhibit version.
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