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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1907
Page
3
Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo publishes full ingredient lists for his medicines. He claims no alcohol narcotics or minerals in the formulas and notes the Favorite Prescription aids female health and nervous debility. A small book describing endorsements and uses is offered free by mail.
May sunshine spurs activity in Twinemont with local visits, a De Laval cream separator sale to Dixie dairy, and a Blue Mountain Sunday school picnic at Glencoe. Reports mention H G Hendrick family events, a new mill nearing completion, a growing school building, Alvin Hendrick delivering milk, and N H Talley issuing a milk permit.
G. B. Clark of Westfield Iowa credits Dr Kings New Discovery with saving his life from a near fatal lung illness. He began treatment after a dry cough and respiratory failure and claims a complete cure after using three bottles. The ad promotes New Discovery for coughs colds and lung issues with trial bottles offered by local druggists.
A messenger boy in a private Union Pacific car tells Mr. Harriman he is a director who directs envelopes at the master mechanic's office. Harriman asks for the telegram, then the boy confirms his role and exits the car.
The Scrap Book recounts Jim Jackson before a judge charged with stealing chickens. The judge questions how chickens roosted under the owner's window with two dogs nearby, while Jackson mutters bold defiance and warns the judge to buy market chickens instead.
In a New York church an old woman bowed her head whenever the name Satan was spoken during services. The rector asked why, and she replied that politeness costs nothing and one never knows what will happen.
A New York printer hung a Roy Wanted sign as a joke. A red headed boy climbed to the office and claimed the sign, revealing he was the one the notice sought. The printer admitted the prank while the boy stood revealed as the job seeker.
Louis Philippe confronted Marshal Soult with news of his fall as the future ministers led by Thiers gathered at the Tullieries. The king revealed the shakeup in a moment of quiet sorrow, signaling a major political shift.
In the interview the ministers show apprehension as the door opens slightly to admit the king. He whispers that a little patience is needed and that they are weeping together. The scene is recounted by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
An elderly man advertised for a suitable companion to Egypt. A young man, dining late, hides in a cab to answer the ad and ends at the stranger’s door. After a misdirected night, the exchange ends with the young man confessing he cannot accompany the trip.
David Parker of Fayette New York who lost a foot at Gettysburg credits Electric Bitters with remarkable recovery. He says stomach trouble persisted for years until use, and would not take $500 for the health gains. Describes as grand tonic for the aged and for female weaknesses and a sure cure for lame back and weak kidneys. Guar Scarborough Drug Co. sells it at 5 cents per bottle.
Two Irishmen, Pat and Mike, attempt a well cleaning. Pat is lowered by rope, then hoisted halfway up when Mike calls to wait for a blessing, letting go. Pat falls back, surfaces with a jibe that he is not dead but shocked by the narrow escape.
The quote reflects Johnson’s belief that constant aims of ambition should align with benevolence and public good, framing personal achievement within moral duty and admiration. It underscores the tension between striving for status and maintaining ethical conduct.
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