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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1906
Page
2
Local merchants in Oxford report shoppers seeking value as tailors prove costly. Mevers Hill and Lester shift business to Oxford shops, while Hon Rows Blackmon promotes City Hardware Co. social notes mention weddings, church talks, and medical remedies as part of a busy community update.
Oxford residents socialize and mix with visitors as Miss Mary Hilton returns from Anniston and Oxford. Mrs Ward from Birmingham plans a visit. Miss Vista Bagley back from Estaboga. Allen upgrades Main Street home with electric lights. Chrysanthemum crop faces rain damage. Gladys Gwin ill. cotton trading noted with 100 cent price and ware-house receipts. A Quiet wedding at Choccolocco links Miss Jenny Champion and Sam Vaughan. local farming and commerce underline daily life.
Sick headache is caused by derangement of the stomach and indigestion. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets correct these disorders and effect a cure. Take at first sign of trouble to ward off the attack. Free sample offered. For sale by J. L. Wikle.
The article explains the glove trade reliance on kid skins from French mountain kids. It details the care before slaughter to keep softness and blemish free skins, the grass diet lowering value, and the transport of hides via hawkers to tanning centers in Annonay Millau Paris and Grenoble.
Mrs. Alexander of Cary Maine calls Dr King s New Life Pills the best remedy for stomach liver and bowels keeping them in perfect order. Painless purifiers guaranteed by West End Drug Co and Elam Ord way Houser druggists. Price 25 cents.
Advertises superior coal supply at R. O. Watsons with contact by phone 72 inviting customers to stock up for winter.
The advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a safe, alcohol free remedy derived from native medicinal roots. It claims benefits for indigestion, dyspepsia, weak stomach, chronic catarrh, and stubborn coughs, while noting it cannot cure advanced consumption.
A Nova Scotia innkeeper famed for being extra accommodating wakes a guest two hours early to ensure delivery of service. The morning call at four o'clock ruins the guest’s rest after his 7 am train departure, illustrating the landlord's overzealous hospitality.
A sales pitch claims Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup costs 50 cents and will cure constipation headaches and stomach trouble for the whole family. The ad credits Elam Ordway and Houser.
A hospital sentry with a bronchial cough refused a powerful remedy from the on duty surgeon. The medic insisted and gave the mixture, then went to bed unaware the coughing had stopped. Morning inquiry found the remedy had been taken by the wrong man, causing a complaint.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for obstinate coughs and colds with mild laxative effect. It warns buyers to use the genuine yellow package from Elam Ordway and Houser.
University of Alabama information notes opening September 5 with President John W. Abercrombie. Tuition free for Alabamians, strong demand for graduates in all vocations, total enrollment 807 this season, including 491 regular and 316 summer students. Catalogue available from G H Jones, Secretary, University, Ala.
The piece argues that clean air requires both ventilation and removal of dust. It notes two air impurities: gaseous from exhalations and leaks, and solid dust particles. Dust spreads disease, and modern cleaning like damp cloths, mops, carpet sweepers, and vacuuming better contain it than feather dusters, according to Youths Companion.
The piece warns that neglecting a cold can lead to serious outcomes and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for stubborn coughs. It urges choosing the genuine yellow package and mentions Elam, Ordway & Houser as the source.
The article defines yacht terms rater thirty eight feet with double sails-sloop rig and jib. Half rater thirty two feet with same sails, five minute handicap in rater races. Sailabout carries one large sail, built with graceful lines. Lark has square ends, single sail, few built now.
Sharks haunt the seas around Ceylon where Tamil and Moormen divers work under risk. They wear charms from shark binders who earn a government fee and receive oysters daily from each boat. Despite danger, noise and splashing keep sharks at bay and accidents are rare.
The advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure will cure any kidney trouble that is not beyond medical aid as stated by Elam Ordway Housew.
Anniston City Furniture promotes itself as carrying the largest stock and greatest variety at the lowest prices, highlighting its location at Noble and Twelfth Streets.
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