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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1906
Page
8
A newspaper blurb notes the season’s first frost and promotes a well stocked selection of underwear designed to keep wearers warm, highlighting a complete line and appealing to those seeking protection from cold weather.
J P Story of DeArmanyille visited Oxford friends after two weeks with his mother on Sam Fountain Grace McClellan starts work in Thet M Gwin Co millinery department during the fall run She has prior experience with the firm A group of Oxford youths plans an evening at Oxford Lake as weather turns cold Earlier Evening Star copies limited to regular subscribers extra copies available at the office Single copies four cents monthly subscription twenty five cents in advance
Russell aids T A Howle & Co in Choc cobees valley. Miss Alice Bullard departs for Marion to teach stringed instruments at Judson. Thad M Gwin & Co touts new shoe line in Oxford. A chicken thief robs Ox ford and evades a steel trap. The Oxford oil mill resumes steady operation under John D Wright who leads the facility into a busy season.
This season the shop presents a fuller range of ladies and misses jackets and raincoats with sample views and pricing before ordering. Gents furnishings hats shoes and umbrellas also available. Call for measurements and satisfaction guaranteed.
The hog question election is set for next Monday in the city with both sides confident of victory. Women are not allowed to vote but opinions among them favor no hog. J Reagan of Delta visits the city as guest of S A Britt and family on Fifth street. J M Hardie of Delta heads to St Louis after a stay with Oxford friends. Mrs J L Grimes of Talladega is noted in the fall day sightings around Oxford.
Arrival reports show Mrs. Collins visiting brother-in-law Dr. J. W. Collins whose condition remains unchanged. Colonel McKleroy and Major Smith inspected Company I and praised Captain Bullard and his officers for an in excellent command.
An advertisement warns that neglecting a cold leads to worse outcomes and promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar as a remedy. It claims the product cures obstinate coughs and prevents serious results, priced like other preparations, with emphasis on the genuine yellow package from Elam, Ordway & Houser.
A humorous Pall Mall Gazette vignette notes an American woman in Hanover Street asking a barber to send a man to the Cecil to shingle her daughter's bang. The barber retorts he is a coiffeur, not a contractor.
Advertising claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures a stubborn cough and expels the cold, noting it is mildly laxative and guaranteed. Warns to buy only the genuine yellow package from Elam, Ordway and Houser.
In a heated exchange she remarks that she accepted his proposal after more than a dozen, while he retorts that he had proposed to nearly twenty women before meeting her, revealing a turbulent courtship.
An advertisement proclaims Burdock Blood Bitters will build up sound health and keep men well, contrasting a healthy man as a king with an unhealthy man as an unhappy slave.
Washington reports indicate three fishing firms based in Pensacola Mobile and Galveston are outfitting schooners to fish Gulf waters. Mexico plans to seize any foreign-flagged vessels fishing within its waters citing long-standing poaching by Americans. The U S government lacks a treaty with Mexico on fishing rights and will assess whether seized ships operated within Mexican jurisdiction.
An Evening Star listing announces a monthly sale of 25 seats with advance booking options. The notice specifies timing and entry details for interested buyers.
A quiet ceremony took place at 3 p.m. October 4 at the residence of Dr. John B. White in Atlanta. Frederick Cooper led Alma R. Lane from Anniston into marriage as Dr. White officiated. The couple will reside in Lakeland, Florida.
Advertises Cham berlain's Salve as instantly easing intense itching from eczema tetter and similar skin diseases. Claims many severe cases were permanently cured by its use. Sold by J. L. Wikle.
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