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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1906
Page
2
Thad M. Gwin and 60 advertise City Hardware famed for threefold reputation. The Oxford branch, under J. J. Sparks and William Orr, invites patrons to inspect a broad range from bolts and screws to steel ranges and farm wagons.
Oxford report notes Frank Cockrell, a prominent Christiana farmer, arriving in the city with several bales of cotton. Miss Ruby Ogletree is on her way home to Eastaboga this morning after a brief absence.
A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday from Ed Livingston's Glen Addie residence for the Anniston man who died in Birmingham Friday. Mourners from here include Mr. and Mrs. Humphries and Miss Trixie. The city notes other items: cotton receipts rise with 112 and 115 bales. prices hover around 104 1/4 to 103 3/4 cents. A chicken thief roams the town as poultry owners report losses. Several Maranderas have been fired upon without injuries. Mrs. Hanlin and Miss Borders return from Atlanta. The Methodist and missionary societies plan meetings. evangelist Hendrick preaches Sunday at 11 a.m. and a protracted meeting follows Thursday night led by Rev. J. W. Johnson. The Christian Endeavor will present a home missions program Sunday night. Rev. McCain travels to Coldwater for services tomorrow. Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Wilson leave for Birmingham for ten days.
A concise observation notes that few doctors practice their own remedies while lawyers seek counsel and an artist avoids painting his own portrait, reflecting caution about self reliance and judgment.
Frederick Trevor Hill notes Lincoln’s orderly yet impractical habit of skipping technicalities. Lincoln believed in freeing cases from procedural clutter and swinging them straight to the jury. He lacked formal training but could grasp large subjects and focus instantly on the core issue.
The article notes claims that the moon possesses an atmosphere allowing some life forms, but not human life, while promoting Electric Bitters as a general tonic for various ailments with a 50 cent price and guaranteed satisfaction from West End Drug Co.
William Black recalls Carlyle’s remark that Disraeli is perhaps a good speaker yet his Glasgow speech was the greatest jargon of nonsense he had ever heard.
A freak of nature, the Asiatic star tree grows sixty to eighty feet tall. For about forty feet the trunk is bare, then tangled limbs sprout with clusters of long pointed leaves. At night these leaves emit a phosphorescent light.
J W Williams of Bae Ky recalls near death from lung hemorrhage twenty years ago and credits Dr King s New Discovery with his recovery. The tonic promises to cure hemorrhages coughs colds and bronchitis and is sold by West End Drug Co Ordway Houser Drug Co with 50 cent and 1.00 bottles and a trial bottle free.
A fragment from a tale recalls an antimacassar, a century old hair oil shield. The antiquary explains its value and origin, noting it was designed to protect chair backs from Rowland's macassar oil and served as a clever advertisement of the product.
An observer notes that English speakers often call the city Saint Petersburg, though its proper name is Petersburg. The piece argues Peter the Great founded the city and that he would be surprised by the saintly title given by English usage.
The article explains that E Pluribus Unum appeared on early United States coins without legal sanction. Brasher minted the first copper piece in 1786 at Newburg and later produced a rare Brasher twenty gold piece seen as highly valuable due to the reversed motto Unum E Pluribus.
An antiseptic dressing speeds healing of wounds bruises and burns by reducing inflammation and avoiding maturation. Chamberlian's Pain Balm shares the principle and relieves pain while preventing blood poisoning. Keep a bottle at home to save time money and suffering. For sale by J. L. Wikle.
The process: peppermint cut in bloom, dried, placed in wooden vats, steamed to burst oil cells and collect oil in a receiver. It takes about 350 pounds of dry peppermint to yield one pound of oil. An acre can produce six to ten pounds, sometimes up to fifty pounds.
Mrs. Ora Bussard of Bru baker lil reports her little girl cured after a pneumonia touch two years ago. The child suffered coughing fits resembling whooping cough until a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy stopped the coughing and restored strength. Sold by J. UL Wikle.
A cutaway view of the horse’s legs explains why it can trot fast. The heel never touches the ground and the horse balances on toe tips. It argues that the hind and fore limbs resemble a giant hand and a single toe with a hoof.
An advert describes heart weakness as nerve weakness with symptoms like shortness of breath and palpitations. It promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative as a natural remedy that supposedly strengthens heart nerves and the internal nerve system to address the cause and result of heart trouble.
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