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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1906
Page
3
A fragment lists numerous price cuts for canned goods and packages with varying old prices and new reduced amounts. The text mentions Red Star can products and several price points such as 25¢ to 15e, 50¢ to 25¢, and 10¢ to 7e, among others, but lacks complete context or clear narrative.
Special to the Star. Gadsden October 22 Joe Cobb an engineer was murdered Saturday night in the engine room of the Southern Steel Company's blast furnace. Cobb was found seated with the top of his head crushed and a sledge hammer nearby. Motive believed robbery as Cobb's pay envelope lay empty at his feet and all money missing. A negro fireman who informed authorities was arrested on suspicion but not believed guilty. Cobb was married and leaves a family at Alabama City.
A quip from a Syracuse Post Standard item notes a young man with brown hair meeting a younger friend with white hair. The elder replies that hair color comes from the gray matter on the brain, inside.
A quote from Brother Dickey in the Atlanta Constitution cautions against hoarding wealth. He argues that giving to the poor serves the land, rather than focusing on the interest one earns. The tale reflects a moral about charity and responsibility.
The play The School For Scandal opened at Drury Lane theater on April 8 1777 marking its first production. The debut showcased rich satire and sparked immediate audience interest and critical discussion.
Montgomery Oct. 22 The assessed values for Alabama for the year ending September 30 rose to 373,468,462 from 844,224,221 the prior year an increase of 29,244,241 The year’s receipts totaled 3,776,546 05 up 424,009 26 Large counties showing jumps Jefferson Mobile Montgomery Galhoun Dallas with respective year comparisons Also notes tax payments by counties and a drug advert for Doan’s Regulats claiming constipation relief.
A vintage advertisement declares Foley's Honey and Tar will refund money if it fails to cure coughs or colds. It pledges to stop coughing, heal lungs, prevent pneumonia, and protect against consumption with no opiates. The genuine product is in a yellow package.
The relaxed rhythmical movements of animals at play inspire primitive dances in indigenous societies. Leaping swinging and twisting affect bodily activity and the mind. Rolling serves as exercise to relieve fatigue and tension, offering massage from ground pressure and improving circulation.
Experiments show a solid iron ball lowered into liquid iron sinks briefly with the fork then rises to the surface and floats until it melts as heating expands the ball making it less dense than the molten metal.
A brief quotation from Colton asserts that all governments require both law and force to sustain liberty and order. Laws without arms invite licentiousness, while arms without laws yield slavery.
Henry FE Jones of Tampa Florida says Foley's Kidney Cure cured him after doctors failed. He reports four bottles relieved back and shoulder pain and enabled him to walk and enjoy life. Elam Ordway & Houser.
Mothers are urged to continue giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to their children as safe and beneficial. The ad claims it cures coughs colds and croup and has worldwide reputation and reliability, sold by J L Wixle.
A young man raised as a future rich man says he would study law if wealth vanished. He imagines a life guarding his fortune as a highly mechanical earnings pursuit, a dull career focused on money rather than living fully. The Saturday Gyvening Post commentary questions this view of a gentleman's path.
A fifteenth century fashion tale describes hennins horn shaped hats worn by women. Clergy condemned them as sinful yet popularity grew. A Paris evangelist promised absolution for destroying hennins and mobs trampled the hats. Cavaliers clashed with rebels, many lives lost, and the style vanished.
The text asserts the moon has an atmosphere and could support life, then shifts to marketing notes for Electric Bitters. It promotes the product as a general tonic curing multiple ailments and guaranteeing satisfaction, with a 50 cent price. It mentions West End Drug Co. and Elam Ordway Houser.
The familiar nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb was written by Mrs Sarah J Hale, noted as its author.
A dairy ad notes Foley’s Honey and Tar as a cure for obstinate coughs and colds. Sold in the yellow package by Elam Ordway and Co, it claims mild laxative effects and a guarantee.
Advertising claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures persistent coughs and prevents serious outcomes from neglecting colds. It is priced with other preparations, and consumers are urged to insist on the genuine yellow package from Elam, Ordway & Houser.
The Evening Star announces Thomas E. B. Kilby as a Democratic candidate for re election as Mayor of Anniston and J. L. Wikle as a Democratic candidate for Mayor of Anniston.
Ward One residents hear two announcements as W T L Meleroy and EB Cooper enter the Democratic primary in Anniston. Meleroy pledges city upbuilding and local advancement while Cooper, praised for prior council service, seeks re election.
The First ward business community endorses W Wrenshall, superintendent of the W B F Co, as a Democratic primary candidate. They cite his work to promote prosperity and community interests and urge voters to support him citywide.
supporters of Mr. W C Ward announce his candidacy for re election to represent Ward Two subject to the Democratic party rules.
At the earnest solicitation of many friends I have consented to be a candidate for councilman in the Second ward subject to the action of the Democratic party. If elected I promise to do my full duty. C. W. Cohen.
Rutherford Lapsley is announced as a candidate for the city council from the Second ward subject to Democratic party action. Warner F. Ritchey is named as a candidate for councilman from the Third ward subject to the Democratic primary action.
The friends of Mr. R. D. Richardson announce him as a candidate for councilman from the Third ward, subject to election rules and party guidelines.
Ward Four residents learn M. Markstein announces his run for alderman to succeed himself, contingent on the Democratic party's action.
A candidate announces intention to run for councilman in Ward Four pending Democratic party approval. The statement positions the bid as subject to party action and expresses formal candidacy within the party process.
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