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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1906
Page
3
A compact Bacon quote argues that curiosity fame dispute or profit do not define knowledge. The true purpose is to dedicate human reason given by God to the use and benefit of mankind.
A dealer offers two antique revolvers and a customer questions their history. The dealer claims they were carried by Columbus. The customer notes revolvers were not invented in Columbus time, highlighting the rarity and possible anachronism.
A humorous jab from the Chicago News noting a leading citizen with many degrees. The remark likens him to a human thermometer, poking fun at the abundance of academic titles.
In a vignette from Life magazine, a humorous exchange shows Bridget explaining that visiting ladies wanted to leave cards but were told they already had plenty of her own and better ones, reflecting social etiquette and wit.
Members of Camp Pelham U C V in Anniston Alabama adopt resolutions memorializing Mrs. Jefferson Davis a prominent Southern figure They express gratitude for her life sorrow at her death and sympathy to her immediate relatives noting their shared grief and faith in God October 20 1906
A vivid description of a dog gaping with open mouth and exaggerated actions contrasts with quotations urging readiness to endure small daily evils for larger long term gains. The piece blends whimsical animal imagery from Dearson's Weekly with a didactic aside from Colton on building decision and energy.
A Cary Maine postmistress lauds Dr King's New Life Pills as the best remedy for keeping the stomach liver and bowels in order. The painless purifiers promise new life and come with a guarantee from West End Drug Co and Elam Otway Houser druggists at 25 cents.
A lad explains his last name is Johnny Brown, born Brown and named Johnny later. A groom misses his wedding as a messenger reports he was killed en route, prompting the bride to joke about escaping widowhood. A Prank of Memory ponders memory and repeated retellings with a La Rochefoucauld line.
A Baltimore American quote set features a wry remark about crime working a miracle with a dumb convict who was sent for uttering forged notes. It includes a sharp aside on common sense as the average sensibility of men, attributed to W. R. Alger.
The sixtieth annual session of the American Missionary Association opened in Oberlin Ohio with four days of talks. Main themes include what the Negro has done for himself and Japanese immigration to the United States. Buddhist missionaries from Tokio accompany the Japanese migration discussion.
A Bac Ky merchant J W Williams relates a horror tale of blood in the home then praises Dr King\u2019s New Discovery as a complete cure for hemorrhages chronic coughs settled colds and bronchitis claiming it kept him well for twenty years. The ad notes bottles 50 cents and 1 00 and offers a free trial bottle.
In the lower Amazon, temperatures run about seven degrees cooler in shade year round, with Manaos ten hundred miles upriver eight degrees hotter. A yachtsman’s reply to an official’s question on Manaos heat, eight degrees hotter than Para, baffles a Brazilian official but amuses the crowds as a vivid local joke.
Mrs Ora Bussard of Bru Baker II writes that two years ago her little girl suffered pneumonia with a severe cough resembling whooping cough. After using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the child stopped coughing, grew stout and fat. Remedy sold by J U Wikle.
A university professor notes that oysters draw vast water volumes through gills daily and carry microscopic organisms to the stomach. Most are harmless, yet dangerous microbes can travel with sewage via water and may enter human digestion if oysters are consumed.
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