Election Notice for Calhoun County Alabama 1902
A sheriff notice sets election for November 1902 across Calhoun County Alabama with many polling Beat officers listed. It names M W Woodruff Sheriff I E Watson Clerk Circuit Court Emmett F Crook Probate Judge and assigns returning officers as deputy sheriffs to maintain order at voting places within fifty feet.
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M. W. Woodruff
Sher
Calhoun County
State For
Educa
Commissioner of
Ature
Conote
Alabama
M. W. Wooprourr
Emmett F. Crook
I. E. Watson
Lils
Mull's Grape Tonic touted as cure for constipation
An advertisement extols Mull's Grape Tonic as a remedy for constipation and related ailments. It claims strong laxative action, compares to German Traubenkur, and urges readers to obtain samples via Lightning Medicine Co. Rochester Rock Island Illinois and Anniston listings note local availability.
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Mull
Chas. Reister
5Th St
Louisville
Germany
Rhine
Neckar
Lightning Medicine Co
Rock Island
Anniston
J. L. Wikle
White Ribbon Remedy touted to cure alcohol appetite
An advert claims White Ribbon Remedy cures alcoholic appetite with no taste, usable in water tea or coffee. Secret use by patients alleged to destroy desire for liquor. Mrs. Moore of Ventura WCTU endorses it and urges trial by mail or druggist. Sold in Anniston by local dealer J L Wikledonmon.
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Tremont St
Boston
Mass
Anniston
J. L. Wikledmon
Lawyer’s scheme to steal 100000 ends in bank settlem ent
A bank cashier steals about 100000 and a lawyer devises a plan to fake a larger debt. The cashier pays back 100000 while a 200000 shortfall is divided between the lawyer and accomplices. Bank directors settle the matter without litigation. In a separate note a Parisian in London nearly self harm but is saved by a guide who lectures on the guillotine.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
London
Tussaud’s
Marie Antoinette
South Africa storekeeper touts Chamberlain remedies
O R Larson of Bay Villa San days River Cape Colony runs a general store nine miles from the rail and twenty five from town. He reports farmers within thirty miles relying on Chamberlain's remedies with twelve cures in the last year, and notes the cough remedy as a household staple for doctors unavailable. For sale by J L Wikle.
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O. R. Larson
Bay Villa
Sandays River
Cape Colony
South Africa
Larson
Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Lost Hatpin Recovered by Visualization Tale
A skeptical woman recalls an oriental remedy to find lost items. She visualizes her missing hatpin, sits in darkness, and soon sees its outline on a blanket. Her maid then discovers the pin on the bed where she had searched.
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New York Commercial
Confessions of Arrest by Wake resident on liver cure claim
Rev Jno Cox of Wake Art relates a 12 year struggle with Yellow Jaundice. He credits Electric Bitters after trying many doctors and medicines. The ad promises Electric Bitters for liver and kidney trouble and general debility, guaranteed by Miller Drug Co and West End Drug Co.
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Rev. Jno. &. Cox
Wake, Art
Miler Drug Co
Weat End Drug Co
Wanted Men for U S Army Recruiting in Anniston
Wanted able bodied unmarried men between 21 and 35 who are U S citizens of good character and temperate habits. Must be able to speak read and write English. For information apply to Recruiting Officer 927 Noble Street Anniston Alabama. October 13.
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U. 8 Army
United States
Anniston
Ala
Hair counts and weight estimates from head hair
Scientists estimate hair numbers per square inch for hair colors. A fair head carries about 143000 hairs, dark hair about 105000, and red hair about 29200. The total hair on a fair head could support the weight of 500 people.
Went With the Majority
A Melbourne Punch tale reports a surgeon misled by a dozen students during rounds. At a bedside he asks if a case needs an operation and tests their diagnoses. He declares he will operate tomorrow, prompting the patient to resist and demand to leave as the majority rule is rejected.
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Melbourne
Hallard's Snow Liniment Promises Quick Pain Relief
An old man testifies it goes right to the spot for rheumatism. CR Smith of Smith House Tenaha Texas endorses Ballard's Snow Liniment for aches, pains, and throat or chest pain. Available at Lomikle Anniston and J B Privett Oxford for a dollar.
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Hallard
CR Smith
Lomikle Anniston
J _B Privett Oxford
How Lead Pencils Are Made
The article explains the creation of lead pencils from rare homogeneous wood shavings ground into powder then pressed into blocks. It notes the main challenge was pressing blocks enough to yield a usable hard graphite, with early crumbly material resisting. A device that exhausted air allowed re-pressing producing a durable end product after many trials and large investment.
Plainview Woman Saved by Foley's Honey and Tar Remedy
W W. Baker of Plainview Nebraska credits Foley's Honey and Tar for saving his wife after fifteen years of illness. He says she tried many remedies and spent a fortune without relief before finding the product and regaining health. Miller Drug Co. promotes the remedy with this testimonial.
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W W. Baker
Plainview, Neb
Foley
Fragmented dialogue from Richmond Dispatch excerpt
A damaged text fragment presents dialogue involving Mrs Powers and Mr Powers about choosing a wife, followed by a note on children's graceful actions and a trailing name Fusell.
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Mra. Powers
Mr. Powers
Maria
Richmond Dispatch
Fusell
Abbott's East India Corn Paint Cure Remarked
A historic advertisement touts Abbott's East India Corn Paint as a universal corn remedy. It claims to remove corns and bunions without pain and to cure warts, touted as a wonderful corn cure.
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Abbott
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