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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1906
Page
6
Anniston Electric and Gas Co advertises gas coke at 4.50 dollars per ton delivered to grates and base burners with telephone contact for orders.
Joe Whitman, a cowboy, woos Rose Meecham at Circle ranch where Sergeant Smith also pursues her. After a staged bear encounter during a cave trip, Joe rescues Rose, confronts authority, and wins her favor while defusing rivals. The tale ends with a grudging reconciliation between Joe and Colonel Meecham.
A trained nurse from New Jersey writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her female troubles in four months and has since helped many patients. She urges anxious women to seek the remedy, claiming it is universally endorsed and superior to other medicines.
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Science debates lunar habitation while asserting no human life due to lack of atmosphere. The ad promotes Electric Bitters as a universal tonic curing headaches biliousness malaria chills fever dyspepsia dizziness and more. West End Drug Co. and Elam Ordway Houser guarantee the remedy at 50 cents.
A brief chat reveals two maids seeking simple, steady work. The speaker notes a bride and groom employ a single cozy corner as their preferred workspace, with ease and order reported as part of the arrangement.
A traveling man questions the hotel clerk about Dodsy, noting he used to stay there yet never paid. The exchange highlights Dodsy as a frequenter who avoids financial responsibility.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe for small children and effective against coughs colds and croup. It claims a worldwide reputation and lists J. L. Wisie as the seller.
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