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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1906
Page
2
Advertises Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women who feel unwell and fatigued. Claims many women suffer daily from poor health and lack of strength, urging readers to seek restoration through the product.
A testimonial from Miss Kate McDonald of Woodbridge New Jersey praises Lydia B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing longstanding female troubles irregularities and weakness. The note notes Mrs Pinkham and her daughter-in-law have advised sick women free of charge from Lynn Massachusetts for twenty five years.
A brave Newfoundland reaches his young master as a man recalls saving his life. L'Oignon reflects on selling the dog for 38 dollars during near starvation, prompting curiosity from Tete de Veau.
Mrs Skrimper One recalls a yesterday advertisement by Blasford and Tating claiming everything was marked down. Mrs Bargainhunter confirms seeing it and notes she bought two postage stamps that morning paying as much as ever.
A reflective note praising the small singing bird’s courage and beauty despite natural dangers. The speaker extols the bird’s bravery and the gods’ favor shining through its song, viewing its heart as braver than the vast creation.
The Brooklyn Life article laments a misfiring pedestal moment for Shakespeare statue exhibit. An editor notes a delay and questions a director’s handling amid public attention and a reported error.
An antiseptic dressing speeds healing of wounds bruises and burns before inflammation. Chamberlains Pain Balm mirrors this effect reducing pain soreness and danger of blood poisoning. Keep a bottle at home to save time money and suffering. Sold by J. L. Wikle.
The text discusses who invented the saw Daedalus Talus or Apollodorius and notes ancient representations from Egypt. It then traces early water powered sawmill use in Augsburg in 1522 and Paris earlier, Norway in 1580, and widespread Italian mills in the sixteenth century. England adopted sawmills in 1688 but opposition forced a retreat.
Oxford residents return from Delta Cary association meeting and Anniston theater night. Farmers Reed Strickland Jud Harris and others bring cotton to the local market as Oxford warehouse reports 100 bales and Alliance 74 with prices from 10 1 2 to 10 3 4 cents. Local social calendar highlights Halloween parties by the Self Culture Club at Mrs W H Coopers and Mrs R G Roberti.
An old advertisement claims Dean's Regulats act gently to cure constipation and relieve symptoms such as headache nausea dizziness and languor. The text notes a price of 25 cents and urges readers to ask their druggist. The piece reflects a historical patent medicine tone.
A French hamlet near Culoz houses about 200 deformed residents known in Paris as Culs de-Jatte. They lack use of their legs and thighs and move in wooden carts propelled by flatiron shaped blocks of wood in their hands.
The passage surveys historic sonneteers from Ronsard and Gomez de Quevedo to Petrarch and Dante, noting counts of their sonnets and early publication. It lists English masters Shakespeare Milton Wordsworth and Rossetti as the greatest in the language according to the London Standard.
A Windsor article compares killer whales to tigers of the sea and cites an incident where orcas attacked a bound whale as a Northwest whaler watched. The orcas fought off by men with lances and slashes but tore the whale from the ropes and carried it away, demonstrating courage and intelligence.
A housekeeper informs Dinah of a California heir of $1,000, while a washwoman jokes about purchasing personal items with the windfall. The line contrasts private burden with public matters as Lord M Bourne remarks on individual difficulties in managing private affairs.
The text argues science proves the moon has an atmosphere allowing some life, but not humans. It promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic curing headaches and various ailments, claiming it guarantees sound sleep and is sold by West End Drug Co, Elam Ordway Houser for 50 cents.
Last night and today in the city multiple traders and visitors appear. Charles Cofield of Christiana traded heavily with Oxford merchants. Mrs M F Hudson returns from DoArmanville announcing a healthy baby. Prof Bruce Hanna arrives from New Orleans to visit Ward Five, Anniston, and Oxford friends.
An advertisement proclaims Foley's Kidney Cure cures kidney troubles not beyond medical aid, attributed to Elam Ordway and Houser.
The piece argues that professionals other than doctors are paid despite errors. It asserts fees reflect intelligent effort and skill rather than absolute perfection, noting total success is rare and salaries would rise if contingent on perfect results.
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