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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1906
Page
4
Anniston’s local team finished the year with 12 wins 4 losses and 1 tie in 17 games tying Perl City for the Alabama title. Pitchers Reynolds and Rivers dominated the season with standout records including a 19 strikeout Bessemer game and a one hit game.
A reflective piece contrasts the nostalgia for past comforts with the harsher realities of earlier life. It cites memories of pump washing, rawhide boots, bare meals, and long labor, then warns that future generations may view today’s customs as crude yet part of progress.
A London Ladies World excerpt details a Swiss cherry conserve called chirschinus made from large ripe black cherries. The juice is boiled for about a day with a weight of smoked pork to prevent burning, then thickens into a firm mass without added sugar. It is commonly served with susse auke and bread.
Nothing finer than Donahoo and Co s turnouts. Try a ride in one and call Phone No 82 for details.
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop Twenty Minute Headache Cure as a simple guaranteed method to relieve headaches and neuralgia by reducing congestion in blood vessels and easing nerve pressure. It promises prompt, permanent relief and broad effectiveness across headache types.
Col dee Saks traveled to Birmingham for business yesterday. Frank Cheney of Deming was here yesterday. Jack Seay a check clerk at the Southern freight depot is on a ten day trip to New York. G. A. Hagan long with the Kilby company (text incomplete).
An advertisement seeks a young man to handle collections for the Evening Star. Details include contact for application and possible hours.
The double header featured 19 innings with only one hit allowed. The first game lasted 12 innings and the second went 7. Bullard and Sibley shared catching duties as speed behind the plate. Only two bases were stolen on Bullard in seven games. Anniston fielded an infield of Thomas McCoy Horton and Morton, noted as the fastest seen on local grounds since Gamble Stouch Sanford and Steele.
Locomotive company bookkeeper resigns for First National Bank. Dr. W J Warren and family return from Atlanta after six weeks at a Bible school session. Roy Woodruff resigns from Scarbroughs to attend State University. Col EB Caldwell of Jacksonville and L J Morris of Morrisville visit. Randolph Smith assistant cashier at Anniston National Bank takes a Shelby Springs vacation.
Kenneth Melver of Vanceboro Maine credits Dr King's New Discovery with saving his life after severe lung inflammation and pneumonia left three doctors ready to give up. The remedy is advertised to cure coughs colds bronchitis tonisillitis and lung troubles with a 50 cent and 1.00 price and trial bottle offered by West End Drug Co Elam Ordway agents.
Professional swimmer Larry Donovan made the highest dive on record at 210 feet from the Brooklyn bridge. He also dived 200 feet from Niagara bridge. Jack Burns reached 150 feet from the Three Brothers yardarm, with Jim O Rourke and Julius Gautier also noted for notable 100 and 125 foot dives.
The notice touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as aiding nature to combat colds by easing coughing relieving lung irritation aiding expectoration opening secretions and restoring health. It claims thousands testify to its excellence and notes price 25 cents or 50 cents for large size with J. L. Wikle selling it.
A visitor remarks on courage with horses and a witty reply from Mrs. Torkins. The banter ends with a light note on fear and play.
The laxative effect of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets is so agreeable and so natural you can hardly realize that it is produced by a medicine. These tablets also cure indigestion and biliousness. Price 25 cents. Samples free at J. L. Wikle's drug store.
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