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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1906
Page
5
A newspaper notice advertises diamond sales on credit with 20 down 10 per month, a written certificate guarantee, and a full-price exchange for larger stones. It pledges refund if a cheaper identical diamond exists. Also includes local ads for black silk coats, rice quality, kidney cure, school supplies, and a police court report.
Miss M L Prince arrived from New York to take charge of the ready-to-wear goods department at J W Fore in Kohn Bros store. She will oversee cloaks suits and millinery including fall coats in solid colors checks plaids and mixtures with dress and evening wear priced from 5.00 to 35.00. Ullman Bros.
Local market advertises full grocery and meat selections with a new selling point. Customers are invited to call or visit the store at 19th and Gurnee, phone 431, for available meats and other groceries.
Read as two districts Pine Avenue and Fifth Ward may open higher grades at Leighton Avenue if enough applicants appear. Also urged to heed nature warnings and care for health with Prickly Ash Bitters. In other news, a death occurred at 1019 West Fifteenth Street this morning due to stomach illness, and the Pearl, a five month old, is mentioned.
The writer praises merchants who offer fair prices and reliable goods across a wide range of items from groceries to furniture. He rejects shop worn or second class stock and stresses honest dealing and customer satisfaction.
Our Dumb Animals recounts a mare rescuing her colt after it fell from a railroad bridge. The mother stood on the track and whinnied as the approaching train halted, allowing workers to reach the colt unharmed. Engineers, railroad men, and passengers vouched for the feat.
The article surveys legends of stags famed for virtues and an alleged serpent antipathy. It cites St Hubert lore and old writers Fouilloux and Topsel who describe venom cleansing rituals, then notes a cautious stance by a later author.
A missionary notes a Hindoon sect practice on Lakshm festival day where followers gamble from sunrise to sunset to forecast yearly fortunes. Large sums change hands and cheating is observed as ritual testing wealth and fate for participants.
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