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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1906
Page
4
A Gadsden dispatch notes Etowah county now has 6 845 706 dollars in taxable property for 1906, a gain of 458 302 over 1905. Final actions by courts settled all assessor suits, with Anniston also showing rising values.
The Glenness mission band will perform a program of music and recitations tomorrow at 8 p m to raise funds for the cot at Elizabeth Blake hospital Soochow China A freewill offering will support the hospital project The program features hymns songs solos and recitations with a male quartet accompaniment.
An explosion in Havana today killed six and injured many as it destroyed two brick buildings. Flames trapped numerous victims as the blaze spread. authorities suspect incendiaries and have begun an investigation.
An advertisement asserts Foley's King Cure can treat kidney and bladder ailments within medical reach. It names Elam, Ord way and Houser as associated parties and promotes a cure for various urinary issues.
Ray Morris notes in Atlantic that British railways deliver exceptional punctuality. He cites frequent on time arrivals, efficient handling of vast traffic, and tight connections at Finsbury Park with trains every two minutes around the clock.
The piece notes that Russian villagers, after 10 p.m., are unusually quiet as locals believe evil spirits are drawn to sounds. Men speaking softly, laughter rare, and streets near Kiev also grow desolate. The mood reflects superstitions shaping late night behavior across southern towns.
A damaged line reads a request to phone R O. Watson at No. 72 for a drag or related matter. The fragment provides no further context or location details.
New York reporters say the pure food board opened hearings toying to gather views on enforcement of the new federal act. Regulators will discuss what constitutes original and export packages, flavoring, coloring, glucose use, adulterants, breakfast foods, proprietary foods, and patent medicines.
A warning that a neglected cough or cold can cause serious bronchial complications and long troubles. Foley's Honey and Tar is promoted as safe from severe cold effects by Elam Ordway Houser.
Rear Admiral Sir Edward Chichester of the Royal Navy died in Gibraltar on September 17 from pneumonia. He commanded the British fleet in Eastern waters at the start of the Spanish American War and was present in Manila Bay during Dewey’s attack. His diplomatic handling of the Manila situation earned praise from Admiral Dewey.
An advertisement touts a kidney cure named Smiths Sure Kidney Cure sold by Scarbrough Drug Co. It promises a refund if it fails and lists a price of 50 cents.
A New York rector, age claimed as seventy-five though he looks fifty, explains he will be seventy-seven next birthday due to his wife sharing the same date. He notes their combined ages total a hundred, and pegs his own age to maintain family peace.
The article notes John Adams was eight years older than his successors James Madison James Monroe and John Quincy Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Washington ended his term at 65, as did Adams Jefferson Madison and Monroe. Jefferson and Adams died July 4 1826 exactly 50 years after the Declaration. Monroe died July 4 1831.
The text outlines facial proportion rules: face width equals five eyes, eye spacing equals one eye, eye width equals two thirds of mouth width, and nose length matches forehead height with a regular shape. The excerpt ends abruptly after the last word ae.
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