U. C. V. Reunion at Anniston
A Northeast Alabama United Confederate Veterans reunion is called for September 18 and 19 1906 in Anniston with veterans from Calhoun Clay Cleburne Etowah Jefferson Randolph Shelby St. Clair and Talladega counties invited. The United Daughters of the Confederacy are also invited. Attendees will be entertained free of expense. A grand march and old time Southern barbecue are planned.
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Alabama
United Confederate Veterans’ Association
Calhoun
Clay
Cleburne
Etowah
Jefferson
Randolph
Shelby
St. Clair
Talladega
Court House
Anniston
Ala
United Daughters of the Confederancy
How to Avoid Appendicitis and Laxative Claim
A vintage ad warns that most appendicitis victims are constipated. It touts Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a mild remedy that stimulates the liver and bowel action, claims no nausea or griping, and warns to refuse substitutes from Elam Ordway and Houser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orino
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Danish English Ad Praises Hotel Charm and Fishing
An advertisement from a Danish payer extols a hotel for its charming situation, good cuisine, friendly accommodation at moderate charges, and easy access to salmon and trout fishing. It notes good conveyances and convenient access to mountain scenery that has made the place well known among travelers. The landlord is said to speak English very well.
Illness Warning Tied to Kidney Trouble and Diabetes
An insidious danger looms as warning signs appear before a critical period. The notice mentions Foley's Kidney Cut as a remedy and cites Bright, diabetes, and figures Elam Ordway and Houser in relation to health concerns.
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Ict
Atte Fir
Foley
Bright
Elam
Ordway & Houser
Anomalous Idol in Watson's Magazine
A fragment cites Marian-Now and an aloof figure named Algy Van Tif flegilder described as statuesque, provoking questions about his true nature and relation to common people in a Watson's Magazine snippet.
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Marian
Algy van Tifflegilder
Jane
Watson's Magazine
Respectability Through Small Social Habits
A quote from Victor Hugo notes that propriety involves many small rituals from strict Sunday observance to careful dressing, illustrating how decorum shapes daily conduct.
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Victor Hugo
This Date in History Highlights 17th to 20th Century Events
This date features a list of milestones such as spain’s Pil TV death born 1605, New York’s first playhouse opening, Burr’s visit to Georgia, Fort Erie sortie, cholera outbreaks in the Carolinas and Georgia, Antietam in Maryland, Lawrence’s Erie flagship move, Parnell commission, Chinese victory at Yalu, and McKinley funeral in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilip TV
Spain
New York City
Nassau
Perry
Lawrence
Erie Harbor
Philadelphia
Parnell Commission
Misread Letter Leads Curate to Jail Visit
A clergyman accepts a poorly paid curacy hoping for access to the earl and social advancement. He discovers on his first visit that the two hours daily meetings are not with nobility but at the jail, reversing his expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kogilah
Frien
Cure Report for Child Using Chamberlain’s Remedy
A Midland Michigan mother reports her two year old son recovered from a severe bowel illness using Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ad claims it can treat cholera infantum and assures a cure when directions are followed. Sold by J L Wikle.
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Chamberlain
Maggie Hickox
Midland
Mich
J. L. Wikle
Sailor on Sea Pictures Stirs Milionaire Buyer
In a Globe-Democrat item, Captain Salthorse notes two marine paintings owned by a millionaire buyer. The first shows a trading schooner towed from a rock coast with most sails lowered. the crew is called drunk. The second depicts an eighteen foot boat racing with missing flag and a drunken crew mishandling the spinnaker and boom.
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Captain Salthorse
Salthoree
Salthorse
Spinnaker
Pboom
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold Story from Batesville Buyer
A. J. Nausbaum of Batesville Indiana reports a three month summer cold with hay fever symptoms cured by Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package after doctors failed to help. His wife also used the product with success.
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A. J. Nausbaum
Batesville
Indiana
Foley
Elam
Ordway & Houser
Not of Much Account Quote on English Legal Figures
A humorous anecdote recalls the lord chief justice of England singing in a parish choir. A woman asks the verger to identify Sir Richard Webster, now deceased. The verger humorously declines, saying the choir’s behavior matters, not the individuals, and he serves as verger while the others sing.
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England
Richard Webster
Fine Foliage Plants At One Half Value
Surplus foliage plants offered at half price in ten varieties and sizes. Large plants heavily reduced to make room for smaller stock. Plants ship about 10 percent extra. shipping paid on orders of five dollars or more by F J Ulbricht.
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F. J. Ulbricht
Warning on Rolling a Drowned Body on a Barrel
The New York Times warns the public and lifeguards against rolling a drowned person on a barrel. The piece argues the method never resuscitates and often kills. water in the lungs is only present after death, and heart and lung function must be restored. It promotes chest expansion and compression as the proper first aid.
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New York Times
Veering coffee critique during Vest campaign stop
During a 1990s campaign tour in St. Charles George Graham Vest found breakfast coffee dissatisfying. He demanded better brew calling the proprietor’s coffee the worst, claiming he could make a superior drink by swallowing a bean and diving into the Missouri River to Alton Illinois.
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George Graham Vest
St. Charles
Vest
West
Missouri
Alton
Doctors Puzzled by Kenneth Melver's Remarkable Recovery
Kenneth Melver of Vanceboro Maine credits a life saved after three doctors gave him up to die from severe lung inflammation and congestion. He says Dr King's New Discovery cured his worst coughs and colds and other lung ailments. West End Drug Co Elam Ordway Houser offer 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles with a trial bottle free.
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Kenneth Melver
Vanceboro
West End Drug Co
Elam, Ordway & Houser
The King Henry VIII and His Six Wives Refusal Tale
A historical anecdote notes Henry VIII sought wives with grand ambition, and records a witty Duchess of Milan who refused him saying she had only one head and could not risk losing it. The remark highlights the perilous romance surrounding royal marriage.
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Henry VIII
Milan
Kiss Confession Sparks Air of Embarrassment
A Chicago Record-Herald item quotes a woman recounting George kissing her last night and her mortification. She explains surprise led to forgetting to feign resistance, prompting questions about propriety before engagement.
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George
Chicago Record-Herald
Don’t Worry You’ll Grow Says London Tit-Bits
A London Tit-Bits fragment shows a pretty girl lavishing affection on her mastiff while a soft young man watches and confesses envy of being a dog. She comforts him with a hopeful remark that he will grow.
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London
Tortural by Savages and a Kidney Cure Claim
W. M. Sherman of Cushing Maine recalls three months of kidney inflammation before being cured by Electric Bitters. The product claims to treat liver complaints dyspepsia blood disorders and malaria and is sold by West End Drug Co. and Elam Ordway Houser for 50 cents.
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Philippines
W. M. Sherman
Cushing
West End Drug Co
Elam
Ordway & Houser
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City National
Bank Anniston
the Anniston
Oak Tannery
W. M. Shroeder
Cater Grocery Co
Lawe of
Anniston Banking & Loan Company
MB. Wellborn
Procidest
Donahoo & Co
National Lead Company
Breeman
7Th Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
Lisbon
Atrot
Litle Tobias Smoket
Aaron Burr
Geeonar
St. Esmonds, Ga
General Butler
Fort Erie
Drummond
Fort George
Carolinas
Georgia
Antietam
Maryland
Yalu River
McKinley
Washington
Dean
George B. Krause
Walnut Avenue
Altoona
Anniston Steam Laundry
Noble ST
M. F. Doering
Pacific Coast
Northwest
Splendid
Southern Pacific
New Orleans
Union Pacific
Kansas City
Chicago
Pullman
Atlanta
Montgomery
St. Louis
California
R. O O. Bean
T. P. A. J. F. van Rensselaer
G. W. Ely
Prachtref Bt. Gr
Satlanya
Southwest
Cotton Belt
L. P. Smithh
Equitable Bidg
Atlanca
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