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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1906
Page
5
Local merchants advertise repair services and new store openings in Anniston. J. M. Harkins plans a store at the Alabama hotel. J. L. Morgan issues ticket reminders. Mr Patterson injured en route to a veterans reunion. Mrs Ahlborn faces grand jury. Levy’s showcases winter clothing. area firms promote indiges tion cures and boiler repairs. A 15 pound girl was born to Mr and Mrs John Shepperd.
The Isthmian Canal Commission will open bids tomorrow to furnish Chinese labor for Panama Canal construction. The 2500 coolie base bids aim to test if Chinese labor is feasible for larger contracts, with safeguards on lodging fuel cooking and medical care. Families may accompany workers up to 15 percent of the employed total.
The document specifies laborers from Southern China aged 21 to 42 with experience in digging and earth work for Panama's Isthmus. Foremen and medical staff are provided by the contractor, no involuntary servitude, and workers receive overtime pay for extra hours including Sundays and holidays. Free passage and housing terms implied.
An advertisement asserts healthy kidneys filter impurities and health hinges on kidney function. It promotes Foleys Kidney Cure as capable of curing kidney and bladder diseases and strengthening the system, attributed to Elam Ordway Houser.
A fragment from Watson's Magazine notes a remarkedly aloof figure, comparing him to a statuesque type and musing on whether he shares common human traits. The pointed aside reflects social humor and literary tone rather than a strict report.
A prospect seeks to rent for next year a small farm of 15 to 25 acres within five miles of Anniston. Will pay rent in advance if suitable. Address R. Box 499, Anniston.
A compact reflection notes that propriety shows in many small rituals from strict Sunday observance to precise cravat tying, as voiced by Victor Hugo.
A claim labels Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a scientific wonder curing EB R Mulford of piles and healing burns sores boils ulcers cuts and wounds. Available for 25 cents at West End Drug Co and Ordway Houser.
Heat four quarters of a pound of unbleached beeswax until melted. Prepare a carpeted cloth pad. Coat the cloth with wax, then rub the table briskly while the wax stays warm. Continue rubbing for a quarter of an hour.
Reports from Manila Sept 19 say the Hong Kong typhoon killed between 500 and 1,000 people with many vessels missing outside the harbor. Rescue parties scour beaches for bodies as property losses from ships and buildings run into millions.
The Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are praised for a gentle natural laxative effect that cures indigestion and biliousness. Price is 25 cents with free samples available at J L Wikle's drug store.
Advertisement touts Donahoo and Co turnouts with an invitation to try a ride and lists Phone No. 82 as contact.
The Jefferson sheriff nomination vote remains unresolved as the county executive committee lacks a decisive result. Missing district box from Union Station could tilt the lead to Higdon by three votes, with Stiles at 4,725 and Higdon at 4,720 if the box is not counted.
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