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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1903
Page
6
A bee raiser explains the sting’s key role in honey production. Bees insert a tiny amount of formic acid during final cell finishing, which gives honey its flavor and preserves it. The sting functions as a delicate trowel to cap cells once filled with honey.
A shipboard account details a man skewering a penguin with a spike, only for the bird to roam unfazed later. The piece then shifts to Grenada where fathers pass names as surnames, causing generations to lose track of kin.
B L Byer a town cooper believes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved his life last summer after a month of bilious dysentery resisted by other treatments. J L Wikle druggist sells the remedy. B K E Little of Hancock Md endorses its efficacy.
The London Lancet praises coffee after dinner as an antidote to alcohol. It suggests coffee jelly as a cooler alternative for those with digestion issues, noting coffee’s stimulative properties without the aftereffects of alcohol.
Mercer and Summer counties in West Virginia feature D. P. Daugherty who faced severe diarrhoea. Two physicians offered little help until a neighbor delivered Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which cured him within a day. Sold by J. L. Wikle, Druggist.
A Lisbon hotel keeper compares Brazilians to Yankees of Portugal noting a sugar planter and family who earn fortunes in Brazil and visit Portugal as Americans visit England. The piece then notes Chinese patrons in Philippine markets testing eggs with a water test, carrying a pail to check freshness.
A brief quip on married couples sharing thoughts after time together. Yabsley wonders if long marriage makes thoughts converge. Peck agrees, noting his wife and he both plan what to say when he arrives home late.
Procrastinating bachelor fumbles a riddle until the widow explains the dip into marriage. The pun hinges on the idea that we and wed require the letter d to complete the word.
A dense schedule lists draws and match dates for a tournament. Teams and venues include Four Mile Alexandria Burns Cross Roads Pokeville Chatchie Peek s Hill Green s School House Piedmont Greenwood Jenkins Oxanna Anniston and Jacksonville with rounds spanning October to December and multiple consecutive days per location.
A boy answered that Anglo-Saxon wrote the alphabet, first in Greek origin and then taught it in America to the nation, reflecting a humorous, misinformed view of alphabet history.
D L Beach of Clover Nook Farm Greenfield Massachusetts reports four years of stomach trouble and credits a few days use of Chamberlain s Stomach and Liver Tablets with feeling much better The drug is sold by J L Wikle drug store for 66 cents per box
Under a mortgage deed dated September 18 1899 W F King secures a debt now due and unpaid The property will be sold at public outcry for cash at noon on Saturday September 19 1903 in front of the office door at the corner of Thirteenth Street and Moore Avenue Anniston Alabama Lot two in block twenty six division one Fronting 50 feet on the east side of South Quiptard formerly Colquitt Avenue South Anniston Land Company 31 oaw 3b
Deed executed by L K Reese on January 30 1901 to secure a named debt. on unpaid balance sale for cash at noon Saturday at office door corner Thirteenth Street and Moore Avenue Anniston Alabama lots 3 and 11 block 29 division one fifth ward South Anniston Land Co 83 load 3t.
D. H. Sumner and John T. Terry with Laura L. Terry wife execute a deed on July 21 1891 to secure a named debt. The property lot nine block five division one fronts 30 feet on the east side of South Noble in Anniston Alabama will be sold at public sale for cash at noon on Saturday October 3 1903 in front of the office at Thirteenth Street and Moore Avenue.
Tax collector will attend specified appointments to collect state and county taxes for 1908. All taxes become delinquent after December 31, 1908 and will incur interest and costs after that date.
First round shows dates from Oct 2 to Oct 23 across towns such as Jacksonville Alexandria Burns Cross Roads and others. Second round lists matches from Nov 2 to Nov 27 with a wide set of paired towns and dates ending Dec 5.
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