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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1906
Page
6
In a remote camp a scholar and his friend buy a box of bronze coins from a boy. A rare Hierapolis coin reappears in another batch, prompting questions of ownership and how the boy knew its value. The two buyers wonder who truly owns the coin and if the boy kept it or sold it again.
A man unable to get work due to severe skin disease describes his condition. He reports constant itching and scratching until flesh became raw. He spent hundreds of dollars on doctors and hospitals, but his health worsened.
A testimonial from 1894 reports severe eczema cured in five weeks using Cuticura Soap Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Powder. The patient, Loomins Mouter of East Orange New Jersey, describes extensive facial scalp and body involvement, long trial with hospitals, and loss of employment before success with the Cuticura regimen.
The Florence normal school alone graduates many teachers and many go on to teach in the state. Alabama must provide room and funding to meet demand. Public schools depend on certified teachers, and future progress hinges on sustaining teacher training and avoiding false economy.
A text advertises Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney disorders and backache. It cites Thomas McNamara of 700 Glen Addie street Anniston Alabama, a police officer, claiming relief after using the product for years of back pain and urinary issues. The ad notes the pills improve kidney secretions, with Foster Milburn Co as U.S. agents and Doan's as the recommended name.
Prolonged case centers on Gus Byram a coal miner once with Slose Sheffield Steel and Iron Company found dead on Charles Cooper veranda near Flat Top. A squirrel shot caused fatal head wound after a night at Coopers with Mattie Reese. Cooper held as suspect as coroner’s inquiry unfolds with Reese wounded and testimony detailing events from Monday night through Tuesday shooting.
Fragmentary notes mention the death of Pope Clement XVI in 1774 and the proclamation of the First French Republic in 1792. A later line references Abdul Hamid II as sultan of Tur and a note about opening to traffic in 1842. The text presents a rough timeline with prominent names and dates.
A description of a famed past generation reporter noted for quirky style in Dublin journalism. It recalls his droll drownings and fugitive chase lines, and a famed Gladstone interview during the policy press era.
Advertises coal sales by R. O. Watson with phone contact 72 and a winter supply prompt.
The piece argues that surprise is the primal form of humor, seen in children and echoed in contemporary short fiction and verse. It notes how plot twists and practical jokes reveal that adults retain childlike amusement, a idea reflected in comic poems and write ups in the New York Herald.
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