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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1906
Page
4
The Atlanta Constitution urges immediate protection of women and firm domination of law after a night of violence. It credits authorities for swift action and warns papers against sensationalism as a danger to public order. It calls for steady, prompt measures and cautions editors to practice restraint.
The Etowah County tax assessor reports a drop in taxable property this year after a spree of optimistic newspaper reports about Etowah's growth. Critics urge caution, noting the promised prosperity may have been an illusion and warn of a reckoning for inflated claims.
A sudden heavy downpour around 12:30 floods East Tenth Street several inches deep. Gann's barbershop and Averbold's store suffer flood damage as bridges break and muddy water rushes down the avenue. Snow Creek overflows, sweeping the basin between Wilmer and Quintard avenues and damaging private property.
The report notes a barometer of 30.08 and a 7 am temperature of 70 with 67 at 5 am. The high reached 87 by 11:30 am, wind from the north at 1 mile, cloud cover present, and rain predicted for tonight and Tuesday as observed by W. F. Clark.
A model school in town hosts a milk lesson where a teacher asks what a farmer does with milk left after making butter and cheese. A student answers that he pours it back into the cow, highlighting simple dairy practice.
An amused London Answers note recounts a stern school inspector testing boys with a cat and well riddle. A clever student stacks slates and delays, insisting the cat will eventually escape when given enough time and more slates, even joking about Australia.
A wartime era advert claims Foley's Honey and Tar provides protection from serious cold effects. It credits Elam Ordway and Howser as endorsers and urges readers not to take chances with bronchial troubles.
Special to the Star reports Thomas Hickey chosen by referendum to head the Boot and Shoeworkers Union of the United States, replacing John F Tobin. Change in leadership could shift union policies affecting the U S shoe industry and manufacturers. Tobin era saw relatively few labor disputes, arbitration favored, while Hickey pledges decisive action with strikes if needed.
An advertisement offers Smith's Sure Kidney Cure with a money back guarantee if it does not benefit or cure. The bottle is priced at 50 cents and sold at Scarbrough Drug.
A London Globe report cites two odd medical cases from a hospital lecture. One man is poisoned by rice in food, reacting to grains in biscuits despite denial of intake. The other man experiences a violent skin eruption from gooseberry juice mistaken for champagne at a public dinner.
A promotional notice urges taking Dr Kings New Life Pills to relieve constipation and prevent stomach liver and bowel troubles. Sold for 25 cents at West End Drug Co and Elam Ordway Houser.
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