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Newspaper
Pratt City Herald
Location
Pratt City, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1900
Page
5
While visiting Boston Aunt Edey, a Quakeress, sits on a Public Garden bench and draws attention from a passing garden party. A man, unfamiliar with Quaker dress, admires her gray silk bonnet and remarks it is the most sensible bonnet he has seen.
A scanned page offers multiple patent medicine pitches and testimonials. Ballard’s Horehound Syrup and Herbine promote relief from hoarseness fevers and digestive issues, with prices listed. Electric Bitters and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure are praised for curing nervousness indigestion and stomach ailments, with endorsements from local druggists and users.
Cardiff and Pratt City battled Saturday at Cardiff with Pratt winning 2 1. Cardiff scored first half chances but Pratt kept pressure. In the second half J Negreau and J McNally put Cardiff ahead while G Finly struck for Pratt, but ultimately Pratt held on to win 2 1 amid tense late exchanges.
D Davie and Carduft starred for Cardiff with relentless effort and control, making the game the friend's best display. Pratt seconds beat Cardiff seconds 6 to 2 per referee, though many felt Pratt deserved more. The crowd called the match the friendliest encounter yet at Cardiff with steady ball play throughout.
North Highlands and Mrs Pat M nis are dangerously ill at home of Mire Burns. Several residents make visits and attend trolley rides, picnics, and social gatherings. Notable events include July August outings and visits by Delia Marie Harkin, Janie Stevens Dunlap, and Miss Nellie Moore, with town pride voiced by Judge and Mrs. Grady.
A local letter notes Mr Ed Hollingsworth’s visits from his Atlanta mother and praises North Highlands Sun Life agents as handsome, jovial bachelors. The writer laments two girls and urges one at a time while praising a bachelor’s aims. A reading circle debate at St Catherine's Hall centers on antipathy to England as a factor in the Revolution, with Father Galland and Judge Grady delivering strongest performances. the negative wins.
A Kansas pastor from Emporia, Rev A A Power, credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing a severe bilious attack after trying doctors with no relief. He recounts helping a neighbor who recovered after a single dose, illustrating the remedy's effectiveness for colds and throat troubles in quick relief. Sold by R F Lovelady.
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