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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1907
Page
4
A fragmented notice from the Evening Star for March 1907 lists daily entries and totals. It records transactions or print figures with dates Mar 17 to Mar 31 and notes a notary public signing on April 1 1907.
The Star praises Anniston and Randolph and Fleming for a creditable Jamestown exhibit. It urges community support to gather materials and showcase Anniston’s resources before the world audience at the exposition. The piece notes the April frost and a Chicago dispatch on world trade, with a Siamese king’s nephew seeking West Point admission.
The piece notes Patrick Cudahy endorsing Roosevelt for re election amid trust magnate discussions. It also mentions Governor Comer testing a new game law by obtaining a Montgomery license to hunt, killing birds across the river and expressing satisfaction. The Rome Tribune, burned last week, resumes publication in smaller size with resilience praised.
A colonial era remedy advises mixing Dandelion extract one ounce, Compound Karyon three ounces, and Compound Syrup Saraaparilla one ounce to be taken after meals and at bedtime with water. It claims purification of the food and cleansing of waste, aiding kidney and bladder health and preventing urinary ailments during summer.
An elderly couple at Union Station in St Louis brought a scarred hobbyhorse as part of their baggage. The man explained they are heading to Texas to remember their late son, keeping the horse they saved in Indiana as a cherished memento. The crowd listened as the couple defended keeping the keepsake despite hardship.
A Columbus Dispatch reader notes plans for seasonal shopping and price awareness. He prefers buying in season for regular items to gain use, while delaying two crossed-off articles for end-of-season discounts to save money.
On a shore leave an old mariner named a five striper captured a mule. He mounted it and perched near the top, claiming the quarter deck for officers. An engineer advised him to sit amidships but the sailor replied he could stay on the quarter deck, saying it was the first craft he ever commanded.
President Lincoln meets Senator Fessenden in his office and jokes about religious ties. He notes Fessenden swears like Seward, then adds Stanton swears worse and is a Presbyterian. The anecdote highlights wartime humor about cabinet members.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as remedy for deafness caused by catarrh and inflamed Eustachian tube. Offers one hundred dollars for a cured case, promises circulars, and notes sales through F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Special to the Star. Developments in mineral and timber lands and water powers, cotton mills, and interurban railways dominate this week's Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index. Projects include 3,000 acres of coal lands near Tuscaloosa to open mines and build a town. Chicago capitalists buy land on the Oconee in Putnam County to build a cotton mill and an electric railway to Batonton via Orones Springs. A $150,000 cotton mill is proposed at Buchanan with $50,000 already subscribed. A Locust Fork water power project aims to supply power within 190 miles and drive an electric railway between Huntsville and Birmingham plus a barge canal. An Elberton firm buys 10,000,000 feet of timber in Twiggs County for sawmills. A $10,000 gunnery will operate with municipal power at LaGrange. Two Alabama mining companies with $1,000,000 capital are noted. Other items include a 10-story Montgomery hotel, multiple factories and plants, 17 new corporations, and numerous paving, sewer, and water projects across Georgia and Alabama.
A playful verse by Robertus captures a longing for tadpole life and jellyfish whimsy. The speaker contrasts childish dreams with adult responsibility at twenty nine while imagining aquatic antics and appetite for jelly treats.
A Chicago News item recounts a temperamental office boy applicant who reveals he has never seen a baseball game and dislikes the sport. The broker dismisses him as a freak and tells him to seek work in a dime museum.
Dr. Austin Flint discusses a will dispute at the Century club in New York, noting the plaintiff’s weak case and a young man’s tale of an aunt in an insane asylum. The anecdote highlights challenges in proving sound mind for inheritance. Ends with an advertisement for Dean's Ointment claiming itch relief.
A compact advice note urges readers to stay cool indoors and promotes purchasing a gas range for efficient cooking and heating needs.
The article explains tantalum’s recent rise to prominence after its pure state was achieved, highlighting its difficulty of extraction, hardness, and resistance to acids. It notes its potential in incandescent lamp manufacture and scientific instruments, with a dramatic drill test showing its exceptional hardness. Ekelberg is cited as its namesake.
The Chicago florists report annual losses near 100000 dollars due to death notices requesting omitting flowers. A Madison Street florist notes about 30000 deaths last year with at least one tenth omitting blooms, affecting large houses most when notable deaths occur.
A March 11 call sought a male stenographer at 75 dollars a month with possible promotion to 150 dollars. A March 16 notice offered 50 dollars monthly with promotion prospects. Another opening is known. Young men and women are advised to enroll at Madden's Business College for day or night courses.
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