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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1901
Page
7
A humorous contrast notes how American slang and misunderstandings clash with 19th century English usage. The piece cites examples from transport terms to food parlance showing how Brits and Americans differ in everyday speech and terminology.
An Idler account describes Jena Germany’s state aided glass industry famed for scientists. It details the thermometer tube production corridor and skilled blowers shaping glowing glass into long red tubes nearly 300 feet. anecdotes include Wagner and his Dresden orchestra. It also notes wood alcohol and oil as furniture polish after hot dishes and the cost comparison of wood alcohol.
A lively quote line captures a moment as a tramp recalls Bill leaping a fence after a ball. The remark notes it was the only time he seemed not tired, framed by a casual street encounter and a brief exchange. The text also cites a statistic: over 80 000 timber rafts trade annually on European and Russian rivers, totaling about 25 000 000 logs.
The railroad schedule lists No. 2 and No. 4 services via Chattanooga Louisville and Cincinnati with Pullman cars, including a sleeping car from Birmingham to New York and a line from Atlanta to New York. It notes a Washington South Western Limited solid vestibule train from Atlanta to New York with Pullman cars and dining service, and mentions connections through Birmingham and Richmond. Officials listed include A B Freeman and S H Hardwick with G A Gannon.
The State of Alabama Calhoun County City Court of Anniston directs Stephen N. Noble a non resident of Alabama to answer a July 7 1901 attachment issued against his estate in Lot 8 Block C Anniston Alabama at the southwest corner of Moore and 18th streets. Garnishments were served on Charles McRae and Griffin Young. Witness A H Suerrep Clerk July 13 1901.
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