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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1906
Page
4
The November 1906 issue list shows daily print figures totaling 58 175 with an average daily circulation of 2 827. E B McKee, general manager, swore to the accuracy before B W Ledbetter, notary public in Calhoun County Alabama, on December 1 1906.
Anniston shops tout a busy Christmas season with shoppers urged to compare stores. Dave advertises a broad variety of goods at reasonable prices, encouraging residents to buy locally.
The Christmas number of the Evening Star will be issued on December 15. It promises to be a handsome edition and a valuable medium for reaching Christmas shoppers. Merchants wishing to advertise should book space now.
Delegates from Pacific, Atlantic, gulf and lake divisions attend the International Seamen's Union opening in Boston. Represented crafts include seamen, firemen, mates, cooks, fishermen and more as reports show the organization in good shape financially and numerically.
Edwardsville December report from the Alabama Methodist conference notes Rev. Mr. Smeed of Birmingham is appointed pastor of St. Paul’s M E church in Aniston. Rev. J W Dunn moves from St. Paul’s to Edwardsville as pastor. Delegates exceed 125, membership high, missionary funds up 80 percent over last year. Bishop Goodsell presided and announced ministerial appointments for the year.
Mrs J H Hopking remains at home on South McPherson Avenue. Young people's services at the Baptist church featured a talk by B M Stradley of Anniston. W F Wright of Rockland was in town on business. Wheeler Durrett resigns as night waterman. City council to meet for routine business. Mrs Joseph A Boyd and daughter visit, others in town. Dr J P Wright preached an eloquent sermon at the Baptist church. Cooper Whiteside returned from Talldega after a short visit. J M Mims J P Wakefield and others attend Methodist conference in Gadsden. Fresh English walnuts almonds raisins evaporated peaches and apples at City Cash Store.
Nearly all of the next two months will be spent by the civil service commission investigating pernicious political activity by federal office holders. They plan a two months tour through the South with on site investigations, starting with cases from Senator Simmons of North Carolina against Republican officeholders there.
W D Ross, superintendent of United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry, resumes active charge December 1 after a three month rest in the East. C Koetter of the Louisville office, who acted during Ross absence, returns home. Koetter is recalled as a capable plant handler who made many friends in Anniston.
Mr C M Hayes of Birmingham, an Anniston native, is in the city today. J P Reynolds now of Gadsden has been visiting family since Saturday. Clifford Davis on a month’s vacation from state university. FE Cooper returns from Gadsden. Deputy J F Riley spent Sunday in Birmingham. KE Ellis of Rock Run in town. W A L Johnson and M Dawson N Dawson Lucia Waters seen at the Alabama. G D Sila H Bradfield Newcomer R Ludwig J N Ely J G St Armand of Atlanta on business. W W Battle and J H Privett of Jacksonville in town. Kimber Green, long in insurance, joins W T Owen in real estate at 1202 Noble Street. Last year weak for New Orleans cotton exchange and Anniston cotton exchanges.
A juror’s illness halted the grand larceny trial of George Burnham Jr., vice president of Mutual Reserve Life Insurance, over alleged use of company funds to settle a personal debt of President Frederick Burnham. If the juror does not improve, a mistrial is possible.
Job notice seeks workers for a sawmill and logging crew. Applicants should contact J. G. Adams at del-2t to apply.
Police seize Graham Farrar a Black man believed to be a killer who fled Winston North Carolina. He allegedly confessed to killing a man in a Winston dance hall and Winston police plan to send a man after him.
Advertisement calling for able bodied unmarried men aged 21 to 35 who are U S citizens of good character and temperate habits and can speak read and write English. Apply to Recruiting Officer 1022 Noble St Anniston Ala 631 mh07 mws
In New York on December 3 the national alliance of bill posters and billers of America began its annual convention with attendees from numerous U S states and Canada. The report notes a large gathering and public attention surrounding the event.
An ear specialist argues deafness affects all senses. He says the ear serves the sensory system and loss of hearing is a partial brain paralysis, with other senses indirectly bearing the impact through sympathetic brain centers.
The Bystander notes a motorist deliberately avoids hitting an animal on a country road. a curious elephant is the subject. In Honduras capital, poorer quarter homes are mahogany despite cost advantages of pine.
An old advertisement claims Dean's Ointment cures hives eczema and salt rheum and relieves irritation from clothing contact. It urges readers to buy at any drugstore.
The narrator describes Socotran Bedouins as physically like Arabian Bedouins with a tan skin tone and similar lifestyle. Greetings involve touching cheeks and rubbing noses, and Mount Haghier Bedouins enjoy dancing and teherane while lax in religious observance. The author concludes Socotran Bedouins are a branch of the Arabian aboriginal race with their own language.
A reflective quote credits Henry Drummond for teaching that life’s standout moments arise from actions rooted in love.
Greenwich time is the standard in use in Belgium and Holland. In Germany Austria Denmark Italy Scandinavia and Switzerland one hour before Greenwich time rules.
In a Catholic Standard column quotes Hungry Higgins claiming police persecution ruined his life. He insists he was not doing a thing at the time of his earlier arrest and defends his innocence against lingering accusations.
A reflective line states that judgment is fallible as sympathy or anger distorts view. It weighs human kindness and wickedness against perception, noting bias in how people are judged. The quote invites cautious empathy.
Greenwich village rose to prominence after Sir Peter Warren settled there in 1744. The estate stretched from Christopher Street to West Twenty First, included an English park like layout and the old Van Nest house later demolished in 1865. Notable residents included De Lancey and Bayard, Washington, Adams, Burr, and Paine. Barrow Street was once Reason Street honoring a famed work.
The Old Doctor misreads distant white signs as tombstones. Miss Pert confirms they are advertisements for his profession. The exchange reveals a humorous mix of misunderstanding and wordplay between the two characters.
A short Harper's Weekly dialogue ponders birthplace and luck with a child asking about her birth day and a mother answering that Thursday is her day at home, reflecting light verse on coincidence.
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