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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1906
Page
4
Readable fragments from an Aniston area page segment note local events and notices with uncertain names and places. The text preserves scattered references to individuals organizations and locations without complete context.
In Amadston Republic a weekly newspaper, subscription viewed from this office. Subscription price is 100 per year.
Actual editions and daily averages for the Evening Star in November 1906 are listed with individual issue totals and a total printed count of 68 175. The document bears the signature EB B McKEL General Manager certifying accuracy.
Local Salvation Army officers organize a Christmas dinner for the poor and a distribution of gifts for children. The Evening Star will publish names and addresses of contributors with amounts to aid the effort, inviting further donations through Captain Robins or the newspaper office.
County will be in Anniston on the 21st and 224 of this month attending the Calhoun county teachers institute. About 50 teachers will be present over two days. County Superintendent H. T. Persons aims to make the gathering highly enjoyable, instructive, and profitable with social events and Christmas shopping nearby.
An Evening Star notice urges passage of a repeal of an act that removed the presiding role from Calhoun County Probate Judge Br. F. Crook. The ad argues most probate judges nationwide serve as county commissioners presidents and that restoring Crook’s authority is just and aligned with public will.
The Washington Herald argues prosperity is to blame for late Southern railroad schedules. It notes rail lines handled a record volume of business last year and urges carriers to invest to keep pace with rising demand.
Vinol offers a cod liver oil alternative that separates medicinal elements from the greasy oil, avoiding taste and digestion issues. Marketed as a body builder and strength creator, it is endorsed by over 5,000 leading druggists and sold nationwide through Scarbrough Drug Co in Anniston with a money back guarantee.
A speech urges restraint amid disturbances and urges the Black community to uphold law and order. It warns against mob violence, calls for deporting criminal elements, and stresses harmony between races while acknowledging southern conditions and past trials. The speaker notes memory of Reconstruction era horrors and stresses steady, lawful conduct.
Major Edward T McCrystal argues military training instills morality through obedience and devotion to duty. He notes the drill sergeant acts as civics teacher guiding youths toward respect for authority, discipline, and readiness to risk life for duty.
Report describes a South American race called the small heads. The skull is conical with a top no larger than a five-shilling piece. The last three survivors are women. The brain weighs about one fifth of an average human brain. Height ranges from three feet to three feet six inches.
The public utility law organization hosts a non partisan dinner honoring Perry Belmont for advancing the publication of campaign contributions and expenditures and urging a similar law for national and congressional committees. Leaders from both parties are invited.
A vaunted advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 if any case fails, and urge sending for testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Pills for constipation and notes old newspapers for sale.
Dealers claim aging users of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets remain loyal and refuse substitutes. Offer a free sample at J L Wikle's drug store for trial to prove their effectiveness in curing stomach troubles biliousness and constipation.
Special to the Star. Smith Arkansas December 10 The fourth annual convention of the Arkansas State Federation of Labor opened with the report of Secretary-Treasurer L H Moore noting rising use of union label goods and growing demand for union workmen The federation has backed labor friendly laws and forged mutual advantage agreements with the state Farmers union.
Special to the New Orleans reports the City park jockey club opening its race meeting today for a 50 day run with 21 stakes. The City park derby leads with $5,000 added in prize money among added money events.
John A. Lewis of Meridian, visiting relatives, declares reports that John Alexander Dowie has lost his mind are false. He says the rumors came from a reporter who heard Dowie talking in his sleep.
Summer showers in South Africa are remarkable for terrific hailstones as large as pigeons eggs observed frequently in storms across the region.
Report notes two famed hoards on Cocos Island a pirate treasure estimated between 30 million and 60 million dollars and Keating's treasure valued at 15 million dollars according to local lore.
The text explains how ivory scraps and dust are burned to charcoal to produce ivory black used by painters, noting that nothing is wasted in the ivory manufacture.
A bee martin in Mexico fans out plumage on its head to resemble a flower, luring bees to sip nectar and then snatching them. This behavior showcases a striking mimicry tactic used to catch prey.
Exclamation Boo, used to frighten children, traces to Bah the famous Gothic general. The term has endured as a terror word for centuries.
The wart treatment involves cutting warts to the skin with a sharp knife and applying a poultice of lemon juice and fine salt. Morning soreness is expected, but two or three more applications will cause the warts to disappear.
Codfish in Norway are sold by count rather than size with vast variation. Salt is the preferred preservative though many are sun dried and sold as stock fish.
Mr. E. G. Case mail carrier Canton Center Conn cites Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as king of all cough medicines for croup and colds with reliable results and no after effects. Sold by J L Wikle.
Legislative action seeks to repeal the 1900 act that restructured Calhoun County court governance and removed probate duties. The proposal passes immediate effect on enactment and repeals conflicting laws.
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