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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1906
Page
5
Prices quoted: large comb brush and mirror seven dollars, pair military brushes 3.75, large comb and brush two dollars. Compare with other sellers to see savings of at least fifty percent. Goods from top U. S. factories and guaranteed best sterling silver.
The United States Circuit and District court remains on Phillips versus L N railroad with testimony ongoing. Criminal docket to open after the Phillips cases. Police court convicted 17 with total fines and costs 79.70. Tax collection warnings issued as fall term Calhoun county Circuit Court convenes under Judge John Pelham with substantial business ahead.
Holiday shoppers are urged to buy presents early in the day and early in the month to avoid crowds. The guidance notes the rush is trying for buyers and doubly trying for workers behind the counters.
The piece notes Christmas window displays at Famous Infnany with quiet calls to attend meetings, plus retail ads for 85 cent men’s rubber shoes at 1228 Noble Street. Calhoun Lodge No. 203, I O O F holds a weekly meeting at 7:30. Cumberland Presbyterian presbytery from Jacksonville reports plans for next year with fifteen churches represented and one minister ordained. next meeting set for Cherokee County at an unidentified location.
In Cape Colony and the Orange Free State researchers report mummified remains of a six fingered monkey species. Adult specimens reportedly have tails high on the back and show distinctive features including two canine sets and beards on males.
The notice advertises low priced goods including furniture stoves and ranges and pure food. It promotes high grade merchandise and honest weights and measures with combined courteous treatment to secure trade at three locations 409 Glen Addie 4318 Noble corner.
Last night mountains burned in three directions, risking valuable property if not for suppression efforts. Heavy flames forced rapid action, and crews fought the blaze to prevent wider damage.
An advertisement touts a slicing machine for even cuts and lists prices on ham bacon beef and corned beef. It follows with a marriage notice J W Hunt to Belle Ramee and a home wedding near Ohatchee. The page urges real estate purchases at 1202 Noble Street as prices rise and coal prices are steady, urging action now.
An essay argues that fishing yields deep contemplation and mental activity beyond the act of angling. It cites Grover Cleveland’s "Fishing and Angling Sketches" to illustrate how the sport stimulates thought, creativity, and intellectual engagement among fishermen.
Special to the Star reports Oscar Hammerstein opened a Manhattan opera house on West Thirty-fourth Street and fulfilled his goal of offering grand opera at popular prices. The once-poor cigarmaker turned inventor and tobacco trade publisher rose through Harlem real estate to become a millionaire and a leading theater impresario.
Sealed proposals due by December 11 1906 to construct two story brick Weather Bureau buildings at Birmingham and Aniston Alabama. Separate bids for each site. bids may be for one or both. Department reserves right to reject all bids. James Wilson Secretary.
Description notes that Indian styles mimic taken from the Boutet de Monvil method but are not original to the French portrait painter. It mentions the Blackfoot Indian chief wearing a brow lock as a distinctive feature.
A short reflective line by Patti noting how a hint of blue in the sky shapes her mood and colors her view of the day with optimism. It frames a personal philosophy tied to weather and attitude.
Uncle Eben muses that a person who constantly brands himself as the focus of every conversation is handicapped from the start by choosing a very dull subject. The remark uses dialect to illustrate a broader point about engaging topics.
Prison warders urge inmates to reveal feelings as a jail theme is explored. the piece warns that emotional access is risky and invites readers to consider the dangers of vulnerability behind bars.
The notice lists Pullman schedules and car connections from Birmingham to Atlanta and New York with routes through Chattanooga Salisbury and Asheville. Officials identified include B SPencer GM and H Hardwick and other regional agents. The schedule mentions dining and sleeping car services and daily departures among multiple cities.
A fragment references Adam and poetry with a playful claim that poets are born, noting a Times style aside. The odd line hints at literary attribution or a pun rather than a full event. No individuals or organizations clearly identified beyond the generic Adam motif.
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