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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1906
Page
4
The Evening Star reports daily print runs for November 1906 with totals per date from November 16 to November 28 and a holiday note. The statement, sworn by E. B. McKER, shows a seven day rolling average of 2,327 and is witnessed by R. E. LEDBETTER in Calhoun County Alabama.
A local rogal pharmacy repeatedly sold a plant-based kidney remedy over two weeks. The article urges continued use, claiming relief from bladder trouble and rheumatism with a home mix of Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Kargon, and Compound Syrup Barsaparilla.
The piece argues only a bold mayor would ensure orders are carried out and urges readers to shop early to avoid shortages. It touts early buying for better stock variety and stronger selection versus last minute shoppers. It also notes the Publishers' Press telegraphic service and a Leopold interview generating international interest.
The paper will feature special offerings by Anniston and Oxford merchants, promising helpful and profitable tips for shoppers. Eight of the 24 pages will be in color, enhancing the holiday guide for readers.
New Yorkers sought cash yesterday with call loans at 28 percent for part of the day. Speculators and others who need money faced high prices, while some could not obtain loans at all.
Anniston praises Jacksonville for rapid industrial growth and good neighborly relations, noting its transformation into a thriving manufacturing hub and its appeal as a delightful hometown.
The text cautions that when adopting new measures with uncertain outcomes one should proceed cautiously and avoid overhauling what's already functioning well. It urges haste only in appropriate circumstances and suggests sometimes leaving things as they are.
Love continues to outwit stern parental objection as Gretna Green weddings take place Sunday with couples from various origins celebrating union despite challenges.
A New York Herald verse laments merchants and children unable to have a Christmas stocking. The poem contrasts Little Bissie Mermaid and Little Johnnie Merhoy Company, mourning the lack of holiday stockings.
A speech urges conferring full American citizenship to Porto Rico residents citing loyalty and progress under current self government. It notes coffee trade woes from hurricane damage and market closures abroad, calling for measures to aid San Juan coffee growers and Porto Rican economic recovery.
The Salvation Army in our city plans a Christmas dinner and gifts for the poor with donations urged from residents. The Evening Star will publish contributor names and amounts next to each entry, allowing readers to mail funds or contact Captain Robins for collections. Contributions are welcomed daily as names and amounts come in, with sample gifts listed and requests to add names.
Special to the Star reports the Interstate Commerce Commission is poised to announce whether steamship lines issuing through bills of lading from foreign ports to distant U S points fall under the rate regulation act. The anticipated ruling clarifies jurisdiction over such shipments landed at U S ports.
A garbled plea fragment references ongoing struggle and an apparent loss. Names, dates, and places cannot be deciphered, but the text implies a persistent effort amid hardship and pressure.
Theodore Roosevelt writes from the White House on December 11, 1906 approving a single bureau approach for insular governance. He argues experience from island administration supports centralized handling and commends lawmakers for enacting the island law and refining its practical application after five years of effort.
Dec 11. Municipal elections are held in several Massachusetts cities. In Boston voters choose a city council and decide on a liquor license proposition. If approved, licenses will grant additional hours between 11 pm and midnight, with each license valued at 500 dollars.
A promotional notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only cure for catarrh a constitutional disease claiming it cures in all stages. It offers 100 dollars to prove otherwise and urges readers to send testimonials.
A local notice advises readers to act on vacant lots before prices rise. It urges couples to discuss with their spouse and contact Owén, a real estate man at 1202 Noble Street, who offers the largest list and best bargains.
Washington Post quotes cashiers noting banks dislike fresh currency. They say new notes stick, ink may not dry, and rushing during busy periods leads to mistakes. Tellers try to hand out old bills whenever possible to avoid errors and danger to staff.
A Bridgton Maine deacon of rugged virtue Elden Libby died after cutting his foot and not seeking care. Clerk Farrar at Cumberland House noted in the hotel register that Libby died uncalled for after delaying treatment and going to meet his God.
A hotel guest refuses to pay a one dollar telegram charge then reads the note from Nellie to Papa. The message says Papa's little girl sends him fifty bushels of love and wishes he was home to kiss her good night.
A quotation from Good Housekeeping notes harsh colonial choices faced by women including threats from Native Americans and enslaved people, convict transportation, and freeing sentiment. It mentions the limited options for respectable women from England or Holland who came seeking service but often married quickly.
The text recounts Rule the Roast or Roastt Steuen Gardener who rose from under cook to master cook in Cardinal Wolsey’s house and later served as chief cook for many years in Henry VIII's royal household. It notes his bold and saucy roste methods, likening them to his master before him, and references a blow from Lord of Warwyke's staff.
In a courtroom exchange the judge asks about a case where a wife admits throwing five flatirons at her husband while he only threw one at her. She calmly replies that the single iron still struck her.
Southern Railway offers through Pullman cars to New York with dining car service. Rates schedules and all information available from M Coxwell C P A M H Bone D P A Birmingham Alabama.
Anniston Electric and Gas Co announces cleanest cheapest fuel with delivery. Gas coke sold at 4.50 dollars per ton, delivery available. Telephone 109 listed for orders.
In Pennsylvania the other day 16 people celebrated the horse’s thirteenth birthday. This surpassed Newport dog and monkey society events in scope and novelty.
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