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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1914
Page
4
A Munich report says German scientists have created a fuel with two thirds the heating value of coal and are testing it for wartime use by the Allies. The item notes other oddities such as a $10 swallow incident and a Chicago professor’s six race theory about Colonel Roosevelt, paired with satirical remarks.
A Civil War veteran Captain Crook warns bath danger calling for rubber bottoms and pneumatic tubs with sandy soap to prevent slips. He argues baths rival hazardous sports and readers should rethink bathroom safety amid humorous reflections on mania and self harm.
A humorous tale warns readers about the dangers of taking baths and the temptation to wash away youth. It notes longevity among certain figures and urges abstinence from bathing, humorously suggesting odd precautions like using cream and sandpaper, and hanging clothes on a mahogany tree.
The Montgomery Journal argues Governor Slaton must review Leo Frank’s conviction for murder. It warns against hanging a man with reasonable doubt and urges clemency to life imprisonment if doubt exists, citing legal precedents and fair process.
Governor Henderson backs Representative Johnson of Madison for Speaker and Senator Lewis of Macon as the choice in a key House leadership dispute. The move marks a shift in regional power dynamics and outlines the administration’s preferred candidate slate.
The notice urges readers to join the Good Fellows club to aid families in Anniston facing hunger and job loss this Christmas. It invites men and women to sign up and bring gifts to those in need, stressing humorless, practical aid over self focus and calling for broad participation.
A home made cough and cold remedy using Schiffman s Concentrated Expectorant costs far less than ready made medicines. Two ounces mixed with sugar and water yields a full pint of cough remedy likely lasting a family through winter. No narcotics and it appeals to children. Scarborough Drug Co offers a full satisfaction refund if not best remedy for coughs colds bronchitis croup whooping cough or hoarseness.
Key events listed include 1417 execution of John Oldcastle called Cobham. 1759 Brauns freezing point of mercury. 1769 Kneeland dies. 1775 Dunmore forces defeated at Norfolk. 1782 Charlestown evacuated. 1799 Washington dies at Mt Vernon. 1864 Battle of Nashville. 1877 Serbia declares war on Turkey. 1901 Marconi transatlantic signal. 1911 South Pole reached by Roald Amundsen.
Tokyo dispatch reports the Japanese foreign office anticipates anti Japanese legislation in the coming California session. Secret agents mapped candidate stances and the forecast shows majority backing in both houses. Governor Henderson avoided backing efforts to install allies in law making posts.
News from Hongkong reports strict wartime measures to curb German influence. An order deportes all Germans, imprisons those of military age, and liquidates German businesses, with proceeds held by the government. Singapore issues a similar decree affecting German capital and firms, including American interests.
Captain DeWitt Coffman, former commandant of the Boston Navy Yard, will qualify as Rear Admiral tomorrow and hoist his flag as commander of the third division of the Atlantic Fleet. He succeeds Rear Admiral Frank E. Beattie, reassigned to commandant duties at Norfolk Navy Yard.
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