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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1909
Page
2
The Bank of England director earns about $10,000 annually while around 1,300 employees work there. About 100 are women. The fret cashier earns nearly double the director, and the total payroll exceeds $1,000,000.
A quirky note from Boston Tran script observes that dinner remains linked to a kitchenette as a recurring theme amid discussions of rela tive incomettea, highlighting language drift in consumer terms.
A Birmingham resident, in talking of his youth wife in front of his second wife, anger prompts a mild protest. The wife says she regrets missing him at his best. A Louisiana judge also rules that women do not own their clothes, seen as an inexperienced judge in Indianapolis Now.
In Panama a large mob surrounds the palace where President Zelaya is a prisoner while 2,000 loyal troops guard the grounds. A decisive engagement is reported at Ruma. In Washington a mob protests Zelaya at the American legation and plans for the battleship Missouri to sail for Nicaragua with Marines and field pieces.
The Senate committee on foreign affairs decided to keep hands off Nicaragua for now hoping the state department can settle the dispute. Senator Raynor’s plan was not reported. Secretary Knox believes the situation will improve after the revolutionists whip Zelaya at Rama, a view he holds without doubt.
The notice proclaims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a meritorious treatment for troublesome and dangerous complications from cold affecting the head throat chest or lungs.
After the great battle of Shiloh, generals debate victory or defeat. A cigar smoking officer suggests leaving it to the umpire in the new Boston fashion. The outcome is finally agreed as a victor's win by general admission.
The new Lady Greville, formerly Olive Grace, daughter of John W. Grace and niece of former Mayor Grace, became a peeress two weeks after marrying Henry S. Kerr. The couple were on honeymoon in St Pauls church, King's Bridge London when the captain, Greville, was recalled by his father's illness and death in England.
A fragmented plea recalls a three year old waif and a home offering prayers for protection at sea. The speaker blesses those aboard ships and wishes bread and candy for poor children, naming Alfred Warren Randall and others in a hesitant, lyrical benediction.
The Funny Dean recalls a mother’s anecdote about how children form coin words and phrases. A boy called every opening a door and found humor in a man’s stocking hole, calling it a funny door and sharing the giggle with the family.
J Warren Folsom of Lowell Maine moved from his mother’s home to a new house five miles away last spring. The family cat traveled in a box at dusk and soon adopted a pattern of returning to the old home for a day or two before refurnishing to the new residence for several days. This curious movement pattern continued with regularity.
The article notes rubies are more valuable and nearly indestructible, with a one karat flawless diamond worth about $100, while the same ruby is at least $200. It cites a 10 karat diamond at $4,000 versus rubies up to $70,900, citing a ruby shown at the Franco-British exposition in London last year.
Government engineers finished a survey to reroute the Puerto Plata to Santiago railway. The current line climbs the mountain with a cogged third rail. the new route would feature a gentle two and a half percent grade, saving distance, time, and operating costs.
A bemused man recalls a dining table misunderstanding about his father, a Methodist preacher, who some took as a circus rider. He describes the moment as a minor quarrel sparked by alleged misinterpretation.
Flint Allen died Wednesday morning at 9 after more than a year of illness confined to his Oxford home. He had been taken to Birmingham for treatment but was pronounced hopeless and returned. He married Miss Lillie Williams recently and was a longtime bookkeeper at the First National Bank. Survived by his widow and siblings Mrs. John Ingram of Birmingham and E. T. Allen of Oxford. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at his residence with interment in Oxford cemetery.
In Guthrie Oklahoma the state launches a three week sale of 1.6 million acres of common school indemnity lands to fund the common school system. Batches begin at Chandler with 361 tracts in Lincoln County auctioned by John N Shepler. Prices range eight to thirty four dollars per acre.
Writers claim tears cleanse the face and act as an antiseptic bath. They note tears contain salt that sterilizes the eye and neutralizes bacilli on the cheeks.
Dialogue plays on words about sins of omission and commission as a broker errs. A quip exchanges highlight misdeeds tied to lending or trading, satirizing professional fault lines and moral shorthand in a terse literary scene.
Miss N Edwars of Coakley Gloucestershire is described as England s top poultry authority. She has won over 1000 prizes and exported poultry to many countries, growing from twenty fowls to one of the largest farms in the country. She sells eggs and stock birds rather than fowls for general sale.
The Kansas City Star extols cleaning as worthwhile labor noting water is plentiful and soap affordable. It argues no better use of labor than to keep things tidy pure and undefiled. The piece frames cleanliness as practical virtue with social value.
Two young women on a crowded street car stood together when one grabbed what she thought was a friend's hand. She realized she was holding a man’s hand and blurted out the line. The man calmly offered his other hand with a smile.
John T. Rowland announces candidacy for sheriff of Calhoun County subject to Democratic party action. He asks for citizen support and votes and pledges to perform the duties to the best of his ability if elected.
A candidate announces for sheriff of Calhoun County in the next Democratic primary, pledging to fulfill the duties of the office with his best efforts. The statement addresses voters and emphasizes commitment and responsibility.
C T Brooks announces his candidacy for sheriff of Calhoun county subject to the Democratic primary and asks every voter for support. He pledges to perform the duties of the office to the best of his ability if elected.
A candidate declares for the sheriff's race, announcing intent to seek the party's nomination. The filing signals entry into the local campaign cycle and outlines commitment to law enforcement leadership.
J. D. Henry announces as candidate for Sheriff of Calhoun County subject to Democratic party action. He pledges to use best efforts to faithfully and competently discharge duties and serve the county’s public interests.
For Congress. Thereby announce my candidacy for Congress from this, the Fourth Congressional District, subject to the action of the Democratic party. Fred L. Blackmon.
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