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Newspaper

Anniston Evening Star

Location

Anniston, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1909

Page

8

Shop Early for Christmas Festivities Message

In preparing for Christmas celebrations, remember the adage about giving and receiving. Shop early to ease clerks’ workload and avoid the eleventh hour rush during the festive season.

To Remove Mildewv and Funny Door Wordplay

A curious mix of home remedy and humor appears. Instructions suggest removing Mildewv with soap starch salt lemon juice applied and left to set, while a humorous note recalls a Hutchineesa land ad and a child misnaming objects as doors in a tale about a funny door of a stocking.

Taft Address and National Civic Federation Aims

The article lists labor unions and employers attending a Taft addressed conference. Seth Low explains the National Civic Federation seeks uniform state laws on issues from master and servant to anti trust, taxation, labor safety, road building, and public welfare, with multiple examples of sectors urging standardization. Miss Bessie Blair and Miss Geneva Reed of Gadsden visit Alabama.

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees of America International Brotherhood Bricklayers and Masons International Union Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers International Association of Machinisma, Boot and Shoe Workers Union Iron Moulders Union of North America International Typographical Union Glass Bottle Blowers Association United States Canada United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America United States Steel Corporation New York Central Railroad Consolidated Gas Company Ntional City Bank Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Postal Telegraph and Cable Company Chicago and North Western Railroad Erie Railroad South Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Association National of Clothiers The Building Trades Employers Association Seth Low Federation White House National Civic Federation Roosevelt Interstate Commerce Commission National Association of State Bank Supervisors American Banking Association American Medical Association National Grange American Automobile Association American Roadmakers’ Association Bessie Blair Geneva Reed Gadsden Alabama

Sale of Calhoun county timber land set by commissioner

Under a 1909 probate decree in Calhoun county Alabama Hugh Walker is appointed commissioner to sell the described lands in Section 46 Township 12 Range 7 in Anniston for cash at public outcry. The parcel includes timbered areas and a valuable red ore deposit with sale set for Monday in January 1910.

Probate Court Calhoun County Alabama Hugh Walker Court House Anniston

Not Indispensable Adversary Wields Memoirable Public Voice

During a visit, Mrs Humphrey Ward is asked about American women’s dress. She replies that they are beautifully dressed but should stop equating a woman’s value with a divorce suit, reflecting editorial tone from the Boston Herald.

Mra Humphrey Ward Boston Herald

The Intellectuals and the White Horse Pool

Commuters between their homes and New York form a circle known as The Intellectuals. Each morning they watch for white horses along the rail line and tally a pool based on who spots the most horses. The practice is informal and based on the line’s scenery.

New York

Wooden Shack Better Than Tent for Desert Camping

A cautious note argues tents are less hygienic than wooden shacks due to confined air and no windows. It suggests a simple shelter in dry regions like the Arizona desert using four posts, wire netting, and woven branches to admit light.

Artzona

Ivory Trade Shapes African Elephants vs Indian Tuskers

The article contrasts African elephants as the world's ivory source with their Arctic ancestors, noting they are mam moths of a different shape from India's tuskless exemplars. It argues the Indian animal is a plain beast of burden, more valuable alive than dead.

Africa India Arctic

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