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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
2
The passage notes strong business conditions in Anniston for 2010 with optimism for upcoming events. It references Commander Peary and Dr. Cook in a likely metaphorical or fictional context, and mentions Christmas shoppers racing toward a December 25th deadline amid a crowded track of entries.
Citizens labeled Yabaminnus live under severe home search dictates amid election tensions. Campaign voices claim Aisbama’s prohibition laws make daily life difficult, highlighting resilience and ongoing scrutiny of civil liberties.
A dull day at the Montgomery Advertiser yields speculative musings on political success, likening imagined triumphs to the intoxicating lure of liquor the paper dreads, yet clings to.
The Montgomery Advertiser states that eggnog has not been abolished by state prohibition. It suggests the fear of such a ban fed its opposition to the late amendment and labels the authors of Grand Ma as in the eggnogg class.
The article argues shirt waist makers need male strike support and praise them as friends of mankind. It notes the average shirt waist suits the average woman and is sold at a price leaving men with some money after purchase.
The State reports 450 bushels of potatoes per acre with many crops reaching hundreds of bushels. Growers claim potatoes offer better financial returns than fifteen cent cotton, urging farmers to shift to potato production.
The piece notes Mrs. Humphrey Ward’s claim that women have plenty to do guiding husbands on voting and should not vote themselves. It counters that husbands often ignore wives advice, so women voting could yield a practical vote for parity and influence at the polls.
The piece claims Atlanta and Montgomery face jail scandals with city and county facilities needing reform. It argues U S prisons should be humane, open to scrutiny, and better than feared bogs, asserting reform is badly needed in average prisons nationwide.
The text argues that prisons should not be vile dungeons and that the worst criminals deserve humane treatment. It then praises Anniston business men for bearing municipal burdens with courage during hard years and remaining hopeful about the future.
The city council of Atlanta approved over eighteen thousand dollars for the public library this year. The Atlanta Journal reports one hundred thousand city residents have access to thousands of volumes at cost twenty cents per person, praising the investment’s high returns. It suggests Anniston could sustain a three thousand dollar annual library maintenance on a similar basis. It notes Anniston’s need for a public library and hopes the issue gains attention later.
The article urges readers to care about clothing meals purchases and home goods reflecting daily choices tied to cultural habits. It highlights practical tips and consumer trends shaping everyday life for the modern reader.
Anniston resident Velix UI Bridges testifies Doan's Kidney Pills remove uric acid and cure kidneys, ending rheumatic backache and symptoms. She bought them at J. L. Wikle's drug store and says the remedies proved powerful, with Foster Milburn Co selling them nationwide for 50 cents.
The piece recalls Opie Read born December 22, 1852 in Nashville Tennessee and educated in local schools. He began newspaper work in Franklin Kentucky and later moved to Little Rock where he founded the Arkansas Traveler, a weekly humorous paper.
Grateful father recalls his son’s brutal rash covering the body described as eczema. After a score of physicians failed, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent produced marked improvement within two months, leading to full recovery and lasting praise from George F. Lambert of Mahanoy City Pa. September 26 and November 4 1907.
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment with Cuticura Resolvent for eczema irritations and dandruff. It lists prices 25 40 and 60 cents and notes availability worldwide from Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston. A Cuticura Book on Skin Diseases is mailed free.
Mr Read gained popularity across a broad region by editing this paper for a decade before moving to Chicago where he joined the city’s journalism scene. He later authored many successful stories set mainly in life south of the Ohio River before the war, including The Juckling My Young Master The Wives of the Prophet The Starbucks and A Kentucky Editor.
A chronological list notes figures and events from 1798 to 1905. It includes George W. Crawford’s roles and birth in Georgia, the 1807 embargo act, Mathew Hale Carpenter’s birth in Vermont and death in Washington, Texas independence in 1835, Ottawa Dominion Parliament Buildings foundation in 1859, 1863 Indian raid near Red River Station Texas, a 1875 Richmond Virginia earthquake, Sir John Thompson’s remains aboard the Blenheim in 1894, and Herbert H. D. Pierce becoming the first US minister to Norway in 1905.
W. J. Watters of Talladega County notes Alabama produced abundant good wheat before and during the war. It was milled locally in water and home mills and was never adulterated, helping to build the nerve muscles and bones of thousands of healthy residents.
The Birmingham Ledger argues Southern farmers fail to prosper due to importing food while other states like Kansas Iowa and South Dakota grow rich on crops. It cites Mr Watters in upper Alabama who plants wheat without failure and calls for prioritizing food production over cotton. The piece blames mismanagement and trust controlled food prices for the region's poverty.
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