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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1906
Page
4
A certification statement dated December 1 1906 records BE W Ledbetter as Votary Public for Calhoun County Alabama. The document confirms oath and subscription before the public official.
The birth of Admiral George Dewey, hero of Manila Bay, December 26, 1837 in Montpelier Vermont marked his long service from the Naval Academy 1858 through Civil War actions to decisive victory in Manila Bay 1898. His rise culminated with full admiral honors in his name.
A newspaper column argues for faster promotion of younger officers to reach flag rank earlier, citing Dewey as an exception. It notes Civil War and Spanish War lessons show older generals yielded to younger leaders in crisis, and urges updating age standards to keep naval command modern.
A dispatch from New Orleans reports the Mafia adds six deaths to a growing toll. The piece labels the group as a secret Italian society and notes large immigrant volumes and illiteracy, urging passage of a Senate immigration bill now stalled by Speaker Cannon and Republican leaders.
A column urges practical coat handling to aid men and women in dressing. It criticizes lifting sleeves high during coat assistance and suggests keeping armholes low to waist level and the skirt off the floor for smoother dress.
A Victorian style advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and urges readers to send for testimonials, noting the product sold by druggists at 75 cents and recommending Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Travel and cold weather disrupted trolley service Monday and Tuesday. A North Noble street trolley stalled early last night and was towed to the car barn for repairs. The column jokes about Rockefeller and the so called Sunny South.
Christmas trade was good in Annis ton this year and Santa Claus found all one would desire in the stores of the Model City. The public is invited to notify the president if there are any things he had omitted to mention in his various messages. It may please a woman when man helps her over a crossing, but it makes her mad when another woman attempts rs.
The statement asserts a consumer right to know how much milk remains in a quart bottle left at the back door, while claiming the cream will always be an uncertain or minus quantity.
An old time candy business in New York was forced to close after filing for bankruptcy. The owner could not meet competition from rival houses, which advertise both in season and out of season.
The Southern Railroad announces 1907 editorial transportation passes issued to newspapers it does business with in Alabama. The passes are valid only within the state and not for interstate travel, aiding local press distribution.
A health lecturer warns that mouth breathing causes poor facial features and health issues, but notes exaggeration. He argues nasal breathing warms and cleans air, reduces winter colds, and is a habit worth forming for better lung air supply through the nose.
The article notes love potions among peasants in lower Austria and Syria using white arsenic to alter appearance over weeks and create dependence. It also mentions hashish liquor used to fog a man's judgment, making him believe the woman’s beauty as she desires.
Advertisement asserts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy contains no opium or harmful drugs. It claims thirty years of success for colds croup and whooping cough and states it is pleasant for children. Sold by J. L. Wikle.
A terse note indicates Trigg Steele Co holds a prior claim or inventory item. The wording is brief and lacks dates or explicit actions, suggesting a sales or procurement prompt and an implied offer to supply or fulfill a request. No additional details are available in the fragment.
Amy Culver returns to the Scott parsonage to care for Henry Scott, now blind from a fire. Her visit triggers renewed affection as she learns he plans to marry, while a bruising social entanglement with Senator Ellsworth’s roses reveals past intrusions and competing loyalties.
An old ad touts Dean's Regulats as a cure for constipation without griping nausea or weakening effects. It advises asking a druggist and lists a price of 5 cents per box. The brief imprint includes the number 471.
Stephens Jewelry Co invites shoppers to explore a full 1906 Christmas assortment at 1011 Noble St offering high quality gifts for all ages. The ad promises uniform, honest pricing with satisfied Christmas morning results and dependable value across diverse items.
The Anniston Electric and Gas Company advertises clean economical fuel for grates and base burners at four dollars fifty cents per ton delivered. Telephone number 109 listed for orders.
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