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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1914
Page
4
Disjointed commentary references Huerta Vint Herrick and a German look alike. Mentions 400000 spent to keep up appearances and Uncle Sam's navy in cold storage. Notes Charity sisters centennial and whimsical lines on bees feet and Chicago stockyard calves. Ends with Prince of Wales and prohibition in the army remark.
An excerpt extols Anniston as the only Alabama city living within its means and paying city and county teachers when the state treasury ran dry. It praises Anniston’s leadership, even as the state faces December salary delays, and notes the region’s prominence with respect to Calhoun County.
The Montgomery Advertiser corrects a claim that the capital city’s tree is the first municipal Christmas tree in the South. It notes Anniston held a municipal Christmas tree last year and its photo cuts circulated as a model of enterprise in other states.
The passage celebrates Anniston's unprecedented wartime charity during Christmas and notes large local gifts to relieve suffering. It links local generosity to national and international goodwill, praising Americans for giving, and envisions peace through mercy and enduring peaceful policy.
Anniston residents celebrate former Annistonians Sydney J. Bowie Frank Nelson Jr and John H Frye guiding Birmingham out of financial distress. They join efforts with other Anniston figures including Col T G Bush and E L Turner, contributing leadership and capital to the Magic City.
The Birmingham Age Herald republishes Judge S D Weakley's remarks on the Alabama Railroad Commission coal rate ruling. He notes Birmingham benefited overall while criticizing the Anniston rate, arguing the district may not be harmed though Anniston's 50 cent rate stands out.
A historical reprint praising Jesus as uniquely perfect among world thinkers. The piece contrasts Jesus with Plato, Marcus Aurelius, Confucius, Buddha, Aquinas, Francis, More, and others, arguing Jesus offers a complete rule of life and superior ethical framework for character over political or philosophical systems. It notes his focus on soul and value beyond property.
The Star criticizes a long standing coal and rail rate policy that favored Bis County after a November compromise, denies Anniston its 12 cent rate, and calls for mobilizing small city interests to counter perceived injustice and push for a new, fair commission leadership.
A satirical poem by Walter Willisson Henry about media obsession as editors rehearse and mock the hanging of Ervin Pope. The dialogue of Files-on-Parade and the Color-Sergeant critiques press cycles and editorial repetition.
The text argues Jesus is uniquely true and flawless in every thought and deed, asserting that only a divine being could utter such universal truths. It contrasts Jesus with poets and philosophers, declaring his life and words express an eternal truth beyond ordinary humanity.
A front line letter reports religion kept alive amid harsh field conditions. The author describes Holy Communion in barns and cottages, buried comrades, and a singing service despite heavy shelling and cold rain. He notes soldiers crowding to worship, while artillery and gas blasts punctuate the day.
Worcester, December 26 The acting head Frederick M. Smith outlines a campaign of social reform for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints aiming to abolish poverty. He plans study at Clark University and reports to keep in touch with church work as he nears presidency next April. He advocates wealth redistribution to fund church programs and reduce inequality within the church.
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