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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
2
The article notes calls for reforming football rules to create a more gentlemanly sport and suggests such changes will reduce excitement. It also references the shift to winter weather and the audience’s changing appetite for the current brand of play.
Fruit growers say the cold weather signals a large fruit crop ahead and express hope that the prediction proves true.
The passage notes a universal urge to exceed previous records as winter approaches. It suggests the Weather Man anticipates harsher conditions and hints that people will abandon restraint when the new year arrives, slipping back into old habits without awareness.
Washington residents reportedly back Private John Allen for Mississippi’s Senate seat. The piece notes his comic persona as the reason some support him, stressing he is not a joke despite his entertainment habit.
The cold weather will aid business and improve soil, killing plant pests and aiding farmers in other ways. It will slow bud development on fruit trees, likely saving the crop and proving a blessing to people in town and country.
In 1909 some residents resist progress, but progressive citizens should ignore them and, if needed, neutralize opposition to push reforms forward in Anniston.
The Star predicted anti prohibitionists would push to repeal or weaken state prohibition laws, a forecast borne out within two weeks as newspapers and leaders opposing prohibition advocate changes to render enforcement ineffective.
The piece argues lawmakers should invest $500,000 in road improvements to draw 10,000 new residents to Calhoun County, noting Montgomery's road network already draws people and farmers seek good roads. It suggests better roads raise land values and benefit existing residents, while other counties should accelerate road building to stop migration.
Hinckmon of Anniston opposes the amendment while Garber of Talladega supports it as both test the congressional district. The Birmingham Ledger notes a past issue is not a good platform for a candidate and questions how the Democratic party will divide on last November's lines.
A compact timeline lists events and births from 1559 to 1963 including the Jesuits founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1559, treaties in 1758, and notable figures such as William A. Melfenry born in 1816. It notes the 1862 Vicksburg siege end, the 1873 Chicago Theatre fire, and the 1947 Illinois governor John Altgeld birth.
Dr John McNaugher born December 30 1857 in Allegheny Pennsylvania. He graduated Westminster College 1880 Xenia Theological Seminary 1884 studied in Edinburgh and joined Allegheny Theological Seminary faculty in 1887. He served as a United Presbyterian minister and became a recognized religious writer among Presbyterians nationwide.
The narrator describes a job finding faults in stores from 9 am to 4 pm, noting dirty nails, pompadours, mislabeling, poor ventilation, and weak staff. He reports to a firm head, collecting notes via stenographer, and aims to keep his position by exposing faults while remaining fair. He exaggerates a misanthropic tone and compares himself to an opposition party.
A humorous New Year’s verse pokes fun at financial scare creators coal manipulators and bold overbearing men while wishing readers a better year. It targetingly lampoons offenders who break vows and act with wild capers as the piece closes with a lighthearted wish for reform.
A meditative man asks if a man is ready for the solemn event of the New Year. The other replies confidently, promising more material for swearing off than ever before in his life.
A well meaning Ape drops coconuts on a goat below a palm. The coconuts break the Goat's neck and the fable concludes that friends can cause more harm than enemies.
The piece traces how slang evolves from pluck to plucky as courage words. It cites Scott's 1827 journal noting pluck's low meaning and explains the heart as courage seat. It adds a vivid note on butcher usage calling the heart and lungs together "the pluck."
A New Year tease shows Fred debating a tailor's gift of Pollock's Course of Time as a payment nudge. Jack muses the reminder asks for settlement, joking that they cannot pay before due.
The Buffalo Express reports a motorman stopped abruptly to allow boarding and reportedly insulted a passenger by addressing her as an old woman. The exchange sparked controversy as the insult was noted in the daily account.
Moe Rose-Did Slogoes asks if the new year brings happiness while noting Joe Cose wears a smoking jacket as a Christmas gift from his wife. Browning's Magazine contains the fragmentary exchange.
A Washington Star quotation notes a guest who avoids demanding light meat at fowl carving, praising his practicality and simple tastes as a rare quality among acquaintances. The line frames social dining as a test of flexibility and courtesy.
A mother admonishes her daughter Mabel on a train for chewing gum loudly and pulling long strings, urging her to chew like a proper lady as fellow passengers look on.
Appealing to quick relief the ad promises a cure for a cold in one day using laxative bromide quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure and a 25 cent price is shown with FE. W. Grove’s signature on each box.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer passage contrasts two rail routes with passengers claiming the newer line cuts travel time by seventeen minutes. The snippet highlights improvements and traveler expectations for faster service.
A short Yonkers Statesman dialogue fragment shows a proposal scene where one partner accuses the other of thinking them a fool and the reply affirms openness in the relationship. The exchange hints at trust and intimate disclosure between the couple.
Colier's Weekly recalls a famous moment when Judge interrupted Webster during arguments. The anecdote places Webster in a sharp exchange as the judge spoke, highlighting a notable instance in legal rhetoric.
A local coal dealer advertises high grade coal at low prices with prompt delivery. Contact R. O. Watson at telephone number 72, dated November 5.
A short note emphasizes the importance of want ads when deciding to sell a house, urging sellers to place notices to attract buyers and streamline the transaction.
The issue contains a want ad signaling the possible listing of an unusual item. The notice suggests readers may find a reference to such a sought after object, with potential relevance to specific interest groups.
In Calhoun County Alabama Probate Court in Special Term on December 15 1909 G G Britton administrator of N B Britton deceased filed his account for final settlement The court fixed January 10 1910 to examine pass upon and allow the account and settlement Notice will be published for three weeks in a county newspaper inviting all interested to appear and contest the settlement on January 10 1910
A junior confesses affection in a cryptic line about Bev Mawr and a planned prom, while a playful misreading of a phrase creates a rumor of a date with a girl from Philadelphia.
In a brief courtroom exchange from Judge's Library, Jack taunts Teenzy about a smaller stockin. Teenzy responds with tears, while the rest of the crowd notes the playful jab and keeps a light tone.
Watson's dray service offers ample teams and men to handle all kinds of jobs. Call Telephone No. 72 for dependable local hauling and moving needs. Nov 5.
A whimsical fragment presents the left shoe lamenting its inability to start the new year correctly. The dialogue hints at misfortune and a humorous personification of footwear escaping tradition.
Classified notice highlights Star Want Ads as a means to reach buyers and readers. The short promotion urges readers to use the service for quick, effective results in local markets.
A Brown ing's Magazine note comments on ordinary New Year’s offerings and the expected routine material found in a place avoided by many readers.
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