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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
6
On March 1 Mrs. H. McCarty hosts the Young Matron Club at her Tyler Hill home in compliment to Mrs. William A. Hood. The Wednesday Study Class meets with Miss Luce Ledbetter. On March 2 William of Forney Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy meets at 3 pm with Mrs. A. O. Humphries in Oxford.
A poem celebrates old mothers and their quiet grace. A report on the appearance of Madame Sherry at the New Noble theater in Anniston describes a brilliant event with a large audience and many visiting attendees from nearby towns and states.
Testimony sworn in Lucas County Ohio in December 1886 states F J Cheney Co of Toledo will pay $100 for each cataract that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice, signed by A W Gleason as witness, advertises the internally taken remedy and lists the company for sales through local druggists.
A local social column reports Miss Julia Coleman hosting the Girls' Tuesday Bridge Club at Quintard avenue with Miss Leone Robinson winning top score and an embroidered apron prize. Nearby notes mention Lent begins with Ash Wednesday services in New York and Trinity church attendance, plus upcoming meetings of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Children of the Confederacy with topics on the Civil War and Georgia.
Telephone No 72 promotes Watson hauling with teams wagons drags and men ready for prompt service. Read the want ads for profit and results in loading and transport tasks.
A retrospective look recalls dramatic Monte Carlo fortunes from the 1890s onward. Chicago youth Harry Rosenfeld reportedly earned about 600 000 francs in a week, with much at night baccarat. The tale also notes French nobleman wagers at No 8 and historic stakes, plus later famed winners Charles Wells and Jaggersa with multi‑million franc gains and losses reported by Frank Marshall White.
Description of Bird Island in South Africa where gannets cover the island during certain months leaving no ground visible. The scene is described as one of the world’s most remarkable sights with thousands of birds moving closely together and the island appearing alive.
A local minister resigns after a tense clash with the saloon element and lack of church support. In his farewell sermon he declares his departure with the remark I am going to do something the devil has never done I am going to leave.
A mother asks about her son’s condition after college. The daughter confirms he has improved notably and reveals he now sports a mustache. The exchange emphasizes his changed appearance and progress.
Hopeless Pat asks Mick for a pound loan, claiming poverty and giving all earnings to his mother. Mick checks Pat’s honesty, recalling Pat’s mother’s complaint that he never helps.
Mrs. T. P. O'Connor recounts how John Bright, at dinner with an MP and disagreeing wife, checks a shabby carpet claim by kneeling to inspect it. He admits the rug is bad, then orders his firm to replace it and returns to conversation.
McClure's Magazine recounts Dr. Simon Flexner's monkey experiments at the Rockefeller Institute to develop a serum for cerebro-spinal meningitis. It details monkey outcomes, Portersville California 1907 cases, and the dramatic recoveries after serum treatment.
A promotional notice invites readers to use Star Want Ad service to advertise items that are valuable and desirable, emphasizing that worthwhile goods deserve prominent advertising reach.
A brief metacomment notes that an unimportant advertisement failed to appear in the edition, with no further details or context provided.
A historical account describes southern China fan making in Pengchow Ampow near Swatow, noting family involvement, bamboo quality, and the open fan construction. It details frame assembly, shell shaped top, gauze faces, border varnish, and handles of bamboo and ivory, plus prices from 10 cents to 1 dollar and annual exports around 50 thousand dollars.
A discussion of earth mass versus weight, noting Newtonian gravity, historical density estimates by Mitchell, Cavendish, and Boys, and the average density comparison to water. It explains why weight is relative and how pendulum timing reveals surface variation in gravity.
A humorous midnight encounter with a man and a police officer reveals discontent with a new mayor. The banter touches on law and order history, town pride, and the city’s shift away from aggressive policing toward legislative reform. Multiple characters discuss past crackdowns and political change.
A brief piece notes that classified ads provide targeted publicity for offers or wants, emphasizing precise reach for specialized needs.
An out of doors girl dominates with speed and grace in a breezy field story. The piece notes her wind-tanned cheeks and quick movements as she prepares for the new year amid outdoor careers and athletic gear.
A Philadelphia widow Mrs Marie Kirschner died by carbolic acid after discovering the man she loved was secretly married. The piece questions male accountability and urges scrutiny of men’s conduct toward women, warning of the lasting harm to families and especially to children.
A compact home recipe describes combining corn with milk to form a soup. Heat the mixture to steaming, then thicken with flour, season with salt and a dash of cayenne, and serve very hot. The snippet also notes classifieds hold most job ads.
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