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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1907
Page
5
In a fifteen minute police court session Recorder Greene fined seven offenders totaling 103.30 dollars. Two cases were continued to tomorrow and one was discharged. A small boy paid a fine for throwing a rock into an electric car, smashing a window and injuring passengers.
Harvey Sentell and Washington Cook enlisted in the U S army and sent to Columbus barracks Ohio. Two negroes were rejected yesterday and two white men accepted on probation. Building permits issued include a four room cottage by O M Bieker at Fifth and Lapsley for 1000 dollars and repairs for J T Green and the Anniston City Land Company totaling 200 dollars. A 20 point drop in contract cotton prices occurred in markets this morning. Local spot market shows few offerings. Spinners pay as high as 104 1/2 cents due to cotton industry activity. News from Mr Pat Allen today offers hopeful prospect as doctors say danger passed. Knox building work on East Tenth street delayed by brick supply. orders placed with Rome and Childersburg but no cars available to bring brick to the city.
The London Chronicle notes that the Levant originally signified the east in a broad sense from the rising sun. It explains terms like the high Levant meaning the far east and how eighteenth century references widened Levant to eastward regions beyond a single locale.
The piece describes an exclusive eight man dining staff excluding the butler to serve a twenty four cover dinner with one extra for every three diners. A pantry runner, silent signals between chef and butler, and strict timing under eighty five minutes define the ritual. After each course twenty four plates and vast crystal ware are cleaned, dried and polished, reflecting meticulous domestic service.
A Houston jewelry company reported a theft of loose diamonds valued between fifty and sixty thousand dollars. A stranger asked for an unmounted diamond to match for mounting, then disappeared, and the safekeeping box containing the gems was later found replaced by a tissue paper box.
Postmaster J M Ragan announces improvements to postoffice service starting the 20th. A night clerk will receive and distribute mails so lock boxes are accessible any hour. Delivery clerks will start at 6 AM instead of 7 AM, moving carriers onto routes earlier and speeding mail to patrons.
Lost a white and black fox terrier with a bobbed tail and black fur at the end, answers to Poxie. Last seen near Central Foundry. Reward offered and returns to Southern Express Co, Anniston. We will examine titles to real estate and provide a guaranty on any title approved by our attorneys at Land Title Guaranty Co., Anniston.
Hot soda baths are advised by some for rheumatism. Fill a tub midway with water as hot as bearable, add half a pound of baking soda, and soak at least twenty minutes. Reheat with hot water as needed, then rub Vaseline or cold cream into the skin after drying to restore natural oils.
A brief humorous exchange questions saving money when creditors constantly demand payments, implying financial pressure and the impracticality of saving under debt. The dialogue hints at a man’s struggle to hold onto earnings as debtors push for funds.
In 1764 Arnold the London watchmaker presented King George III with a remarkable repeating timepiece set in a ring. The tiny mechanism weighed under five pennyweights, comprised 120 parts, and featured the first ruby cylinder. For this marvel Arnold received 500 guineas from the king.
A man asks his tailor to sew a very small pocket, barely visible, hidden in the hem or waistband. The tailor notes with a knowing remark that the man is now married, delivering a subtle joke about privacy.
A Londres Saturday Review item recounts a tale from Leicestershire about two families who played Russian whist near a dangerous bridge on Great Dalby roads. The host guest banter gave rise to the term bridge, or biriteh, as the crossing risk shaped the nickname.
Grace Wortend, a lively child who rarely attended church, finally went with her sister after warnings. The rector, Mr Hammond, had previously been a frequent visitor at Grace’s home, and her mother feared she would speak out. Grace bravely remained still, insisting she was called to come forward when Hammond never invited her.
An old ad promotes Chamberlain's Salve for itching piles and other skin issues, claiming instant relief and listing 25 cent price from J Wikle. It also notes a London Morning Post item seeking a nurse for night duty and a Nursing Journal quip on bottle babies.
A brief dialogue describes a son’s college experiments and a so called scientific paradox. The father asks about his son’s work and a scholar explains that he demonstrated that “are expanded by contracting mi.”
A young bridesmaid watches the departing couple with a gloomy mood. She frets that her sister was to marry today and celebrate, yet says the man has taken her away.
A January avalanche in a Valais hamlet buried a large chalet refuged by twenty six people. Nineteen died and seven survived as the ice mass emptied into a lake, killing fish en masse. The piece notes widespread wildlife losses from avalanches, including chamois and eagles.
The Chicago Record-Herald paints San Francisco as steeped in romance and adventure linked to the forty-niners. It recalls streets and business blocks, streetcar painted words, and tales of riot, fortune, and endurance that define the city’s early mythic era.
C G Hays of Bluff Missouri calls Bucklen's Arnica Salve the quickest and surest healing salve for sores burns and piles. The product is guaranteed by Elam Ordway Houser and Scarbrough Drug Co at 50 cents.
W G Ledbetter and Company list several properties in Calhoun County including a 6 room house near St Michael's church for 1200 dollars with terms. Leighton Avenue lots from 300 to 400 dollars. a lot on Marvin Hill worth 14. business lots near Noble by the post office. 500 acre fruit farm for 2760 and an 18 cash 10 acre farm one mile from the railroad with good house barn and city water for 1500. agents offer 5 to 1000 acre parcels. call at Kline Building 11th at.
The announcement proclaims a complete undertaking parlor with Milton P. Crowe in charge. Crowe, a veteran embalmer with over twenty years in Alabama, offers day or night service assisted by a lady attendant if desired. Contact numbers listed as 403, 472 for night and 322 for day.
Herbert Breedlove offers cleaning, repairing, pressing and dyeing for ladies and gentlemen with pickup and delivery. Work guaranteed. Located at Mer. 12th and Gurnee, air phone 575.
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