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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
5
In a Civil War vignette from 1862 General Hood halts regiments and cites unknown destinations. A Texan in Staunton, while foraging, sits in an apple tree filling his haversack and answers every question with I don't know. He explains the orders came straight from Jackson via the morning briefing.
Herbert Bates a 14 or 15 year old pupil at Wilmer Avenue school fractured his arm in two places after being shoved by another boy while playing with peers yesterday. The report notes the accident occurred on school grounds and that Bates received prompt care. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup is advertised as a remedy for colds and coughs, marketed by J. L. Wikle.
The Parisian offers all new ladies' misses' and children's coats in satin bread cloths and new weaves at 33 1 3 percent discount. With no leftovers, the sale emphasizes a large, ready stock of latest styles.
Dick Rogers and Mary Fair married yesterday at the bride’s West End home. Rogers is a well known railroad man in the city. A late item notes Pineules for the kidneys with a 30 days trial offered by J. L. Wikle for backache rheumatism lumbago and fatigue.
The Anniston Steam Laundry shows improved readiness to clean and press clothing, highlighting enhanced equipment and service efficiency for customers seeking thorough garment care.
Just received twenty dozen ladies' bleached vests offered at 25 cents per item. Stock available for immediate purchase.
County commissioners adjourned the January term and will reconvene on the second Monday in February. The February and August sessions are legally fixed for the second Monday. An advertisement promotes Woods Liver Medicine as a liquid liver regulator and laxative sold by J. L. Wikle.
Wanted. More ladies skirts to clean and press at Anniston Steam Laundry Co. Phone 94.
No police court session was held today due to yesterday's lack of attendance. The note jokes about managing with such a record as rent is due and suggests calling Blake's stable to use his wagon, phone 44.
Tonight J. C. Graham Jr. will organize a household of the Columbian Woodmen at Weaver. The new organization will comprise several prominent community members and will be launched under favorable conditions.
A local ad promotes new fur styles at a 33 1 3 percent reduction, describing a handsome fur at a substantial saving and inviting shoppers to take advantage of the discount.
Interest sought in shorthand or bookkeeping courses offered day or night. Write or phone 670 B to inquire through J B Madden.
August Ullman of Talladega is in Anniston today. He is a member of Ullman Bros., firm located in both Anniston and Talladega, and is well known to local residents who greet him warmly.
A full line of ladies' furs offered at ADERHOLD MER. CO. Rand's Old Stand, with prices from $2 to $20 and discounts around 13 percent.
The February Delineator issue has arrived featuring Ullman Brothers. The item notes its availability and collectible interest for readers following Spring fashion and home decor trends.
Inspector B. F. Dilts finished examining the accounts at the local post office and returned to Birmingham this morning.
All wool and all cotton blankets, along with down and cotton comforts, are offered at very cheap prices. Children's crib blankets and comforts are also included in the sale.
A terse dialogue reveals a breakup where a woman offers to return an engagement ring while a man demands the name and address of her new lover. He clarifies he plans to sell the ring, not kill, as tension escalates in the exchange.
The potter claims his wares are fine though they talk in water tests. A yellow blue duck pot quacks with each pour while an Aztec pig pot grunts and a dog pot barks, prompting the craftsman to muse on their secret artistry amid comic exaggeration.
The Chicago Tribune reports on a claim that perfect vacuum could intensify light beyond stars. It describes glowworms and fireflies emitting light from a vacuum sack and details bodily movements preceding emission.
The piece notes eighteenth century marriages between actresses and high born men. It cites Lavinia Fenton who became Duchess of Bolton, Miss Farren who wed Lord Derby, Miss Brunton who became Lady Craven, and Miss Bolton linked to Lord Thurlow. The earliest is the Earl of Walsingham’s secret marriage to Anastasia Robinson, publicly acknowledged near death, described as a tardy act of justice that made the singer swoon.
On authority of lexicographers ledger derives from ligger meaning a large book for desk use. The term also described a large account book cardulary or breviary for church, contrasted with a smaller por tal. Coucher is another synonym for ligger, precursor of ledget.
Local observer W. F. Clarke notes cloudy weather with a threatening forecast and probable rain late tonight or Friday. Northwest winds at 9 miles per hour, temperature 80.20 with a low of 28 early morning. barometer 7 at 6 to 7 a.m.
Personal experience asserts the tube provides immediate relief for all forms of piles. Guarantees relief for 50 cents. Sold by J. L. Wikle.
A Collier's Weekly observation contrasts a novelist finishing a manuscript with a dramatist handing over a script. The play script is only a blueprint, not the final performance, and staging remains the true test of the work's value and appeal.
Blue coral, valued as the most precious variety, is collected in the bay of Benin. The report notes the mineral’s rarity and demand among traders and collectors in regional markets.
A nineteenth century slang essay notes the Hole in the Wall as the first senate restaurant near the post office. Senators drank from a tiny circular room offering ham, corned beef, bread and cheese with 28 beverages, often eating sandwiches outside when crowded.
The article outlines the aurora as caused by electricity and notes Lenstrom's 1882 Finland experiment with a copper wire and tin nibs on a mountain peak. When charged, a yellow glow appeared at the nibs and spectral analysis showed a greenish yellow ray, supporting spectroscopy as a tool to study celestial light.
The fox blade traces to Julian del Rei a Morisco smith who forged famed Toledo swords in the early sixteenth century. His mark a cog resembled a fox leading to the term fox blade used in Henry V and later copied by other forges including Solingen. the symbol denoted superior sword temper.
Mr and Mrs Charles Segrest have left Alexander City after a several day visit. The note also mentions a liver pill advertised for biliousness and headaches sold by J. J. Wikle CC Collins and W. H. Pinson of Atlanta are guests of the Alabama today.
Dorcas sought the price at the store after receiving a Christmas present. The question notes her inquiry as a first action upon gift receipt.
A Chinese diplomat comments on frogs legs with disgust while an American savors the dish and ridicules his host for eating dogs and rats. The Chinaman defends edible rats and dogs as clean feeders fed on milk and vegetables and insists they are akin to refined meats.
A Southern California desert tale explains how chuckwallas hide in narrow rock crevices. Indians learn the reptile’s tricks and use a wire or twig to tap the nose and force the lizard to release its grip. The creature is then captured, studied, and cooked.
The Chicago Tribune notes that below fifty feet heat rises one degree per sixty five feet unless cooled by water currents. At about 4000 feet temperature reaches blood heat making mining uneconomical. Britain’s coal commission bans working below 4000 feet. Rock crust is thirty to forty miles thick, with heat vs pressure unclear at extreme depths.
A ragman buys discarded trousers from a farmer and remarks that the farmer will lose his land on a mortgage. The farmer asks how the ragman knew, and the ragman explains he noticed the seat was worn while other parts showed little wear, revealing the farmer’s financial strain.
Freddie informs his friend that his teacher advanced him from sixth to seventh grade for fine deportment and studious attention. The friend laments his luck, having planned to be ten dollars ahead this month and facing the need to buy a new set of schoolbooks.
Curious school customs in Mexico show a pupil allowed to smoke a clear during lesson as a reward for effort. When the class is satisfied a general smoke follows and even young students may light a cigarette. The master smokes a cigar suited to his rank while scholars cannot drink. a liquor bottle sits on the desk provoking parental disputes over custody of the bottle.
A British lieutenant in the Second battalion of the Lincolnshire regiment announced by advertisement that he renounces the long name Quintus Tollemache Tollemache de Orellana Plantagenet Tollemache Tollemache and will henceforth be known as Leo de Orellana Tollemache.
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