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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
5
A woman named Annie reported husband Benny abused her and sought arrest. The court found no proof of abuse yet ordered costs of 2.70 and a case for frivolous prosecution against Annie. A look of sadness crossed Annie’s face as she was taken to the city jail.
WANTED. More lassies' skirts to clean and press. Anniston Steam Laundry Co. phone 06.
The Coosa tribe No. 83 I O B M will hold a regular weekly session tonight at 7 30. Members are urged to attend and visiting brothers will be welcome. Rent is due again. call Blake's stable to arrange his wagon for a move, phone 44.
Commandery No. 890 Golden Cross will hold a concert at Twinemont school house tonight. A pleasant time is promised for attendees. Blake's new carriages advertised with Pullman car comfort and 24 hour service via phone 44.
Yesterday two city fires caused notable damage. A thatched cottage on Sixteenth Street and Cooper Alley suffered heavy damage from a suspected defective flue. A second blaze at a railroad house near the Anniston Manufacturing cotton mill damaged a car but spared other property.
Real estate ad notes a corner lot on Leighton Avenue offered by W. T. Owen, the real estate man, with price described as $800 terms $100 cash and balance to suit. Also references a community theater showing Beasty and the Beast and local services on Market Street between 10th and 11th.
Anniston chapter No. 105 BR A My holds regular convocation at 7:30 PM. Visiting companions invited. Secretary W L Powell lists contact for shorthand or bookkeeping study, and an advertisement notes Anniston Steam Laundry offers cleaning and pressing services with phone numbers for inquiries.
Washington January 8 1909 Major J W Dawes of the pay department was dropped from the active list for age marking a fire retirement among army officers for 1909.
A note explains the secretary bird as a royal game in South Africa. It stands about three feet, drab in color, with black feathery legs, and often in pairs. It destroys reptiles by wing strikes, stomping, and gripping the head with claws, then drops the stunned snake from height.
A dialog recalls a humorous comparison where Miss Miami Brown questions work, noting two car garages and the risk of mules kicking. The line suggests a playful image of mules and automobiles sharing similar stubborn behavior and potential impact.
A humorous note from the Oil City Derrick laments how magazines pack two continued stories per issue. It quips that a man reading six stories means his wife must carry twelve in her head while managing cooking and keeping track of the new hat costs from the neighbor.
A tale from Chambers Journal about a wandering fortune teller dwelling in a remote house who manipulates a girl through deceit. A rival uses a friend’s façade to prompt consultation with the teller who predicts bad omens and repeated refusals of love. The aunt seeks magical aids, paying heavy sums, while charms sold by the witch include rag, salt purse, hay, barley, and nails.
Jan 7 a m readings show temperature 34 and 80.38 scale. precipitation 0. wind northwest at 3 miles. 4 a m temp 31. cloudy. partly cloudy tonight with slowly rising temperature. signed W J F Clarke.
A brief ad notes Capudine in liquid form provides rapid relief for sick headaches travel weariness grip stomach troubles and female troubles sold by druggists.
In a Harpers Weekly tale Henry Miller persuades Collis P. Huntington to buy two precious volumes for 700 dollars, claiming the buyer said the books were valuable. Huntington denies the purchase. Miller insists the railroad magnate ordered the volumes and paid the bill.
Editors field reader questions by guiding them to three handy books the almanac grammar and small dictionary These references should be in every home and kept within reach to bridge daily news with history and current events Get the habit New York Mail.
The Rev Jack Russell, famed west country sporting parson, was cited to appear before Exeter’s bishop over neglect of duties and keeping hounds. Charges proved unfounded. he persisted in hunting until near his 1885 death at eighty eight. He earned praise as a Devonshire wrestler supporter and ardent cider and cream advocate, while reforming conduct in sermons rather than expounding doctrine.
A United States submarine tender carries a flag featuring a black fist on white, encircled by a red border. The emblem stands out as a distinctive signaling banner aboard the vessel.
A missionary describes Kongo practices for preserving the dead in different areas. In Kongos bodies are bound in cloth and kept two to three months with a burning fire at home. in Zombo they hang on forked sticks in a dugout vault under palm branches. some are kept under grass roofs for years before funerals. Other districts discard remains into rivers or the bush for scavengers.
The piece surveys national flags and arms noting animals such as lions on the British royal standard, the eagle on Russia and Germany, the bull and bird icons on Spain, and symbols like the dragon on China and the bird and snake on Mexico. It also cites the unicorn, Australian emu, and kangaroo as part of a broader emblem collection.
At a school exhibition a juvenile elocutionist aimed for a grand gesture. He attempted to match a line about a comet lifting its tail of fire by theatrically lifting his coat tail horizontally, prompting embarrassment.
In Yachting the author argues that weather predictions based on clouds vary with observer location and are not sole causes but byproducts of weather. A red sky at night may signal moisture or distant volcanic dust, so forecasts from cloud cues require cautious judgment.
A magazine editor describes eye shapes and features as signs of mental traits and character. Protruding eyes indicate weakness, close-set imply cunning, far-apart denote liberality, and heavy lids suggest melancholy or decisiveness. Beautiful eyes reflect elegance, gaiety, selfishness, and interest in the opposite sex.
A humorous exchange features a youthful boarder claiming women and cats are alike, answered by a cheerful idiot who asserts a woman cannot climb a telegraph pole and a cat cannot climb a millinery bill. The banter mocks gender roles through a playful contrast.
A reader questions how many people live by their reputation and the possible impact of that standing on daily life. The item reflects on social capital and personal perception amidst public discourse.
Wanted first class cows apply to B T Alley Oxford Route 4. For sale one gray family horse apply Anniston Cordage Co. For rent five room cottage 25th and Wilmer apply Anniston Lime and Stone Co. Lost Thursday morning between 7th and Wilmer and Base Heard store one dollar gold piece reward if returned to Star office Lost twisted knob steel pin set with diamond between theater and residence of Mrs W B Lloyd reward if returned to Mary Drewer
Manager Erastus Pinkley asks if it is common to hang one stocking on Christmas Eve. Miss Mi ami Brown replies that only one stocking is hung to reduce the risk of someone stealing a mate and leaving presents intact.
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