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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1909
Page
7
Arthur W. A’Becket recalls his first day in the British war office. After offering to help, his chief assigns him to index a pile of circulars, praising his diligence before revealing the task was a test and noting many papers are out of date.
Richard Mansfield pushes for perfection as rehearsals strain cast morale. An international Roxane arrives then resigns by cable while Margaret Anglin proves temperament and voice. Mansfield prods, Palmer counsels, and the uneasy process fuels a dramatic rise for the show.
Ardyce tried to teach a school song to Brother Wayne as their father overheard the chant. Wayne misheard and asked if there were two of them, prompting a humorous exchange. The piece reflects a playful misquote about fathers and lineage.
A slightly archaic quotation from Uncle Eben on luck and hard luck as described in the Washington Star, conveying a moral about personal credit for success and misfortune.
A New York Press item notes Howell Rowell rarely appears at home while Powell visits infrequently, suggesting he needs a letter of introduction to his wife.
A busy week with multiple openings and meetings. Milwaukee hosts the Wisconsin Illinois League annual gathering while TM Paul marks the international bonspiel start. Pinehurst begins the midwinter golf tournament as Reading and St Louis host marathon and skating events. Key bouts include Jim Driscoll vs Grover Hayes in Boston and Phil Brock versus Young Corbett in New Orleans.
The State of Alabama Calhoun County publishes a list of names and business places of all persons firms and corporations licensed to sell spiritous vinous or malt liquors in the county for the preceding year. Elam Ordway Honser Anniston George McClannahan Hobson City Scarbrough Drug Company Anniston J L Wikle Anniston Presented under section 7383 of the Alabama Code 1907 by Sheriff W Legrand of Calhoun County.
Chas D Kline administrator of Louisa Bell deceased petitions for order to sell real estate for division among heirs. Hearing set February 1, 1909. notice by three weeks publication in a county newspaper. Judge Emmett F Crook presides.
The State of Alabama Calhoun county clerk announces a public sale at the front door of the Anniston courthouse on January 11 1909 to satisfy a decree from the City Court of Anniston Equity. Property includes parts of the NW and SE parcels in Calhoun county with specific lots and exceptions noted Schenck Springs Company illustrated. A H Shepperd Clerk December 12 1908 del4-mon-3t.
In Metropol itan Magazine Helen Zimmern recounts how a London National Gallery painting Rain Steam and Speed sparked a Turner origin tale. Ruskin relays a Great Western railway encounter where a passenger describes seeing Turner’s eyes on a drenched view, and later discovers the painting’s date and signature.
Secretary Wilson explains the act requires labeling of harmful drugs in medicines. Chamberlains Cough Remedy is claimed drug free and the label complies, touted as safe and effective for coughs and colds. Sold by Elam Ordway & Houser.
An Australian pest control idea claims to exterminate rabbits by painting a black spot on a tree stump and frightening them into their burrows until they jump to their deaths, supposedly eradicating the species. the report notes no verification of remaining rabbits.
Women in Sweden gain access to universities and medicine since 1870. High school costs drive many to free training colleges while medical training remains long and costly. A strong suffrage movement grows, with six bills introduced and numerous societies nationwide. Notable figures like gynecologist Karolina Widerström highlight progress.
Miss Alice M. Bacon, long time head mistress in Tokyo, describes Japan’s changing girls. She notes daughters travel from rural areas to cities for schooling, while families cling to old ways. She details schooling for wealthy girls, tea ceremony rules, and the doll festival.
A writer describes years of kidney trouble and a severe winter attack. After eight days bedridden and with thick white sediment in urine, they started Foley's Kidney Remedy. Pain eased, urine normalized, and they urge others to use Foley's Kidney Remedy through Elam Ordway & Houser and W. FE Lloyd.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt quotes a young woman who reveals a persistent fear of burglars and a habit of checking under beds. She admits she cannot feel safe anywhere and even checked under a folding hotel bed, noting the behavior as involuntary and deeply ingrained.
A British architect imagines London whitened as a background for color. He suggests painting the city white to brighten the blue sky and enhance gray skies, then adding sparing color for a more beautiful metropolis.
A brief exchange from the Washington Star features a housewife remarking that Pete’s tale differs from last year. Pete retorts that a man cannot improve if he waits so long to act, signaling a humorous back and forth about progress and excuses.
Advertisement claims Burdock Blood Bitters build up sound health and keep you well, framing health as a kingly state for the healthy and an unhappy condition for the unhealthy.
William Winter praises Edwin Forrest in Other Diague for saturated realism and physical acting. Forrest's forceful delivery, dramatic gestures, and vivid death and fury scenes drew large crowds and intense emotion, though his strength sometimes overwhelmed subtler interpretation.
An old ad fragment touts a drug product priced at 25 cents. It claims to ease bowel issues and tone the stomach. It urges readers to ask their druggist for the remedy. The language is terse and largely promotional.
An unnamed town physician confronts critics who claim his poems make them ill. The exchange features a bluff retort by the physician and a casual inquiry into his identity as the townspeople debate literary taste in a Chicago setting.
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