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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
5
Calhoun county residents showcase oversized goobers grown by J R Perkins of Oxford in Noble street windows while the Calhoun County Medical Association convenes at city hall to elect officers for the next term.
Notice to patrons states reduced ice demand leads to discontinuing Sunday delivery except in downtown. Residents wishing ice Sunday must phone prior Saturday before 12 o'clock to be served in the afternoon as wagons will not run on Sundays. January 21.
Blake advertises new carriages offering perfect comfort and readiness around the clock. Customers are urged to call phone 44 for service and details.
Cipriano Castro ex-president of Venezuela relapsed after an operation performed yesterday by Dr Israel in Berlin. His condition is not alarming but not as favorable as doctors hoped.
In Flushing New York T Jenkins Hains testifies about finding Mrs Claudia Hains intoxicated and distressed after she confessed to her husband about relations with William E Annis The testimony describes her behavior and alleged actions the day after the confession and the attempt to prevent exposure by dismissing a witness.
Calcutta dispatch reports religious riots between Mohammedans and Hindus reaching alarming proportions. Britain declines to take sides to avoid wider revolt. An army of Mohammedans attacked Titaghur intending Hindu extermination but were repelled with heavy losses.
W S Upehureh of Social Circle Ga visits Anniston today. Russell Willis of Russellville spends last night in the city. FE A McCord of Goodwater was here last night. Gaynor St J Turner of Mobile is registered at the Alabama. Bass Heard embroidery sale proves better than anticipated with $10 to $25 purchases common. H A Emerson formerly of this city now of Munford comes to Anniston on business. N H Reid of Pensacola Fla shakes hands with friends. Blake's stable wagon call suggested for cheaper transport.
Royal Oak lodge No. 106 T O O F will install officers at its regular meeting tonight. A good attendance is expected and visiting Odd Fellows will be cordially welcomed. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup advertised as a cold remedy sold by J. L. Wikle.
Anniston Steam Laundry Co advertises for more ladies skirts to clean and press. The notice provides contact numbers 96 and 72 for R. O. Wariton and the laundry service urging customers to place orders.
Miller Grain and Feed Company becomes Woodruff Feed Company due to R. W. Miller's retirement. Officers remain, with C. M. Woodruff as president. Also mentions Bass and Heard embroidery sale and a Liver Pill advertisement by J. L. Wikle.
Anniston Electric and Gas Co announces westbound Oxford Lake line cars will detour via Noble and Thirteenth streets for several days starting January 1. No service on West Tenth Street during the period.
The note touts an embroidery offering as the prettiest and best value seen in Anniston, attributed to Bass & Heard with a ja5-11 code.
C. D. Martin of Jacksonville reports improvement in the illness of Colonel J. T. Martin his brother. He is able to sit propped up in bed and remains cheerful though the illness has distressed friends.
Personal experience claims the tube provides immediate relief for all forms of piles. Guaranteed, 50 cents, sold by J. L. Wikle.
Advertisement for A. Vack's Meat Market offering native beef veal pork and mutton eggs and chickens with choice goods at low prices and contact number 757 for inquiries.
Washington January 5 The first naval officer to retire this year is Medical Director W B Dixon who left active list for age. Total retirements include thirteen line officers five staff officers one chief carpenter and one boatswain. Notable names headed for retirement include Rear Admirals Caspar F P Goodrich W J Barnette J N Pendleton N Hemphill E K Moore W T Swinburne C S Sperry and T C McLean.
Governor Swanson and other prominent speakers will headline tonight’s banquet at the joint Virginia and North Carolina hotel men convention in Richmond, as the two day session opens today.
Los Angeles Jan 5 James J Corbett would face Jack Johnson in a proposed bout Jim Jeffries doubts Corbett is serious about the clash He says Johnson cannot match the old champions if they regain peak form and could not be warmed up by Johnson even with training potential figures and ages noted.
Nashville January 5 M Hillsman nephew of Senator Bob Taylor was elected speaker of the Tennessee House with 61 votes out of 87 present. Ed B. Martin was chosen clerk by 81 to 6, F T Wilson as assistant clerk unopposed. Judge FE L Bullock said a statewide prohibition bill would be introduced in both houses once organization is complete.
Montgomery city votes to raise $35,000 lost liquor licenses by a $3 street tax and a $1 dog tax. The discussion includes an automobile tax of $10 and a $5 levy on horses and buggies kept for pleasure.
J. D. Rockefeller with a large retinue is expected in Augusta on January 7 or 14. It is reported arrangements will be made for a golf match between him and W. H. Taft during the visit.
Assistant Attorney General Martin works to defend the prohibition bill in federal court next Thursday. He believes the measure is impregnable but studies every detail to defeat opponents seeking to dethrone the dry act. Cook Brewing Company lawyers argue the bill is unconstitutional. The federal case precedes a city case on probate license issues.
Several hundred freight officials and representatives of large industrial enterprises are expected January 18 to attend the meeting of the Western Classification Association, a group of lines west of the Mississippi. A special train from Chicago via Chicago and Alton to St. Louis will then reach Mobile. The Southern Classification Association is slated for March in Mobile.
The Anniston Steam Laundry shows readiness to handle cleaning and pressing of all clothing. It emphasizes improved equipment and staff capability to meet demand.
The Washington Post recounts the Hole in the Wall, a small senate dining room near the post office where senators enjoyed simple fare like six month smoked ham and corned beef. When crowded, they ate sandwiches outside in the post office.
The article discusses the aurora borealis or northern light. It notes scientists link it to electricity and describes M Lenstrom’s 1882 Finland experiment using copper wire tin nibs and a spectroscope to observe a greenish yellow ray like the aurora.
Birmingham January 5 Judge Dan A Greene of the criminal court instructed the grand jury to strictly investigate all violations of the prohibition law and outlined the impeachment process connected with charges against Sheriff E L Higdon.
London Notes and Queries discusses the fox blade legend from sixteenth and seventeenth century England. It traces Julian del Mei or Rel marks, Toledo forge fame, Moorish influence, and how the little dog symbol came to signify a prized sword blade later echoed by Solingen imitations.
A Philadelphia Record tale shows John a colored applicant seeking a butler post in a fashionable Philadelphia suburb. He boasts his civil service exam as proof of fitness, but the employer values practical, genteel judgment over test results. John recalls his former boss praising civil service for entertaining guests.
A vignette from the London Spectator recalls Babur the first Mughal ruler. He seized Ferghana as a youth, faced betrayal and loss of Samarkand, wandered two years, and recovered Ferghana before seventeen. He later dying with his son Humayun gravely ill, the doctor’s plea led to a fatal sacrifice.
A Hungarian farmer’s son forged a legal diploma to study law after failing the qualifying exam. The father quips that there are more barristers than dogs, so not enough kutya ber parchment to go round.
London Standard recalls David Gam, a Welsh captain sent by Henry V to reconnoiter before Agincourt. He reported that the French outnumbered the English five to one, a quip that boosted morale. Gam died heroically saving Henry V during the battle.
The article notes distilled water, after air exposure, aids digestion and body functions. It mentions steamers carrying water distilling apparatus to convert sea water to fresh water and compares with older warship setups and passenger vessels.
A lighthearted cartoon caption questions the meaning of a postal deficit with a Q and A exchange. The line “The things your mother always forgets to put on a postal card” drives the joke, reflecting daily life and humor in the Detroit Free Press.
Mobile residents mourn the death of Sue John Sprinkles aged four years who is identified as the first man to settle at the entrance to Mobile Bay on Dauphin Island. He had lived on the island for more than seven decades.
The Pittsburg and Allegheny relief plan uses a $31,000 estate left by George B. Nutt. The will allocates the estate to his widow for life, then divides it equally among the children. If all children die before their mother, the funds fund gifts and toys for needy children.
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