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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
7
Pittsburg aims to host a grand circuit light harness race meeting with a mile track and large clubhouse. Ketchel eyes a shift to heavyweight with a bout against Johnson after Burns. Johnson seeks title and a Ketchel bout. Henry Fisher joins Paris race group and Nelson signals a spring return plans.
At a National Athletic Club gathering the world featherweight title status was debated. Jem Driscoll, praised as a stylish and capable boxer from England, is viewed as a serious challenge if he makes the 122 pound featherweight limit. Abe Attell, the current champion, appeared to be on the decline after a recent bout with Al Wolgast, showing reduced speed and ring craft.
Robert Hellmich a German bicyclist and George Weldon a Hungarian rider reached Los Angeles after leaving Paris in July to circle the globe. The journey began as one
The two year old trotter Robert C by Peter the Great Cocoon sold for 12000 to C G Moore of St Clair Michigan from Patchen Wilkes stock farm. The horse won the Lexington stakes in October trots in Lexington Kentucky and placed fourth in the two year old futurity.
The Naval Academy to be represented by a strong gymnastic squad with several meets against top colleges. Columbia may visit Annapolis on Feb 20 and the University of Pennsylvania on Feb 27, with a Lehigh meet likely earlier.
Former St. Louis National League manager McCloskey will lead the Milwaukee baseball club in 1999. He succeeds Barry McCormick, stepping into the role after McCormick’s departure.
In J. Comyns Carr’s reminiscences a Burne-Jones anecdote recalls a doctor questioning his cigar habit. The painter replies about six cigars daily and is told to cut to three for now. Burne-Jones later quips that he never smoked more than three.
London Standard notes the first recorded Australian play, The Recruiting Officer, staged in June 1789 with proceeds of about £20 donated to a drowned man’s family. A rough early theater opened in January 1796 charging a shilling per person paid in kind with wheat flour or rum.
The Fortnightly Review laments urban living as a flat dweller loses the comforts of pets gardens and memories. It argues homes without kittens babies flowers or cupboards lack the spirit of home and cannot easily be created or retained.
Professor Abby Leach of Vassar College receives a rare imperial honor from Japan, a solid gold cup presented by the emperor and delivered through Viscount Kaneko for her contributions to education. The article notes her birth in Brockton Massachusetts, her work at Vassar since 1889, and her leadership roles in philological and educational organizations. A dessert recipe accompanies the piece.
A speaker notes Antinous described as a dismayed physicist roams with odd habits and possessions. The passage parades surreal imagery, calling him a teetotaler with a penchant for Mayonnaise mussels and Pleiades while committing petty theft and fleeing a chaotic scene.
A humorous reflection on social bores and ways to handle them. The piece classifies bores by type from hobbyists to aimless talkers and wonders if a practical remedy exists to spare others time and energy during busy days.
A fragment notes Turkish paste as the latest debutante in a tie and describes a college dish concept causing decoc tions. The text is incomplete, leaving uncertainty about details and context.
Mary Roberts Rinehart, lately in the limelight for The Circular Staircase, is described as the least sensational, most domestic of women. She writes at home with tenacity and humor, supported by a devoted husband, three sons, and a physician-lawyer spouse who listened to her stories during weekly bridge games.
The passage urges readers to counter trouble with cheer and gratitude. It encourages using a cheerful outlook to improve daily life, care for others, and appreciate small mercies even amid hard times.
The article describes enlarging window appearances using two inch strips of wood extending beyond sash edges, instead of wide poles. It suggests lace curtains hanging on small brass rods inside frames and semiopaque curtains tacked in plaits with a one foot center opening, topped by a valance to finish the look.
The article discusses how a bride must form a lasting social circle with her husband, noting the responsibility to decide which visitors are friends or mere acquaintances once the couple settles into their home. It emphasizes ongoing social influence from the first days of married life.
A simple linen circle forms a centerpiece with a two to three inch lace border gathered evenly. The lace edge lies flat, a satin stitch monogram is worked in from the edge, padded heavily and embroidered in fine mercerized cotton.
An article notes lemon juice and olive oil make a dressing with one quarter lemon juice to three parts oil, while some prefer half and half. It also describes dark brown rings under eyes from serious intestinal trouble and warns to seek a reliable physician. A reader recounts meeting three sisters named Rose Blanche and Violet on a steamer and jokes about their parents choosing Red White and Blue instead.
A four inch pasteboard piece with a rounded end is slipped between lace and fabric before cutting. This keeps threads clear, prevents snagging, and makes trimming easier and safer for the user.
A knitting note asserts that stockings or socks knit with careful technique will last about twice as long as conventionally made pairs, emphasizing sturdy construction and durable fibers.
A mother who has raised six children proves more powerful than celebrated divas with lullaby singing. The passage contrasts maternal care with high wattage stage performances, praising simple, heartfelt singing as more effective for soothing children.
The City of Brotherly Love saw the first U S bank established in 1781 named The President Directors and Company of the Bank of North America. By 1784 Massachusetts Bank began in Boston and the Bank of New York formed. The first U S bank appeared in 1785 and the second in 1816, the year savings banks began in Philadelphia and Boston.
During a snowstorm a Highland railway train was held for an hour or two while a cheerful guard conversed with passengers to lift spirits. An elderly man warned of cold as the train stalled, but the guard joked about fare and corpses in a Scots dialect.
In a brief exchange a child Elmer rejects his milk and jokes that the milkman fed his cow pickles. His mother asks what is the matter and the child offers a humorous explanation.
Gaston storms in to ask Alphonse to be his witness for a fight. Alphonse reveals plans to marry. After a pause, the pair discuss apologies as the scene closes in lighthearted improvised dispute.
In 1848 Father Mathew sought Lord Brougham’s conversion during a wine filled gathering at an Irish nobleman’s home. Brougham humorously admitted his limited intake and refused to increase it. Mathew awarded the silver medal and ribbon of the new order of the Bath, which Brougham pledged to wear at court. He later vowed to stay sober for the night, surprising his friends with the feat.
A New York Herald line notes two tragedies for a woman about love. One tragedy is not winning the man she loves, the other is winning him but facing disillusion. The brief reflects on the double burden of romance and heartbreak.
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