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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1907
Page
8
Herbert L. Amos and Mise Marcella Prince wed at 5 p.m. yesterday with Rev. Dr. J. D. Simpson officiating at the Firet Methodist parsonage. The couple plans a home in Alabama after a brief courtship begun in this city recently.
A barber and a talkative patron debate communication style in a shop. The patient insists on abbreviated narration and silent work, while the barber questions the man in the chair. The protagonist must explain he wants the job done in silence.
In Boston harbor fog aboard the Nan tasket Beach line, a faint metallic sound draws passengers' attention. A huge tripod appears ahead with a steel triangle signaling vessels to steer through the difficult channel. A woman reveals she is a grandmother as telegram news shocks her guests.
A physician decided to go rabbit shooting around 4 PM. He came back tired and empty handed, telling his wife he hadn’t killed a single rabbit. She quipped that if he’d stayed home to attend to his legitimate business he might have been more successful.
A Vermont farmer quoted in the Boston Herald speaks on locality’s effect on speech while discussing the value of a neighbor’s estate. The old man, with deliberate cadence, says they estimate bell sugar worth about 50 000.
Classified notice seeking a man to chop wood bring coal tend furnace mind garden chickens and children duties include home care and gardening responsibilities.
A compact aphorism notes that frequent reproaches among friends erode closeness. It contrasts harsh correction with lasting goodwill, suggesting moderation preserves harmony.
A customer asks for free alterations and then negotiates a price drop from £4 to £2. The tailor agrees to alter the suit and the customer takes it away.
A compact proverb from the Springfield Republican notes that moral restraint is ideal but failing in judgment is easy, highlighting the tension between wisdom and folly in daily conduct.
Milton P. Crowe heads new branch offering embalming services with a trained attendant available day or night. The notice invites the public to inspect the facility and use the service, listing night and day contact numbers 403, 472, and 22.
The text describes Kingston as clean and well supplied, with streets lit by electricity, electric railways, fortified defenses, and well-run public institutions. It notes a theater, scenic suburbs, wealthy residents including the governor, and a port handling about 40 000 tons in 1901. Railways center nearby with ruins of Port Royal from 1698.
Special to the Star from London dated January 16 reports Kingston Jamaica remains unsafe as earthquake shocks continue. Cable from Ball Bay eight miles from Kingston says people flee to hills and camp amid crumbling Holland Bay walls. No building between Bull Bay and Kingston is in safe condition.
Readable fragments mention Josue Sareq and Juuseayd with numbers and streets. The text appears as garbled OCR from a local notice or notice-like item with references to dates and places but lacks coherent context or complete facts.
Official statistics show a drop in widows from 21.1 per 1000 marriages in 1870 to 12.5 per 1000, indicating Englishmen now seek widows less often in marriage.
Barometer 30.24 at 7 am. Temperature 60. Wind south at 6 mph. Lowest 58 at 4 am. Highest 76 at 2 pm. Weather clear. Forecast fair and cooler tonight and Thursday. Official in Charge W F Clarke. Dean's Ointment advertised for itching and skin conditions.
Notes recount Boucicault’s rapid method after a failed Vanity Pair. He buys Famous Actor Families in America, reads it, and sends Laura Keene seven steel engravings and melodies for scoring. He promises to read act 1 Friday and complete acts 2 and 3 by Monday for a two week production.
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