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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1909
Page
6
Persons sending payments are directed to remit to Anniston Publishing Company rather than any individual associated with the Star. The notice emphasizes proper channeling of funds to the publisher.
Six former Wisconsin governors remain alive: Taylor Burke, Peck Milwaukee, Upham Marshfield, Scofield Oconto, Heard Fort Atkinson, La Follette Madison. Connecticut Governor Lilley remains a U S Representative. House activity notes include Smith for Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Ballinger as a possible Interior Secretary. New Hampshire legislature debates include ending free passes, tax law revision, and direct primary, with lobby registration and liquor law enforcement as priorities. Virginia Republicans led by Slemp pursue party strategy.
Members of the State Executive Committee plan a desperate effort for the fall election in Virginia. Divisions over liquor policy persist, though they expect to gain from the turmoil of local option contests affecting the dominant party.
The 100th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe's birth was observed in New York with a tablet unveiling at the Fordham cottage where he lived with his wife and wrote The Raven. Lectures and commemorations followed at New York University, Columbia University, and other literary societies featuring speakers Thomas Nelson Page Brander Matthews Hamilton Wright Mabie and Henry Noble MacCracken.
In Memoriam recounts Edgar Allan Poe birth in Boston on January 19 1809 and death in Baltimore October 7 1849. It traces his parentage David Poe and Elizabeth Arnold, adoption by John Allan, schooling in England, time at the University of Virginia, West Point, his early Boston poetry, and his rise as editor and author. It notes marriage to Virginia Clemm in 1838 and her death in 1847, his erratic life, and eventual death in Baltimore.
An advisory warns backache signals kidney or bladder issues and promotes a simple home remedy. Compound Karyon one ounce plus Fluid Extract Dandelion half ounce and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three ounces are shaken and taken after meals and at night to restore kidney function and relieve rheumatism.
Governor Bert M. Fernald proposes Maine align with national practice by holding governor and congressional elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, abandoning September voting.
Major Charles R. Miller, a cousin of the late President McKinley, enters the contest to replace Representative Burton of Ohio's Cleveland district who will resign to join the Senate. Miller served in the Spanish American War and is a past commander in chief of the United Spanish War Veterans.
Ad for a one day cure claiming a laxative bromine quinine tablet with Druggists refund if it fails. Includes E W Grove signature on each box and 25 cents price.
The article recalls the role of railways in bridging vast distances, noting Charles Carroll of Carrollton's praise for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad begun in 1828. It credits John Stevens Peter Cooper Evan Thomas and Matthias Baldwin with laying the foundations of a U S railway system that soon surpassed many nations.
A chronological list notes events and births from 1736 to 1895 including James Watt’s birth 1736, Poe’s birth 1809, Lee’s birth 1807, secession in Georgia 1861, Mill Spring defeat 1862, Wheeler’s promotion 1863, Waite’s nomination 1874, and the Waco Texas cotton palace fire 1895.
In a vignette from Everybody's Magazine an elderly, talkative woman asks a guide about a mysterious water streak on a lake. The guide, busy with fishing gear, finally explains the streak formed when the road crossed the ice last winter.
The narrative recalls Emerson's memory struggles with famous lapses in Boston. He misnames people and objects, asking for clues to the mother of the wife of the tall man who speaks well, and even mistaking Longfellow's coffin for something else. The passage highlights his poignant forgetfulness.
The New York American describes Nero’s Golden House as the grandest mortal dwelling, with vast walls of gold and pearls, marble columns, and parks within city walls. Its mile long colonnades spanned a major street while eastern cities looted for its Greek art masterpieces.
An American passenger aboard a crossing recalls a Fourth of July celebration and a punchline about Bull Run, as an Englishman asks about the anniversary and the American clarifies it is John Bull Run. The humorous exchange captures wartime rivalry and holiday cheer amid sea travel.
A Philadelphia Record quip notes that men have their price while women can often persuade them more cheaply. The remark highlights gendered views within streetwise humor. No specific people or events are named in the readable fragment.
A man consoles another as word arrives that a wife has died. The speaker laments the loss and recalls the cradle rocking hand has passed away, marking a sad day for all.
The piece argues that sales scale with awareness. It notes that knowing you carry a line or sell articles increases potential customers, suggesting larger audiences lead to higher turnover.
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