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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
4
The Europa club in Oxford hosted Miss Lilla Lane Roberts for an Alabama history themed afternoon. A two course menu was served. February 3 will feature Miss Rosa Wilson with Mrs. Mollie Reed hosting. Numerous local residents and visitors were noted, with family sickness and travel updates included.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio offers $100 for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notices claim the remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces and invites testimonials. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills also advertised.
A humorous exchange notes a former dry goods clerk turning to butcher work. The line implies women avoid matching spare ribs or steak, highlighting a quirky workplace stereotype.
The Birmingham meeting on education reform wins broad citizen approval. Rufus N. Rhodes lauds Governor-elect B. B. Comer for fostering major school gains, including money for common schools high schools country schools and agricultural education. State Superintendent Gunnels anticipates strong business support to guide funds and public sentiment for improved legislation.
A vintage drug advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day with laxative bromo quine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure, with E M Grove’s nature on each box.
A blaze that began at 1 a.m. and burned until 7 a.m. devastated McAdoo’s business district near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, causing an estimated $100,000 in property losses.
Meridian Mississippi jury finds Covert Taylor not guilty after a murder trial. Taylor claimed self defense in the shooting of Oscar Hatcher which occurred in the city several months ago.
C L Lord of Wrightsville Georgia recounts a string of coincidences starting with a hog giving birth to twin pigs, then a cow delivering twin calves, and finally Mrs Lord giving birth to twin daughters all female. The events occurred within months on the same farm.
In Birmingham on January 21 the jury in B. B. Comer v Advertiser awarded one cent damages for libel after finding the publication of an affidavit stating Comer offered to pay for work at his mills by the Louisville and Nashville railroad to be libelous. The judge instructed damages be assessed.
The Gadsden board of education proposes a bond issue of not less than 60000 dollars to build a new 20 room school and repair existing facilities. It aims to enlarge the course of study so graduates can enter any college or university nationwide. The plan seeks to keep the city’s high schools among the best for its size.
A note cites Cahaba or Empire coal and provides a contact as phone 49 for the Model Tee Co. The fragment suggests a supplier or inquiry point, with limited context on product details or location.
Nashville deliberations end with the Senate voting 20 to 13 against sustaining the governor's veto and the House later overruling 61 to 36. The veto reading drew sharp criticism and a pro prohibitionist gallery demonstration as Tennessee moves toward a July 1 statewide ban.
Advertisement notes Capudine as a liquid remedy that relieves headaches colds heat stomach and nervous troubles. It claims immediate effect and pleasant taste with bottles priced at 10c 25c and 50c at drug stores.
Receiver L. E. Adams will sell the entire stock of Harper & Son bankrupts at public auction in Edwardsville Alabama at 12 noon on January 28 1909. The stock inventories about eleven hundred dollars and may be inspected at the office of H. D. McCarty referee in Anniston or at the receiver's Heflin office.
The State of Alabama Calhoun County Probate Court Special Term January 6 1809 Daniel Holland guardian of Aaron Holland et al filed final administration account and vouchers. A hearing and settlement set for January 30 1909 with publication for three weeks to notify interested parties to appear and contest if desired. Judge Emmett F Crook signs.
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