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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1907
Page
5
Anniston notices and society brief on Beulah Ross engagement
Anniston readers learn of Beulah Ross engagement to William J. Steele with plans for a quiet wedding at their home on Saturday evening January 26. The couple will depart for Ashland to begin their life together. The page also notes street light upgrades on Walnut avenue and nearby streets, a buckwheat value claim, lodge meeting announcements, and Swedish mackerel promotion from Monwhoo & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Ross
Beulah
William J. Steele
Ashland
Police Court Finances and Local Notes From Anniston
Police court fines and license tax totaled 156.60 for ten defendants with one case continued and three dismissed. Local items include Anniston Trading Co promoting low prices, a Los Angeles horse shipment by G L Jones, Gary Waddell visiting on horseback to Montgomery, and a whisky sale arrest of George Guither. Cotton prices held steady, and a skating contest was announced for January 29 at the Auditorium rink with prizes for ladies and gentlemen. Chester Cussidy hired as floormaster at the Auditorium rink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Guither
Eden
J. P. Miller
Cherokee County
Auditorium Roller Rink
Richardson
Chester Cuassidy
Ragsdale
Auditorium Rink
Mardi Gras Pullman Party Plans For New Orleans
L. and N. R. B. announces special Pullman party for the Mardi Gras in New Orleans on February 12 1907. Interested attendees should contact HH P Salter general agent or J K Lanning T P A for rates berths and booking details at the jail telephone number 41 xu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
HH. P. Salter
J.K. Lanning
Gas Cooke Ad Offers Cheap Delivered Coal
Anniston Electric and Gas Co advertises Gas Cooke as the cleanest cheapest fuel for grates and bus burners at 4.50 per ton delivered. Telephone 109, oel 18 tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston Electric & Gas CO
Milton Electric & Gas CO
Supposed Corpse Sits Upright as Crowd Flees in Augusta
A coroner was summoned after reports that George Schune a Black man, was murdered by Peter Alen. At the scene Schune lay bloodied and motionless, but when moved for an inquest he sat upright and gave a delirious crop talk. The crowd dispersed in panic. a physician later claimed no kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Augusta
Sey
George Schune
Peter
Alen
Schune
Local Speech Highlights Vermont Farmer Reply
The Boston Herald quotes a Vermont farmer responding to questions about neighborly estate value. With slow deliberation he notes, We cal’late he’ll sugar off about $50,000, illustrating locality shaping speech and perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Boston Herald
Waal
No Wedding Bells For Him Weary Willie Ad
Judge jokes about matrimonial ads as a man seeks work and home duties including chopping wood bringing coal tending furnace gardening and minding chickens and children while noting the exhausting trend of ads in the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Henderson Sworn In as Chairman in Troy
Charles Henderson of Troy was sworn in by Mamie Offutt the governor's aide and assumed the office for a two year term starting March 1 succeeding the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Jha
Charles Henderson
Troy
Mamie Offutt
Sixth anniversary of Queen Victoria observed in Britain
In London on June 22 the United Kingdom marked the sixth anniversary of Queen Victoria's death and King Edward's accession. The king and queen attended the annual memorial service this morning in honor of Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Queen Victoria
Edward
United Kingdom
Neer Sponge Cake Mixup Causes Kitchen Mischief
A young bride serves a Sunday dinner and jokes to her husband that she tried to bake sponge cake but failed. She explains the druggist sent the wrong kind of sponges, ruining the dessert and prompting a humorous exchange about expectations.
Secret of Solo mon's wisdom in Washington Star dialogue
Mr Meek ton's wife asks about Solo mon wisdom while Leonidas answers with a remark about Ife having many wives. The brief exchange appears as a quoted line from the Washington Star, illustrating a humorous discussion on wisdom and polygamy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Meekton
Leonidas
Ife
Washington Star
Had Her Doubts Mamma Be Polite About Sharing Candy
A Chicago News excerpt captures a domestic exchange where a mother advises politeness and sharing with papa. A child responds with cautious humor about whether papa would be polite, revealing family dynamics in a lighthearted snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie
Chicago News
Policeman Uses Newsboys to Nab Robber
Captain Weber uses a riverbank clothes find to trap a teen thief. He drenches the evidence at the old fire station and gathers newsboys who identify the culprit by the distinctive red galluses and patch. The confession comes within an hour, ending the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B
Weber
Seventh Avenue
Wyandotte Street
Food choices and digestion misused by many
A New York World physician criticizes widespread self poison through improper eating. He notes few people choose meals with care to match physiological needs, while most starve or overeat, overtaxing the digestive system and the body's waste-repair demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Gas Coke Fuel for Grates Delivered at $4.50 Per Ton
Milton Electric and Gas Co advertises coal and gas coke fuel for grates at four dollars and fifty cents per ton delivered. The notice includes an address and phone line for ordering.
The burden of being a humorist haunts Simeon Ford
In a New York Press reflection Simeon Ford laments the misfortune of his craft. He notes that audiences seek his jokes not for him but to liven gatherings and fear dullness if he fails. He warns his son against chasing shallow humor and the burden of public expectation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simeon Ford
Despond
Fanny
New York Press
Chambermaids' teeth worn by pillowcase work
A Pittsburg Dispatch item notes that veteran chambermaids tending bays and feathers lose upper teeth. A downtown dentist explains the missing ivories come from teeth replaced with artificial ones. The pillowcase teeth wear from constant handling and strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Diepateh
Winter Fairs and Nomad Wagons in Paria’s Gates
A Vance Thompson piece from Outing Magazine describes Paria’s winter start on November first. It portrays caravans occupying empty lots near Montrouge’s gate with makeshift streets of divans, animals, and crowded wagons. Families live in two-room vans behind salisades as heat and fires sustain the sad caravan dwellers through the cold season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria
Montrouge
Vance Thompson
Outing Magazine
Broad agreement on beauty across ages cited
Leila Mechlin writes in Century that despite shifting tastes and fierce debates, universal standards emerge in art through rhythm, balance, and color. Across civilizations from Greek temples to Babylonian pottery and Whistler nocturnes, true beauty is recognized despite differing critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whistler
Leila Mechlin
Dryden and Tonson Payback Line Comic Publish Story
A tale describes Dryden translating Virgil and seeking payment from publisher Jacob Tonson. Tonson refused, prompting Dryden to craft a biting verse about Tonson. The publisher, angered yet amused, paid the sum promptly after receiving the lines.
Crocodiles At Manghapir Health Bathing Spot
Manghapir near Karachi is famed as a Hindu pilgrimage site and health resort noted for hot waters claimed to cure lep rosy. Crocodiles inhabit the warm pools, seemingly unaffected by the temperature or medicinal claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manghapir
Karach
Wide World Magazine
Hair Whitening Tales From Turbulent Times
The Caledoian notes Queen Marie Antoinette’s auburn hair turning white during the Reign of Terror. English surgeon Parry recalls a rebel Sepoy’s jet black hair whitening within half an hour after mutiny. In Parta the Rothschild baron’s dark hair whitened in hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Antoinette
Parry
Alphonse de Rothschild
Head of the Firm Prefers Son in Idle Seat
The superintendent notes the firm insists on employing the superintendent’s son in a department. He adds that keeping him busy would only create more work for others as they correct his mistakes, highlighting a nepotism and inefficiency concern.
Gas Coke Delivered At 24.50 Per Ton In Anniston
Anniston Electric and Gas Co offers gas coke fuel for grates at 24.50 dollars per ton delivered. Telephone 109 listed for orders or inquiries.
Undertaking parlors open to public inspection
The Trigg Steele Co announces completion of their undertaking parlors and invites the public to inspect. Milton P. Crowe leads the branch as a highly regarded embalmer with over twenty years of experience in Alabama, offering day or night service with optional lady attendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton P. Crowe
Crowe
Alabama
Trigg-Steele CO
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City News
W. F. van Arsdel
Noble Street
Steele-Ross
Rogers
Anniston Trading CO
Walnut Avenue
Fourteenth and
Wilmer
Fifteenth Street
Pine and
Glen Addie Avenues
Virginia
Anniston Lodge No. 443
A. F
A. M
S. W. Tate
W. M. T. L. Graham
Sterne’s
Monwhoo & Co
Mts
Rogers’ Fine
Imeting Kian
Cal
Anniston
G. L. Jones
Los Angeles
Telephone 89
Donahoo & Co
Gary Waddell
Chicago
GAS Cooke
Carre-Field Shoe CO
Sweetly
Neer
Mienty
F.M
Nixon
Glen Addie
Kansas City Star
Oxford
W. C. Warnock
Ala
Comer-Kennedy Co
Betweenth
Mth
BAL Estate
O. H. Parker & CO
Security Bank
Dryden's Hare
Dryden
Virgil
Jacob ‘Tonsen
Tonsen
Tonson
Anniston Eintric & Gas CO
MeatMarket
DERS
W. D. New
Robinson
Goemical
Gimoinmatiof
Glabeas
Ts Dew
Busiomia
Cal Guardias
Paysnterest
Anniston Banking
J. B. Wallborm
Cater Grocery Co
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