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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1909
Page
2
The Farmers Union of Calhoun County announces its editorial committee led by Roland Turner W F Curvin and W T Dodd oversee public notices and community farming guidance.
Calhoun County Division of the FBEU and related officers listed in Anniston Calhoun meeting notice. The call, issued January 11 1909 by C McDowell and W T Dodd, directs a January 28 1909 10 a m gathering at the courthouse in Anniston to elect delegates and discuss business.
The author discusses reforming views on cotton gamblers and urges readers to study business methods of the era. He emphasizes newspapers as key in disseminating principles and urges men to read good papers for informed citizenship.
An essay arguing that farming offers freedom healthful work and self improvement for young men and should attract urban youth rather than push them to city life. It contrasts city allure with farm independence noting better health, varied labor, and safer recreation in rural life.
An Augusta Herald column argues young men should consider farming in Georgia for lasting wealth. It urges using brains with honest effort, modern methods, alfalfa and crop management, and ongoing study with agricultural colleges.
Dr. W. T. Cooke State Director Wyoming offers practical farming tips. Emphasizes deep plowing eight to nine inches, timeliness, early harrowing, soil condition study, seed quality, drill sowing, thorough weeding, alfalfa cultivation, spring harrowing, moisture conservation, crop rotation, persistent effort, and market value of first class stock.
An 19th century advert for Humphreys Veterinary Specifics claims cures for horses cattle sheep dogs hogs and poultry. It lists diseases and conditions addressed from inflammation fevers to stomach disorders and reproductive issues and notes availability from druggists or prepaid mail order with bulletins on farm topics.
Sheep fare well on rough hill land where grass grows and other stock costs more. They require low initial outlay, reproduce quickly, and fit buildings cheaply. Browsing weeds and bushes helps reclaim rough land, making it more fertile and valuable as wool and mutton flow.
Early lambs offer advantages in care before pasture turn out and allow readiness for early markets. The favorable season provides ample time for feeding and management. Although grain is needed to finish them, higher sale prices boost profit, making early lambs a profitable choice.
Advice emphasizes choosing sires with regular work history, feeding wisely, and humane care. Farmers should breed for purpose, avoid overfeeding, and keep work horses clean and rested. After each day, wash legs, rub dry, and remove harness at noon to maximize benefit.
Shredded corn fodder proves highly palatable for horses sheep beef cattle and dairy cows though not suitable for hogs. It outperforms whole fodder in consumption and the uneaten portion provides bedding and manure distribution as noted by Orange Judd Farner.
Farm Progress notes the danger of directing a bull with no nose stick, stating the animal’s inherent treachery makes such leadership perilous. The remark underscores bulls as highly unreliable and potentially deadly compared with other animals.
A brief aphorism notes that no power remains unchecked by a higher authority. The line suggests even czars face subordinate influence and reference to Ruthenian term usage.
In Augusta on January 20 William Howard Taft told Tubman high school students that marriage should not be the only future for young women. He noted his shifted stance on woman suffrage and urged southern girls to consider options beyond old maid outcomes while praising educated women.
L S Napier of Rugless Kentucky says ten years of torture from piles ended after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The ad claims the salve also treats burns scalds cuts boils fever sores eczema salt rheum and corns with a 25 cent price and guarantee by several drug firms.
The Senate adopted an amendment setting the president salary at 100000 per year with travel expenses. Democratic senators largely opposed while Conservatives Bev eridge Borah Brown Burkett Clapp Dolliver LaFolette and Piles voted against. Chief justice salary set at 15000 and associate justices at 14500. Carriage allowance for the vice president and the speaker was removed.
Do not let a bad cold or cough become chronic bronchitis or pneumonia. Take Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for prompt relief. The remedy has gained wide use across the United States and abroad for its cures of coughs and colds, sold by Elam, Ordway & Houser.
Rear Admiral Sperry s flagship the Connecticut left Naples this afternoon for Villefranche where she is expected to arrive Friday morning.
The advertisement claims heavy impure blood causes muddy complexion headaches nausea and indigestion while thin blood weakens the body. It touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy to enrich the blood making it red and pure and restoring health.
The annual convention of the Railway Clerks and Freight Handlers International union is in session in Jersey City with strong turnout from the United States and Canada. The union reports a substantial gain in membership over the past year, notably in the East.
A writer describes years of kidney trouble with severe winter pain and bedrest. After taking Foley's Kidney Remedy, pain eased, urine returned to normal, and the author recommends the remedy and the sellers Elam Ordway & Houser and W E Lloyd.
In a brief dialogue, Blobbs resists seeing a doctor for sleeplessness citing existing medical bills. The exchange highlights a clash between health concerns and financial worry as the character weighs treatment costs against sleep needs.
In a courtroom exchange the defendant is alleged to have struck another boy and knocked out teeth. The judge questions the scope of the injury as the boy clarifies the impact involving two teeth.
An advertisement for Poleys Honey and Tar from Elam Ordway and Houser proclaims it prevents coughs colds and pneumonia and asserts no other remedy is needed for deep seated ailments.
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