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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1907
Page
3
A naturalist recalls collecting crabs worldwide and describes a monstrous Japanese spider crab, the largest found. Its feeding arms total over twelve feet and the body spans about twenty inches, weighing around seventy five pounds. The crab can disguise itself by covering its limbs with sponge and seaweed fragments, using its pinchers to transfer materials and blend with the ocean floor.
Government surveyors found a vast stone forest along the Little Colorado River in Arizona. The site contains over 1,500 cords of solid petrified trunks limbs and logs, many seven to ten feet in diameter and up to eighty feet tall. Geologists note marl beneath once covered the trees, with jasper opal and crystal-lined cores revealing brilliant hues.
An advice note promotes Foley's Honey and Tar to prevent pneumonia from a cold. It claims the product stops coughs and expels the cold while being mildly laxative. The ad urges refusing imitations and buying the genuine yellow package from Elam Ordway and Houser.
The article discusses a star's wealth from acting and the fleeting nature of public favor. It notes a weekly earning of about 500 dollars plus box office percentages and warns that popularity can fade as audiences move on to new favorites, leading to an older age of neglect and charity.
A brief humorous dialogue features Kind Lady scolding for booze and Rummy Robinson replying that the caboose is the one he avoids. The exchange ends with the train car joke about where the brakemen ride, reflecting light local humor.
Advert says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy contains no opium or harmful drugs and has a 30 year reputation. It claims to cure colds croup and whooping cough and to be safe for children. Sold by J L Wikle.
The piece argues fatigue comes from narrowing attention to one object and urges steady, prolonged effort. It asserts the mind can work longer if focus remains on the task, warning that drifting to dreams or distractions quickly exhausts the brain. Paris Revue.
The text argues that true patriotism rests on duty to the nation as a whole, not private gain, and calls for constancy of imagination and judgment across the country. It laments anger and lack of patience, suggests reforms lie in tempering personal regard in administration rather than adding new laws.
Alexander Graham Bell argues aerial navigation will grow brighter though weight carrying and safety must be solved. He compares Wright brothers progress, predicts engines and steering by driver will enable aerial motor cars in general use within years, noting Langley and Santos-Dumont milestones as groundwork.
Advertisement notes constipation causes headache nausea dizziness languor and heart palpitations. Claims drastic physics gripe sicken and weaken the bowels without cure, then presents Dean's Regulats as a gentle cure for constipation costing 25 cents and urges asking a druggist.
A wine expert explains that grapes are squeezed from one to six times to yield different grades of wine. From a single district and firm, 80 varieties arise, usually from different squeezes of the same grape rather than different grapes. The first squeeze produces the best wine labeled Premier Cru.
Anniston Electric & Gas Co advertises gas coke as the cleanest cheapest fuel for grates and burners. Price listed is 4.50 dollars per ton delivered. Contact telephone 109 for orders and delivery.
Special announcement states Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs cold and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. The makers Elam Ordway Houser recommend it as a safe remedy for children and adults.
Comic exchange where Mr Benham laments losing all he owned after a jesting vow. Mrs Benham notes the irony as Twinkles smiles, highlighting the punchline about gifts and consequences. The dialogue preserves humor and marital dynamic in a compact exchange.
A brief note from the New Haven Leader reflecting on the inertia of passive drift. It suggests that individuals may misread momentum and progress when carried along by current events.
V Beltz of Tippecanoe Indiana writes that after two years of severe eczema on his legs and trying doctors, patent remedies, and quack cures, he found immediate relief with Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Home Remedies, and soon became sound and well.
A Kansas reader credits Cuticura Soap with curing persistent dandruff and hair loss since age twelve. She says a druggist recommended the soap and reports dramatic improvement for her own scalp and a baby’s hair growth after using Cuticura products. The ad touts Cuticura remedies for skin and hair care and offers a free 48 page skin book.
A Boston Herald excerpt quotes a Vermont farmer replying on a neighbor’s estate value. Deliberately he estimates the estate will yield about $50,000 in sugar, reflecting local speech and perceptions of wealth.
A court scene notes a man seeks help to chop wood bring coal tend furnace garden and mind chickens and children while a character laments matrimonial ads tiring the judge observes. The dialogue highlights domestic labor demands and social expectations reflected in era gossip.
Notice announces introduction in Alabama legislature of a bill to create a Court of Inferior jurisdiction in precincts 15 and 20 in Calhoun county replacing all justices of the peace and ex officio notaries in Anniston wards. A second bill seeks abolishment of the office of justice of the peace and ex officio notary public in the same precincts and wards.
Notice that a bill will be introduced in the present legislature to incorporate Oxanna Fire Company Number Five in Anniston Calhoun County Alabama. The bill would grant the company the right to sue and be sued hold acquire sell property and exempt its members from military and jury duty and poll taxes during active service or seven years after with good standing. It also provides for dissolution for neglect of duty or charter violations and defines duties of the secretary and treasurer.
The next legislature will be urged to enact one law to elect the judge of the City Court of Anniston and the clerk of the City Court of Anniston by qualified electors of Calhoun County and to prescribe the term of each office. The proposal specifies elective qualification and term duration to be set by law.
A brief directory notice lists Miss Martha Belle, a trained nurse, with contact details including phone 455 and a street address at 17M Five Mountain Avenue for professional services.
Southern Railway advertises through Pullman cars to New York with superior dining car service. Rates schedules and all information available from M. Coxwell Birmingham Alabama or M. H. Bone D P Ay District.
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