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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
2
This piece traces the growth of advertising from ancient monuments to modern daily papers. It argues that active publicity is vital for business, noting that a newspaper with frequent ads drives growth while limited advertising harms bank accounts. It cites the motto advertise, advertise, advertise for success.
A Peorian questions why papers tell so much life in stories. The newspaper man replies that information often comes from liars and warns reporters to guard their side and the truth when presenting a case.
A paper reports church trouble and a minister's impending resignation amid claims of harmony rebuttals. The editor notes a property sale at 30 000 but questions if the insured value is inflated by 10 000. A railroad officer faces rumors of resignation, prompting strong denials before he resigns.
1780 First issue of the Pittsburg Gazette the first newspaper west of the Allegheny mountains. 1820 Jersey City incorporated under its present name. 1855 First train passed over the Panama railroad. 1858 William H. Prescott died born 1796. 1914 Capture of Confederate cavalry at Tunnel Hill Ga. 1868 83,000,000 fire in Chicago. 1885 John C. Spooner elected United States senator. 1903 8 Twenty persons killed and many injured in railroad wreck near Tucson Ariz.
W C Wood explains car sickness stems from nystagmus from looking out car windows. Rapidly passing telegraph poles and distant objects create eye tracking that causes eye strain and nausea. Treatment: avoid window gaze and give citrated caffeine hourly. author reports relief in many cases.
A sturdy ship style clock in a round nickel case with a wall mount. The clock uses a two hammer gong that strikes a bell tone on the hour following shipboard bell naming. It features a finished steel dial and blued steel hands with a solid serviceable look.
A hopeful slogan in a want ad promises that every job lost today will be found tomorrow. The message frames job seekers’ concerns in optimistic terms, urging readers to trust marketplace ads for recovery.
Reader is invited to mail the advertisement with paper name, their address, and four cents to receive a Complete Handy Atlas of the World by Scott & Bowne of 409 Pearl Street New York.
In a Philadelphia suburb scene a Black applicant chases a Butler post by recounting a civil service exam. The employer questions its value yet jokes about differing tastes in qualification and the value of civil service. The tale underlines attitudes toward race and credentials in hiring.
The account on Bakar chronicles his rise to Ferghana at age ten, treachery and loss of Samarkand, two years wandering, and regaining Ferghana before seventeen. Thirty-two years later he dies in a dramatic scene as Humayun nears death, with the doctor urging a great sacrifice.
A Hungarian peasant seeks an advocate son. the young man fails the exam and forges a diploma on parchment dogskin. The father notes there are more barristers than dogs, and mocks the shortage of kutyabér. London Answers frames the tale with a pun about grasping and bills.
The judge addressed the jury after the verdict, blaming the prisoner’s fault of trusting thieves and scoundrels. The courtroom scene ended with the snappy defendant in the dock, who implied faith in the jurors.
A playful exchange from the New York Press features Mrs Benham remarking on a toe poking through a stocking while a speaker promotes confidence in their best effort. The dialogue humorously contrasts appearance and effort in wartime era humor.
An old advertisement touts a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee from Druggists. The box bears E W grove’s name and costs 25 cents.
Ernest Sieg fried known as the German Oak makes his first American appearance at Madison Square Garden tonight. He will be tested by two or three top metropolitan-area mat artists and, if successful, matched with Mahmout Jenkins Rogers or other prominent wrestlers. Siegfried is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 210 pounds, 27 years old with a reportedly successful European career.
A humorous anecdote from Harpers Weekly recounts Henry Miller selling two revelation volumes to Collis P. Huntington. Huntington denies buying them until Miller cites the exact words spoken. The exchange ends with Huntington admitting the purchase.
Editors note readers should keep an almanac and a small dictionary in home libraries to answer questions and connect everyday news with early history. The message urges frequent consulting to relate daily papers to world events and improve understanding.
The article recalls Rev Jack Russell the west country sporting parson who faced a bishop over hunting but was cleared of charges. He hunted nearly to his death in 1883 at eighty eight and supported Devonshire wrestling cider and cream. In the pulpit he aimed to reform conduct rather than expound doctrine.
A meditation on mothers as central to Christmas memory and incarnation. The text cites Harrison Morris's poem Incarnation, linking a laborer and a shadow to the eternal narrative, and notes every mother cradling a child carries the story of the incarnation across time.
The article argues that sales depend on how many people know you carry goods and suggests newspaper advertising as the best method. It urges advertising in the STAR and REPUBLIC to reach the district's active audience and maximize business.
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