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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1907
Page
5
A dialogue has a daughter asking if Julius Caesar was among the strongest men, and the father questions the claim. The daughter responds that she is reading about Caesar throwing a ridge over the Rhine.
A brief quotation on love and faith appears from the Baltimore American, reflecting on how such testimonials would guide life through briery fields and icy roads if spoken earlier.
A Springfield Republican quotation notes that wise action is hard but easier than becoming a fool, equating steadfast judgment with the challenge of daily life. The line contrasts disciplined conduct with the ease of self made folly.
City and county items note Judge John Pelham was seen on the street after illness forced adjournment of Circuit Court at Talladega last week. Calhoun lodge No 2038 I C OFF met with good attendance and routine business. An reinstatement application was logged. The advance agent for Mra Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch arrives Thursday for a Noble Street Theatre show on February 7. Joe Thomason will join John B. Daniel’s Atlanta drug business on February 1 to cover North Alabama and North Mississippi markets. For coal or drugs phone RB Watson at 72.
The D G s bed time event drew standing room only as two candidates spoke to a store order crowd. One candidate joked that the night cost him 50 cents yet yielded 2 dollars worth of fun. The Baraca Bible class cites glee club travel delays to Anniston. Colonel McKleroy returns from Montgomery after Alabama National Guard meeting advancing a rifle range appropriation. Other local measures discussed. For pure drugs go to Marsh's.
The city council of Anniston adopts an ordinance extending the gas franchise of the Anniston Electric and Gas Company for ten additional years beyond the 1906 grant. It conditions the extension on the company transmitting five thousand horsepower of water-powered electric current within five years, else the extension fails. The measure, introduced January 24, 1907, was placed on first reading and ordered published.
A quirky cartoon-like dialogue shows a donkey cage, goats debating indigestible spikes, a kangaroo in a circus cage, and a horse recounting a town drive. The animals trade quips about cold metal and daily antics in a humorous, personified exchange.
Brown questions the repayment timing and Moore swears on a gentleman’s word. Brown suggests a later meeting and to bring a third party, Moore agrees and bids them come around that evening with the person.
An elderly mother declares a college mention keeps a boy on the right path while a father replies that Billy deserves some restraint. The Cleveland Press reports a domestic exchange reflecting hopes for a boy’s future.
The concertina, dating to the early 19th century, is poised for revival in England. Invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone in 1829, the year Vienna saw a similar accordion. Promoter Sig. Regendl, a juvenile prodigy with guitar, once popularized the instrument in London concerts.
W. G. Ledbetter & Co announces rapid population growth and imminent land scarcity in Anniston. Offers include numerous lots on Leighton Avenue and Oxanna, near Barber Memorial College, plus residential and business properties on Noble and Christine avenues. Agents promote farm and acreage sales from 20 to 1,000 acres in Calhoun County with various prices and terms.
Winter chill drives shoppers to Donahoe and Co seeking durable coats. Telephone 89 for guidance and service as the firm handles fittings and orders.
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