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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1901
Page
3
The tale recounts Mark Twain and his father hosting local ornithologists who study a curiously assembled bird. Twain substitutes a rooster’s tail feathers to disguise a crow, provoking astonishment until the tail feathers fail and Mr Clemens retreats to explain the prank to Samuel.
A guide outlines proper manners for fish dining. Do not use a knife or fingers to separate bones. Modern fish knife with a side fork is described. Lemon, potatoes, sliced cucumbers, and French dressing accompany the meal. Bones should be avoided with bread held in the left hand.
A writer recalls a church argument against gambling and argues wealth is a trust not to be risked. He notes gamblers seek nothing for nothing, yet wealth carries moral duty. He urges speculators to consider trust funds for orphans, highlighting social unrest and the duty of men to be stewards of their own possessions.
The New York World notes Americans carry far more life insurance than Britons Germans or French. Much is for business purposes beyond family protection. A new trend covers life policies for Protestant ministers with large sums payable to their churches at death.
An English town debated how to phrase its address for the Prince and Princess of Wales silver wedding. The line Conscious as we are of our own unworthiness faced universal condemnation until someone proposed Conscious as we are of each other’s unworthiness, which was agreed upon.
The New York City History club uses an industrious beaver as its emblem, depicting the sturdy ancestors within a circle, a motif tied to the ancient seal of New Amsterdam.
Locke Mountain & Co at 1121 Noble Street promotes active selling and renting in Anniston. They seek property listings and note high West Anniston demand between the railroad and Brown street. They added A Dishman as salesman and advertise farms timber and mineral lands, fire insurance, hotel lease with furniture, and new houses for sale on Quintard and Noble streets.
Letters from Prof. Wm. C. Webster of Webster's Music School in Chicago and others tout Peruna's benefits for nervous weakness and fatigue. A New York and Ohio correspondent report improvements in health after use, urging a free booklet on devitalizing diseases. July described as tough for nervous states with heat and atmospheric disturbances blamed.
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