Local Short Stories and Community Notes Update
Six defendants were charged this morning in police court totaling 26.80 with cases continued and two discharged. Notices promote Model Ice Co and Empire coal lines with phone numbers 59 49 72 for ice coal and deliveries. Visitors include E C Van Arsdel and sons from St. Louis visiting Capt W F Van Arsdel while Chancellor Whiteside attends chancery duties in Anniston.
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E. C. van Arsdel
Wallace
Jean
St. Louis
van Arsdel
Capt
W. F. van Arsdel
United States Express Company
Epitaph of Pope Commemorates Elizabeth Corbett in Westminster
An epitaph by Pope praised by Johnson honors Elizabeth Corbett who lies in St. Margaret's Westminster. The verse praises a virtuous, composed mind unbending by pride or vanity, whose strength and refinement endured trials like gold refined by fire.
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Pope
Johnson
Elizabeth Corbett
St. Margaret's
Westminster
Von Humboldt and the social order of noble prefixes
The London Lady's Pictorial discusses how the prefix von is reserved for nobility, knighted individuals, and their descendants. It asserts male and female lines inherit the prefix, cites Alexander von Humboldt, and argues gendered living spaces should remain separate for social rest.
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Germany
Alexander Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt
London
Lady's Pictorial
Difficult Subject Prompts Portrait Of James Henry
Mrs Hanson brings her son to a photographer to get a portrait for his grandfather who is named after him. She demands a simple, neutral pose as the photographer notes the boy’s stubbornness and the family’s past experiences with tin types and strict portraits.
Crossing the Herring Pond
A tense sea voyage ends in a doomed claim by the bride and her husband as the liner lists. She asks for burial at their old home but he promises to arrange nothing. the motion worsens and he notes there will be no remains.
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Brest
Renee
Jack
The Married Woman's Gympathy
Anne O'Hagan argues in Harper's Bazar that a married woman feels pity for unmarried women, whether content or burdened, seeing them as more pitiable despite the married woman’s own troubles. She notes social judgments and self justifications that persist regardless of happiness or hardship.
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Ada
Virginia
Emmeriog
Frederick
Oime
Anne O'Hagan
Harper's Bazar
Noted Sermon Prompt Sparks Fortunes Of Two Boys
A clergyman evokes a parable about two sons given money to invest in his absence. George doubles his two dollars to four, while John loses his money by trying to match his brother, ending with a wry $0. The tale highlights thrift and prudence.
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George
John
Fond of Crab at Sea Side Inn
A jovial guest in a seaside hotel asks the waiter what to call the crab on the shell. The landlord serves bread and ale. After an hour the guest, red faced but cheerful, enjoyed the dish yet jokes the crab was baked a touch too long.
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London
Toddling Tommy Where is Slumberland
A playful verse exchanges a mother and child question about slumber land. Wise Willie responds with a rhymed cue that Slumberland lies at the other end of Lapland in a child friendly nursery tone.
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Tommy
Slumberland
Willie
Lapland
Baltimore American
Five Couples Wed in Hour Sparked by Sermon
The minister jokes he married five couples in one hour as the preacher and deacon tease the speed of his work. The yachtsman retorts that five knots an hour is nothing to boast about, highlighting a playful exchange on pace.
Morton Returns to New York and a Vision of Lucy
After six years abroad Jim Morton returns to New York and encounters Lucy in a park, now a widow. Their brief reunion rekindles love as she reveals Metcalf's ultimatum and his own sacrifice. She urges him to join her on the voyage home, confirming his fate and the end of their separation.
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Mark
Lacey Desmond
Howard Desmond
Tottering
Metcalf
Lucy
Morton
Cupid
Lacy
Jim
Ips
Jin
New York
Teddy Parrington
London
Lacey
Policemen Swim After Island Cock Fight Prank
The Liverpool Mercury reports a countryside laughing at police in Ireland after a cock fight between Londonderry and Antrim birds on an island near Lough Neagh. Police learned of the event, boats were pressed, a failed attempt to reach the island forced a sea swim, uniforms were lost, and they marched ten miles in dripping underclothes to a barracks.
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Lough Neagh
Ireland
Londonderry
Antrim
Liverpool Mercury
French Children in Paris Dress and Behavior Standards
A New York Post note observes how in Paris children are raised to avoid dirt and disorder. Two well-dressed youngsters with a governess play with a ball as gloves stay pristine, with the ball wiped clean after each touch.
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Paris
Boiaia
Dean
New York Post
Hicks Capucline Relief for Indigestion and Headache
Advert says Hicks Capucline relieves indigestion sour stomach and headaches by promoting gastric flow. It is a pleasant liquid remedy available at drugstores and promises quick relief without suffering.
Special Travel Rates From Anniston To Several Destinations
Round trip and one way fares advertised by railroad agents for trips to Norfolk Virginia Chautauqua Lake Campground Louisville Knights of Pythias Talladega Springs and Sundays to various points. Tickets on sale on specific dates with one fare plus 25 cents round trip for some routes. For details contact H P Salter J K Downing or C L Stone in Alabama and Kentucky.
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Chautauqua Lake
N. F
Campground
Louisville
Ee Preme Lodge Knights of Pythias
Talladega Springs
Ata
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Mode Ice Co
J. J. Arnold
Coal
Dtuys
Watson
T. H. Cockrell
Ward Five
Cane Creek
The
Model Ice Company
Anniston Theatorium
W. W. Whiteside
Anniston
Chancery Court
Model Ice Co
Gadsden Journal of
Talladega Presbytery
J. C. Talley
Wakefield's
Telephone
M. Lewis
Empire
Montevallo
Jellico
Red
Pavistrapher Urandy
James Henr
Father
Emma Jane
James Henry
Bryan Walker
Broadway
Kral
Hen
Via
Texas
Norfolk
H. P. Salter
G. A
J. K. Downing
Ala
Stone
Sokoleefofotofense
Alabama
Tate
Anniston Banking & Loan Company
M. B. Wellborn
Cater Grocery
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