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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1907
Page
2
Oxford residents report visitors from Hugo J T and Texarkana as well as a Birmingham trip. City council schedules a Saturday meeting and Lake outings draw crowds while Miss Daisy Toland is re elected Munford high school principal reflecting strong performance last year.
In West Philadelphia a billiard hall owner tired of a regular customer who pocketed chalk. He confronted the man asking his line of work and, upon learning milk business, quipped he might as well supply water too. The exchange ends with a humorous rebuke.
A youth pleads for a kiss from a girl named Miss Rose aboard the Bola. She teases him about intoxicants and legality, replying she will not do anything unlawful. Freddy melts away chastened by the law.
A家庭 scene from Harper s Weekly shows Freddie praised for good conduct yet boasting he would take two plates of ice cream instead of a second meat serving. The mother compliments him on discipline while Freddie reveals his mischief in a humorous twist.
A new minister arrives in a small New England town and aims to reform Old Bill Jonson who cannot resist the red wine. Elders warn that Bill’s sobriety inspires others to break pledges, and the parson questions how to curb the town’s drinkers without backfiring.
A London Truth line argues that men marry younger than women prefer, noting a 25 year old woman chasing 28 as ideal risks disappointment as she ages. The piece suggests that fixed age ideals misalign with real romantic chances.
On Beech Hill pond in Otis Maine a natural cold cellar forms a large rock chamber housing a spring of exceptionally cold healthful water. In July the spring water remains frigid enough to form ice in the cellar.
Special to the Star reports a week of strong expansion in Georgia and Alabama with 21 new plants, two railroads projected, 62 substantial buildings, over $300,000 in municipal improvements, and 20 new corporations with $676,750 minimum capital. Alabama items include a lumber plant, novelty works, stave mills, ginneries, a tourist hotel near Mobile, an opera house at Roanoke, and a $120,000 road bonds vote.
A local endorsement from Tom T. Hurst of Anniston praises Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney and bladder trouble after tried doctors failed. The letter notes relief after using five or six boxes and urges buying from Wikle's drug store. Foster Milburn Co. distributes in the United States.
At Tulata I T 1600 delegates gather for Oklahoma GOP convention to set policy on the proposed constitution and nominate state officers. Governor Frantz leads pro ticket faction, seen as Roosevelt aligned and likely to head the first Oklahoma governorship slate.
Itching piles provoke profanity but profanity won’t cure them. Dean's Ointment cures itching bleeding or protruding piles after years of suffering. Available at drug stores.
Three French sardine trawlers about sixty miles from Belleisie reported witnessing a submarine earthquake. They saw dense black smoke rising from the sea about five miles away, believed a ship was on fire, though none could be seen. Flames and smoke continued as they approached and then receded.
Two men worked a crosscut saw in the Maine woods. A fierce big man and a meek little fellow clashed when an Irishman named Pat accused the strong man of taking advantage. After a scolding and a thrashing, Pat declared the little man should get his turn, in a humorous finish.
Counsel asks the judge to keep a thief client in custody overnight fearing a trap near the lawyer's home. The judge asks for reason and hints at considering the request. The exchange reflects courtroom strategy following an acquittal.
A Washington Star quotation frames discovery as finding audiences rather than actors or plays. Stormington Barnes emphasizes the need for a reliable discoverer who can identify audiences, not just elements of theatre.
A humorous exchange from the Catholic Standard and Times features an automatic segles at a railroad station lamenting fat men and a chewing gum machine retorting that it can be ready for the next one, reflecting period-internal humor.
In a humorous Harper's Weekly dialogue, two men joke about radical changes in men's hat styles. One fears the bald spot at the back of the head will never be covered, prompting speculation on future headwear innovations.
Nick Craichond, a Callaway county farmer, raises a renowned shepherd dog famed for catching fish in clear streams near his farm. The dog watches from the bank, dives when fish surface, and drags them ashore before they escape, attracting many visitors to see the piscatorial feat.
An Argonaut report notes Japanese sailors on shore leave at Gibraltar carrying water bottles to avoid waterborne disease. The observation highlights their practical approach to preventive hygiene and concerns about drinking shore water.
Report notes workers exhibit skin eruptions Chap ped faces and hands suffer sores and sweating swelling and blistered feet during long shifts in cotton fields. Government health officials investigate conditions at labor camps and urge improved sanitation.
Special to the Star reports Chespeake and Ohio stockholders gathered in Richmond on July 31 to vote on authorizing a general mortgage to fund an improvement and extension plan not to exceed 10 01.
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