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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1909
Page
2
Anniston and Calhoun county residents are urged to attend a mass meeting on Saturday at 1 PM in the Calhoun County Courthouse to discuss the good roads movement. The piece cites Alabama and regional progress and questions Alabama’s response to highway needs.
A pensive poet left an estimated fortune of 125000 but most was inherited wealth. The piece argues poets gain income only if born in Indiana or known as fierce critics of mollycoddles and nature fakirs.
A speculative note suggests weather forecasters influence on local baseball fans may shift if a Season pass is issued and placed with the right hands. The idea leans on changing attitudes rather than official action.
The article notes a new money counting device could speed up newspaper offices earning revenue. It cites Montgomery county spending over one million dollars on roads in ten years and claims over fifty percent of its roads are modern with many concrete bridges. It urges Calhoun county to adopt a determined road program to surpass Montgomery in a decade.
R. O. Watson offers high grade oil at competitive prices with prompt delivery and a contact phone number 72 for orders.
The Florida house passes a bank guaranty bill similar to Oklahoma law. Ohio Democrats back Harmon for 1912. Four New York groups oppose Tammany Hall. Thomas L. Hisgen backs the Democratic ticket. Senator La Follette profiled as wealthy. Taft to tour New England incl Norwich July 4 celebration. Kansas delegation may face opposition. San Francisco mayor talk for Gen. James F. Smith. Governors explore national roles including Shafroth and Burke. Senator Wilson weighing Washington seat. WV GOP factions near harmony. Possible U.S. Senate bid vs Clapp. Minnesota timber baron Walker eyed. Kelley named potential candidate. Ruth Bryan Leavitt plans Jane Jefferson clubs convention in Denver with a Democratic boost speech.
Ennis Bros report having used Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy made in Des Moines for years. They credit its efficacy with saving a life in El Paso Texas and have introduced the remedy in Karcosse, Iowa. Sold by Elam Ordway Houser.
The Boston Transcript reports an organist, jilted by a bride, played Old Hundred at a wedding instead of the wedding march. The act is described as a spiteful trick aimed at the bride and her intended aged millionaire groom.
Elam Ordway & Houser guarantee Hyomei will cure catarrh hay fever and asthma or money back. The Complete Hyomei outfit costs 1.00 with inhaler bottle and dropper. Breathing the antiseptic air provides immediate relief as a testimonial from Laura Grobe of Flint Michigan.
The town reports a new threshing outfit purchased by J Y D Bell. Mills belonging to Borders, Simpson, Lon Simpson, and C C Dunn move to near Rockmart to clear timber from storm damage. Local social notes include singing at Golden Springs and visiting relatives.
A sprained ankle typically sidelines a person for a month or more, but Cham berliie's Liniment with each bottle's directions may cure in under a week. The preparation is praised as remarkable for sprains bruises and muscular rheumatism with prompt relief. Sold by Elam Ordway.
Otis Skinner born June 2 1858 in Cambridge Massachusetts son of Rev Charles Skinner Universalist minister. He started in Wood's Museum Philadelphia 1879 then Philadelphia with Mrs John Drew, New York at Nibls Garden and Booths Theatre, then Boston 1880 81, later with Lawrence Barrett and Augustin Daly Long career including Europe trips and collaborations with Margaret Mather and Mme Modjeski.
Miss Amelia Caldwell and Mr John Watkins visited Gadsden to spend the day with Mrs Carl Lay. Miss Mable Smoot of Anniston stayed with her sister Vera Smoot a senior at the Normal. Mrs H H Montgomery of Jacksonville is summoned to Ill sister Mrs G A Hagan in Anniston. J D Cooper and Raymond Cooper from Centerville visit before heading to Colorado for summer. E L Blackburn of Gadsden in the city. Virginia Bell Norton, recently in Marion, expected home soon. Mr and Mrs Charles Plosser of Birmingham visiting Caldwell. Mrs Moorland of Chattanooga left after funeral for home. Youngs Orchestra to play tonight at the Morgan vs Calhoun Debate at the opera house.
A reader praises Dean's Regulars for mild action and effective bowel regulation. The note is signed by George B. Krause of 306 Walnut Ave Altoona Pennsylvania.
City subscribers are urged to notify the Star office if they do not receive the paper regularly. Prompt reporting helps the circulation manager verify delivery. Subscribers should not fear being labeled as kickers for reporting missed issues.
A Parisian tale describes women using a crook tipped umbrella to trip and subdue a pickpocket. Also cited, a Messina official notes a dog’s loud barking warned his master of the coming earthquake, saving them both as the city endured disaster.
Atchison man tests candy boiling pot by dipping hand into liquid then cooling in water. He is burned while testing consistency, while a separate Atchison man repeats the test without injury. Incident reported by Atchison Globe.
A Poland joke asks why a man from Holland isn’t called a Hole and answers with a father son exchange about language. The quip plays on names and nationality terms.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt shows a tense exchange where a large man commands space while a smaller man offers to move, signaling a minor public altercation and the social dynamics of personal boundaries.
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