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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
6
Readable fragments describing a newsroom or editorial staff list appear. The item notes a business office and city editor roles, plus a Baliery and Oxford department reference, implying organizational sections or masthead context.
The speaker criticizes local businessmen for knowing city defects yet doing little to fix them. He notes they profit from residents and pay minimal taxes, but neglect broader civic improvement. He calls for more active efforts to address public troubles rather than idle derision.
Three local businessmen criticized Anniston's government after lecturer Allen D. Albert of Minneapolis urged civic effort and highlighted the city's low tax rate and lack of schools funding. He noted no public library and urged plans for parks and play grounds as future growth.
A collage of satirical musings on preparedness fashion politics and media from early 20th century editorials. The column critiques vanity talk of women style references public spending on peace advertising Roosevelt’s influence and press chatter about stamps and conventions.
The Columbia State reports a call for concrete action on national defense urging doubling the regular army and boosting the National Guard by 300 000. It urges young men to volunteer and employers to support civilian service while business leaders are pressed to back readiness nationwide.
Joseph J. Shenk a New York real estate operator and landlord of eight apartment houses received a one year penitentiary sentence for maintaining a disorderly resort used for immoral purposes. His manager also got one year. Shenk was linked to profits from underworld activities and arrested October 13, 1974, with debate over whether the sentence is too lenient given his role.
The piece describes Mexican groups dubbed boat rockers coordinating political action to influence immigration and border policy, praising patient tolerance from the American administration while criticizing incitements to hostility. It notes Perishing era and Obregon's stance and questions the influence of Mexican politicians and bandits on U.S. policy and border security.
Fragment reads as a date in history noting someone born in Virginia in 173 and mentions Jenner and a British vote of 58 pounds by a committee or firm. Details are unclear and garbled, but the era references hint at 18th century figures and colonial context.
A condensed timeline lists events from 1869 to 1915 across the US and Europe. It notes suffrage debates in Massachusetts, Mexican state wars, 1890s royal welcomes in Montreal, German payments to Spain, Serbian succession, Roosevelt mediation, and Austro-German advances in World War I with Italian raids and British advances in Mesopotamia.
The text discusses tuberculosis products and claims of efficacy from lime Suite and Rokmane Alterative. It notes ingredients, lack of opiates, and testimony from medical authorities while urging trial and cautious use according to physicians prescriptions.
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