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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
3
Miss Marie Perry accepted a position with O. H. Parker & Co. as stenographer, succeeding Ruth Burge who recently resigned. The item notes Parker’s staff change in city news from the period.
A brief storm yesterday brought strong winds and rainfall that caused minor damage in the city. Observers call the weather a mixed blessing as rain benefits crops while the wind spared major harm. The text also advertises sliced boiled ham as economical, convenient, and ready for quick meals.
Police court fines this morning were seven dollars and fifty cents, assessed against two offenders. One case discharged and one continued. The First Baptist Sunday school picnic date was moved from Wednesday to Tuesday due to lake grounds being reserved. Tickets available at M. F. Snider & Co. and West End Drug Co.
The piece notes a shift from close combat to long range warfare with mechanized arms. It cites a Scientific American view that smaller soldiers have better survival odds at distance and describes an estimate that Japanese casualties may have been lower than Russian ones, due to relative target sizes and height breadth advantages.
Italian smugglers used a specially built accordion to move cigars and brandy to Germany and expensive laces back to France. The plan operated for years with an innkeeper on the French side aiding exchanges. It collapsed when smugglers openly used the instrument in view of customers and a retired French customs officer alerted authorities.
The Chattanooga Spring Festival runs June 4 to 9 1906 with very low rate round trips from Florence Alabama Monterey Tennessee Harriman Junction Tennessee Jellico Tennessee Middlesboro Kentucky Morristown Tennessee and other nearby points. Final limit June 10 1906. For details on rates schedules and festival attractions contact Southern Railway agents or write C A Benscoter Assistant Passenger Agent Chattanooga Tennessee.
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