This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
2
Marriage announcements and social updates from Anniston feature Kina Ruth Russell and James Courtney's June wedding, Julia Claussen's Chautauqua concert, Turk Mackey nuptials, and local residents traveling to summer locales. Prominent families, church ties, and Atlanta connections appear throughout the society page.
An old advisory notes that most soaps and red shampoos dry hair and suggests using plain refined coconut oil as a greaseless, cheap alternative. Apply a teaspoon with water to produce rich lather, cleanse hair, rinse easily, and leave hair soft, quick drying, and easy to manage while removing dust dirt and dandruff.
Afternoon events in Jacksonville highlight the opening session of the summer normal school with an efficient instructor lineup. Evangelist Rev Ernest Thacker will lead a series of services at First Presbyterian starting next Sunday. Cottage prayer meetings are planned tonight at Norwood, Gordon Jones, and Orr homes as women prepare. Mrs Osborne Parker returns from Tupelo visit. Mr Osborne Parker Jr visits from Birmingham. Rev GC Weller and family depart for Talladega to serve at the Episcopal church. Miss Emma Weller leaves this afternoon. Friends regret their departure. Fred Law of Atlanta visits Capt A W Bell while Mr and Mrs A Russell Jr of Birmingham attend the Courtney Russell wedding.
Chicago hosts the first convention of the Women Voters party with four million potential supporters. Notables include Mrs. Eleanor Elkins Widener Rice honored by Harvard, Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth visiting, and other women notable at Republican and Progressive events. In Cambridge and Athens the era of women’s public influence expands as suffrage arguments gain traction.
The passage notes women in the New York preparedness parade favoring white kid leather with high French heels, enduring miles on hard asphalt despite sore feet. It predicts Chicago marchers on June 7 will wear patent leather pumps with high heels, risking heel sticking in asphalt on a hot day.
The advance guard of students for the thirteenth summer school of the University of Alabama began arriving in Tuscaloosa today. The program opens June 8 and runs through June 19. Attendance is expected to tax the university capacity, with last year’s enrollment exceeding seven hundred students.
It is expected that the number will be increased during this session. The statement signals potential growth in counts or figures under consideration as lawmakers proceed.
Mrs Viola Frierson and her daughter Catherine return home after an extended visit to relatives in Birmingham. They are accompanied by Mrs A J Lee and children who will spend several weeks here before returning to Birmingham.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.