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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
2
A vintage advertisement extols a digestive tonic as a source of vigor for the elderly. It claims the drink adds rich red blood, improves strength, and supports vitality with every meal, urging readers to consume a pint daily.
Recent rains improve farm conditions with corn growing and cotton thriving. A large crowd attended a singing session led by Rev Gardner and others, with Amy Hewett and Rosa Presley at the organ. Calhoun County Christian Union Singing convention is set for next Saturday at Golden Springs.
Notice states a Special Jury Term will begin Monday June 12 1916 and run one week. Cases appealed from the Recorder's court and homicide cases on the criminal docket will be tried. Clerk A H Sheppard records the order and invites public attendance with dinner.
The column records Dr. Robert W. Bailey of Oxford passing after weeks of illness and details his large Talladega county family. It notes kin links to W. H. Griffin and Rev. Thomas Lundie, plus civil war service. The item also mentions summer visits by Master Harold Acton and upcoming camp activities at Camp Winnahkee and Camp of the Birch Grove, with local social updates from Munford and Silver Run.
Noon for Eufaula to attend the Elks convention there this week, signaling local fraternal events resuming after a pause.
Philadelphia lawyers from across Pennsylvania attack the 1913 divorce law and plan to press repeal at the June 25 Pennsylvania Bar Association meeting. Since January 1, 364 divorces have been granted in local courts, with nearly all cases showing high public interest.
Hundreds of divorce cases sit on file awaiting court decisions as a surge follows the new act. The law allows divorce actions after one year of residence, a change blamed for the uptick.
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