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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1911
Page
6
Washington correspondent reveals how measures were used to shield the Sugar Trust after fraud disclosures. The Star urges voters to unite for leaders who will represent them and act against such protective actions.
Article discusses congressional efforts to probe the sugar trust under President Taft. It cites Republican senators Borah and Campbell pushing investigations, the president and attorney general resisting, and questions about ties between Taft's family, the sugar trust, and campaign funding.
Judge Gary asserts Roosevelt aided the absorption of Tennessee Coal and Iron by the Steel Trust to quell the 1907 panic. Critics question if frantic financiers staged the panic to seize TCI. Congressional probes tread toward uncovering deeper crookedness as public anger grows. The Models baseball team has been delivering strong play recently.
Farmers across the country report favorable crop conditions in May. They note bountiful weather allowing timely haying and foresee strong fall business as good crops translate to better markets and incomes.
A Lincoln Nebraska girl describes relief from chronic constipation and stomach trouble after taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. She reports improvement in three days and states she is the proudest girl in Lincoln to find such a good medicine. Sold by all dealers.
Reports from Newport News Chicago and San Francisco on labor wage gains union organizing and strikes. Grand Trunk losses from a half year strike reach £700000. Chicago brewery workers win a three year wage increase. Textile Workers Union plans widespread ecard ad distribution. San Francisco chambermaids to be organized with AFL charter. Toronto roofers seek five cent hourly raise from 35 cents. Kansas eight hour law applies to city employees in municipal plants. West Virginia court holds coal firms liable for injuries to under fourteen workers. Western Union to raise telegraphers pay with top earners at $100 monthly. Britain shows 3.3 percent unemployment in February 1911. U S farm labor average wages reach $27.50 monthly in 1910.
Dr. Daniel K. Pearsons, 91, famed donor who gave about $6,000,000 to colleges and charity, retires to Hillsdale Sanitarium near Chicago. He plans to spend his remaining years among a few friends while observing the impact of his two decades of philanthropy. Andrew Carnegie dubbed him “The Prince of Givers.”
A chronology lists major events and figures: 1756 war declaration between France and Great Britain. 1758 English landing at Louisburg. 1702 John Howard Payne born. 1700 Montebello victory and Duke title. 1835 hangings of five Spanish pirates in Boston. 1860s abolition in US territories. 1870 Dickens dies. 1801 Besant death. 184 Levi Leiter death. mention of Duke of Connaught named to Canada governorship.
Good broilers come from White or Brown Leghorn males crossed with Brahma Cochin Wyandotte Langshan or Plymouth Rock hens. Pit Game on Dorking hens yields special quality broilers. Houdan crosses on larger hens also produce fine broilers. Hariness and stock quality are crucial. hatch in two to three weeks for April May prices. Hens preferred to pullets. males at least one year old.
Prof L L Van Slyke notes that butter from milk powder lacks the flavor of natural butter but has no off taste. He predicts a future dry powder that will supply cities, cut milk weight by seven eighths, lower transportation costs, and remove milk inspection in production.
The ad claims a notice style appeal that an advertisement can stimulate commerce much as a tonic boosts health. It emphasizes quick results and practical benefits for merchants seeking increased sales.
A country clergyman recounts baptizing a child named Original Story after the sponsor-nurse insists on the unusual name. He later meets the child’s uncle Reginald Story, a farm laborer, adding a twist of family connection to the tale.
A child seeing the Mississippi along her city’s riverfront exclaims in wonder who spilled all that water. The line captures a humorous, thought provoking moment about scale and perception.
An advert claims Mc GEE'S BABY ELIXIR is suitable for every home with a baby and can relieve sour stomach wind colic diarrhoea and summer complaint. It emphasizes it contains no opium morphine or harmful drugs and is sold by J. L. Wikle with bottles priced at 25 cents and 50 cents.
A brief prompt invites readers to place a Star Want Ad, emphasizing that valuable items deserve visible promotion and wide reach through the classifieds.
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