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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1906
Page
4
The statehood bill stalls amid partisan split as New York baseball fans face another Sunday of inactivity. Congress debates the Skeered Nothin fad, leaving supporters and observers waiting for clarity on the issue.
A juryman in an English court was awakened by the judge after nodding off during the defense counsel's closing remarks. The juror protested that he believed he must verdict based on evidence, not speeches, prompting the judge's stern rebuke.
King Edward recently toured the British battleship Implacable at Orfu where a torpedo drill was performed. The ponderous booms and nets were deployed in 14 seconds and stowed in 40 seconds, a record pace praised by observers.
The old fashioned Thorning glory remains a quick growing and attractive vine for foliage or borders. It blooms each morning in shades of white blue and red, often variegated and striped, with silky flowers that enhance home beauty in summer and autumn. Improved by professional growers, it remains easy to cultivate for every home.
A fragmented reminiscence cites varied phrases about muck rakes in packer joints and the idea that headaches come from different brands. The speaker notes no objection to muck rake use while highlighting the fickle opinions on remedies and brands.
A guide to looking well without high costs emphasizes simple materials, proper fit, and cleanliness. It urges women to take a few minutes daily for personal care, resist aging excuses, and view neat appearance as essential to self-respect and social refinement.
The Venus de Milo at the Louvre is an imperfect yet priceless relic with a missing right arm sought by many. A bronze Egyptian temple cup dating to 1739 and bearing the history of the Pharaohs vanished after a reward offer, likely fetching six figures. The Marcella vase from Dresden, bearing a cross arrows and lion head, is also missing. Reynolds's Countess of Derby portrait vanished soon after its creation, valued at $150,000 to the finder, with two Vandykes and a Rembrandt also missing and valued up to $200,000.
In Arabia the higher classes use sugar in tea and coffee at home but in coffee shops in the bazar where hundreds gather to talk and drink coffee a cheaper coffee made mainly from husks is common and sugar is seldom used in that beverage.
A hotel cat boarded a ship several months ago and, after an unscheduled voyage, returned to shore. The vessel docked and the cat was heard mewing outside the hotel door the same night. The animal appears little worse for its seaborne journey.
Danjuro is described as the idol of the Japanese stage with consistently crowded theaters. The season runs 20 days over three weeks each month, peaking in spring, and he earns about $5,000 for a season with higher sums on special occasions.
Street performers in Spain face licensing for guitar players while organ grinders are suppressed by authorities. The clash highlights regulatory tension between traditional busking and modern licensing schemes as public space performances contend with urban policy.
A compact aphorism notes that comfort and independence endure for those who can postpone desires, reflecting values of self control and personal restraint.
The Salvation Army reports a global workforce of 17,388 workers among children, with 7,219 corps and societies and 13,962 officers wholly employed. This snapshot details its organizational reach and personnel commitments.
Native Notes describes foxes near their dens showing surprising restraint. A partridge nests near a fox earth with cubs playing nearby. An earth enclosure with multiple rabbit holes stays untouched by cubs, though they alert to a killed rabbit nearby.
An inane opinion piece contrasts thinking and thinking you are thinking in a whimsical editorial for the Pertopolis Post. The prose toys with meta awareness and self reference in a periodical whim.
Six principal banks in Tokyo and Osaka earned profits ranging from ten to nineteen percent in the last half of 1905, signaling strong banking performance in Japan.
London to Sydney marks the farthest major city separation by great circle, highlighting the globe spanning distance between the two capitals. The line distance underscores Sydney as the most distant large city from London when measured as the crow flies.
The Chicago Tribune reports comments by Caruso, Arturo Vigna, and Julian Storey on why American male grand opera singers are scarce. They blame catarrh for nasal tones and claim no true singing mask or national school exists, contrasting ragtime with American classic music and arguing America lacks a national musical tradition.
A local exhortation urges every businessperson in Anniston to support city prosperity through public spirit or personal gain, framing economic advancement as tied to communal effort and civic pride.
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