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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1906
Page
4
The writer warns dull summer trade can be revived only by liberal advertising. The column notes Baltimore endured another fire but calls it minor compared to past conflagrations. It comments on Pennsylvania politics as a hard topic and mocks Cincinnati’s water famine talk.
An extraordinary miser known as Father Aeby died in Berne Switzerland. He inherited a large fortune at 24 and lived on charity spending three cents daily. He died at 70 with a body described as a mummy. He left securities valued at 750000 dollars and 100000 in precious metal hidden about him and no relatives.
H. S. Beaubien, state forestry commissioner, says about 1,000,000 young trees will be distributed free to residents on western Kansas prairies this year. Dodge City and Ogallah forestry stations have the stock ready and will ship to applicants within days.
The speaker notes that people travel to the seashore or mountains for a few hundred dollars a month to endure discomfort. The rationale is social pressure and supporting summer resorts which need the revenue.
A street circulation reports a closure by Western Steel Car & Foundry for two weeks to take stock, but manager McCord says the claim is unfounded and the firm already has orders, with no immediate shutdown planned and no loss to business.
Anniston Lodge A F and A M held its annual meeting last night electing Ss W Tate as worshipful master C A Wilkerson senior warden J F Spear man junior warden H A Reynolds treasurer T L Graham secretary and H H McGuire ryler The order plans to join Oxford lodge for a picnic and public installation of officers June 26.
A young black man named Jim Armstrong was arrested by Officer Eden for nonpayment of street taxes and brought to police court. While being examined he told a boastful tale of a famous career, prompting suspicion until further investigation. A railroad officer presented a description calling him an escaped convict wanted by the Alabama Mining Co. with a $50 reward. He was discharged for tax default but kept under suspicion pending inquiry.
T F Millard recounts traveling through Hung hutze country without a passport. He hides in a Peking cart and relies on a Christian contact in Mukden to guide a Coyote across the border. Across two days they reach neutral territory with careful navigation past Cossack guards and Liao river.
The Age-Herald reports a Birmingham gambler gave 13 dollars to aid a Polish family in distress amid slow business. The donor jokes that superstition may boost luck, while acknowledging dull trade in Birmingham.
The note recalls Samuel J. Tilden as originator of a controversial phrase about politics and harmony. It cites a misquoted or altered version implying peace in political affairs and contrasts it with unlikely harmony in grim contexts.
A London Sketch notes a mar fallen in a pond and its bubbles delivering the worst language ever heard. The quip mocks noise and childish mischief with vivid humor from the era.
In Britain one third of the land is owned by members of the house of lords. The piece discusses land ownership concentration among aristocratic landowners and the social implications.
Report from London's underground notes that very few men spit on the new bright linoleum floors of the cars, indicating broad public acceptance of the floors' appearance and cleanliness.
Philadelphia Ledger notes approval of a decision declaring trials by phone illegal. The dialogue quotes reflect relief at the ruling and mention personal strain from such trials. The item frames the legal stance and public reaction in a concise newspaper style.
In Reddington England a daily service provides hot oat meal mush delivered with milk to residents who request it. The program aims to ease breakfast for those in need and supports community members seeking a warm morning meal.
A sharp Zen-like line notes the preferred Indian method of settling disputes through violence. The saying contrasts burying a hatchet with harming another, implying a grim approach to conflict resolution and peace.
The fragment notes aimlessness spending time going nowhere and returning, tagged as a Saturday Porat reflection. It presents a philosophical line about motion without progress and a cyclical drift. The readable text centers on existential inertia and repeated negation.
Mrs Joyce of 180 Sullivan Street Claremont New Hampshire writes that a severe kidney illness of several years was cured after using Foley's Kidney Cure for about a year. She endorses the medicine as grand and good and recommends it to others.
A humorous Punch sketch shows a groom registering a marriage mentioning past ceremonies in a church and a chapel. He realizes his remark that this plain method is best may offend his bride who overhears and corrects him.
The article notes Camille Flammarion, a French astronomer, predicting an end of the world in about five million years. It questions scientists for causing public alarm and urges readers to count the years until the predicted terrestrial finish in 5 001 906 A D.
The Seoul Daily News argues the round Seon wall serves no purpose by restricting traffic to narrow gates. It cites abundant stones suitable for city drainage and leveling banks to create building sites, with proceeds aiding improvements.
Local dialect observation frames belief as a measure of distance to land and content. The speaker links faith to proximity, suggesting self-perceived commitment determines how far one has yet to travel.
The statement weighs whether a person’s actions benefit the city’s public spirit or primarily serve personal business gains, arguing that the drive may be self centered while still contributing to urban progress.
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