Local Notables and Business Notices From Anniston
Visitors from out of town attend Sun-Sylacauga Advance events in Anniston while coal and gas services prominent. Frank Parley of Webb Groovy Company travels for health. B O Watson and others plan North Carolina trip. Fines total 12.20 in police court. J L M Curry council Jr O U A M to meet. Parker Memorial Sunday school picnic at Oxford lake park. Model Ice Co offers coal and gas water heater ads. Anniston lodge No1 K P meets tonight. coal weather persists.
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Parker
Oxford Lake Park
Anniston Lodge No. 1
K. of P
The Falling Leaf and Fruit Drop Process
The leaf detaches when a thin layer of tissue forms at the stem join, cutting the leaf as it stops supplying the tree. Ripe fruit falls by the same automatic process, not by wind.
Willing to Conform in a Social Greeting Exchange
A couple quibbles over formal introductions surface at a social gathering as Richard agrees with Amaryllis to avoid stiff ceremony. The host, playful, jokes about greeting guests with humorous titles like Flatbush and Wigmorehorn, lightening the mood.
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Richard
Throgson
Wigmore
Amaryllis
Flatbush
Skimmerhorn
Chicago Tribune
Help Question Closes Door With Suburbs Joke
The joke from Rollingstone Neomoss recalls asking for help at a suburban house. The resident replies she has no help today, saying all her help left this morning and that it is hard to find help in the suburbs.
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Rollingstone Neomoss
Philadelphia Record
Naming the Future President Story
A Scranton Republican excerpt recalls a five year old Johnny announcing a new baby at home and joking that the family may name the child after a future president as parents search lists of presidents the Bible and a history of the United States.
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Johnny
United States
Scranton
Mountaineer Faces Illicit Distilling Charge in NC
A North Carolina backcounty mountaineer among several arraigned for illicit distilling. The court asked the defendant for his name and he answered Joshua. When asked if he made the sun stand still he replied he is the man who made the moonshine.
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North Carolina
Joshua
Harper’s
Lapleigh Learns The Harp In Curious Exchange
In Chicago News a playful exchange shows Lapleigh learning to play the harp while Miss Caus tique jokes about a physician’s hopes. The quip hints at light social chatter in a city column.
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Lapleigh
Chicago News
Men Grow in the Hills The Philosophy of an Old Missouri Stage Driver
A Kansas City Star excerpt recalls Colonel Meetor Evans a Cambria stage driver who regales lawyers with vivid plains scenery and mountain views. He argues hills foster imagination and leadership while reflecting on God’s garden and land values as better than plains living.
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Niagara
Missouri
Meetor Evans
Cambria
Valley Road
Evans
Kansas City Star
Garibaldi and Ventura's on Fulton Street in Old New York
A weathered sign over a Fulton Street saloon in New York marks Ventura's doorway once a Garibaldi gathering spot. Inside is a museum of antique prints and relics with a marble table where Garibaldi allegedly played dominos and dined with friends, linking the cafe to John Anderson and the Italian cause in the mid 19th century.
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Garibaldi
Ventura
Fulton Street
Broadway
New York
Lorenzo Ventura
Park Theater
Printing House Square
John Anderson
Henry Tyrrell
Century
Knot Tied After a Slips of the Day
George and Marie wed after a minister’s ceremony as a playful quarrel unfolds about a kiss and propriety. The exchange features a maiden aunt and a joking debate on earnings and vows, ending with an awkward misunderstanding about timing.
The Worst of Animals Portrait of Man
A fragmentary meditation on human cruelty citing Schopenhauer. It argues man uniquely torments others for pleasure, unlike other animals. The piece contrasts childish cruelty with adult malice and ends with a mundane advertisement about a gas range and sleep.
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Schopenbavuer
The Origin and Spread of the Postage Stamp
A historical overview traces the first local stamp use in Paris in 1653 and 1840 English stamp issuance, noting early private postmasters and the 1874 formation of the international postal union. It lists key countries and dates up to the mid 19th century and beyond.
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Paris
England
A. M. Grieg
City Dispatch Post
Blood & Co
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Haven
New York
Brazil
United States
France
Belgium
Bavaria
Hanover
Culina
Prussia
Spain
Switzerland
Italy
Denmark
Baden
Wurttesberg
Baseny
Canada
Chile
Turin
Tasts Ole
Partugal
Indi
Norway
Uruguay
Mexico
Roeetha
Newfoundland
Sweden
Greece
Turkey
Beuader
Isen
Heypt
Polivia
Uraguay
International Postal Union
A Chance For Trace In Madras Trade Figures
The report notes Madras as a major Indian port with a population around aheertion Me. It records minimal American engagement in trade with only 4019.030 dollars of foods imported from the United States in the 1005 4 fiscal year while exports to the United States reached 4 226 768 dollars.
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Madras
India
Parth
United States
Advertising Principles For Business Growth
The note urges businessmen to exploit advertising opportunities to attract customers, promising growth through truthful promises and persistent ads. It emphasizes consistent placements, cost effectiveness, and the value of maintaining reputation to secure loyal clientele. The message offers rates and guidance for effective campaigns.
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D. Hous
Frederick
Anniston
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8. J. Lane
Clem Lane
Frank Wynn
Sun
Sylacanga Advance
M. Lewis
Empire
Montevallo
Jellico
Frank Parley
Webb Groovy Company
Miss Sue
Pell City
B. O. Watson
8. P. Burns
Talladega
Brooksie Macon
Chatchie
Jamestown
Washington
Alladega
J. L. M. Curry Council No. 9
Model Ice Co
Model Tee Co
Herrick and
Nort Stefri Cs
Frere
Yours Truly
Anniston Hardware Company
Bill
Anniston Electric & Gas Co
Ives
Walter Wellman
George
Marie
Jack
Man
Schopenhauer
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