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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1907
Page
4
The Evening Star reports May 1907 print history with daily totals from May 10 to May 31 and a total May circulation of 01,885. Excluding 1,700 extra papers on May 20, the daily average is 2,220. E B McKee certifies accuracy. B W Ledbetter notarizes.
Residents of Anniston may arrange to have the Evening Star mailed to a summer address at no extra cost. Notify the Star office of departure and specify the delivery address. Telephone 68.
A newspaper feature touts electrical hygienic cleaning systems for homes and buildings, powered by motors and ducts to remove dust and germs. It forecasts bi annual use in floors, upholstery, carpets, and appliances, with exhaust in basements and piping to rooms, and envisions electricity replacing kerosene lamps, stoves, and furnaces for cleaner, healthier living.
An excerpt debates U S independence and self reliance, arguing against bowing to other nations. It references Japan and American diplomats, claiming the United States neither sits to learn nor takes lessons from foreign monarchies, while noting some Americans might deflect and profit.
A Huntsville newspaper notes a surplus or a shortage of natural gas reporting among correspondents. The piece playfully questions whether the town has ample supply or if writers fill columns with hot air.
Harry Orchard, a figure at the center of debate, is discussed as either a pivotal villain of the era or the suitable head of the Amating club amid sharp public contention. The piece weighs his influence and the club’s direction.
The piece notes John T. Morgan being described as Alabama’s greatest son, reflecting the high regard of editorial writers for his legacy.
The Birmingham Ledger reports Menor Creel wearing $500 stockings sparking a rush to view them. The note disputes the claim saying the jenor should wear socks and that no one rushes to see socks.
In Oklahoma the first primary election prompts a push for wholesale fraud charges amid ongoing political tensions. The editorial notes the difficulty of maintaining integrity in a still developing political landscape.
The Atlanta Georgian reports Texas sent a carload of cucumbers to Chicago last week as Chicago stockpiles of paragoric rose and demand for the soothing elixir was urged.
Hon. Sydney J. Bowie tightens a campaign against literacy while Mr. Bowles no longer official, yet wields clout across Baldwin Jackson Wickens Randolph. Influence grows from Calhoun County to the fourth district through long service and local ties.
A brief note laments the sale and potential erasure of the "Tlome, Sweet Home" piece attributed to John Howard Payne drawing a comparison to Tenneson's brook. It contrasts fragile homes with enduring waters, melodies and poems that touch deep human sympathy.
A Tondon dispatch declares that pretty girls are in great demand, a claim echoed by the writer who notes such demand has never faded. The piece adds that the truly sensational twist would be if pretty girls suddenly were no longer sought after.
The piece likens Japan’s aggressive posture to Lilliputians under Gulliver, noting the Mikado kingdom’s fervilized tone and the politicians’ capacity to bring embarrassment to the nation.
Mark Twain told a Hoboken reporter that the Erie railroad dust and cinders are a foretaste of the hereafter for all except women and preachers, a jab in his aged humor. The quip reflects his late career wit and public tone on train smoke.
Wealthy New Orleans Italians oppose what they call the Black Sand in a campaign led by Congressman Barnett and immigration commission allies. They seek to halt what they call low class illiterate Italian immigration and trace the evil to its source.
The two deepest wells recorded are in Budapest and St. Louis. The Budapest bore reaches 2180 feet while the St. Louis well extends to 3840 feet.
Advert reads a laxative and stomach cleanser claim for Chamberlain's tablets with a 25 cent price and free samples at J. L. Wikle's drug store.
Julius Chambers of the Brooklyn Eagle recalls a longtime New York figure known as the Garter Man a detector who worked from a bank doorway for twenty years. The clever guardian used hidden electrical signals and door bolts to trap counterfeiters and thieves before a new building change prompts his retirement.
An old belief holds that a horseshoe nailed over a door keeps witches away. The charm spans Turks, Jews, Christians and Buddhists, found from Tonis to Constantinople, Spain, and Sietty, with wide social appeal across rich and poor.
The speaker debates whether injury is deserved or not and defines insult as a joke about body flaws. He argues justice should remove personal vanity, asking what insult remains when everyone sees the same defects.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, a constitutional disease, by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 for failure to cure and invite testimonials from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation at 75 cents.
Mary Cost describes a Siamese ritual where baskets symbolize offerings during ancestral worship. The king commands baskets to be prepared and displayed around palace booths covered in red and white cloth. Baskets vary in form from cart shapes to tree baskets with hanging articles and even huge sixteen foot long pieces. The show lasts a week and ends with priests drawing lots for the spoils.
A concise look at how telephone operators determine busy lines. The click in the receiver signals a prior call on that number from one of 150 operators. Operators strive to connect on the first attempt to avoid extra labor and subscriber frustration.
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