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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
15
The Alabama Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the lower court decision in the Hurd case appealed from Anniston City Court. Clark Hurd, a former Hobson City marshal, was convicted of killing Will Allen, a fellow Black man, and sentenced to 21 years in the state penitentiary.
Local butcher Sterne's promotes better quality sliced meats with fresh cuts and careful handling. The ad emphasizes cleanliness and customer assurance of superior product.
An advertisement from Reidinger and Co. promotes their porter call and phone line 22 for quick service in a range of fancy groceries. The snippet emphasizes prompt delivery or assistance for shoppers seeking specialty foods.
Parker Memorial Baptist church Sunday school held an annual outing at Oxford Lake Park. A large picnic dinner was served at noon with two to three hundred attendees traveling by early cars to the event.
A SNAP notes Duffy's grape juice for 35 cents a quart at STERNE'S as a high grade article offering strong value.
Friday morning W. J. Edmondson brought the season s first cotton bloom to The Star. It was grown on his farm by Miller Draper who has lived with Edmondson for over 40 years. Draper has five acres in cotton and expects two bales per acre.
A local grocery advertisement touts fresh, pure foods and warns against stale merchandise. It urges shoppers to buy from the store for safety and quality and recommends Orange Pekoe iced tea as a featured item.
Ullman Bros offers white short dresses for children aged 2 to 6 years at actual cost. includes nainsook and lawn fabrics. sale targets cost-conscious shoppers seeking economical children’s apparel.
The Alamo theater screens a fine picture this afternoon and tonight titled When the Dead Return. The showing offers an opportunity to view a notable film for local moviegoers.
An adjourned meeting of the Anniston Country Club will be held at the office of A. 4. Goodwin at 1005 Noble street on Monday June 19 at 11 o'clock a m for electing officers and other business. By order of the president June 14 41. In C Watson Secretary.
Weir, a leading Anniston merchant, relocates his remaining stock to Eutaw where he had opened another business months before. He cites family unification and not a wish to leave Anniston, expressing fond regard for the people and the city.
You can build a picnic lunch without us but with less trouble you get better quality and more variety at Sterne's. Fresh Philadelphia Cream, Pi mento and Swiss Cheese by express weekly.
The notice urges using a Star Want Ad to turn personal property into cash, highlighting that valuable items deserve paid promotion to reach buyers. It emphasizes practical need for classified ad results and invites readers to place ads promptly.
COUSA KIBE No 83 meets Fridays at Blue Mountain Home. Visiting brothers invited to the Seventh run and the Thirtieth Breadth in hunting grounds.
Long before white settlers arrived beavers built a vast dam in a valley in Pennsylvania. The stream filled with mud and over years the dam washed away leaving 640 acres flat as a table top where Dubois now stands in clear view of the plateau formation.
A Chicago News excerpt depicts a rough interaction where a kind woman gives a hungry, husky hobo a slice of apple pie. The hobo explains winter hardships and scarcity of work, noting farmers stock up on food while summer offers sporadic aid.
Mrs Pride asks Mr Pride to take a chicken to the shop to see if it can be matched. The note indicates a dinner shortage and an errand to sources near London Mall.
Two traders clash over market prospects with one noting no current support and the other admitting ongoing inability to gain support. The exchange captures a cautious mood amid uncertain trading conditions.
A brief notice indicates small classified selling tasks are being handled. Readable details are minimal, focusing on small sales activities and local classifieds processes.
A humorous incident unfolds when two rural Black women visit the city. They take fourteen copies of the Pennsylvania Grit from a newsdealer, who pursues them. At a dry goods store they are allowed to borrow fashion books, praising the merchant who offered the loan while denouncing the stingy newsdealer.
A description of a would be assailant was reported after a girl was seized in the eastern part of the city. The man, described as a tramp of medium to large size in black pants and a dirty shirt, was last seen heading toward an area with women. Authorities consider him possibly connected to two incidents, though this remains a theory. Families regard him as possibly crazy and not alarming.
Dr W H Jurniss describes Yap women in the Caroline islands wearing multi layered skirts of leaves and bastang, living with tinder around them while lighting cigarettes. Despite frequent matches and reckless handling the skirts rarely catch fire, needing yearly replacement through a bright plaiting cycle to avoid costly dressmaker bills.
News from Attalla reports Mrs. Prank Reaves died several miles from Attalla where she went for health treatment leaving her husband in the city. The body will be brought back tonight for burial at Edgemont tomorrow afternoon and laid to rest at her brother Dock Brown's home 504 Duncan Avenue.
A Life quote favors short, simple words over long, ornate phrasing. It argues mono syllabic sounds powerfully express emotion and keep readers sharp and engaged. The note praises direct, vivid expression over pompous text.
Mrs. Jean ette Stewart Ford, linked to the Big Four embezzlement, is believed dying in a Cincinnati hospital after admitting in Edward Cooke’s case that Cooke is the father of her six year old daughter. Doctors say the shock from the confession could be fatal.
A brief classified notice advertises coal available from O. Watson offering best grades at reasonable prices. It directs interested buyers to call a listed phone number to discuss the deal with War on.
Advertisers seek strong business plans to attract backing as wartime campaigns press for financial support and public backing. Businesses emphasize clear strategy, measurable goals, and credible promises to secure investors and sponsors amid conflict.
The article describes the bird of paradise with elaborate plumage and long tail wires. Males display dazzling golden orange tufts and wirelike tail feathers while females are plain, and natives harvest birds via blunt arrows to preserve plumage.
The author argues that strict, just discipline builds affection in children. He defines strictness as reasonable, enforced rules with fairness, rewards and punishments, and understanding of the child's perspective. He warns against harshness and notes injustice breeds lasting resentment.
Bargain sale of residence and vacant lot on Quintard and Seventh street plus a 6 room house a 4 room servant house and vacant lot on Seventh and Lapsley offered by Geo Johnston at Johnston Brothers Company on June 14.
Want ads urge readers to profit by searching advertised items. The note suggests salt works workers are immune to cholera and scarlet fever, and advises consulting advertised opportunities as a path to results.
A writer contemplates a single drop of ink on his shirt front and muses on the world’s possible thoughts. His inner ideas spill out as if solid stones rolling from a hall into a shed, signaling sudden stream of consciousness.
A new architect proposes reforms for apartment housing, arguing for changes to flats. Critics challenge the vision, while supporters say the ideas could modernize living spaces and infrastructure.
A fragmentary quote frames a ruminative scene where a character named Puck muses about fortune and time. The lines juxtapose wealth and long spans, suggesting playful mischief and delayed gratification amid a surreal mood.
A reader reports practical chatter about flood readiness and dining quality. The dialogue includes questions about the start of rain and a guest asking about seating, while a returning man praises a fine table as solid oak with heavy legs and a polished top.
Greensburg Kentucky druggist J M Howell endorses Cham berlain s Cough Remedy for home and customers. He confirms its excellence and notes it is for sale by all dealers.
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