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Newspaper

Anniston Evening Star

Location

Anniston, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1907

Page

5

Real Estate Ad Seeks Buyers and Tenants

A brief classified notice from Security Bank invites buyers and renters for residence or business property. Contact the bank at their building for details and listings.

Revival Services Stir Local Congregation Led by Rev W B Davis

In the afternoon and at night Rev W B Davis from Texas, a minister of extraordinary ability, conducts stirring services that excite the congregation and raise hopes for strong results. Grace Episcopal Church hosts a picnic at Oxford Lake Park with staff officers named for Major D Houston Smith's Second Battalion. Farmers from across the county report improving crop conditions and active cultivation today.

W. B. Davis Texas Grace Episcopal Church Oxford Lake Park D. Houston Smith B. R. Sawyer Anniston John Fitzgerald Oxford John Burnett Gadsden

Second Presbyterian Service Led by Dr J G Anderson

A protracted service continues this week at Second Presbyterian West Anniston led by Dr J G Anderson from First church with assistance from Rev W A Daniel. Services start at 7 45 p m with all welcome.

Second Presbyterian West Anniston J. G. Anderson First Church W. A. Daniel

LITTLE GIRL DIES IN ANSTON AREA NAME BURIED AT HILLSIDE

The little daughter, a year and a half old, of Mr. Charlie Fortune of 524 Pine Avenue, died at 10 15 this morning after an eleven week illness. The remains will be buried at Hillside tomorrow morning. Also Circuit Court today heard part of the case W Clements versus W C Gray. See new pictures at Anniston Theater tomorrow and Thursday. Shingles for sale 4x18 No 1 and No 2 F M House phone 253 my20 t1.

F. M. House Circuit Court W. ©. Clements W. C. Gray Charlie Fortune Pine Avenue Hillside

Weather data and forecast from The Star

Barometer 30.08 at 7 a.m. Temperature 69 with trace precipitation. Wind southeast at 2 mph. Lows 62 at 5 a.m. Highs 89 at 1 p.m. Weather clear with possible showers. Forecast colder Thursday. Official in charge W F Clarke. Get fast results with a Star want ad.

W. F. Clarke

Youthful Essayists Hear Lectures on Drink Evils

The London Tit-Bits report shows nearly 12 000 pupils entered an essay contest on the evils of drink. Dr Eccles delivered a lecture to the Society for the Study of Sobriety quoting students’ lines on jail terms for self harm under intoxication and the medical view of alcohol’s harms.

Eccles Society For the Study of London

Fragmented 19th Century Snippet on Waist Fashion

A brief excerpt shows a woman admiring a new waist with a large mirror and a teasing man on a sofa. The dialogue suggests vanity and social play. The surrounding lines discuss progress in an abstract, flawed prose about growth, news, and power, with garbled names and phrases.

Chicago News

Remedial Relief for Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea

An 19th century remedy claims quick relief from colic and diarrhoea, noting Paiia in the stomach. Sold by J. L. Wikle.

J. L. Wikle

Land Title Guaranty Co announces title review service

Land Title Guaranty Co announces examination of real estate titles with a guaranty bond upon attorney approved titles. Addressed to Anniston and dated April F.Disclaimer.

Land Title Guaranty CO

Pronunciation note on girl and guttering echoes in classic verse

A London correspondent discusses how the word girl was pronounced in past verses, noting rhymes with pearl and dwell and describing changes in spelling like Gell and gurl to reflect phonetic shifts, referencing Willkins and Dinah and Thackeray.

Gell Willkins Gurl Thas Thackeray Mrs. Bungay London

Wedding Ruse Jarred by Fake Groom at Village Church

A village church wedding misfired when a youth posed as the groom and the fake bridegroom admitted he was not the right man. The reverend’s shock deepened as the supposed groom said the other man was hiding at the church basement, too ashamed to come forward.

Pease

A Russian Pastime and English Cricket Origins

The article notes peasants in southern Russia enjoying sunflower seed chewing as a pastime and dentifrice, with casual health talk. It recalls Astrakhan trades offering eds for a penny and mentions historical English cricket laws. In 1748 cricket was illegal in England, fines and imprisonment faced by landowners, but the first county match occurred between Kent and Sages at Sevenoaks in 1735.

Russia Astrakhan Ilegal England Kent Sagsex Sevenoaks

Banana Deal Disaster in Dockside Market

A distressed vendor recounts a scam at a bustling market where a conman pressurizes him to sell surplus bananas below cost. The vendor describes coercive tactics and threats to force payment while customers flee and workers feel exploited.

Fragmentary note on locals and social friction

Vague OCR fragment discusses tensions within a community describing loss of wives and offense. The text is garbled and provides no clear event or names to establish a concrete news item.

Adjourned session to amend practice in Calhoun Circuit Court

Notice states the legislature will amend section 2 of an act regulating Calhoun county Alabama circuit court. It requires juries in day causes be demanded at least ten days before the term’s first day. The notice references the first session of the present legislature and imminent term.

Calhoun County Alabama

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