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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1906
Page
4
Three life convicts and a prison foreman are dead after an attempted escape at the Angola state penitentiary farm in Louisiana. A prison guard was wounded, likely fatally, as convicts overpowered staff during the breakout. The incident occurred near New Orleans on June 21 in a special report to the Picayune.
A young wife earns by dressmaking for friends and her husband jokes about profits. At home she cuts fabric for a waist, hoping to get two dollars. Later their five year old daughter mimics, cutting scraps to make her dolly a dress, hoping to find a penny.
The Sinai bedouins according to Lord Cromer practice tribal blood money for killings. Forty one camels are fixed as blood price. If the killer and victim share a tribe a girl must be given in marriage, with dowry or renewals, or five camels may substitute.
A Cornhill Magazine tone portrait contrasts a Florentine epicure with northerners his leisure spent in cafes amid fashion and indolence. The piece notes his rank ignored for independence, his simple pleasures, and pride in Florence’s monuments and skies over material riches.
A sporting gentleman famed for bad shooting boasts of hitting a barn door bullseye at 1000 yards. Two witnesses confirm the feat after he bets an oyster supper. He explains he shot the bullet at the door then painted the target around it.
Barometer reading 30.08 at 7 a m. Temperature 60. Highest 90 at 2 p m. Lowest 60 at 5 a m. Precipitation 0. Wind direction and velocity noted. Forecast fair tonight and Friday. By W. F. Clark.
A discussion on why monetary abbreviations precede numbers in many countries and how the dollar symbol behaves like the pound, franc, and other units. The piece notes Rome and modern usage, suggesting backward conventions in entry notation and the long-standing habit of placing abbreviations before figures.
The article explains that violins can be reversed for left handed players by rearranging strings and the bass bar, while some left handed violinists use standard setups. It notes no left handed pianos, guitars adapted by string reversal, and that banjos require neck changes. Flutes invert keyhole placement, and left handed cornets and larger brass instruments exist to place pistons conveniently for left handed players.
Challemel Lacour recalls Schopenhauer, admired German philosopher. At a Frankfurt hotel he finds him finishing dinner with officers at table d hôte and a gold coin on the table. Schopenhauer pockets the coin, saying he will give it to the poor only when the officers discuss something other than promotion, horses, or women.
Editor asks farmers to attend June 23 meeting at the courthouse in Calhoun county at 11 30 am. The event will feature 8 S D Smith of South Carolina addressing the gathering and discussing important business, with a large crowd expected.
If your stomach troubles persist do not conclude there is no cure. Many have been permanently cured by Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. Get a free sample at J L Wikle's drug store and try them. They also cure constipation and biliousness.
The naval ordnance inspector explains that large guns are costly to produce and maintain. A 12 inch gun of forty to fifty feet requires regular rifling maintenance and may have a useful life of about 100 shots. Shells cost about 1,000 dollars per shot and a 50,000 dollar patent funds the graphite nose initiative aiding armor penetration.
After being declared extinguished, the Enterprise coal mine at Shamo kin Pa was found burning above the water level. The long running subterranean fire has proven one of the region’s hardest to quell, with accumulated extinguishment costs reaching about $100,000.
The gasoline engine benefits from a brief warmup before full power use, a principle noted by Automo bile Magazine. Running lightly for a few minutes before demanding exertion helps the engine perform better and last longer.
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