This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1909
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR mentions witnesses and deputies tied to a shooting. Text references a body on the ground and an attempt to capture a suspect, but details are unclear due to damage and missing phrases. Further readable context shows minimal information about location or outcome.
Foster McCall admitted drinking and dozing in a servant’s house during a call. A police officer was summoned to wake him and remove him. The recorder fined him seven dollars and ten cents this morning.
Personal mentions include J Victor Blackwell of Atlanta visiting for a few days Capt R FP Kolb of Montgomery in town and T Floyd of Atlanta here. Carl Appleton and G M Lovejoy of Birmingham registered at the New Wilmer. W W Battle C D Martin and Dr J F Rowan of Jacksonville visited Anniston. F M Formby and W E Shewmake of Piedmont were in town on business. Law Davis, recently in the U S Army, is home with his father H C Davis. United States District Attorney C B Kennamer of Guntersville arrived for the district court opening tomorrow. William A Davis Jr has joined James T Brooks & Co grocery as salesman during his vacation.
James A. Johnson and H Bessie Mae attended the funeral of Mrs. Britt at the Atlanta Congregational church following her death the previous day. An advertised tonic claims to cure liver and stomach issues, and a benefit concert for Carly the Salvation Army worker was held at the Congregational church on 11th Street and Parkview Avenue.
An old ad promotes Dean's Ointment claiming it cures piles eczema and skin itching. The copy urges purchase from druggists with a price noted as 42, likely a late 19th or early 20th century listing.
An Anniston promotion offers a free $400 piano to a lucky winner. Visit Van Arsdel's jewelry store to view the instrument, then learn how to claim it. The piano is absolutely free to some person. Anniston Steam Laundry concludes the notice.
Fresh shipment whole wheat flour and graham flour. Sterne's coal of all grades for sale by R. O Watson. Phone 72. July 12 edition.
Satisfactory drug service contact provided as Phone 72. R. O. Watson. Jyl2-tt indicates a call-in or appointment note for pharmacy or medical follow up.
It is proposed to move the Mara thon from Jacksonville to the baseball park where the grass could be cut and a course laid out for the event, but no definite action has been taken yet.
Jordan West appeared before Recorder Creen for drunkenness and for cursing the city warden after detention. He was fined 11.50 dollars for the intoxication and 27.10 dollars for the sulphuric language.
R. Watson advertises high grade seal at set prices with prompt delivery. Phone contact listed as 72 for placing orders and inquiries.
Concert tomorrow. The note is incomplete about the event. No performer or venue details are legible.
Our establishment offers well cooked meals and clean, neat rooms for families. Patrons appreciate the convenient lodging and commend the tidy accommodations and attentive service.
Two Southern Railway trains collided at Belmont Illinois on June 21. Mail Clerk Jackson was killed and three others were badly hurt. The article notes the incident in a concise disaster report with additional contact details from a local business.
The five day session began in Copenhagen under Danish government auspices with Maurice Francis Egan representing the United States as American Minister to Denmark.
Simple and affordable art stenciling explained for beginners. Lay designs on fabric, apply colors, and reveal artistic yet primitive charm. Works on unbleached muslin burlap or crash to craft scarfs table runners pillow covers and summer home hangings with ready sets or individual designs.
In Baghdad a humble slave breaks a vase under strict law and faces death. He sacrifices himself by destroying the remaining nineteen vases to save his fellow countrymen, declaring his act as mercy. The caliph’s response is implied but not shown.
An Army and Navy Journal excerpt warns about Filipino natives preparing a pig for slaughter as a ritual sacrifice. It notes pigs kept in kitchens fed on boiled rice and suggests civilians avoid unfamiliar pork once a day is set for slaughter, advising sticking to chicken and fish.
Actress Minnie Maddern Fiske balances stage duties with animal welfare work. She mails subscriptions to Milan based humane society and distributes pamphlets urging better horse care in lumber camps and streets across the United States and Canada. She carries pamphlets and acts against cruelty whenever she sees it.
The New York Press describes crowded 1857 New York with about thirty lodging houses below City Hall Park, capacity near 6,000, and daily crowds around 20,000. Strangers moved from house to house seeking nightly lodging and only three hotels operated on the European plan charging $2.50 to $3.50 per week.
Postmaster Carney of Norfolk Virginia instructs office staff to submit all requests for leave of absence by 10 a.m. on game days. The notice covers toothache colds minor ailments and leaves for funerals picnics church sociables and similar events.
Advice on infant care from old era stressing shade from bright light and quiet, gentle handling. Recommend cloths on feet and stomach to ease colic, dry baby after bath, light powder, avoid loud noises and shaking, use boiled water for drinking, burn items in baby’s mouth and rinse with borax solution to keep mouth and gums clean.
The northern boundary of Delaware is circular because the Penn charter requires a circle drawn twelve miles from Newcastle northward and westward to the fortieth parallel, with the eastern bound along the Delaware River. This produces an unavoidable circular boundary that has puzzled many students.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.