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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1911
Page
5
Er and Mrs G D Merrill of Carrollton, Ga, are visiting relatives in the city. G A Brown, who has been in Atlanta for several days to secure eye treatment, has returned home.
Rev O W Greer district superintendent of the Alabama Anti-Saloon League will lecture at Oxama Baptist Church tonight with illustrations. The topic is The Human Drag Net and the speaker will sketch pictures to support his points. All are invited.
Bernard will lead a revival service at 8 p m with the theme Heaven Shall We Know Each Other in Heaven He preached to a large crowd last night and organizers expect capacity crowds to continue the rest of the week Additions are reported building to handle growing attendance
A SNAP notes Duffy's Grape Juice is priced at 35 cents per quart as a high grade bargain. The ad claims the product cannot be matched at any price. Sterne's is mentioned as the source.
King Smith, a Black man, was tried in the recorder's court for burglariously entering the home of L. G. Jones on Tyler Hill. He was fined $25 and costs for vagrancy, held for the grand jury on burglary, and to work out the fine before state authorities pursue the burglary charge.
An ad urges customers to trade with Sterne's for fresh wholesome groceries and stresses buying from them to avoid stale or unsafe foods. It touts Orange Pekoe for iced tea and emphasizes buying in bulk to ensure quick turnover.
Exhibition of The Tale of Two Cities opens today at the Alamo theater and is praised as a notable picture. It will likely be seen by many this afternoon and again tomorrow afternoon.
A brief note urges readers to use Star Want Ads for valuable items. It highlights the idea that quality warrants promotion and invites submissions to the classified column.
The notice promotes picnic lunches with no purchase required and highlights superior quality and variety. It advertises fresh Philadelphia cream cheese, pepperoni and Swiss cheese delivered weekly by express, under Sterne's.
Trotter recalls a joke about being captured by bandits in Italy. Miss Homer quips about operatic bandits as Trotter notes the gag devices were new.
A spinster asks if the husband is good and the woman with a square chin replies that he supplied the material for a good husband while she did the making.
A brief dialogue presents a boy asking about a technicality and his father defining it as what lawyers argue over when evidence fails to satisfy. The exchange captures a compact, wry view of legal nitpicking.
Local observations state a 7 am barometer of 30 06 inches. Day's high 81 and low 69. Mean yesterday 77, normal 76. Excess since January 1 1706 degrees. Last 24 hours precipitation 0 1 inch. Year to date 20 41 inches, deficient 4 55. Forecast calls for unsettled conditions with local showers tonight or Thursday.
In the Divorce World, New Neighbor in Chicago reports a cryptic social exchange. A child deflects with a light remark about a gentleman, calling him a fine papa, prompting a witty back‑and‑forth that captures social mores of the era.
Col Stillwell claims prohibition improved community health by reducing the availability of an accepted remedy. He notes fewer chills and fevers as a result, arguing the policy lowers disease incidence due to restricted access.
Stella says Clara loves Tom enough to marry him. Mabel asks why she won’t. Stella suspects Tom believes in letting well enough alone.
A diner remarks on a shortcake asking if it is meant to be shortcake. The waitress confirms. The customer retorts to remove and bury it. A separate cartoon line. a shop laments decline with clock imagery, debating winding up the business.
A fragment recalls a burlesque show last evening with a snide remark about the alfo being rank. The terse notes capture a drawn chase of mood rather than full details.
An editorial condemns American railroad accidents detailing 1906 death tolls and injuries. It urges public pressure for improvements such as block signals on rail lines, better rolling stock, and roadbed. The piece calls for accountability to end the deadly waste and humanity’s burning shame.
A Denver Post editorial denounces violent threats against judges and praises lawful remedies. It cites Chicago and St Louis incidents of attempted or actual gunfire in court, calls for restraint, and urges posters reading Please don't shoot the judge to deter lawlessness.
Tour of Calhoun farms highlights diligent farming and intelligent management as Thomas Jefferson's “chosen people” reference frames the scene. Visitors from Birmingham enjoyed water at Ingram Wells, with dining, dancing, bowling, baseball, and potential for a summer Chautauqua site.
A narrator recalls catching a boy stealing oranges, noting his cleverness and the moral sting of punishment. The passage mocks the clerk’s naive excuses and ends with a flippant byplay asking how to beat a drum, underscoring a playful, ironic tone.
A delegation visits a rising lawyer with a box of cigars and praise for his Washington speech. The spokesman notes the lawyer’s break in silence after saying George Washington was a great man, and the club honors him for knowing when to stop.
Fragmentary archaic couplet urges respect and affection for a mother. The garbled text hints at a maternal bond emphasized through loving deeds and lifelong devotion, though specific names, dates, or places are absent.
The piece notes American women publishing views in books and magazines on marriage divorce and family. It discusses how newspapers have not yet embraced feminine discussions in main pages and laments flippant public attitudes. The author views this as progress toward emancipation.
A metropolitan paper correspondent asks if socialism would force uniform clothing and styles, noting the potential tyranny of fashion under communism could surpass current control by fashion elites in London Paris and New York.
The New York Tribune warns that chains on automobile tires damage parks and Riverside Drive by cutting up the road surfaces. It argues rubber tires alone won t slip as readily as steel tires and that chains mainly enable excessive speeds around curves, endangering public safety and costly roads.
A 7 by 2 by 1 foot sweat-box in Altoona’s city lock-up is depicted as a tool to coerce confessions from reluctant prisoners and witnesses. The piece likens it to a brig on old warships, arguing physical coercion is an unsafe, immoral practice upheld only by force.
Automobile owners who urged to curb Sunday carriages have reconsidered and decided not to foreclose their mortgage on public highways. The move preserves Sunday access for horse drawn and motor vehicles.
Congressmen defend their attendance records by insisting their absences do not exceed ninety percent and challenge claims of ninety five percent. They argue the figures are inflated and misrepresent their actual presence.
Brazil signals commitment to peace by arranging to buy three battleships at five million six hundred dollars each, underscoring a costly pledge to deter conflict and project stability internationally.
Classified notice highlights profitable use of want ads to drive results for sellers and buyers. Emphasizes quick, measurable outcomes and broad reach across the newspaper classified section.
Property sale notice lists residence and vacant lot at Quintard and Seventh, plus a six room house a servant house and vacant lot at Seventh and Lapeley. Owner can recover keys at Star office by paying advance charges.
In this analogy a businessperson gains the upper hand through strategic moves. The text argues advertising is the proper move to outmaneuver rivals and achieve success.
An experiment reports that 1,000 tons of soot settle each year on London's 110 square mile area, highlighting heavy air pollution over the capital.
Gezer in Palestina is described as six millennia old after a recent archaeological visit. The report notes the city’s antiquity and hints at findings that reveal impressions from concentrated efforts rather than half-hearted work, with nails and blows used in the process.
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