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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1907
Page
2
A father tells a child a bedtime story about Julius in a town, a tree full of birds, and a naughty boy who throws a stone. The tale shifts as the father confronts questions and a tense moment at the stairs with his wife nearby.
Oxford residents attend theater opening at Oxford Lake Park. Calhoun Rifles drill schedule set. Capt. A M Humphries leads Company I in drill and discipline. Social visits to Wilsonville and Cave Springs noted. Sunday school canvassing planned. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised for dyspepsia with health claims.
Alexander J Adair and family plan to move to Anniston this week occupying a newly created cottage on Noble Street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth. Scott and Homer Killebrew killed a large rattlesnake on their father's Coldwater farm last week. Mine Cotprew of Dadeville visits Miss Ruth Burton on Main Street for a few days.
The recital by Anniston and Oxford pupils of Miss Willie Privett at Noble Institute was postponed by rain and held this morning. Oxford participants included Miss Mattie Wakefield and the Bagley sisters. Katheryn Cdair performed an original poem. Ernest Wilson joined Thad M. Gwin & Co., beginning duties today and shown as a capable young man.
Oxford residents urge action to secure a hotel for travelers in a town of over 2,000 population lacking any hostelry. W W Jones of Rockland and others visit Oxford while Uncle Billie improves in health. John Fitzgerald resumes mail carrier duties after a recent accident as Dr J T Acton, Pace Haynes, and Dawson Haynes visit or fill positions.
A Greater New York parish rector censures contributors for giving less, urging donations align with means. He likens insincere show to pilgrims at Plymouth Rock and reflects on people’s failure to decide what would truly make them happy.
An elderly farmer in the audience was struck by the dexterity of a modern virtuoso. He clapped twice on his knees and exclaimed that he would give something valuable to have that musician place peas for him.
A compact proverb note cites a French saying about mischief arriving by the pound and fees leaving by the other. It also references ancient India cotton cloth as mentioned by Herodotus, B. 400.
Bobby travels to Canada to visit his English aunt and at luncheon she asks if he likes curried chicken. He blushes and replies he does not know as his family does not curry chickens, they pick them TLipninestt's.
Weary-Wot asks about the trouble as Ruggles shows signs of sleepiness. A dream of Rip Van Winkle looms. Mrs Goode and Dusty Rhodes discuss the musician and a self playing piano with hard feet. Dusty Rhodes notes Wille was shot by a cop.
The article recalls early eighteenth century English practice in Cumberland where boys paid the master a cock penny before Lent as part of the schoolmasters meager wages. The system treated teachers as a servile class and relied on informal payments from pupils.
The Rudder editor muses on steam navigation and asks what the world would lose first. He argues steam is the greatest civilizer, surpassing literature art religion and other possessions.
David Homer Bates recounts in Century how John H. Surratt about twenty years old acted as a Confederate spy. He carried dispatches between Washington and enemy boats on the Potomac, sometimes in his boot heel or between buggy planks. He mocked U S detectives as inept at searching him.
Mrs A argues brandy eases a child’s colic while Mrs B challenges the claim. Mrs A recalls her husband’s colic history before and after keeping brandy at home, noting frequent episodes afterward.
The Philadelphia Press cites a conversation where Miss Uppisch claims her great grandmother on her mother's side was proud and imperious. Miss Knox remarks their servant girl shares the same bearing, suggesting a shared lineage of demeanor.
A dining scene in The Alternative Suburban Hose features Miss Hobson being offered rabbit pie as the sole dish at a supper, with guests debating whether to take a portion while discovering no other options.
Promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a potent restorative for nursing and overburdened women. Claims aid for nursing mothers, expectant mothers, and those with multiple listed symptoms, with emphasis on safe use and public disclosure of ingredients. Ends urging readers to request a free booklet for composition details.
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