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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1907
Page
4
The February 1907 edition reports total Evening Star circulation at 51 865 with an average daily circulation of 2160. The statement asserts accuracy to the best knowledge of E. B. MeKER General Manager and is sworn before Notary FE W. Ledbetter on March 1, 1907.
A brief sketch of William Dean Howells born March 1 1837 at Martinsville Ohio. The piece notes his early printer training in Hamilton and Cincinnati, consulship in Venice 1861 1843, editorship of Atlantic Monthly 1871 1880, and his prolific literary output including biographies and criticisms. It also mentions Thaw sanity questions, a Georgia tax measure, and Rome Georgia merchants association banquet planned March 12 for its first anniversary with about 50 guests.
Japan, not resentful over the San Francisco school incident, places a large order for American steel rails. An immediate shipment of 50,000 tons is sought for Mapelurian lines, with hopes for locomotives and other equipment later. The move signals continued U S Japan commercial ties despite recent tensions.
Contractor Olliver complains over the Panama canal contract handling. He made the lowest bid and had the means to do the work but received a complete turndown due to lack of influential connections or pull.
A fragmented, quotey tract reflects on jail, self-made success, dreamers, and social responsibility. It critiques loungers, praises conserving intellect, and urges personal action to uplift humanity despite bleak social conditions.
An English traveler argues there is no single Chinese language, noting mutual incomprehension between Canton and Amoy speakers. He cites three Chinamen with an interpreter and claims Pigeon English is the common tongue of commerce.
A witty exchange with a sweet matron asks if the scene is the stock exchange and contemplates trading securities for ones that pay dividends, noting the current ones never do.
A doctor forbids alcohol to a patient who retorts that the doctor drinks privately. The physician replies that he drinks only as a regular man, not as a professional.
Emerson called the dreamer of dreamers and many readers today stand where he stood. Dreamers see future civilization before others and shape great cities and institutions. The article highlights Columbus and Chicago as examples and argues that ambitions and visions elevate humanity and create lasting monuments.
The piece catalogs global and domestic labor trends including Norwegian printers earning 93 cents daily, 50,000 child workers in Southern mills with an average life of four years, Panama Canal Zone wage appeals by engineers, Italian furniture workers forming a Philadelphia union, Keir Hardie organizing a British Agricultural Labor league, and teachers unions forming in San Francisco. It notes conventions and open shop stances in Boston, New Orleans, and Western New York, eight hour day campaigns, and a push for a universal trades union label in Sydney. It also mentions a Long list of unions and agreements affecting brick and tile workers, steam engineers, and cigar makers with strong adherence to union efforts and minimal child labor in New England factories.
Advertisement claims Dean's Ointment cures itchy skin conditions including piles and eczema. Warnings imply itching worsens with scratching and suggests availability at drag stores.
Rebecchi invited a friend to dinner then returned home furious. His wife asks what happened. He notes Dobelli accepted the lunch invitation, contradicting an expectation that politeness be returned. The tale sits in La Caricaturista as a sharp social snapshot.
One hundred dollar reward offered for incurable catarrh cases. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo cited. firm vouched for by Walding Kinnan & Marvin, wholesale druggists. Cure described as internally taken, affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by druggists. Also promote Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In a Chicago News exchange, a professor notes varieties with curved spines that resemble open books, prompting questions about their peculiar curvature and the plants that cause minor discomfort to pedestrians.
A brief dialogue exchanges between a wife and husband about Marseille. The wife teases that Marseille bored the husband with talk, while the husband notes the wife bore him with gossip, ending with a light exchange about the topic.
A brief biographical note quotes Carile on enduring hardship and standing firm. The passage reflects a stoic stance and personal resilience through hardship.
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