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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1900
Page
8
A crowded meeting on Healthy Street erupts as rival physicians denounce Mystic Oil leader Dr Pills. The assembly denounces price gouging and promotes adoption of the rival product claimed to cure pain and paralysis.
Local items report Mr W C Deaghdeill accepting a post with Southers Garawlry ompany and J K Beaggies & Live relocating to the opera house block. John Teney family move from Tyler Hill to Dobbins house, and Mr Will Privette family return from McComb Mississippi to Anniston. Assistant mentions carpet worker recruitment and various small transfers and travel notes around Anniston.
Vague text describes a delightful surprise party at the home of Mint Mattie Husteo Wilmer and Tweety Oh ntreete, mentioning Mrew HH. Creek and tittle Mrew Margaret as related to Cave Biprings.
In Anuintow, the Whee coal supply shows shortages as local buyers seek fuel. The Fourf firm cautions households and industries to prepare for reduced shipments and possible price adjustments.
Shipping machinery to Louisiana described in garbled text. Mentions a large shipment by a ceramics company and a wager ceremony. several items to be sent soon. Confusing phrases reference guards and a bear piece. overall indicates a transit of equipment to Louisiana with ceremonial aspects.
Vague political push urging support for M. W. Mc Craw for sheriff. Mentions role agents, committees, and weekly activities with unclear references to prices and individuals. overall text is fragmented and hard to parse.
A brief political message urges support for M W Woood ruff in the sheriff race. The fragment signals campaign activity without additional context or details.
Union Associated Press reports in San Francisco on March 7 that Wong Cha King, a laborer, died and authorities fear bubonic plague may have developed locally.
A large black cat named Sebastian, owned by Mrs. Cornelia Anderson of Cumberland, wears diamond ear ornaments and is noted for size and tigerlike stance. Brought aboard a British steamship by accident, he became settled with Anderson after a remarkable rescue and continues to dine in style with a decorated cot and daily milk bath.
The piece notes New York and Boston initiatives to develop athletic facilities for children, including a gymnasium 170 by 130 feet and a 100 foot diameter swimming pool. It cites a 25,000 dollar urban summer program and a proposed 200,000 to 500,000 dollar playground system, arguing bodily development is essential for mental growth alongside growing municipal interest in physical training.
The piece recalls Jake Voster, longtime Oregon character, known for driving the Holt county hack between Oregon and Forest City. An elderly life recounts his years on the road, his timing for a future nearby town, and a window scene with Janie. The narrative blends local lore with age milestones and a noted transformation in appearance over time.
Fragmentary text notes students at Columbia University must learn swimming and military drill as part of physical training. The garbled passage suggests a mandate or discussion about athletic instruction and discipline within the university context.
A fragmented diary-like passage recounts a fogged scene with unsure timing and unclear speakers. The text mentions a person referred to as Me Alfieter and a misty evening, with wavering recollections of viewing and hearing the fog and certain unnamed events.
The article muses on large scale projects that could alter climate and geography. It envisions a canal 66 miles long linking seas, flooding deserts, creating island chains, and transforming regions from Africa to Europe and beyond. Proposals include new waterways and sea walls affecting Ireland and the Thames estuary.
The London Mail notes a proposed ship canal linking Bristol to London through the Severn and the Thames. The route, while ambitious, has already been deemed feasible enough to consider construction.
A railroad worker recounts an extraordinary incident with a runaway locomotive on a mountain line. He describes pulling the lever to open safety valves, a boiler explosion, and a descent controlled only by a safety mechanism as the engine failed near Clear Creek.
The directors of the Great Rasterm railway in England decide that a class is not for workmen and cannot have the Lemeft of the Cheap more. They have limited trims to two workmen only and treat by order as ordinary passengers.
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