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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1907
Page
7
An excerpt from A C Inchbold’s Under the Syrian Sun describes Esdraelon’s plains and Baalbek’s colossal pillars. The passage contrasts rolling green valleys and cloud shadows with cultivated fields, then moves to lonely awe before ancient stones where ghosts of the past seem near but fade with dawn.
On come and see Wastell and White tonight at the Princess rink. They skate with style and offer a burlesque show at a popular price of one dime. People are invited to come and enjoy lighthearted entertainment and innocent fun.
The sum of 43.40 was charged up to five offenders in police court this morning. Two other cases were continued. R. J. Hasson, doorkeeper of the house of representatives, has returned home on West Twelfth street after illness.
A list of unclaimed letters includes Anthony John Barfield J F Barfield W W Banks J A Baxton Orwell Beavers Frank Bell Rob N Bonner Monroe Broyls Chas Brockman L T Dickerson Willie Doling John Cochran Jim Doss M J Gay W M Gray Jim Grissom Bennie Hammond Thos Hansen O L Henderson LeRoy Jenkins Joe B Johnson M H Joiner Tom Kelley T B Knight William Long Fred Mahon H W Martin Billie Moore J B Moncrief Henry O Donall Sam Owens Jno FE Parrott Henry Persy M EF Robertson William Rue C A Scarbrough Pope J Sims Shirley Smith M T Strickland W B Store Walter Strickland T W Thomas George Trice Jim Vaughn John R Walker D C Walker 8 H 2 Ladies List Bailey Miss Hattie Bruner Miss Lytle Byrd Miss Ann Calhoun Miss Georgia Carter Miss Alice Chandler Mrs Kate Cloud Mrs Kittie Coffman Miss Marile Darnell Mrs W J Davis Miss Crace Dunklin Miss Anna Goodson Miss Orillie Harris Nannie Hicks Carrie Jourdan Georgia Ledbetter Mrs Annie Lee Miss Alice Maxwell Mary Monahan Mrs Guy Mooer Mary Ramey Miss 8 G Scott Mrs Annie Thomas Mrs Lula Wise Miss Mary Wilson Miss Julia Wright Mrs Katie J M RAGAN P M.
Weary Willie negotiates a bargain with Mrs. Housekeep implying work first then dinner. The exchange highlights economic cleverness and humor about payment, appetite, and advantage.
The Houston Post quotes a remark about joy in anticipation over realization and a character’s uncertain reply about expecting a visit from a mother in law. The exchange highlights a tension between expectation and certainty.
Quotes from New York Press echo tension over trust as a clock and a warning about broken faith referenced in a Shakespearean line.
An old quote from Loudon Ladies' Field emphasizes that each person carries a germ within an organism that, when properly developed, will yield the realization of all ambitions. The key ingredients cited are energy and concentration.
The Philadelphia Press notes meeting Dudley after a long absence. The speaker asks about his stuttering, finding him now adept at it, suggesting a notable change in Dudley’s speech pattern.
A Cleveland Press quote recalls exposure to widespread poverty in Europe and the speaker’s fear of personal financial ruin after returning home. The brief exchange contrasts harsh conditions abroad with domestic concerns.
A collection of aphorisms on reputation courage and social behavior. The speaker warns that crowd familiarity erodes reputation and bluffing can substitute for bravery. Isolation on a farm invites trouble while generosity in collection baskets is framed as frivolous sport.
The passage describes how earthquakes dramatically alter geography by erasing and forming mountains and coastlines. It cites 1750 near Mexico where land four square miles rose 550 feet and volcanic cones appeared, including Jorullo rising 1700 feet, and 1772 Java where a 15 by 6 mile area vanished and a mountain dropped from 0 to 5,000 feet.
A California balloon plant produces yellow fruit larger than a fig that holds a watery substance. As the fruit matures it releases a gas lighter than air, causing the pod to rise and flip in the wind. When detached, it sails to distant spots, spreading seeds to sustain its kind.
A conversational quip from the Washington Star where a young man with long hair asks why poets are underappreciated. Mr. Cumrox replies that poetry loses readers either when it’s hard to understand or when it is understood yet not respected.
A brief exchange reveals the manager requesting light comedy manuscripts and the playwright promising to bring two or three in this afternoon. The note captures a scene of theatrical project planning reported in the Kansas City Times.
A brief note explains a symbol in a social scene where a man holding an umbrella while the woman receives rain drips indicates courtship, while the reverse signals marriage.
A historical overview of ancient confections including the dragott dragatti dragees from the Fabius family and the Florentine Pastilla by Jobo Pastilla. It notes the birth of praline by Lassagne and the French origins of bonbons and toasted almonds.
An old classified item promotes Montevallo coal with a sales pitch to buy and try a ton and provides a contact phone number 72 for R. O. Watson.
J. W. Monk advertises complete stock with full weight and full measure. He pledges reasonable prices, prompt delivery, guaranteed satisfaction, and solicits patronage. Telephone 600.
The announcement proclaims a new undertaking parlor now complete with Milton P. Crowe in charge. Crowe is described as a premier embalmer with over twenty years of experience in Alabama, offering day or night service with a lady attendant if desired and contact numbers for night and day calls.
A business directory item lists Miss Martha Belil seeking a phone contact at 455 or to call at 17m Blue Mountain Avenue for business inquiries.
T M Henderson of 913 Noble Street advertises as a dealer in second-hand furniture and stoves offering cash for all kinds of used furnishings.
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