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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1910
Page
2
A large gathering of business and professional men met at the Alabama hotel Tuesday night in an orderly, cordial session. Speakers urged united action to boost local business growth and to develop An histon’s natural resources, underscoring a strong call for community progress.
The Star urges every Anniston businessperson to join the Chamber of Commerce and support its work to boost the city’s industrial appeal. It praises the recent meeting, reelects President Turner, and notes the group’s role in attracting factories while criticizing opposing political voices.
Joseph Weldon Hailey, a Texas senator, resigned in a fit of petulance after party splits over the Arizona constitution. He reconsidered and withdrew the resignation, while friends fret over his volatile leadership and earlier defense of Lorimer. The episode unsettles supporters including the Houston Post, which laments his judgment amid broader Democratic divisions and policy battles.
This date in history recalls Mary Queen of Scots ally David Pizzio murdered by Lord Darnley in 1666. Notable births include Mirabeau 174%-and later statesman. Hall 1775 Commodore. Edwin Forrest 1806 tragedian. Also events like Baltic neutrality treaty 175% and Monitor and Merrimac battle 1862.
A New York World writer cites an old Maine horseman quiz as he describes legal jargon. The defendant uses racing terms like pace clip dite and dite to explain speed in a humorous exchange with the court.
A Musical America piece on Riccardo Martin notes his tailor eagerly wanted to hear him sing. Martin sent two tickets for Carmen. The tailor claimed the performance was awful because the singer’s trousers did not fit.
A housewife offers home-made pie to a tramp who refuses to chop wood. He jokes he would rather maul rails so he can use the pie as a wedge, revealing a humorous exchange in a Chicago News item.
A humorous excerpt shows Mrs D asking if George helps with fall cleaning while Mrs B notes he hangs pictures crooked and the result looks messy. The dialogue centers on domestic chores and a light critique of George’s work.
Former President Patton of Princeton University delivered a sermon on faith. He compared client loyalty to a lawyer, patient trust in a physician, and cited a “blind faith” case. The sermon provoked a ripple of reaction among parishioners according to Sunday Magazine.
A weary broom peddler asks for ice water in the Frog Hollow Enterprise editorial rooms. The editor refuses, citing a Chicago News quote about ice water supposedly stopping circulation.
A Philadelphia Ledger note describes a minister asking to omit the first verse of a hymn mentioning Greenland's icy mountains. The request aims to avoid potential acrimony in a peaceful gathering and reflects sensitivities about introducing contentious subjects.
The exchange recalls Mrs Dorcas asking why a member was expelled while Mrs Learned criticizes a motion to hire a professor of Hindoo philosophy over practical instruction in cab use pencil sharpening and umbrella handling in crowds.
A photographer in a Chicago Tribune caption tries to retake a portrait as a sitter and her lap dog insist on Fido dominating the image. The exchange highlights playful defiance during a studio sitting.
A humorous quip from Puck suggests once you settle fees for architect and contractor you may view the project as a bungalow.
A fragmentary dialogue features a speaker asserting time equals money and another urging restraint. A convict voice declares ten years in the penitentiary and leaving with a busted reputation. The tone hints at crime and consequences in a reflective exchange.
A witty exchange on wealth and happiness features a Pluto Crat scoffing at riches while a Socialist counters that money brings satisfaction and status even to speak to someone with nothing. The dialogue satirizes attitudes toward wealth and power.
A compilation of brief literary snippets includes a sharp exchange about love from Chicago News and a nurse with a newborn on her lap. The Persian poem line urges living so others weep, while an editor recounts outsiders’ directions for running a newspaper and an office boy discards them in a waste basket.
A fragment from a noisy exchange notes women enjoy newspaper visibility and mocks the idea of silk for theirs, reflecting social tensions over media representation and class.
The Detroit News reports a prisoner claiming to have robbed a summer hotel. A visitor questions whether he was the proprietor or head waiter.
A set of self tests describes balance finger flexibility and body contact. It starts with sitting cross legged and arms folded then attempting to rise without unfolding. It includes finger pressing against the chest and resisting wrist pulls, wall alignment with a raised arm, and finger bending linked by joint movement.
A parish adopted a penny fund to pay a second curate. The plan, funded by parishioners who could contribute pennies, proved successful and the new assistant became known as The Penny Curate.
The study notes that many English youths avoid long apprenticeships and pick easy roles such as errand or shop boy. It finds seventy five percent of elementary school leavers enter unskilled work, with London figures showing 49 percent as errand or van boys, 14 percent shop boys, and 8 percent office boys and junior clerks, while under 20 percent pursue trades.
Despite freezing weather, mosquitoes thrive across Alaska becoming a persistent annoyance for residents. The issue underscores the resilience of these insects and the ongoing challenge of managing pests in frigid climates.
A year's fishing effort in the big country counts toward the value of local fish products. The report assesses harvests, market price, and the contribution of catches to regional supply and earnings.
Abe Ruef, once San Francisco’s powerful boss, starts a fourteen year sentence at San Quentin after confessing guilt. He led a corrupt group that extorted funds and exploited public works, and a court rejected his appeal, issuing an arrest order while he is held to settle affairs within seven days.
An old advert promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure and the box bears E. W. Grove’s signature. Price 25 cents.
Local want ads show strong profit potential as buyers and sellers connect through daily listings. Agencies report steady turnover in jobs, services, and goods with responsive leads and quick transaction cycles.
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