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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1910
Page
4
Social calendar notes a Thursday Book Club gathering at Mrs McElreaths home postponed to a later week. On Friday March 16 Mrs Wallace Comer hosts four tables of bridge for her house guest Mrs Warren McClure of Gulfport Mississippi.
Aniston Free Kindergarten Association held an enthusiastic meeting in the Alabama parlors. The treasurer reported diligent work by officers and advisory board, with a flourishing kindergarten of forty pupils and strong home visits by mothers.
A text advertisement offers winter coal from R O Watson at best grades and best prices and invites readers to call 72. It also promotes Reidinger & Co. fancy groceries with a porter to call or call 22 for prompt service.
Mr and Mrs William H McKleroy hosted the Evening Bridge Club two tables in honor of Mrs William A Hood of Colorado who had stayed with Mrs Scott Roberts. Mrs Hood won top score prizes: a silver stiletto and a souvenir. Salad of frozen tomatoes and other refreshments followed.
A Chicago News correspondent reports strict Nordic alcohol rules in Gothenburg. A whisky buyer is told to order in advance and must use a shop across the street to arrange delivery via telephone. In a later visit even home delivery is barred unless a son is present to accept a six penny delivery fee.
The article argues Austrians hold long genealogical pride, yet many deem the Dukes of Norfolk the oldest family in the world. It cites authorities tracing monarchs to Saxon Hereward with records as early as 957, per the London Globe.
Silas Morgan of Whidbee Island Washington found several dozen cans of a sticky substance he believed to be paint and painted his house. He learned the material was opium worth about 300 dollars per can. He had used about thirty cans totaling over 9000 dollars.
The Atlantic Coast Line orders removal of chinaberry trees along its Florida rights of way to combat white fly spread. Authorities cite expert warnings and government involvement, hoping other groups follow suit.
The piece recalls 18th century theater as a safe refuge for debtors with actors like John Palmer hiding in dressing rooms or in a Haymarket journey packed as scenery. It contrasts stage safety with the dangers of travel and notes a writer’s claim that odor stems from actual substance in particles beyond mere air vibration.
A brief guide promotes direct communication as the key to successful writing and offers. It argues clarity and explicit requests yield better results.
An advice piece urges women to improve conversation by focusing on current events and shared interests. It notes shy or educated individuals can listen better and adapt to surroundings, stressing reading, awareness of daily happenings, and choosing topics that engage others.
The Symphony Society of Boston, city officials, and ushers clash over a law banning large hats at performances. The mayor threatens to revoke the society’s license if women do not remove hats, but attendees refuse, preferring style and music. The dispute highlights a clash of esthetics and authority. Meanwhile, island natives craft pearl shell fish hooks.
H D McCarty argues that county tax levies for road construction and maintenance apply to public roads not city streets. He notes the Jefferson County ruling differs on whether funds are from general or special taxing power and urges court settlement, citing Calhoun County road tax as a special levy tied to section 215.
J. L. Turner was in Birmingham on business. A baby boy weighing ten pounds was born last night to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Call. R. L. Randig attended the commercial congress in Atlanta while L. Watson of the Chamber of Commerce traveled to Atlanta for the Southern Commercial Congress.
In Defiance area Ohio a group of oddly bent trees are said to be man made and much older than current generations imagine They allegedly served as Indian guide posts when the Maumee Valley was a vast forest The saplings were bent to mark paths and grew slowly due to deformities Similar trees are reported near Fort Wayne Indiana.
Experiments in Germany pump water under pressure into mine borings to prevent coal dust explosions. Men involved are described as threats, highlighting safety and labor tension in the testing effort.
A father offers Benny a quarter and four pennies to donate to the church. Benny chooses to put in the four pennies, explaining the preacher praised cheerful giving and he could give four pennies more cheerfully than a quarter.
Mr Howard, a man of few words, visits a music store to buy the Mikado libretto for his sister. The clerk asks what work and the quiet man repeats the title, noting he does not speak Italian. The exchange ends with the clerk shrugging.
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