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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1910
Page
2
The Commercial Congress gathered in Atlanta to discuss resources and advantages of the South across business finance agriculture and industry. Attendees from prominent sectors exchanged ideas on growth and development noting marvelous regional progress and optimistic future prospects for the next few years.
Banquet speakers hail progress in the South with unbounded resources and incoming capital. Col Roosevelt, addressing the audience, calls the South's development a near revolution and predicts greater growth in the next 25 years, urging self help and self governance.
William Hale in World's Work surveys Civil War era pensions from 1861 to 1909, noting 10 709 names at start and 946 194 by 1909, with total payouts rising from millions to $3 656 461 840. He blames pension attorneys and fraudulent claim agents for corruption and inflated rolls, detailing abuses and reforms.
The Tradesman urges readers to keep money in Anniston by buying locally. It cites staying in the community, backing friends, seeing goods, tax support, value received, and mutual aid as reasons to shop at home and sustain schools, churches, and local life.
The New York Sun argues Bailey could not withdraw his resignation after presenting it to Texas Governor. The Montgomery Advertiser notes a Texas case where an officer resigned and then sought withdrawal, but the Supreme Court ruled the resignation final.
The Calhoun County Pair Association has been formally organized. Now let everybody begin to boast the fair.
Aeroplane flights are slated to be a major attraction at the upcoming fair next fall. The exhibit aims to draw crowds with airborne demonstrations and passenger rides, promising novelty and entertainment for visitors.
The record disputes claims that Madison County voters approved a dispensary by electing representatives unopposed. The text states that such a result does not imply county commitment to a dispensary and counters rumors of an assumed outcome.
A Huntsville Times editorial argues hundreds abstained from voting and warns against assuming legislative elections bind Madison County to the dispensary. It calls for a direct vote on saloons or prohibition, asserting a fair test would favor prohibition and condemning secrecy.
Wit and humor column quotes Uncle Ezra on waking to act on ideas. He jokes that grand plans require effort and urges quick action, even if it means turning to unlikely measures to seek guidance. The piece reflects a lighthearted, homey mood.
A mother warns her daughter for misbehavior and the child retorts she will sit on herself so her mother cannot. The exchange captures a playful yet defiant moment between parent and child.
A young senator retorts to an elder that he is only an infant. The elder replies that the youth may indeed be wiser, acknowledging this is the younger’s first experience of childhood.
Hotel clerk explains only a single room remains with a bed fit for one person. The foreign guest laments and humorously sighs that his wife will have to sleep on the floor, expressing reluctant acceptance of the modest accommodations.
The excerpt shows Hamlet Fatt and a fellow performer arguing about audience tastes. Both claim they are above current trends, yet both defend their trapeze specialty as successful. The tone satirizes theatrical pretensions and professional ego.
Two boys discuss their dogs with contrasting traits. One owner says his poodle licks people with its tongue while the other owner notes his bull pup licks everything with its teeth.
In a provocative dialogue the Knickerbocker quarrels over women’s suffrage and a Persian lamb coat. The exchange highlights tensions around women’s rights and consumer demands reflected in a New York Sun item.
A parent questions a daughter who wishes to marry a man perceived as able to provide for her. The exchange reveals concern about suitability and financial expectations guiding the matchmaking decision.
Common Wealth contrasts socialist aims with property sharing using a quip about umbrellas to illustrate possible practicality. The short exchange highlights skepticism toward common ownership with a whimsical analogy.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt describes a wife saying she will be ready in a minute while her husband later calls to say he must shave again, illustrating a domestic exchange and delay.
In a playful column the first girl jokes about a small salaried clerk on a line. The second girl suggests keeping him as bait rather than casting him away, framing a light, humorous exchange on marriage and utility.
A traveler asks why a nabob of Afghanistan wants a sixteenth wife. The nabob answers for a quiet life and reveals his harem can form four tables at progressive euchre.
A conversation notes doubt about a thermometer bought by Jabez as the device shows no unusual weather symptoms yet. The speaker questions its usefulness amid ongoing weather conditions.
A brief dialogue questions whether extreme achievement at the pole offers any further glory beyond reaching it, suggesting the next arrival would be seen as just a tourist. The exchange contrasts enduring achievement with perceived diminishing returns.
Dialogue suggests a lecturer seeks $2 per seat to deliver a world message, proposing collection on delivery as a potential scheme. The exchange hints at promotional talk or staged events with a controversial financial angle.
Segan Early recalls a childhood longing for the moon and higher things in a reflective exchange about dreams and aspiration.
In a wry exchange Kate laments the pursuit of an old family status for marriage while Ethel reveals a pragmatic wish for any old family. The dialogue highlights social expectations and marital ambitions within a restrained social circle.
In 1862 extra duties were imposed on internal and import items. Mr Hale notes that special interests pushed into a revenue bill an unexpected and extravagant defense of protection. Within five days the measure passed both houses with little debate.
A compilation of quotes from figures like Justice Hawkins Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman Cardinal Vaughan Sir Frederick Traves Will Crooks M P John B Gough Cardinal Gibbons and others arguing that alcohol harms society, families, and workers. They urge temperance as essential to national prosperity and moral welfare.
The Director General of Alsac Lor raine Railways prohibits intoxicants during work hours after a rise in accidents. First offense loses grade, second leads to dismissal. Dr Ennis of Heidelberg Uni notes over half of German railway accidents stem from stimulant intoxication, urging total abstinence to cut costs.
The piece condemns saloons as commercial frauds full of shams and false claims. It argues bar-room bargains lack quid pro quo and honesty, noting owners hide their goods behind painted panes and screened doors rather than display them openly.
General Superintendent Murphy of Pittsburg Street Railway Company comments in the Sunday School Times on a new rule requiring total abstinence from liquor and tobacco for employees. He notes that in seventeen years managing public utilities he has promoted many conductors and motormen to officers, and no whiskey user has met the standard.
PAZO ointment guarantees cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles within 6 to 14 days or money back. Advertises remedy with a 50e price and refund offer.
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