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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1907
Page
4
The February 1907 circulation statement for the Evening Star reports 51,805 metal number printed and a daily average of 160. The document certifies the figures as true and correct to the best knowledge of general manager B. B. McKee, sworn March 1, 1907 by Notary Public B. W. Ledbetter.
The New Yorker Jo rich actress who sued Jack Gallatin for 20000 damages over a broken heart received the settlement. The $20000 has been paid to her, ending the suit as springtime edits the poetic season. Cotton price at eleven cents is noted as a typical level with small drops possible briefly.
A Chicago woman known for her weight cannot enter an elevator to visit a divorce attorney and plans to find a more affordable lawyer. Her husband may assist in locating a better suited legal counsel.
Paper manufacturers decide to raise prices again forcing large city Sunday papers to cut size or raise subscriptions. The era of big penny papers may end if costs keep climbing.
The Leigh ton News editor Fred McCormack married Bertha Trene Ervin of Summerfield last Sunday. McCormack is noted as a leading figure in Alabama weekly journalism and the Star congratulates the couple on their happiness.
The government investigates railroad rates and states regulate passenger fares. Northern Pacific leaders express pessimism and even offer to sell to the government, calling the system a white elephant. They suggest trimming high official salaries to cut costs.
A new theory surrounding the missing 173000 from the Chicago sub-treasury suggests the funds were borrowed and the borrower now fears repayment. The idea frames the theft as embezzlement and predicts it will gain currency as a favored term.
In the court discussion the suspect insists he merely borrowed funds from the bank vault versus admitting he stole the money. The exchange highlights the tension between alleged borrowing and true ownership.
An advertiser asserts a weak stomach causes sickness across organs and promotes Miona stomach tablets as a cure. It claims strengthening the stomach restores health, with heart, liver and kidney benefits and guarantees refunds from Scarbrough Drug Company for 50 cent boxes.
Thackeray, famed for generosity and prolific writing, died poor despite large pen earnings. Shortly before death his friend John Leech visited and found him in study sighing at dull work. Leech urged a seaside holiday, but Thackeray offered no reply, instead emptying his pockets to show there was no money left.
The condor shows immense strength and boldness, pouncing on small prey. Its claws are blunt, preventing heavy carry, so it pins prey to the ground with one claw while ripping it apart with its beak. After feeding it becomes gorged and slow to move, yet will fiercely resist any capture attempt.
In St. Gall Switzerland a widower advertised for wife No 24 and displayed fifty photographs to his wife. He warned if she objected there were others ready, effectively silencing her nagging habits. The tale from Petit Parisien reflects a curious modern marital approach.
A Chicago News fragment quotes a Sunday school teacher saying humans are ordained to death and asks what comes after dying. A boy quips that it means cleaning and pressing, referencing window signs familiar to readers.
A concise note highlights traits of Scottish women mirrored in Seviland’s progress. It asserts the same intellect vigor and strenuous effort drive both groups, reflecting a shared champion spirit across cultures.
A Hannah More quote notes inaction follows fancy of martyrdom, as readers imagine heroism yet stumble at a single provoking word. The remark contrasts thought with deed and questions moral resolve.
A coastwise ship captain in Mobile mistook a prominent local man for Harry Thaw. He recalled his Tombs prison days and related details about Thaw and Evelyn Thaw, Patty Ryan, and Stanford White, expressing strong opinions on Thaw and the case.
Astronomers admit no accepted theory for sun spots yet note a likely connection to Earthly events. The observed curves for magnetic storms and aurora borealis align closely with sun spot frequency, suggesting a shared underlying pattern.
The Milwaukee Sentinel features a humorous caption about a thief caught by being weighed down, implying a bakery themed punchline. The gag hinges on the thief carrying money and silverware turning out to be doughnuts.
Partially revived text shows disjointed lines with names and phrases. It includes cries for help in a domestic scene and a quoted line about defense and justice attributed to Adam Smith, lacking coherent context or a clear event.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio promotes internal medicine, testimonials, and a 75 cent bottle price. The notice urges wholesale druggists to stock Hall's products and also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Two Scottish men debated churchyards and cemeteries. One vows he would prefer no decay to burial in such a place, while the other replies that if he survives he will go nowhere else.
In a brief note from New Orleans Picayune dialogue, Mrs Newedde extends biscuits to a friend who is described as a geologist. The exchange shows a light household moment with playful misdirection.
A short dialogue contrasts sharing and vanity with a mother and daughter named Jean. The exchange blends a moral about generosity with a quip on dress and perception, invoking timeless themes of affection and social judgment.
A wry London Queen joke portrays an elderly woman requesting canine pills from a chemist. She insists her husband is a gentleman, prompting the chemist to quietly dispense quinine pills amid the quiet exchange.
A conversation features Uriah Rembrandt Peiggs, a long haired fellow gaining attention for his distinctive name and growing reputation. The exchange hints at his bold self-made persona and public curiosity about his identity.
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