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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1910
Page
2
The Star urges residents to trade locally to aid home merchants who serve the community, pay taxes and rents, and contribute to local development. The piece argues buyers should give local businesses priority to help build up the town or city.
The Florence Werald editorial argues mail order houses profit greatly while customers do not save as hoped. It claims catalogs mislead buyers about value, with inferior quality and inconsistent quantity, plus delays and losses, urging support for local merchants.
Wilmington North Carolina adopted the commission form of government with only 22 opposing votes. Greensboro North Carolina had recently approved the change. The new system promises to remedy many municipal government evils.
The Star advocates forming a Chamber of Commerce committee to enlist additional members. A stronger chamber financially and in numbers will better attract outside capital and sustain the community’s development efforts.
Anniston readies for a major State Sunday School Convention with high confidence in success. The piece notes local activity and mentions public interest in civic events and fashion displays as part of the town’s history.
President Taft appears to be thoroughly enjoying his golf games during a visit to Augusta Georgia. He is seen practicing and playing rounds with local officials and guests, drawing attention from spectators.
The piece argues the American public deserves disclosure of the border demonstration目的. It questions if it protects citizens and property or props up Diaz’s government and urges transparency in costs and plans. It notes secrecy is acceptable in war but not in peacetime and asserts the army and navy serve the country, not the President.
Andrew Carnegie, the steel magnate, reportedly sacrificed 2.1 million to keep his record clean after the Carnegie Trust Company of New York failed. Investigations show the trust was indebted to Carnegie to about 700 thousand, part of over 2 million in claims. Carnegie reportedly gave up the amount to avoid his name appearing among the victims of the failure.
A compact chronology notes births deaths and events: John C Calhoun born 1782 and died 1850. Bank of Massachusetts founded 1784. War of 1812 ending 1815. Thomas Posey Indiana governor died 1818. Mexico expels Spaniards 1829. Prince William George becomes king of Greece 1863. Farragut greeted by the Pope 1868. Toronto archdiocese created 1870. David Armstrong dies 1893. Academy of Music Quebec fire 1900.
Elder Cunningham, of Kingston North Carolina, endorses Vinol cod liver and iron tonic. He claims restored health after general debility and vertigo, crediting Vinol for improved strength and vitality with a money back guarantee through Scarborough Drug Co. Anniston Alabama.
The Baltimore Sun argues that the President must bring the army and navy into his confidence to avoid poor strategic decisions and maintain national unity and strength.
A young woman recalls a Walnut Street residence where a physician’s lab housed a dissection tub. She encounters a ghostly woman in a white gown who whispers Mary’s name, then vanishes. The woman’s body later is found in the tub and said to be a patient who died of a rare disease.
The article notes ice holds sacred status in Italy France and England with waiters serving it in tiny fragments using sugar tongs. It reports London papers urge an American ice plant entrepreneur to meet demand for long cold drinks and straws over beer.
Rome March 18 The Vatican will observe St. Joseph's day the name day of Pope Pius X with special services. Early Easter pilgrims have begun arriving in Rome and hundreds are expected to attend the service tomorrow.
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Officials send best wishes as the pope recovers from a recent illness. Dignitaries and clergymen extend congratulations and prayers for his continued health and return to duties.
An old advertisement touts a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It claims druggists refund money if it fails and bears E. W. Grove’s signature on each box with a 265e price tag.
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