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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1907
Page
4
April 1907 edition figures show daily circulations ranging from 2,220 to 2,280 copies with a total April print run of 57,940 and a 2,220 daily average. E. B. McKee signs as General Manager and B. W. Ledbetter notarizes the document.
In San Francisco today pedestrians navigate busy streets while reports describe people dodging bullets amid urban dangers and ongoing street activity.
Dispatches report Mrs William Thaw mortgaged her Pittsburg residence for 100000 prompting questions about the fate of William Thaw’s fortune. Citizens also watched as the telephone company removed large poles on Noble Street and soon understood the reason for curiosity.
After the death of Silent? Smith, the fortune was readjusted from an estimate of 75 million dollars to 25 million. The amount remains substantial yet places him below the ranks of Rockefeller or Carnegie, highlighting how wealth assessments can be inflated during a lifetime.
Madrid rides a public fuss as the royal stork forgets the palace visit date. In contrast, American papers like The Birmingham Ledger expand coverage with a 20,000 word daily Hearst service, boosting readers in Alabama and Mississippi.
The speech lauds John Hay and McKinley, praising the Cuba campaign as just and humanitarian. It urges ending war as a tool of policy, condemns conquest and Napoleonic meddling, and highlights treaties aimed at arbitration with foreign powers.
Judge Elbert H. Gary discusses business prospects and sentiment writing that prosperity hinges on conditions like crops politics and finance. He urges caution but optimism, noting rising consumer ability to pay and the need to buy, while stressing prudent action and fair conduct. He warns against fear and urges faith in the country.
The piece recalls Mr. Gladstone's famed memory and a lord chief justice who claimed a memory even more prodigious. He bragged of remembering his cradle days at six months and the moment he would tell his mother. Gladstone dismissed the tale as impossible. The judge afterward admitted he was mistaken in expecting humor.
Mail subscribers see date on address label indicating paid until date. Examples show dates like 31jan06 or 2lang07 and ll an08 reflect pay through. Remittance or subscription change will update labels and readers should report mismatches for correction.
A writ of rendition issued by the City court of Anniston Alabama directs the sheriff to sell the property of S. W. John to satisfy a judgment in favor of Jno B Knox. Sale items include furniture tools books and a bicycle among others, at the corner of Noble and Tenth streets on Saturday May 25 1907 during legal hours.
The State of Alabama Calhoun County No 822 City Court of Anniston in Equity orders sale at public auction of all rights of Anniston Stove Works Company in block 256 Anniston real estate improvements and all patterns machinery and corporate rights, to satisfy a decree from January 1907. Sale on Monday June 10 1907 at front of courthouse Anniston. Clerk A H Sheppard May 8 1907.
A rustic exchange portrays a romantic young woman on a farm hearing trees in the orchard moan and growl during a storm while a small boy jokes about the orchard’s ripe apples and the sounds.
There is more catarrh in this section than all other diseases and it was once deemed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure by FP J Cheney & Co Toledo is advertised as the only constitutional cure. It is taken internally and claimed to affect blood and mucous surfaces. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure.
An elderly woman, questioned about her late husband's settlement at St Andrews, declares that since he was born, married, and buried there, that is clearly his settlement. Her witty reply was reported by the London Telegraph.
A brief dialogue defines an egotist as the man who says he is smarter than anyone else, while fathers and mothers debate whether all men think they are smarter than others. The exchange frames self‑regard as a common trait and questions absolute certainty.
The Washington Star quotes a light exchange where Small Himself notes a man takes small matters seriously and Miss Cayenne concedes his seriousness reflects his self esteem.
A brief aphorism contrasts resilient minds with weaker ones, noting that strong minds bear difficulties quietly while weak minds fuss and protest. The line highlights discipline, stoicism, and self-control as keys to enduring adversity.
A New York Press excerpt quotes Mynheer Clash extolling a Dutch temperance cure. He claims a drunken man in Holland hides his vice, while a wife uses whiskey-soaked herring to nauseate him into abstinence, asserting many drunks are cured this way.
A handwritten note from a young girl in Liverpool pleads to God to heal her mother on Huskisson street. A postal clerk passes the plea to the city’s newspaper, prompting efforts that lead to the mother’s reported improvement.
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