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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
4
The communication directs that all remittances be paid to Anniston Publishing Co located in Anniston Alabama.
The Evening Star reports total copies printed in April 1907 were 87 940 with a daily average of 2 229. The statement is sworn as true to the best knowledge and belief by RP. B. McKeer General Manager and witnessed by Notary Public BE. Ledbetter on May 1, 1907.
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A Boston dispatch describes a wealthy Southern negro visiting Boston who faces widespread housing discrimination. The Mississippian, a former office holder, finds no rental housing and plans to leave, contrasting Boston unfavorably with Mississippi and recalling past praise for Boston’s supposed welcome to blacks.
Spain celebrates the arrival of a baby prince at the royal palace after weeks of anxious anticipation. The public expresses wild joy as the new heir lines up with the hoped for heir to the throne, and citizens count on the child living up to expectations.
Special to the Star May 10 Capt Richmond Pearson Hobson formally announced as candidate to head the United Spanish War Veterans in the District department succeeding Capt J Walter Mitchell who declined renomination. The Fourth Immune Camp voted unanimously to back Hobson for the July department meeting. Admiral George Dewey Naval Camp will likely endorse him.
Miss Jessie Humphries of Ward Five died yesterday after two years of illness. The 22 year old was a member of Oxanna Baptist church. Funeral held at 3:30 pm from Oxanna Baptist Church with Rev. A. A. Hutto officiating. Interment at Oxford Cemetery. Survived by brothers W. J. Humphries and . V. Humphries of Paris, Tex and A. M. and A. O. Humphries of Oxford. sisters Mrs J. A. Hulsey, Mrs I. P. Robinett and Mrs W. A. Monroe of Oxanna. The bereaved families have public sympathy.
Dr. John Watson known as Tan MacLaren died at Mount Pleasant Ta this week. A public funeral will be held in Liverpool. The notice lists the death and the planned service for the physician prominent in local circles.
An actor praised his own stage performance after being filmed for a cinema project. A leading dramatic critic noted the odd irony of the situation, saying the ordeal reveals what critics endure. The exchange appeared in Pall Mall Gazette.
A Sydney Bookfellows quotation states celibacy fails to pay and a good marriage is supreme happiness while a tolerable marriage is acceptable to many, and even a bad marriage is better than none.
A partial quote exchange hints at a pun on immigrant and landed, echoing a bygone newspaper style as readers debate phrasing and meaning in a brief, tongue in cheek moment. The snippet reflects language quirks in a larger dialogue.
An old newspaper ad extols Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as the only constitutional cure. It claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces and offers a hundred dollar reward for any failure, with dosage from 10 drops to a teaspoonful.
The county commissioners granted Little River Electric Power Company a right of way over public roads for a transmission line from a plant in Cherokee county. The action allows poles and transmission cables to be erected, with a bridge contract for Choccolacy creek postponed to the June term.
John Meekins Shelnutt nine months died after whooping cough. Capt J B Shelnutt was away in Rome Ga on business. he returned to attend funeral and burial at Edgemont after a 1:17 pm arrival. Dr J H Foster led the home service at 4 pm with Interment at Edgemont later.
The prettiest nest described is that of the long tailed titmouse. It is oval and roofed with a feather closing the opening when the bird is away. When perched, the bird’s long tail sticks up like a mast, prompting a high narrow egg shaped nest.
Quick sports brief showing scores: Memphis 2 Atlanta 2, Nashville 7 Little Rock 4, Montgomery 5 Shreveport 3. List summarizes yesterday results across cities.
Birmingham faces New Orleans, Montgomery plays Shreveport, Nashville meets Little Rock, Atlanta travels to Memphis in a regional slate.
In the American League results Detroit 1 Boston 3 Cleveland 5 New York 2. St Louis 4 Washington 9 Chicago 6 Philadelphia 0. Games featured multiple teams with varying run totals across the slate.
A collection of aphorisms urges practical thinking and self restraint. It notes the danger of being swayed by clever argument and the value of listening to reason over gossip while dismissing vanity and excuses as family skeletons. It references the Atchison Globe as the source of these reflections.
Bethlehem or Bedlam began as a 13th century priory later serving as an asylum. Pepys and Hogarth depict its cruel history of public exhibition. Harmless patients wore badges and begged. Edgar in King Lear evokes the wandering Bedlam figure.
A country visit ends with a humorous confusion as a boy asks if his grandmother undresses her chickens every night after she pricks a chicken and prepares dinner. The scene shows rural life and a child's humorous misunderstanding.
A condensed reflection on hidden threats, citing La Fontaine. Quietness masks danger, implying danger lies in unspoken restraint rather than loud action.
The article notes Cedar Gap as the highest point in Missouri at 1,683 feet above sea level. It also mentions various world facts and curiosities such as small hand sizes among North American women and global battle fatalities.
An old column touts a simple remedy for spring fatigue using 4 oz Fluid Extract Buchu 1 oz Bulso mixture 4 oz Fluid Extract Gentian Compound and 15 oz water. A pharmacist or home preparation yields a dose of one tablespoonful three times daily before meals.
New Orleans May 10 exten sive cane growers estimate Louisiana will produce about 340000 tons of sugar this year, above the normal 250000 tons and up from last year’s 225000. They believe Cuban crop weakness will not affect prices as beet crops remain large.
A civic appeal from Anniston’s Commercial Club encourages residents to support home businesses and industries to strengthen the town’s prosperity. The piece cites car works, Woodstock furnaces, Hercules pipe plant, and City Hardware Co. as examples of local activity and urges buying from local merchants to sustain employment and community services.
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