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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1916
Page
10
Questions and quips from a bygone issue of a city paper
A collage of humorous observations and small-notice lines from a 1920s newspaper page. Jokes on wealth, love, and domestic life mix with brief notes on travels, fashions, health quirks, and the era’s popular culture. Included are wry takes on lighting rods, planes of society, and the promise of a $100 car.
Mothers in Court and Jail Rise in Silent Love
A newspaper column honors mothers who endure hardship for their children. It contrasts brutal injustice and social scorn with maternal devotion, recounting a mother awaiting her son’s fate in federal court, a gray woman visiting prisoners, and a mother who crawls under a freight car to reach her son, illustrating enduring mother love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jal
Court House
Derry
Commencement Day Reflections On Youth And Civic Duty
The article contemplates summer vacation closing schools, the exodus of graduates, and the lasting impact of education. It urges graduates to fulfill civic duties, loyalty to the state, and public spirited conduct as part of responsible citizenship. It emphasizes education as preparation against poverty and vice and calls for ongoing social obligations.
Chautauqua to Visit Anniston Through Boy Scouts Efforts
The Redpath Chautauqua will come to Anniston for a week under Boy Scout auspices. It blends instruction and entertainment with noted lecturers and musicians, stories for children, and playground features, praised as a cultural treat that elevates the city’s reputation. The Boy Scouts raised the guaranteed funds to attract the series, ensuring Anniston would not miss this cultural opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Anniston
America
Anpiston
Free public library for Anniston via Carnegie gift
The Star reports Anniston will receive a free public library funded by Andrew Carnegie. Gratitude is due to the Wednesday Study Club for initiating the project, Robert EB Garner for a plot gift, Col. William H. Zing for pushing the matter to the Carnegie Foundation, and the city council for upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Andrew
Robert EB. Garner
William H. Zing
Carnegie Foundation
Carlos
Control of the Cotton Wilt in Alabama
Extension notice explains rapid spread of cotton wilt or black root in Alabama and advises planting wilt resistant cotton in rotation with nonhost crops. Nemastode root-knot worms enable wilt. rotating with velvet beans cowpeas peanuts corn small grain millet and sorghum helps. USDA and Alabama stations coordinating wilt resistant breeding. seed may cost $1 per bushel from listed SC breeders and similar varieties exist at higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Alabama State Agricultural Experiment Station
South Carolina
J. C. C. Brunson
Florence
B. F. Holley
Aiken
S. C
Dixie
B. W. Segara
Oswego
J. R. Register
Lamar
Dillon
Controlling Peach Borers In Alabama Orchards
Extension guidance from Auburn outlines peach borer as a major Alabama pest next to San Jose scale. It endorses dirt millings around tree bases in July, late summer moth control, November gum cleanup, and caustic lime wash to kill exposed worms, reducing reinfestation and eliminating need for spring treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Service
Auburn
Als
San Jose
Alabama
Want Ad Promises Quick Help for Troubles
A brief want ad suggests a quick solution to personal troubles. The notice emphasizes simplicity and urgency, inviting readers to respond for assistance or remedies.
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