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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1906
Page
8
A Cleveland commission warns against a city owned electric light plant. It argues market competition with private firms risks taxpayer burden, favors regulation over ownership, and notes private rates have fallen with tech advances. It emphasizes cost, risk, and long term uncertainty for taxpayers.
Gideon's Band met at the Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock. Officers elected include W. L. Randall as president and manager, T. W. Adams as vice president, C. M. Hathorn as secretary and treasurer, P. M. Nixon and N. H. Sheffield as committee members. Afterward a singing service led by professors of vocal music followed. The reading notes that the singing school is non denominational, open to all, with no collections. water and seats provided. Meetings are held every first and third Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church corner Fourth and Mulberry streets Glon Addie.
A chameleon uses a long vermilion tongue to capture insects, eyes roaming independently as it feeds. Also recounted is an English humorist who mocked politicians with a list of first lines from speeches by prominent figures, parodying parliamentary reporting in a comic journal.
A Chicago Tribune note explains the surge in value of glass used in micro objective lenses. It states a small front lens weighing about 0.0017 grams costs roughly $5, but its value per kilogram becomes about $3,000,600 after shaping into a lens. The production cost for that weight is 3 to 6 cents, implying a massive value increase through manufacturing.
A Singapore article claims a Burmese woman aims to support her husband in leisure and fund cockfighting bullock cart racing and gambling. It notes Burmese women engage in large scale trade buying paddy crops in advance and managing district outputs.
A satirical piece argues that English people are poor talkers and suspicious of fluent speech. It notes men who can string several sentences without stammering risk being labeled not sound, and women who talk even invite universal terror.
A Roggles Kentucky man credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with permanently curing a painful hemorrhoid case after ten years. The product is sold by West Hod Drag Co and Elam Ordway Houser druggists in Ogden area.
Two new room buildings formerly occupied by Muscadine Mining Co. in Muscadine Alabama. Can be removed for rebuilding. Bargain price to right party if removed immediately. Premises show liberal sale terms. Address Ross Blackmon Anniston Alabama or 8 D Newman Trone City Alabama.
The article describes lizards noted for fragile tails. A diamond-tailed gecko often loses its tail when a hawk attacks, as the tail breaks off easily while the head remains. The gecko can escape by wriggling away and regrowing a new tail.
A Glasgow Limes quote depicts Saunders the village slater repeatedly missing church. When asked why he replies he spent the hale a last week on the tap o't, turning the question back on the minister.
A sharp exchange unfolds at a railway station as a woman with thin lips demands a ticket to New York. The indifferent clerk asks location. she replies she must go, not wants to. The scene captures a tense moment in transit.
A dialogue shows Mr Bowder asking what value cooking lessons have for their daughter. Mrs Bowder replies she brings home foods none of the family will eat, yet she gives them to beggars, and they joke they are “getting rid of beggars.”
A brief exchange from Bohemian Magazine shows a young couple negotiating marriage with the father deciding the final tally. The man asks for permission while the woman asserts the matter should come to her.
A playful exchange in a kindergarten setting explores a common beast question. A teacher asks which animal is called the king of beasts, and a student answers with a humorous pause about a mother’s temper.
A brief proverb notes patience as a tool to soothe many pangs. The line cites a Duteh saying emphasizing restraint and calm during hardship.
A quote notes that today’s custom and fashion become tomorrow’s awkwardness and indignation, underscoring how shifting trends hinge on arbitrary, transient standards. The remark by Dumas highlights the enduring tension between evolving style and societal judgment.
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