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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1909
Page
10
Road planners propose a clear route from Birmingham to Atlanta and call for enhanced, reliable road access into Calhoun County. Officials seek improved interstates and state highways to connect major cities with frequent maintenance and safety upgrades.
Opinion writing urges voters to back the amendment as the path to continue prohibition. The piece casts opponents as doomed and mocks anti amendment advocates with a classical quote about the gods and destruction.
The Birmingham News findings show the evidence points to a fabricated campaign claim regarding the lady's grips in Birmingham. The exposure argues the affair was manufactured to mislead readers.
A reader questions the labeling of Indianapolis police action at a poker game as a trigger for liberty advocates unrest. The piece criticizes antiamendment papers for exploiting a Birmingham young lady's grievance and a Mobile Outrage story, urging identification of the grips owner and the shirt misplacement detail.
The Sylacauga Advance urges readers to understand the constitutional amendment before opposing it. A man in the city admitted he had not read it and knew nothing of its provisions. The Mobile outrage coverage by Sheriff Drago and the Mobile Register is cited, while anti amendment papers spread misinformation.
The Anniston Star lauds a fair dealing and honorable newspaper published in Anniston urging local readers to rejoice. It argues the city and county need such a publication as a force for good and progress.
The passage urges city and county leaders to support a strong free press. It condemns silencing reporters and criticizes citizens who fail to understand true journalism. It advocates learning journalism, fair argument, and upholding public good through principled reporting.
A public address by Captain A T Agee argues against the constitutional prohibition amendment while claiming support for prohibition in principle. He accuses antis of evading the issue and ridiculing strict laws, and asserts saloon repeal is the real goal behind opposition. The piece also notes the broader view that liquor traffic harms labor by reducing demand for wages and affecting prices in various goods.
The article promotes Quaker Scotch Oats as the best food for workers, claiming its digestible nutrition boosts vigor and reduces fatigue at low cost. Citing 1908 Yale University research by Professor Fisher, it notes regular and hermetically sealed packages suited for hot climates.
The address argues that liquor harms workers by lowering their purchasing power and reducing demand for goods. It states that spending on intoxicants leaves only $1.94 of each $100 for essential items, harming furniture, clothing, and shoes sectors. A well shod worker can buy more, while drunkenness weakens the laborer and increases tax burdens.
John R. Walsh a Chicago financier convicted of misappropriating bank funds and sentenced to five years. The U S circuit court upheld the verdict. the chance of reversal by the supreme court remains unlikely. Walsh headed banks and railroads, promoting schemes that collapsed, harming thousands and leaving $25 million in deposits unpaid.
Under modern education and societal conditions music is as essential as grammar or math. The piano aids household economy by entertaining the family and refining children, and improved manufacturing has lowered prices so most families can own one. The piano has become a household necessity.
The Chattanooga News argues the government should align with those harmed by theft, urging readers to follow daily Star advertisements to understand the case and public sentiment.
Article XIX Section 1 bans manufacture sale and keeping of alcoholic and malt beverages with exceptions for medical scientific and mechanical uses and sacramental wine under legislature rules. Section 2 allows police power to designate places where such liquors may not be stored or kept.
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