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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1906
Page
5
Hon. J Thomas Heflin spoke at a city theater last night as a well received narrator of negro anecdotes. He was introduced by Hon. W P Acker and praised Hon. John B Knox. Johnston's millinery and Trigg Furniture promotions appear in ads with frost forecasts and police court notes.
Garfield Wilson of Birmingham was fined 58.80 in police court after being accused of grand larceny. Shoes identified by W. W. Langley and a Paul Jones whisky stolen from N. H. Reid were cited in the case, resulting in the two fines.
A French investigator tested egg components by injecting powdered egg yolk with salt into animals until death. He found rabbit death at fifty five grains per pound. Hen egg yolk less poisonous, turtle yolk more poisonous than duck. Egg albumen also poisonous.
At a Fourth ward meeting citizens nominated E. M. 8. Houston of the Houston Mercantile Company for councilman from that ward. It is not known if Mr. Houston will accept the nomination.
Field and Stream excerpts describe a fierce yellowtail fight with an exhausted angler straining to keep line, fighting for life with amazing staying power. An Englishman voices awe after half an hour as the yellowtail continues to pull, a dramatic display of endurance and skill.
A reflective aphorism echoes that living in accord with nature prevents poverty while following popular opinion prevents wealth, attributed to Seneea.
The future secretary of state William M. Evarts, then a college student under President Slayes, attempted to read Virgil in class. He trailed off with a humorous line about embracing a woman and the professor responded that that was far enough.
Grumbling is presented as a potent cause of ill health. It keeps the grumbler’s nerves vibrating with discordant emotions and harms both the grumbler and those around them, preparing the body for common illnesses.
A brief quoted exchange shows a waiter correcting a mistaken bill with twenty five francs for two hard boiled eggs meant for an American at the next table. The moment captures a humorous lapse in a dining room scene.
The report shows a barometer at 80.17 and a 7 am temperature of 38. A 2 pm high of 68 accompanies a 6 am low of 35 with no precipitation. Wind from the north at 3 miles. Forecast fair tonight with frost Thursday. Respectfully by W. F. Clark.
In Cornish fishing circles superstition ruled speech on voyages. The word unlucky sent crews home for fear of disaster, and church was avoided at sea with "cleeta" used instead. Tales recount accidents tied to spoken words and persistence of these beliefs.
A London Sphere writer laments English innkeepers as unpopular and underqualified. He argues licensed victuallers need exams for cooking sanitation and housekeeping, noting many wives fail at hospitality. The piece contrasts continental innkeeping as an art with English lax standards.
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