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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
2
The Birmingham News argues the liquor and saloon factions oppose the amendment to keep saloons out of Alabama to protect profits. It cites a farmer’s tale of hogs and a hole to illustrate stopping the source, urging action after breakfast to seal the entry.
The Birmingham News quotes a speaker arguing to strengthen prohibition by a constitutional amendment. He warns against whisky interests and urges voters to back the amendment on November twenty ninth, likening the vote to driving a nail into a hole and securing the foundation. He calls for decisive action to keep prohibition effective.
The notice marks the 59th birthday of Rear Admiral Newton E. Mason, chief of the Navy Bureau of Ordnance. Born October 14, 1850 in Bradford County Pennsylvania, he studied at Susquehanna Collegiate Institute before entering the Naval Academy in 1865 and graduating in 1869. He served on numerous ships worldwide before 1884 when he moved to ordnance duty.
Elam Ordway and Houser advertise Mi-o-na tablets as a fast acting stomach remedy. They claim quick relief within five minutes and a permanent cure by cleansing and rebuilding the stomach and bowels with a money back guarantee. A customer testimonial from J B Haskey attributes long term relief after one box. Booths Mi-o-na of Buffalo is listed for ordering.
The advertisement touts Rexall Orderlies as safe and effective for chronic constipation, claim- ing relief without purging or laxative habits. It promotes two package sizes and lists availability at The Rexall Store in Anniston, Alabama, and Scarbrough Drug Co. It also recaps multiple entertainment notices and upcoming theater productions in New York and Chicago, including casts and titles such as The Patriot, Salvation Nell, The Billtoppers, and The Passion Flower.
The Washington Navy Yard background notes Mason's 1889 three year cruise, 1892 98 command at Indian Head Maryland, cruiser Brooklyn service in the Spanish American War, Cincinnati command, and since 1904 leading the Bureau of Ordnance as Rear Admiral.
On this date in history figures born include William Penn in 1644 and Rev. Samuel Johnson in 1696, with others like Francis Lee signer of the Declaration. Notable events include the 1806 French victory at Jena and public figures such as Ohio governor Charles Foster’s 1879 election. The list also notes the 1894 Vienna Johann Strauss jubilee, 1895 Elisha Ferry’s death, the 1899 Dismal Swamp Canal opening, and 1908 Pi Yu becoming Chinese emperor.
White haired veterans from Illinois gathered in Carrollton for the annual Mexican War veterans convention. The two day reunion focuses on reminiscences as deaths have thinned the ranks from earlier decades.
A terse coal order directs R. O. Watson to supply coal with assurance of favorable price and quick delivery. The note ends with contact by phone number 72 for arrangements.
The amendment states that manufacture sale and storage of alcoholic malt liquors and intoxicating beverages is forever prohibited, with exceptions for medical scientific mechanical purposes and sacramental wine under legislative regulation. It allows the Legislature to designate storage restrictions and places where liquors may not be stored.
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