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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1906
Page
8
The Gadaden Evening Journal notes Rev J J Mann a Baptist minister and ex Confederate soldier visiting Gadaden. He is selling his own religious work to support himself and an invalid sister. Mann survived a hanging attempt while with the Third Louisiana battalion, revived after four minutes. He now resides in Fitzgerald Georgia and will be in town only a few days.
Anerton Electric & Gas Co advertises gas coke as the cleanest and cheapest fuel for grates with delivery at 4.50 per ton. Telephone 109 listed for orders.
The story recalls Franklin's independence in running the Gazette and his stance against officials who tried to suppress criticism. During a dinner with influential patrons, a meal of sawdust pudding and coarse meat was served as a test, ending with Franklin declaring that anyone who can subsist on sawdust pudding needs no patronage.
Balzac proposes a Paris theater trust to buy all venues as a sequel to a supply trust. Ten literary guests, including ISGC friends, gather at Balzac’s home in September to hear a long outline. They lunch on bread and cheese and sour wine at a country restaurant.
A funeral era tale recalls Dr. Peddie a Scotch minister who receives a pulpit robe. after service he waits five minutes for objections. One old lady claims Paul wore no gown, cites Romans to Hebrews. The minister replies he reads Romans to Hebrew and finds no reference to breeks, and she leaves satisfied.
The article traces needles from bone glass and bronze in ancient tombs to iron steel in modern times. It notes Egyptian finds over 4000 years old, European origin of the needle in 1410, secrecy 150 years, and first colonial American manufacture in 1680 amid scholarly debate.
Mrs J D Harless announces the marriage of their daughter Eva Lynn Harless to Mr George H Titus on Sunday October 21 1906 in North Birmingham Alabama with home to follow after November 1 in Anniston Alabama Titus is manager of the Kress store in Anniston and the couple will reside there after marriage The Alabama hotel german to be given tonight by the Clionian club in honor of Miss Claire Woodruff promises to be a notable social event Captain Frank Johnston will lead the german with Miss Woodruff
Special to the Star Birmingham October 18 The Alabama Educational Association sets the 26th annual meeting for Mobile next April with a focus on the High School and aims to discuss new education legislation. Executive and legislative committees gather at Hotel Hillman with visitors from multiple cities and universities.
The North German Lloyd steamer Wittekind sails from Bremen to Charleston marking a pivotal South economy test. It brings nearly 1,000 German immigrants to be distributed among South Carolina mills and other industries, aiming to sustain a regular European port-to-South Atlantic steamship line.
Gas coke burners offered at 4 50 per ton delivered by Anniston Electric and Gas Company with telephone contact 109 for orders and inquiries.
Special sale note announces Friday continuation of Thursday cut prices on underwear silks suits shirts and shirt waists at Johnston Bros Co with emphasis on bargain apparel.
A list traces early rulers named John across empires and kingdoms. It notes poisonings, imprisonments, deprivations, and deposals from the eastern empire to Sweden and France, suggesting a superstition that a John on the throne brings misfortune.
Laura and George Ferguson clash over inviting a man from the office to dine. Laura insists on not changing her face for his sake while George defends the choice amid rising tensions in the kitchen.
A father receives a note from Henry asking for his daughter Jessie in marriage. The father replies with a witty letter advising Henry to study spelling for a year before writing again.
The New York Herald notes hearses stand out as the only vehicle barred from street use after dark by a unwritten curfew. Public and coachmen alike avoid late journeys for this somber carriage, except when funeral needs compel late traffic through quiet routes to spare the superstitious.
Among Britain’s most singular remains are ancient dew ponds said to be built by Neolithic people to provide cattle drinking water. They used exposed sites with no springs, a hollow surface covered by straw, then clay with stones. Night condensation collected moisture to fill the ponds.
The piece notes a girl once noted for a humorous remark about her nose and foot now appears grown and expressive. A traveler in a coach also experiences a pinch when a man tries to open a window, prompting the lady to sympathize about nails and discomfort.
A Washington Star quip contrasts born leaders with those who avoid work. The cautious citizen notes many feel disinclined to work yet assume leadership, framing a playful meditation on authority and effort.
Not Direcot. Sligh priced doctor advises convalescent to walk ten to fifteen miles daily with a purpose. Patient replies that he travels to borrow money to pay the doctor’s bill.
An old Indian fighter recalls the Sioux scalping him. He claims they did something to him that they could never do again, and that was the act of scalping. The quote presents a grim, reflective moment in frontier memory.
Learned men dispute the consequences of removing Earth's atmosphere. Some say life could persist. others argue there would be no day and the sun could not be seen.
A brief gossip item notes Mrs. Kratchett-Bridget and her daughter Bridget discussing a man who visited last night, with a cryptic line about his remarks matching what he said about Bridget. The snippet captures a local social interaction and rumor tone without specifics.
Fez provides fuel suitable for grates and base burners mentioned in a brief classified style note. The text lacks clear events or named organizations, so the summary preserves the fragmentary product claim and sourcing.
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