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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
2
A collage of eccentric commentary notes. Coffin costs rise while users carry on. Ferrer shooting may threaten the Spanish monarchy. Taft dislikes Oklahoma constitution. Alabama constitution amends by prohibitionists and taunts Taft. Wisconsin debate suggests a footballer as a gubernatorial candidate. A baseball career would deter a governor bid.
An old quip notes a judge ruling a mule a horse due to insurance. In Calhoun county debate continues on good roads with calls for a right approach and broader highway construction.
Rev. FE. W. Gamble rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Selma earns the label political parson after an amendment meeting speech. He urged adoption of the amendment and branded the Montgomery Advertiser, calling it unflattering terms aimed at the paper's support for antiamendment views.
The Montgomery Advertiser rakes the young men for backing the constitutional amendment and organizing Amendment clubs. It labels the move as an attempt to oppose the old guard and warns of calamities, while noting middle aged and old voters are joining the shift.
The passage urges Alabamians to pursue morally right reforms and reject the old guard, joining a broad coalition of loyal citizens of all ages including many distinguished elders who will support uplifting state leadership.
The article describes sugar cane as a close relative of corn with a purple stalk when ripe. It paints a vivid scene of Louisiana cane fields, explains juice extraction by rollers, and notes the juice is boiled to syrup with unique properties and delightful flavor.
The Rome Tribune Herald reports a delightfully absurd craze over hypnotism and mesmeric shows. Citizens imagine practical jokes and misuses, from putting babies to sleep to evading bills, all while mocking the practical limits of the occult arts.
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Grove’s signature appears on each box, priced at 25 cents.
A religious tract from Oxford Alabama denounces opponents of a state amendment as false teachers and warns of divine judgment on November 29. The author cites biblical passages to condemn anti-amendment voices and defends ministers as citizens bound to moral conduct.
A public pledge program lists Annis ton residents and local firms agreeing to contribute one percent of tax assessments for five years to develop the city. The Star will publish names and update the list as contracts are signed, urging others to join.
Leonard Ochtman born October 21 1854 in Zonnemaire Holland. He studied in his native town Albany and America arriving with his parents in 1866. He worked as a draughtsman at a wood engraving house for seven years and later opened studios in Albany and New York City focusing on landscape paintings. He first exhibited at the National Academy in 1882 and was continually represented there.
A candidate declares intent to run for Sheriff of Calho subject to party action. D. Z. GQRIDI signs the announcement. The notice appears amid social chatter about recent events and drug store chatter discusses the choice fitting the relief of a tired head.
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