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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1906
Page
4
A brief dispatch from The Evening Star in Austin Alabama reports on addrensa communications with local officials and community impact, noting ongoing delays and planned meetings to discuss further steps.
The statement shows the Evening Star circulation for September 1906 with daily and Sunday totals. The document, sworn before E W Ledbetter, a notary in Calhoun County Alabama, confirms the month totals and averages.
Dr. J. M. Whiteside is listed as a candidate for Ward Four councilman with strong backing from leading city residents. The petition shows broad local support, marking him as a highly capable and earnest candidate for Anniston's city government.
City health advisory notes mild scarlet fever cases in Anniston and stresses strict precautions. Parents should keep recovering children indoors for six weeks to prevent contagion, while schools continue standard safeguards and public awareness remains high.
Key dates include 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1740 birth of Sir Philip Francis, 1777 Battle of Red Bank, 1811 Liszt born, 1832 Leopold Damrosch born, 1845 Sarah Bernhardt born, 1858 Augusta Victoria born, 1872 Missouri ships fire tragedy, 1883 Mayne Reid death, 1902 Denmark cedes islands, 1904 Baltic Fleet attack on British fishing fleet.
The text urges continued observation of precautionary rules by parents, schools, and city officials. It reassures the situation is not critical and that there is no need for alarm, only careful monitoring and care.
In 1685 October 22 Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes ending religious toleration for Hueguenots and Catholics in France. Many Protestants fled to England Ireland and American colonies taking skills wealth and art. France lost artisans and fortune while Britain and the colonies gained. A German report notes a patent for wireless electrical devices that could automatically stop steam in fog between approaching ships.
A French monk’s vellum manuscript uses letter-cut stencils, contrasting with a Swedish gold and silver Gospel translation that features initial letters in gold and text in heavy silver. The parchment is adhered with a brittle adhesive and dates to antiquity. A Lyons silk firm produced a modern freak prayer book with woven letters. only one copy exists in Paris’s government library.
A rational system of physical culture should provide erect posture, straight spine, broad chest, flexible and strong muscles, easy graceful movement, and lasting health. It claims any method failing to deliver these aims is incomplete, seeking to make the body a more perfect instrument responsive to the will, Outing Magazine.
Star want ads bring practical results for readers and advertisers with concise notices. The column highlights available jobs, services, and items for sale, offering quick connections and local listings.
The notice argues that poor digestion causes nervous fatigue and promotes Mi-O-Na as a remedy. It claims a few days of use will strengthen the digestive system, boost nerve energy, reduce sleeplessness, and improve overall health with a money back guarantee from Scarbrough Drug Company for a 50 cent box.
Frost damage hits cotton and crops in the Allsup area. Piedmont business leader W. J. Rutherford visits. Rev. Howell delivers farewell sermon at Shady Grove after five years. Prof. W. C. Nabors to teach Winnie Davis school. Miss Sulta Knighton visits relatives near Piedmont. Clara and Plumar Smyth of Megda visit. W. B. Crabb listed as sick. T. H. Robertson visits homefolks. Robertson returns from trip through Cherokee county.
The piece extols the soap weed cactus as a crucial desert resource native to southwestern deserts and Mexico. It notes its water content when cut, potential to be made into a mild soap, use in beer brewing, fiber from the plant, and edible parts after spine removal, highlighted by its striking flowering arm.
A passage from The Balance of Power by Arthur Goodrich notes that a New Englander argues as habitually as he eats or sleeps. He favors broad questions and often argues with himself, even proving to himself his own error and faulty reasoning.
Anniston Electric & Gas Co advertises gas coke as the cleanest cheapest fuel for grates and base burners at 4.50 dollars per ton delivered. Telephone 109 is provided for inquiries.
The Wikle column praises Kilby’s administration and rebuts Hot Blast criticism of Dr. Wikle. It urges fair play, invites both sides to rallies at the courthouse, and questions editor Mr. Smith’s voting stance while endorsing Wikle as truthful and capable.
A Pittsburg Observer note argues that stealing time from an employer or a dollar from a cash drawer reflects similar guilt, comparing a man who kills time with a cashier stealing money. The piece probes ethics and integrity in everyday wrongdoing.
A fragmentary remark from Puck notes that seven dollars in small bills appear larger than a single fifty, reflecting a playful contrast in value perception.
A fragmented line suggests a reflection on human behavior and value. It hints that people notice faults more readily than opportunities or money, urging a shift toward recognizing positives and timely gains.
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