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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1906
Page
8
The weather report from Anniston notes a high temperature of 64 at 2 p.m. and a low of 46 by 9 p.m. Calm to slight southwest wind at 2 miles per hour. Precipitation is trace with a clear forecast for tonight and Friday. Local observer W. F. Clark records the data.
The Oct 25 memory of St Crispin’s Day fades among shoemakers and the public. The text recalls St Crispin as a Gaulish shoemaker monk martyred in 247 by a Roman official. It notes a legend of daytime preaching and giving shoes to the poor and an angel providing leather.
Thirteen year old midshipman David G Farmgut served under Porter in the battle of the Missex. He was captured with his pig Murphy after a British middy tried to claim it as prize. Farragut defended private property and defeated Shorty in a ring to keep the pig.
English novelist Baring-Gould recalls bitter death notices printed in error from his homeland. An American editor once dined with him in London and asked how he felt about premature obituaries. The author then tells a humorous parrot anecdote about repeating every word spoken at home.
The piece recounts John Richardson the illiterate yet successful English showman of the last century and his boast of shaping Edmund Kean. It notes Richardson’s pride in the association and his dismissive view of Macready before fame, calling him a vagabond who never worked with them.
An English observer recounts encounters of Americans abroad with civility and rudeness. He meets English clerics and an American in Paris and Swiss venues, noting politeness differences and a refusal to acknowledge in one instance. The vignette contrasts courtesy with indifference during travels across Europe.
Mina Claire Woodruff and James Larkin Bugg wed at Parker Memorial church at 7 50 PM in Annis ton. The ceremony featured chancel decorations of chrysanthemums and ferns with Prat Thompann on the wedding march. Bridesmaids wore white silk and yellow gowns with dainty tulle veils. The ring cushion was carried by Master Edwin Martin. Remaining details describe attendants and gowns, with plans to honeymoon in the Southeast and settle in Farmville, Virginia after January 1.
A chronicle of notable past happenings listed by year and event. From 1400 chancer death to 1847 Perry blockade Tobasco, the notes cover battles, governance, eruptions, and monuments across centuries.
The record notes a 1870 convention in Cincinnati advocating moving the national capital from Washington to a western location. It references public pressure and the political discourse of the era and mentions no other events.
A London News anecdote recalls Captain Spencer asking a convict about his work cycle. The man lists pea picking in spring, fruit and hop picking in summer and autumn, pocket picking in winter, then oakum picking.
Boy Herbert Spencer leaves school and walks home over 120 miles. With 2 shillings in his pocket he travels forty eight miles first day forty seven second day, and a coachman later helps him the rest. The long journey takes three days and ends with a kind offer of help.
An editor of a western exchange worried about how he would get his shirt on over his wings upon reaching paradise. A contemporary mocked that his identity would likely learn how to fit his bat on over his horns.
A narrator recounts Skidmore leading the Widow Weeds to the altar, noting in a lighter tone that the widow seemed slightly ahead throughout the aisle despite polite remarks about the ceremony.
The text explains parchment production from sheep and other animal skins. It details hair removal, lime cleansing, stretching on a frame, fleshing with a circular knife, moistening and whitening, smoothing with a large stone, iron tools and pumice, and gradual drying with tightening as needed.
A succinct proverb from the St. Louis Republic advising careful judgment before action. It urges verifying correctness first and then seeking counsel from a spouse before proceeding with a decision.
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.
The Republican state ticket lists Asa F. Stratton for Governor from Montgomery and Daniel N. Cooper for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. J. B. Sloan of Blount County seeks Attorney General, George B. Randolph of Anniston Secretary of State, George Byers of Cullman State Treasurer, William Cook of Talladega Commissioner of Agriculture, J. Clyde Millar of Birmingham State Auditor, S. A. Leonard of Mobile and Charles P. Lane of Huntsville as Railroad Commissioners, S. S. Pleasants of Huntsville Chief Justice, with Warren Reese of Montgomery and Arthur Stiles of Etowah as Associate Justices.
The earliest bank notes, called flying money, appeared in China in 2697 B C. They resembled modern notes with bank name date serial and official signature plus value in numbers and words. Printed in blue on mulberry paper, one note dated 130 B C remains in the Asian Museum at St Petersburg.
An expert from the weather bureau notes that while March is stormiest in southwestern Europe, January leads in Britain and Norway. Overall European storms tend to preponderate around the equinox seasons.
Fragmentary note mentions Hewitt and Jewett with reference to kerosene blast and wages, source appears to be New York Presse. The text lacks a coherent event or date for a proper summary.
The buffalo is the bulkiest land animal in North America. Bulls reach about five feet eight inches to six feet at the shoulder and weigh roughly 1,800 pounds, with records over 2,100 pounds. Cows stand around four feet eight inches at the shoulder and weigh about 1,200 pounds, though reports vary with some cows approaching heavier weights.
Flensburg, a seaport town in Schleswig-Holstein, uses water-drilled fist boxes to keep fish alive during tow to port. Fishermen place caught fish in these boxes, which are submerged, ensuring freshness until sale on the quay.
Air tight deck chair boxes on some English coast steamers serve as life preservers. Back to back in the center of the deck, they hinge open when a crosspiece is removed, forming a buoyant raft for passengers if the vessel wrecks.
A Chicago Tribune anecdote notes Flatman was arrested for insulting a janitor but acquitted. The jury doubted the act could be justifiable, implying disbelief in the alleged offense.
The passage urges self study to judge others, noting men resemble each other inside. It argues that though passions differ, inner operations are similar and what pleases or offends you in others will do the same in you.
The intense itching of eczema and tetter is instantly relieved by Cham berlain's Salve and many severe cases are permanently cured by its use. For sale by J. L. Wikle.
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