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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1900
Page
5
Silk waist and dress fabrics offered in black and colors with prices from 50 cents to 1.25 per yard. Leather belts and clasps shown. Fans described from 3 cents to 1.50 each. Powder puff boxes toilet soap ladies ties lace jabots and related items advertised for quick viewing.
The long distance telephone line from this city to Gadsden will soon be completed and in working order. The route from the local exchange to the city limits is under construction to connect with the Gadsden line. Manager W T Warlick is pushing the project to finish quickly as poles are already in place.
Texarkana Ark April 2 The big street fair under the Street Fair Association opened today and will run for a week. It promises to be the largest event of its kind held in the state.
Columbus Ohio April 2 Peter Sells the showman who sued for divorce from his wife retires from the circus business He says he cannot attend to the circus business and a divorce case at the same time
Southern Railway offers round trip tickets to Louisville Kentucky at a low rate of one cent per mile in each direction. Travel highlights include East Tennessee mountains and Kentucky Blue Grass, with Lookout Mountain Chickamauga Missionary Ridge nearby. For details contact an agent or C E Jackson Birmingham Alabama. Laundry ad notes Anniston Steam Laundry at 12th and Noble Streets claims better quality than competitors.
In Anniston the top bread eaters are those who seek the finest loaves. The city’s most discerning tasters pursue premium breads, savoring crust, crumb, and unique flavors across local bakeries.
Judge John Bruce resumes court in Huntsville while the Montgomery Handicap draws top thoroughbreds in Memphis. In Cheyenne the Carnegie Free Library site plan is chosen, and in Cleveland Mrs Langtry’s engagement for The Degenerates is canceled amid local protests. Memphis hosts a banquet for Gen Lake EO Wimi! departing for the Philippine commission post.
The Anniston post office lists uncalled for letters headed Gentlemen's List. Names include Allen, Barrett, Brown, Green wood, Johnson, Thompson, Williams, and many others with Miss or Mrs titles. The notice ends noting Edmondson & Anderson's table popularity.
Mr. Jos. Saks returned Sunday night from Baltimore with the remains of his sister Mrs. J Hillman for interment. Her death on the train enroute to Baltimore caused sorrow among friends in Anniston. Mr. Saks and her husband were with her when she died. On the same train another man died near Charlotte New York and another grew gravely ill. Girls Wanted twelve to sixteen years old for light work at Pratt and Yates Bag Company. R O Watson will move safes or anything else. Phone 72.
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