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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1900
Page
2
The Star argues against building a furnace by newspapers while noting local citizens willing to invest 12500 and 5000. It cites Opelock ore, Woodsock furnace trials, and high iron profits as justification, urging action now and referencing national issues and votes to frame economic opportunity.
The piece argues the GOP bears a heavy load as Hanna followers gain party control, leaving even reform-minded Republicans powerless. It notes McKinley's free trade stance with Porto Rico, and critiques tariff relief funds, shinplaster currency debates, and the value and redemption of fractional currency in the era, with reflections on National Bank notes and government gains.
All notes and accounts due the late Sebai are to be collected by A. F. Metthee. Creditors with outstanding indebtedness should cooperate and settle at his office. The notice directs payment to be made promptly.
An early advertisement offers fine tempered steel sewing machine needles parts and attachments plus oil and gum. It urges sending the cheapest lace curtains for cleaning and promises laundering service at a corner shop on Twelfth and Noble streets with ready made clothes and tailor made suits touted for men.
Southern Railway will offer round trip tickets for the Ing Festival and Grant Street Fair in Chattanooga on May 7 to 12 1900. Tickets from Decatur Alabama Jellico Tennessee Middlesboro Kentucky Morristown Tennessee Hartman Junction Tennessee Atlanta Georgia Birmingham Alabama and intermediate points to Chattanooga and return at one fare. Tickets on sale May 7 8 and 9 with return by May 14 1900. Apply to the nearest Southern Railway Gomnet agent.
A cow born in Texas lives in a Denver storeroom on Fifteenth Street. It bears eighteen horns four on each foot and two on its head. The front horns force the cow to rest on its knees, hind feet planted, as it roams with a ramlike set on each hoof. The animal survived after being found exhausted in a pasture and is well in captivity.
Immigration to Australia is slow due to sea distance from London. Vast tracts of land remain unoccupied offering 320 acres per person for an annual rental of 25 cents per acre. After 20 years occupancy, it becomes freehold property. Purchases or sales are possible after improvements are made.
Denver reports describe a massive blast by Pike's Pear Power Co to obtain stone for a large Beaver Creek dam. A tunnel under a hill held 30,000 pounds of black powder, creating a crater 200 feet wide and 75 feet deep from which rock was gravity-transported to the dam site.
A local candy maker emphasizes a specialty in fruit based sweets with a large ready stock of tropical fruit flavored confections. The firm highlights its capacity to supply a complete assortment of dainty candies.
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