Letter from Progress Texas Shows Slow Mail Delivery
A 1905 Progress Texas letter mailed May 18 1903 reached Anniston April 18 1907 after 3 years 11 months and 7 days in transit. The note mentions 300 acres pasture cows and calves prices and a church meeting at First Presbyterian with Johnston and Mynat officers and teachers.
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Texas
J. W. Adams
Anniston
Progress
Tex
Bay City
Uncle Sam
Johnston & Mynat
First Presbyterian
Instant gas water heaters and coal ads from Mohair era
A collection of old local ads touts instantaneous gas water heaters for quick boiling water, coal and gas ranges for homes, Roller Champion sacks, and livestock sales. Prominent names include Maj J B McDonald and Donahoo & Co with contact numbers.
Donahoo & Co Stable and Gas Range Services
Board your horse at Donahoo & Co.’s stable and it will be well fed and well cared for. You can bake roast boil broil fry on a gas range all at the same time. Like a hot lunch before bed no trouble with a gas range. All kinds of hauling good prompt service. Model Ice Co. phone 59 mh2 tf.
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Model Ice Co
Donahoo & Co
No Time to Lose Mastication Lesson
A Detroit Tribune anecdote features a wise doctor advising a boy to chew each mouthful thirty times. The child responds that at home he would always be hungry and the rest of the kids would finish the meal before he finished one mouthful.
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Johnny
Detroit Tribune
Political economy quip on government and profits
A quoted exchange features a political economist asking if the government can be run and a railway magnate replying that profits require avoiding graft accusations, reflecting tensions in governance and finance.
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Washington Blac
New York Press Note on Personal Consent and Love
fragmentary text discusses consent and romantic feelings with unclear context. It mentions a person named Jewett and a request related to making love, leaving the overall situation ambiguous with no verifiable event or source details.
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Jewett
New York Preas
Blacksmith Shop Continues Under New Proprietor
Public notice proclaims Shack Shye's blacksmith shop on 14th Street between Noble and Wilmer remains open with a new expert. Mc Gardner, proprietor, invites continued patronage of horseshoeing and all blacksmith services.
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Shack Shye
14Th St
Noble and
Wilmer
Mc Gardner
Local Meat Market Promises Fresh Cuts and Canned Goods
A city meat market advertises choice lamb and chops as the season's tastiest meat. It also offers beef veal pork dressed poultry and a full line of canned goods for soups. Call 107 to place orders.
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O. H. Parker & CO
Security Bank Building
City News
W.P van Arsdel
G. B Randolph
Whetstone & Co
L. A. Sterne
City Grocery Co
Bagley, & Son
Wallis & Crampton
Mackabee & Pridgin
W. H. Maddox
J. B. Hollingsworth & Son
S. E. Brooks
J. D. Elder
Jno
Ramsey
G. A. Chastain
Houston Mercantile Co
FP. Stricklin
Shelnutt Mercantile Co
South Anniston
MO. L. Yeatman
Ala
Holland Rusk
Sterne’s
C. W. Cohen & Co
Noble Street
J. H. Blacklock
M’donald
J. B. McDonald
Cuba
H. D. Barr
P. H. O’brien
E. M. Lewis
Empire
Montevallo
Jellico Coal
Sever
Odd Fellows
Abniston Bank
W. M. Crawford
E. Watson
RB. O. Watson
Stevens Jewelry Co
Elam Ordway & Houser
F. M. Marsh & Sons
Nixon’s
F. M. Nixon
Glen Addie
Pat Allen
Robinson's Book Store
H. J. Young
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