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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1907
Page
5
Anniston Trading Co announces a jardinier sale starting Monday with table glassware in all grades from cheap to fine. Prices begin at 25 cents each, with values up to $2.50, and listings show leading merchants promoting the deal across multiple local stores.
A 1,250 pound iron ore piece, originally larger by about 1,000 pounds, was reduced by splitting to move from mines to town. Judge Randolph weighed the lump at R. O. Watsons and it will be stored in his coal yard before shipment to James town. Also notes on ads for crystals, Huylers candies, Confederate reunion plans, and local shop promotions.
A New Orleans dish called gombe is praised as a celestial blend of fried chicken, broiled bacon, stewed oysters, peppers and smothered onions cooked separately then combined in stock. A final shower of sassafras leaf dusts the plate, deemed unique and unmatched by any summer seasons.
Local ads promote gas ranges from Model Ice Co and Humphrey gas heaters, plus Liggett’s Saturday candy at 29 cents per pound. Donahoo & Co. advertise horse and mule sales and stable services. Roller Champion flour and various baking goods marketed with competing prices.
A collage of consumer pitches urges cooling homes with gas ranges and better sleep, promotes Roller Champion flour at five cents more a sack, and suggests ordering a buggy from Donahoo & Co. plus painting and decorating services by C. W. Cohen & Co. at 921 Noble Street.
A recipe instructs to peel a banana leaving a central strip of skin, sprinkle with sugar and lemon juice, then bake in a hot oven for twenty minutes until the skin blackens and the pulp becomes soft. Serve hot.
The guide notes that heavier apples are preferable and that pressing with the thumb should cause a slight crackling sound to indicate quality. It emphasizes choosing apples based on weight as a key factor in selecting ripe fruit.
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