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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1907
Page
5
Revival services at Glen Ad die Presbyterian Church continue this week with daily gatherings at 7 30 pm. The event has been underway for a week and will run each evening through the week.
The notice urges merchants to use advertising to attract customers and fulfill promises. It highlights consistent ads in every issue, the low cost of running ads, and the benefit to reputation and customer loyalty. It invites inquiries and quotes on yearly advertising rates.
Mr. W. M. Higgins, formerly with R. Steel & Son, departs Anniston for Atlanta to join a leading jewelry house. He will study optical work there to fit himself for practical optics. Local merchants listed Roller Champion dealers and a note of thanks to street car staff for a 6 Panama hat gift last Saturday afternoon.
A mixed page item notes the Confederate Veterans' reunion set for May 30 with Capt. B M Smith inviting comrades to Richmond. Also included is a cordial thanks from J A Roberson for an unearned but valued gift and a brief anecdote on perception from a New York Tribune piece about seeing beyond appearances.
The suit of T. J. Davis against Western Union Telegraph Co. was settled out of court this morning. The plaintiff was awarded damages totaling 250 for the failure to promptly deliver a telegram announcing the death of the defendant's father.
Cotton and produce prices listed for merchants in Anniston with spot cotton at 10 1/2 to 11 cents. Prices include chickens 25 to 35 cents, eggs 15 to 17 cents, sweet potatoes per bushel, white peas 2 1/50 dollars per bushel, speckled peas 2 dollars per bushel, corn 66 to 68 cents per bushel. An ad mentions a Humphrey gas instantaneous water heater as suitable for the right place and time.
Mickey denies plans to ill treat a woman and jokes about temper. Chimmie questions the sudden proposal as the scene plays with slang and humor.
Anniston Trading Co advertises a grand array of bargains in table glassware from cheapest to finest with sale starting Monday and lasting through the week. Also mentions poultry feeds, grading services, painting and decorating, hauling, flour pricing, and a gas range capable of multiple cooking methods.
A local firm advertises title examination with a guaranty bond on real estate titles approved by their attorney. The notice emphasizes guaranteed land title service.
A courtroom exchange features a woman insisting the assault was not a pretext but a club. The attorney offers to provide a voice for $100, and a novelist asks about publicity implications.
A 400 acre pasture is leased with ample grass and a reliable water supply. Fenced land is available under standard rates. Telephone availability at the farm is listed as No. 599-4.
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