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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1901
Page
5
Anniston items note real estate listings near Noble and Eleventh and a new bank building with ornate columns. There are promotions for hats, clothing, and imported goods, plus notices of local sports, a drawing prize won by a nurse’s daughter, and reports on hospital fund contributions. Also mentioned are a laundry opening, a Knights of Pythias meeting, and several brief hometown notices.
Early morning cool spell brings welcome shiver to Anniston residents. The temperature dip offers pleasant relief without freezing pipes or extra cost while August heat lingers. Sunday services scheduled include Holy Communion and choir, with Rector J H Blacklock inviting visitors and promising a sample bottle from Levi’s.
An advertisement urges readers to buy Pansy Lotion to remove sunburn redness and soothe pain. It notes many people will have red cheeks noses necks and foreheads and suggests taking a bottle on vacation.
Thirst prompt patrons to place a nickel on the counter at the soda fountain. Headaches are treated with Cupana Headache Cure, to be repeated after an hour if needed. For chafing, Borated Talcum costs 15 cents.
Geo J Long of Louisville Ky visited Anniston as guest of BB Linthicum. W C Tenstall Jr arrived from Tate Springs after a month away. Lonstall recovered well from health travels. D A Farrell came back from Montevallo. J J Arnold of Jacksonville was a legal visitor to Anniston. Rutherford Lapsley returned from Jacksonville. Pied L Blackmon returned from Montgomery. The item notes health themes and advertises Foley's Kidney Cure with McElreath Drug Co.
ULLMAN Bros offers half price on every men's and boys hat in the house. Record-breaking sale emphasizes savings across hat styles and sizes for men and boys.
A social event by the B Y P A at Parker Memorial Baptist Church on Lethe Ron Avenue featured ice cream and refreshments. Miss May Stringfellow, visiting Adniston, returns to Tuskaloose, and several locals travel for visits to Lincoln, Jacksonville, Ordartown, Mento Ga, and Attalla.
Washington society figures including Tefft Johnson and Miss Abbe Johnson extol Peruna as a tonic and remedy for coughs colds and hoarseness. Notable actors Robert Mantell and George Backus also endorse the product. Letters describe Peruna as vital for overworked professionals and those with nervous strain.
In Reno, Oklahoma Territory on August 2 the drawing of winning numbers for the U S land lottery concluded with 1 000 envelopes opened from the vaults. Six thousand five hundred for each land district. residents endure grimy conditions as a sandstorm blankets the town. Canvas tents fail to shield from red sand. many wear blue glasses and beverages are served with sand.
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