Snake skins decorate jail cell of this man
John Kuhn, a Glen Addie man held in the county jail awaiting trial for the killing of ice-wagon driver Bob Lewis, fills his cell with snake skins from rettlers to copperheads. He polishes and shows the skins to visitors, claiming they amuse him. Walden Timmons offered to let Kuhn keep the skins but draws the line at live snakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kuhn
Glen Addie
Bob Lewis
Kuhn
Walden Timmons
Bell-Hubbard Harness Repair Ad
Harness repair service advertised by Bell-Hubbard. claims large stock and expert workmen. Contact by phone 171.
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Bell-Hubbard’s
Maryland Men Expected on August 13
Maryland militia units face vacancies from federal examiners with drafts likely to fill gaps. The First Separate Company Infantry (colored) may consolidate with Washington DC units and deploy westward. Army says full Maryland guard equipment should arrive in Baltimore by early next week.
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Maryland
Washington, D. C
Maryland Guard
Baltimore
Cigar Ads and Travel Notes From Anniston News Page
A mix of local ads and notices mentions Misses Eunice and Isla Sewell visiting Memphis and Arkansas, Miss Carmen Sewell returning from Jacksonville, and Mrs. Sewell visiting in Eutaw. Other items note Red Feather and A. B. C. cigars, Miss Annie Mae Farmer joining Charlotte, and travel changes on the Southern Railway between Anniston and Rome.
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Eunice
Isla Sewell
Nellie Hamilton
Kittie Mae Houston
Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Carmen ‘Sewell
Jacksonville
Foreclosure Notice on Anniston Furniture Factory Estate
Trustee Harvey B. Luts will sell at public auction the property in Anniston Calhoun County Alabama linked to the 1903 bond deed of trust. Proceedings follow default on bonds issued December 18 1903 by Anniston Furniture Factory and involve the South Anniston Land Company parcels and associated machinery buildings and easements. The sale occurs at the courthouse door in Anniston with legal notice dated August 3 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston Furniture Factory
Probate
Calhoun County
Alabama
J. (. Sproul
Harry B. Luts
Harvey B. Luts
Court House
Anniston
South Anniston Land Company
Oxford Lake
Anniston Electric and Gas Company
Poplar Street
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
The
Southern Railway
Tle
Lehman Manufacturing Company
New Line of Organdie Waists Arrives at Ullman Bros
Ullman Bros announces a new line of organdie waists for ladies sizes 36 to 46 priced at 98 cents, with received stock noted at 82.00 in a brief clipping.
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New York
Allman Bros
Man Bros
Ullman Bros
Wanted Rooms For Family In Desirable Location
Wanted large room with bath or two connecting rooms in a good area. Prefer meals in same house. Occupied by man wife and two children aged three and five. Address Wanted Rooms care Star. Reward offered for Lost Wishbone pin with diamond. Return to 1415 Cobb Avenue. FOR SALE 1916 Indian motorcycle with side car and accessories in good condition. LOANS for home purchases in Anniston. SECURITY SAVINGS & LOAN CO Birmingham. FOR SALE Ten dairy cows one Jersey bull three heifers plus gear and household goods at LaGarde Farm Alexander Alabama.
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Cobb Avenue
LaGarde Farm
Alexander
Ala
Norway Hails King Haakon on His Forty Fifth Birthday
From Christiania Aug 3, Norways capital and towns mark King Haakon s forty fifth birthday with strong enthusiasm. The crowd credits the king s peace policy for keeping Norway out of war as the war tightens ties with Sweden and Denmark and strengthens the monarchy s popularity.
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Per
Christiania
Haakon
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Bilbo father of Mississippi governor dies at 85 near Poplarville
J O Bilbo father of Governor Bilbo of Mississippi died yesterday at the family home near Poplarville. He was in his eighty sixth year and had been in failing health for months.
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Poplarville
Miss
J. O. Bilbo
Bilbo
Mississippi
Here
When Health Takes Wing Drug Advertisement
When health affriguted spreads her rosy wing and flies with every changing gale of spring take Number 40 For The Blood. Employed in blood poison rheumatism catarrh constipation liver kidney and stomach troubles mercurial lead and zinc poisoning. Under its use sores ulcers nodes tumors pimples and scrofulous swellings disappear as if by magic. Made by J Mendenhall Evansville Ind 40 years a druggist. Sold by Searbrough Drug Co.
Sporting Notes Fade Out Marks Team Decline In 1910s Style
The note recalls the Yankees leading the American league a year ago and mentions a Philly machine with brake-like brakes from 1915. It notes no White Sox member leads any stat, the Giants top in pitching, and references Ed Walsh’s planned debut for the Braves against the Cubs in Chicago on August 2 as part of Stallings era matchups.
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Yankees
Philly
White Sox
Giants
Smyth
Smiths
Brooklyn
Smith
St. Louis
Ed Walsh
Braves
Stallings Tribe
Cubs
Chicago
For The Man She Loved at Oxford Lake Casino
Tonight at Oxford Lake Casino the players present a true West tale about love. The cast features Larry Richardson in a cowboy role and Miss Beckett, a young easterner.
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Oxford Lake
Larry Richardson
Miss Beckett
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Eceemeeaie Anc
Stanley St Seba, Dae Des
Phene
Bell Hubbard
Dar Caps
Hunter Bros
Red Feather Cigars
Union
Calhoun Grocery Co
Annie Mae Farmer
Charlotte, N. C
A. PD. C
Havana
Porto Rico
Delia Childress
Atlanta
Pansy Childress
Clara Dunn
Ceylon
India
Virginia Fallen
Greenville, S. C
Alice Weatherly
B. Foster
Virginia Stuart
Birmingham
H. B. Rudisill, Jr
Bell-Hubbard
Pardoning Board
State of
Montgomery
Calhoun
Jim Brown
Russell Bros. Studio
Rome
Etna
Wilton
Southern Railway System
A. Stanley
City
Anniston Cream Products Co
Mse
East Tenth Street
Red Cross
Red Cross War Fund
First National Bank
Oxford
Louis Kidd
Undertaking CO
Auto Ambulance Service
J. Ralph Usrey
Fire and Casualty Co
A. J. Goodwin & CO
Oakland
Edwardsville
Louis Aoe Dry Goods Co
W. D
Care Star
Dickinson Novelty Co
Woodruff Feed Company
Denman Bros
Noble Street
Kerbytown
G. W. Watkins
National Cash Register
Carve Shoe Co
T. J. Williamson
Camp McClellan
Pike
A. D. Martin
Ron
Palace Drug Co
Noble St
Jacksonville Pike
W. C. LeGrand & Co
Burrough
Milch
Herron’s
F. O B
Southern Tire & Accessories Co
Tyler Hill
P. O
Hudson
Theate
Bosworth Machine Works
A. de Hart & Co
Bath
Blackwell Agee & Bibb
Crump-Dunlap Jewelry Co
BIG Lot
Wiley Johnston’s
10Th St
Star Office
Geo. Summers
Peter Calla
J. &. Draper
Weaver
Russell Bros
Hale Buggy Mfg. Co
Oxfords
Stetson
Leonard Shaw
Dean
Howard
Foster
D. Oxfords
Harvey B. Lutz
Chas. F. Douglass
Security Savings & Loan Co
2Nd Ave
Gov
Bibo
Dips
Clara Kimball Young
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