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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
5
Infant and children Reuben vests in silk wool and cotton sizes 1 2 3 4 5 offered at reduced prices. Silk dresses in navy burgundy teal green plum black brown new models priced from 13.48. Allman Bros advertise singing at Eulaton Baptist church next Sunday inviting all with book and basket.
The Canning Club of Jacksonville labels rain no obstacle as about twenty members work at the clubhouse preparing for winter. They bring lunches and while cans process, enjoy meals, calling it fun and patriotic as they anticipate completing 1 000 more cans beyond the 3 000 already filled.
The Alabama brigade moves toward Macon with one company from each regiment sent in advance to prep the camp. Retired fight officers with failed exams leave service, names withheld. Ten warehouses completed at Camp Sheridan as military supplies flow in, uniforms and other gear valued at many thousands. Two thousand four hundred Yorkmen worked at the camp amid heavy rain, building quarters, digging ditches and laying water mains to connect with Montgomery.
Omega Flour highlights three claims of excellence. Finest quality wheat is used. Grinding employs great care and skill. The flour is produced in the country’s finest modern mill.
A jumble of promotional lines for A. B. C. Red Feather Cigars and Anniston made cigars with union labels. Mentions Calhoun Grocery Co and Hunter Bros advertising meats groceries, best prices, and various product claims including flour and meat assortments. Phone numbers 22 appear with retailer references.
The writer asks the public not to come to their house by automobile until the road they are building is finished. They request calls to arrange meetings downtown instead.
The notice lists multiple properties in blocks F G J K along 21st 22nd streets between Quintard Leighton Wilmer and Leighton. Lots 1 2 3 17 18 Block F on 22nd street and adjacent lots on 21st street also described. Additional parcels in Blocks G J K fronting 21st 22nd streets between Wilmer Quintard and Leighton.
Washington August 9 Over subscription to the 200 million short-term treasury certificates of indebtedness was 61 525 000, more than 20 percent. Allotments will be approximately 83 percent of subscriptions.
Wellington New Zealand August parliament adopted a resolution calling to carry on the war until Germany is rebuked. The move reflects strong national resolve amid global conflict and echoes earlier allied demands for victory and accountability.
The camp for 2,000 men building the ramp shows progress despite rains. Major Dulin praises cooperation among contractors and government, loyal employees, and steady material inflow. New kitchen equipment and beds with linen improve comfort. much work completed.
Temple Garden Tera offers selected choicest Ceylon and India teas. Its rich flavor and deep color contributed to the season’s most popular drink.
A speaker denounces autocracy, invoking historic sacrifices for liberty. He contrasts past wounds with modern threats from Hohenzollern Germany, citing Belgium, Lusitania, and wartime devastation. The address urges unity and readiness while praising perseverance and the duty of all to support democracy.
A speaker urges unwavering support for World War I, invoking Woodrow Wilson and national sacrifice. He warns against German aggression, stresses separation of church and state, and defends civil and religious liberty while appealing to Alabama citizens to uphold democracy and guard against foreign influence.
Sam Hollis a Geneva county man died in the Montgomery county jail while awaiting trial for stabbing a white man to death. An abscessed tooth led to facial swelling and breathing difficulties. an operation was performed but he died before morning. The sheriff was notified to claim the body and close the murder case.
Citizens of Birmingham form a bus company to operate a system between the city and Camp Sheridan. Incorporation papers to be filed soon. Plans call for 10 to 20 busses and a five minute schedule in competition with the street railway, which plans a seven and a half minute schedule. Names of organizers withheld until ready to begin business.
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