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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1901
Page
5
City forecasts call for partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with probable showers in the south pitten bay area. Prolonged outages and public notices mix with ads for furniture, real estate, and local services across Aniston, including a serious injury report at a courthouse site and a shifting staff schedule at Pat Allen’s store.
An inventive woman uses dry sand to preserve flowers by burying upright stems in a deep vessel then covering with more sand. After a week in a dry place the flowers are unearthed with care due to brittleness. The piece also lists numerous local social visitors and travel notes including Mrs EKR Patterson, Miss Anderson, Miss Weatherly, Miss Walraven, and others. The final note touts Kennesaw nickle cigars as superior to other cheap brands.
A contest opens Monday August 26 and closes September 2 with prizes for contestants and the most popular employee. Votes cost one cent each for contestants and five cents each for the company prize. The Anniston Electric and Gas Co. donates a beautiful umbrella for the top employee.
Several residents are mentioned visiting relatives or traveling. J T Ross left yesterday for Akron Georgia to visit kin. Et Lane returned to Syla canga after visiting Carroll Steele. Marvin Cooper, now in Lexington Kentucky, visits his brother KE Cooper. J F Ledbetter travels to Sycamore for a few days. Tom King goes to Marion to visit relatives. J G Blount returns from Lagarde. Luther Snyder of Jacksonville visits his brother M E Snyder. Also an advertisement line about coal orders and a product pitch for Cascarete and laxative candy.
A brief note notes that Kennesaw calls for satisfaction and mentions cigar dealers widely selling them. The fragment implies consumer demand and dealer supply without detailing a specific event or firm names.
An early advertisement touts Kermott's Chocolate Laxative Quinine as a quick candy like remedy for colds and sore throat. The copy emphasizes rapid relief with casual consumption.
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