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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1901
Page
4
The New York Times reports a sharp rise in living costs with potatoes up from forty cents to 1.15 a bushel and cabbage from 1 to 5 per hundred pounds. The higher prices threaten poorer households and may drive residents to leave crowded cities for cheaper country living as incomes fail to keep pace.
A telegram from New York describes a race riot in South Camden New Jersey where white residents attacked Black homes and frightened inhabitants. The piece notes recent similar reports in Northern states and contrasts regional attitudes toward Black people in the North and South.
A fragmented editorial contrasts famine in a fertile Texas county with Alabama’s food security, noting Texas crops and migration while urging Southern farmers to adopt cash-based methods and debt reduction. The piece includes stray ad copy and illegible lines mixed with the main discussion.
Readers are invited to easy reachable scenic spots around Anniston including Palpit Rock with sweeping valley views and Weaver's Cave vast passages beneath the mountain. Cautions note weather moods, risk of getting lost, and the value of guides or wine ball safety measures for excursions.
An advertisement promotes Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a free trial remedy costing nothing to try. It claims to cleanse the blood and heal eczema, itching, ulcers, boils, and skin lesions, with nationwide mail order from Boat Drug Stores and Diood Malm Co of Atlanta.
Impounded stock for running at large will be sold at the city hall Friday August 50 at noon to cover pound fees. Items include Jersey heifer and two Jersey cows with distinctive marks, horns sawed ends, and charges to be paid if claimed. Also notices for various unrelated goods and a local plumber ad.
Juts Levy of Meresat Tailor invites customers to view a new line of fall samples including suits coats vests and pants. He encourages visiting the shop to find something appealing.
A feature notes livery school teachers as specialists offering thorough courses in primary, intermediate, academic, and collegiate study for comprehensive education.
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