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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1901
Page
4
A public plea laments stage makeup habits arguing women’s daytime cosmetics harm cleanliness and propriety. The author urges actresses to set an example and women of leisure to discard skin disguises for natural, clean faces.
Scientists note that lightning can penetrate earth and form fulgurites when heat melts silica in sand. Tubes of glass arise, varying from a quarter inch to three inches in diameter and reaching depths of 30 feet. Some are preserved in labs and museums, while rock strikes yield small glassy fragments.
A dated column describes arranged courtship in Russia with parents observing a bride’s manners at a surprise supper. It also notes an old belief that rye bread signals contentment and frugality in marriage and that a quiet wife is faithful. The piece also mentions coffee’s rise in Arabia linked to dervish devotion and a coffee beverage.
For rent in Caldwell on the west side of Noble between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. Immediate possessor. A storeroom is available on Tenth Street. O H Parker and Co conduct the listing.
The piece recalls Anniston's transit evolution from red omnibuses to yellow street cars on Nobie street, the Oxford Lake Line, and the Noble street line. It notes booming growth after 1890, with two mule drawn cars, the electric line expansion, and relics of aging street cars remaining as memories of progress.
Edwardsville Standard News lauds Judge John Pelham for calm decisive action during the St Cal incident and Asi Viney affair. Editorial cites national tributes and notes how his courage helped restrain mobs, fostering law and order in Arville and earning admiration from papers and readers.
Frank Joanson left for Shelby Springs for a few days while Addie McGhee of Birmingham visited his father Capt A Y McGhee and then left for Birmingham. W Tunstall solicitor in the Anniston city court was in the capitol lobby. J P Copeland of White Plains Ga visits his daughter I E Watson and Miss Quade Copeland on North Noble Street. H D Barr called to Talladega for a serious ill child.
Oxford, August 31. A grand moonlight picnic at Oxford Lake hosted by Mr James Wright and Miss Nelle Thomason delighted many guests including Mrs R C Hamlin and numerous local residents. The evening featured a spread and vaudeville act chaired by Mrs Hamlin, with a long guest list and social chatter following.
Ullman Bros advertise a complete line of Noxall Hats including Derbys Alpine Flat set Crushers and Opera in steel balsome chico crabs browns and blacks. All hats come with a twelve month guarantee and prices listed as 8 2 0 0 and two dollars fifty cents.
An aged Bennettsville editor notes a miracle tonic, Electric Bitters, claimed to cure indigestion and liver trouble. The ad touts gentle laxative effects and guarantees relief, urging readers to purchase at Elaw's Drug Store.
A fragmented note describes a claim that 6,000,000 boxes a year were produced around 1900, asserting Cascarets candy popularity and public verdict on its health benefits, including claims about bowels. The text is unclear but centers on the candy's widespread use and perceived efficacy.
The Standard News commends Hon. John B. Kooux for delivering a forceful speech on the grandfather clause at the constitutional convention. The paper notes the oration is robust, factual, and courteous to dissenters, and praises Knox for providing a copy now among the paper’s most valuable items.
In the Circuit Court of Calhoun County 1901 Anniston Grocery Company sues Church and Dwight Company non resident of Alabama. Garnishment issued August 24 1901 levied on P Adowle general manager Annista Mercantile and W M Grace treasurer Talladega Mercantile. Notice given August 1 1901 by Clerk I E Watson.
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