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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1914
Page
5
City notices a box supper to benefit school property improvements. Tickets sold to highest bidders, seating arrangements to aid the event. Also baby girl born to Mr and Mrs J L Kiedy and local notices about Omega Flour and painting supplies.
An OCR fragment advertises special prices at Anniston Steam Laundry for dry cleaning services starting January first. It lists items such as men's suits and ladies coats with notable typos and uneven pricing, reflecting a local cleaners and dryers business.
The case of Depa and Will Wiliker Son, two Black defendants, against Landford and Company, tried yesterday before Judge Coole Man, has not yet been decided. Judge Coleman is expected to rule within a day or two. The plaintiffs seek $9 on an alleged damage claim from a team owned by the defendants.
Notice warns all taxes delinquent after January 15 1915 under section 2720 of the code. Public attention requested by the tax collector at 51 Arch Window. A man named John M. Crook was sentenced to 20 days hard labor for larceny with 45 days to cover prosecution costs.
A strange ad asks if you expect to buy a farm, offers a call for zero dollars and provides contact by H. Denman in Jack Sonville Alabama with a vague reference to land and a name Wellings.
Fragmentary report notes Turkish attacks repulsed on Greek and French lines. Claims of Greek casualties, Turkish raids, and German bombardment with several dozen deaths and fires in cities. A Scarborough dispatch cites twelve killed in German bombardment.
German troops have driven out all residents at the Miawa mission as the Recesian offensive against the Thorn-Se ldau site resumes.
Berlin reports an Adm Rver official war office review showing Russian losses at one hundred fifty thousand to date with eighty thousand dead and prisoners, and four hundred seventy five thousand unwounded captured. It states German and Austro German forces are making progress in Poland and the western theatre situation is satisfactory.
King Peter and Crown Prince Alexander rode into Belgrade at the head of victorious Serbian troops. A tumultuous welcome greeted the royal party as residents cheered. In Petrograd, reports say Japan offered troops to Russia to aid against the Germans and the offer was accepted by the Czar.
Weather snap cripples Oxford water as pipes burst and freeze damage spreads through the city. The high school water system suffers multiple pipe failures, leaving most residents with no water while repairs commence. Community notices report local events and efforts as residents brace for continuing cold.
The Savers stage vivid portrayal of love and vengeance in a Henmietea drama. Central figure faces fate, with characters reintroduced after a wardrobe shift as themes of justice and mercy unfold amid praise for the cast. A noted note on membership drives for local lodges closes the item.
The note hints that the worth of want ads lies in their visibility and placement, suggesting readers overlook them until they pay off with a timely sale or notice. No specific names or dates are provided.
Fragmented OCR notes describe changes at the probate office with mentions of a judge rearranging his office to improve access from a corridor to the main office. Vague references to visitors and convenience appear amid garbled terms.
Manager J A Clifford returns from the Alabama Hotel Men's Association gathering in Birmingham and notes a successful meeting. The Herter men are planned to meet in Gadsden Ontario near unspecified dates.
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