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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1901
Page
3
A historical argument asserting equality in voting rights, challenging male supremacy. The piece contends women are educated, taxed, and capable while demurring only by male selfishness. It questions why consent of the governed excludes women and cites petitions, births, and civic duties as arguments for suffrage.
A Minnesota official denounces a proposed railroad merger between Northern Pacific and Great Northern as robbery and vows to act. He cites the railroad and warehouse commission power to impose prohibitory tariffs, enforce legitimate business, and ban parallel-line combinations. He also signals possible extra sessions to legislate against the merger within state lines.
Talladega District holds quarterly meetings across circuits from December to February. Meetings list Monford Anniston Oxford Plantersville Fenville Ledda Heflin Alexandria Talladega Jacksonville White Plains Wilsonville Columbiana Spring Garden Piedmont and Kennesaw cigar noted alongside ads for laundry services in Anniston.
A list of uncalled for letters at the Anniston post office is published. Recipients are urged to claim them and note they are advertised. The roster includes many names with initials and surnames across multiple letter categories. The notice serves as a public index of pending mail.
The Illinois State Pine Food Commission notes barytes, a poisonous mineral, was detected in flour from six mills in six states. The main crushing factory is traced to Lynchburg Virginia, with 83 million pounds used last year for adulterating flour. A guaranteed flour brand Clifton from Bransford Mills Owensboro Ky is recommended.
A consumer notice urges buyers to demand genuine Cascarets Candy Cathartic stamped C C C and cautions that substitutes are cheats. The advertisement warns against bulk sales and appeals to druggists to supply authentic tablets.
A local ad promotes a clearance of dry goods including jeans pants overalls hats and shoes at aggressively low prices. The notice emphasizes focusing on the expanding grocery business of Smoor and Bev located at 11 33ff.
A partially legible note describes a historical health product and a medical remedy mention. The readable text references a laxativequinine preparation and an unclear patient or location. No decisive names, dates, or events are extractable from the fragment.
Water rent for the first quarter 1902 due January 1 at 907 No Ble street office. Delinquent January 10 will incur disconnection. Consumers urged to pay to avoid shut off. warning to all, not just others. Anniston Water Supply Co. 21-10t.
The notice invites readers to consider the laundry by trial and asks that those who want a wagon call mail a card or telephone us. It presents a practical, small business appeal for customer outreach.
Abstract of publication for Mattie Butler v Lawrence Butler from Calhoun County Alabama. Defendant non resident living in Roswell Cobb Georgia. Publication in The Anniston Evening Star weekly for four weeks. Plead answer or demur by January 21, 1902 or Decree Pro Confesso will be entered. Clerk A H Shepperd. Complainants solicitors Caldwell Johnston.
Decree of the probate court of Calhoun County Alabama authorized a sale for partition. On January 15, 1902 at 12 noon in Anniston the court house door will open bids for Lot 17 Block 182 fronting 60 feet on Gurnee Street east, 120 feet deep with improvements. Proceeds are for division among L. J. Hawkins Sara Fair Opha Partlow as defendants. W F Johnston Commissioner.
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