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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1900
Page
4
Local notes list residents visiting and returning from trips to New York Jacksonville Rome Birmingham Spring Garden and Atlanta. Brightman Co supplies meats while police court sessions were not held with no cases entered. A concealed pistol arrest occurs as Juve Horton faces police court. G Jones returns from Atlanta with embalming diploma and local job ads circulate.
Causalty list notes British aim to hold Cape Colony against Cape Dutch, while London receives few new details on military actions. General Buller reportedly told troops on January 2 of hopes to relieve Ladysmith within a week, with renewed Boer assaults suspected. Navy Yard refitting dominates, and three ships planned to start at Davenport this month.
Mrs G DeArman leaves for Senoia Georgia to visit her father for weeks. A social will be held tonight at 8 at the Chambee residence hosted by Epworth League Jr of First Methodist. A tacky party last night at Mrs Coleman’s home yielded silk handkerchief prizes to Miss Eula Carter and Mr Dol Swatzell. Attendees included Lilian Adair Maud Matthews Lala Carter Carrie Carter A Adan Viola Whelchel Mary Anderson Viola Anderson Lula Coleman Lela Mitchell Aura Adame Walter Gilmore Sanson Bam Hartsfield James Carter Tom Carter George Worth IL Evans Willie Mitchell Swatzell and others.
The Anniston Improvement Association will meet tomorrow at 10 30 in the parlor of the Hotel Wilmer. All members are expected to be present as matters of importance will be brought before the association.
Mr Stimson resigns as district manager of the Southern Car and Foundry Co and will remain in Aughton. His Anniston friends hope he stays, though he has received two offers from large northern car manufacturers. It is probable he will join a prominent Southern company.
Postmaster L. T. Smith and W. F. Conger reviewed proposed routes in Anniston. Conger plans to recommend establishment of Route No. 1 from Net and Twine mills to Leatherwood and An niston, about twenty six miles with 218 houses, and Route No. 2 toward Corning Kulaton and Morrisville. If approved, mail will be delivered once daily with registered letters and money orders managed on request.
A white community learns education and respect through a colored teacher and her family. A nurse-like view shows how ordinary acts, like tending a garden and sharing books, reshape prejudice. The piece argues object lessons surpass laws in promoting racial harmony.
Prof Alfred H Lough arrives from Chattanooga to take charge of the musical department at St Michael and All Angels Church. He becomes organist and choir master and plans recitals soon. He praises the church organ and hopes to bring in famed organist Clarence Baldy for a tour.
At Model City Mea taurant No 18 West Tenth st patrons can find fish opeters and game offered as daily specials in a compact local listing.
State of Alaptatan Calhoun County grants 4 letters testamentary on the estate of J Weaty deceased to J O Homes executor on January 11 1900 by the Probate Judge of Calhoun County. All persons with claims against the estate must present them within the time allowed by law or be barred. Hy A N McLwon attorney.
Executions issued from Anniston City Court Calhoun County Alabama order sale of Tredegar Mineral Railway assets including right of way track and appurtenances. The sale set for the 28th of January 1900 in front of the courthouse at Anniston with proceeds to satisfy judgments for Burk Bowen and J W Burk against Tredegar Mineral Railway Co.
A scrambled reader note mentions Miller's grits and gravy at Model City Restaurant located at 15 W Teeth Street with a garbled mention of seaweed coal and a call to Atuipton Lee Co. It also references realty transactions and advises calling A. B. Noble & Co. for buying or selling property.
The czarina values a shawl from the ladies of Orenburg sent in a wooden box with silver fittings. It bears spear and blue enamel designs, matches Cossack colors, and measures about ten yards in length yet is so fine it can pass through a ring. When folded it forms a small parcel.
A story has emerged about well known furniture dealers in a city involved in a publicity gaining matter. The firm supplied upholstery and furniture described as solinae with veneered wood and cheap plush in storage.
A meek woman buys £60 worth of furniture advertised at £30. After inspecting the load on the van she returns to the shop and accuses the seller of swapping items. She claims to have marked each piece with a pin and demands her purchased goods be delivered to her home.
In large post offices a dormitory system provides sleeping rooms for mail clerks with irregular schedules. Clerks travel long routes and may end up far from home, so the dormitory offers affordable lodging. A dollar a month covers the accommodation costs.
A Leisure Hours writer describes the full bullet making process at Woolwich. Molten lead is cast into molds, pressed by a hydraulic stopper to form a solid wire, then cut and stamped into bullets at high speed. Nickel sheathing is produced by rolling ingots into thin sheets from which conical blanks are stamped.
The article discusses daily body weight fluctuations noting a net loss overnight, gains after breakfast and lunch, and varying afternoon changes. It states healthy individuals typically gain about two pounds two ounces after dinner, with smaller losses and gains at other times.
A report from Philadelphia Times notes a looming strike at a local match factory. The potential action could disrupt production and impact workers and the surrounding community.
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