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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1901
Page
5
Official forecast warns of possible rain tonight and Tuesday. Local items: fires, coal sales, boarders sought, residents ill, marriages, and community notices across Anniston including Warden Pell home fire, Montevallo Cahaba coal for sale, and various civic updates.
Dr Kings New Life Pills promise constant labor in curing indigestion biliousness constipation sick headache and stomach liver and bowel troubles. The ad asserts the pills are gentle pleasant safe and sure and available for 25 cents at Elams store.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a claim about a one day sold cure. It mentions cold and bead and various scattered words suggesting a health remedy sales item with unclear specifics or provenance.
Joseph Smith prominent Oxford citizen dies after a short illness of pneumonia at age sixty four. He was active in business church and social life and his death saddens the whole region. He leaves sons Mes 1) Houston and Ed Smith of Anniston post office. Funeral held at 10 this morning at the Presbyterian church with Rev. F. P. Ramsey and Masonic burial in Oxford cemetery.
The millinery stock of Miss Daniel is moved today from the Columbian building to a newly overhauled storage room once used by Pat Allen's Noble street market. Delays are blamed on experimentation with cough and cold cures. Foley's Honey and Tar is recommended to prevent pneumonia. E am Drug Co.
Shareholders of Anniston Rolling Mills will meet at the Anniston City Land Co office in Anniston Ala on Wednesday March 20 1901 at 3 PM to ratify a sale by the board of directors of the plant to the Anniston Rolling Mill Co. Wa A Davis Secretary February 15 1901 Mardi Gras Celebration New Orleans Alabama.
Frank Martin, described as a white man, was arrested in Piedmont by Deputy Marshal W. W. Battle and brought to Anniston Saturday night. He faced trial before Commissioner Randolph on a charge of retailing whiskey without a license. Witnesses testified he sold whiskey. he was held on a 100 bond awaiting federal grand jury action, then released after Bond was posted.
A short ad style note mentions Banner Salve as a healing remedy and references Biam Drag Co as the entity behind the product. No further context or dates are provided.
Mr Emil Kreh who lived in Anniston for three or four years and worked with Illinois Car and Equipment Co Anniston Water Works Coldwater Central Foundry Co plant 8 engineer and machinist left on the 751 Southern for a Chicago suburb where he resumes his old position with a paper company. His family stays behind for now but may move later. Friends here regret his departure yet wish him luck and health.
The note testifies to the merit of Banner Salve in curing piles and guarantees a remedy through Kiam Drug Co.
The Southern Railway will offer round trip tickets to Washington D C and return at one fare for the Presidential Inauguration on March 4 1901. Tickets on sale March 1 2 3 with return by March 1 1901. Special equipment and double daily service on the Washington and Southwestern Limited. For bookings contact the Southern Railway agent or C E B Jackson T P A Birmingham Alabama.
Fragmentary text from a local notices page mentions names and firms in Workersburg West Virginia with unclear roles and potential references to traders or manufacturers. Content is too garbled for precise identification of events or actions.
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