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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
5
Anniston items report tax collectors settling with the state auditor in Montgomery and county offices, new hires and appointments, a derailed freight car incident near Tenth street, real estate and business ads, church outings at Lake, and upcoming lyceum events. Also noted is a death in Virginia connected to local families, and residents moving into a new home on Eighteenth and Leighton.
A Birmingham merchant Mr Comelhor died yesterday while visiting for a surgical operation. His wife was with him. it is unclear if the operation occurred. The notice also promotes local cigar sales and a money lending ad seeks partners with 5800 to 1000 dollars.
For rent three modern dwellings on Leighton and Quintard with possession in July September and October. For sale vacant lots on Noble Wilmer Quintard and Leighton priced from 450 to 550 dollars. H Parker & Co.
Prof Ivy W Duggan visited his old home near Sparta Georgia. Gus Woodruff traveled to Piedmont this morning on business. Malone Ledbetter returned from Birmingham yesterday. Green Crook made a trip to Birmingham yesterday. Prof B B Broughton of Jacksonville is in the city today. Leon Ullman returned from Talladega. Alex Hill left for Montgomery today. R G Baker returned to Irowater today. J Lampkin a prominent Alexandria Valley farmer was in the city today.
An advertised remedy claims Botanic Blood Balm cures blood poisoning, ulcers, cancers, and numerous skin and systemic conditions. It touts 30 years of testing, free medical advice, and a free trial, with $1 per large bottle at duty stores and mail offers from Atlanta, Ga.
City licenses for the last half of 1901 are due now and become delinquent on July 15. After that date buyers face extra costs. C. L. Quinn, Clerk. City Treasurer.
A Washington dispatch to the Herald notes that census projections suggesting a drop in the share of African Americans may not hold. The 1890 US negro population stood at about 11.93 percent, down from 13.12 percent in 1880, with varying changes by region and localities. The wash relation to immigration and urban areas is mentioned alongside an ad for Model Laundry.
The Southern railway offers round trip tickets for travel June 1 to September 30 with return by October 31 to popular summer resorts. Destinations include Asheville Black Mountain Blowing Rock Brevard Flat Rock Morehead City Lithia Springs Cumberland Island St Simons Isle of Palms Lookout Mountain Oliver Springs Tate Springs Buffalo Lithia Springs Charlottesville Old Point Comfort Virginia Beach Warrenton and many others. For rates and schedules contact R B Jackson T P A Birmingham A Benscoter A P A Chattanooga Tennessee.
Choctaw Route will run three trains daily between Memphis and Hot Springs Arkansas starting October 7. Double daily service extends to Indian and Oklahoma Territories with connections to points across southwest Missouri, Kansas, Texas and the West.
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