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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
7
Harry Lehr, an outsider from Baltimore, attends a New York Four Hundred function and charms Mrs. J. J. Astor by commenting on her gown and offering a red rose to highlight its color. The remark establishes Lehr as a notable social figure in that elite circle.
A Vienna prank at a party for Mascagni drew sharp Italian ire as an actor mocked the composer for his hit Cavalleria Rusticana and self advertisement. Mascagni responded with warmth, shaking the actor’s hand amid the audience’s prolonged applause.
The Philadelphia Record reports Pennsylvania plans a beautified building at the fall South Carolina exposition. The centerpiece is the Liberty Bell set in an elaborate civic and educational display inside a staff structure with a 100 foot tower duplicating Independence Hall. A bright dome, electric lights, a powerful searchlight, and terraced gardens surround a 400 by 200 foot area, with an estimated cost of twenty thousand dollars.
Firemen of engine company No. 50 and truck 12 at Park Avenue and Cambria Street faced a wild chase when six horses bolted at the first alarm. One horse broke free, followed by five others, as the crews chased them through several blocks. The animals were captured in an open lot. the fire was minor and put out without department aid.
The ill luck of Shamrock II is traced to superstition that seeing a two leaved shamrock brings disaster. An old belief says a witch plucked the third leaf, making the first two an omen of evil for the observer.
An Atchison girl traveled to the country recently and offered to cook supper. She prepared a wide array of dainties and her first guest finished them all, forcing the farmer’s wife to fry eggs and potatoes for the remaining plates.
The State court in Anniston Alabama issues an attachment against Stephen N. Noble a non resident of the state residing in Pretoria Georgia The levy targets Lot 8 Block C Annis ton with garnishee writs served on Charles McRae and Griffin Young The Clerk A H Suerrerp signs the notice dated July 18 1901.
Elegant parlor observation and cafe dining cars operate between Memphis Tennessee and Atlanta Georgia. Through service departs Memphis at 8 15 p m arriving Atlanta at 10 19 p m via Birmingham and Southern Railway. Includes al la carte meals and a smoke room, with additional Pullman sleeping cars Memphis to Atlanta leaving Memphis 9 10 p m arriving Atlanta 11 30 p m.
Effective October 7 the Choctaw Route will run three trains daily between Menhis and Hot Springs Ark. The article notes double del le service to India and Oklahoma Territories with connections to points in southwest Missouri, Kansas, and the West fields area, reflecting expansion of regional rail service.
A letter from Prof Webster praises Peruna as a valuable remedy in his Chicago school. N C May reports a health rebound in a friend after using Peruna. Charles Newman commends the medicine for his wife and himself. The text notes July as hard on nervous systems and urges Peruna to fortify nerves during hot, sultry conditions.
The Gaines Marble Co. advertises marble and granite monuments and stone work. It claims quality materials and best workmanship with customer service and delivery options through the Anniston post office at Twenty four feet Fourteenth Street.
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