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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
5
Various city notices report businesses, repairs, and local happenings. A mail box break in at the union depot and an arrest for whiskey without license are noted along with parties seeking work and upcoming excursions to Birmingham and Oxford Lake.
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy that cures colds and prevents pneumonia. It markets the product with medical claims common in period ads, emphasizing preventive benefits and relief.
Farmers in Eulaton Alabama report a soggy week dampening work despite corn cotton and grass thriving. A singing gathering is planned for Sunday June 9 at the Baptist church with invitations to bring class choices. Local visits note Mr W A Waddel and Miss Eugenia Laney visiting relatives near New Bethel and Hebron over the weekend.
Opened May 15 for summer guests the water cures insomnia indigestion and kidney troubles. Good bathing fishing and hunting advertised with reasonable rates and reduced railroad rates. For rates contact J E Mattisson proprietor Ohatchee Alabama.
A brief note reports an incident where a chance customer led to a permanent loss for the business. No further names, places, or dates are provided in the readable text.
Mr. Frank F. Leigh of Waycross Ga. becomes bookkeeper for 8. C. Houser & Wolsoncroft. A. Jenkins of the Birmingham Ledger is in town representing the paper. E. L. Marchmont leaves for a two week Arkansas vacation. S. Houser returns from Birmingham. Master Forney Hawkins visits sister Mrs. R. H. Loyd in Lincoln. Sol Aliman travels to Talladega. Capt. James Crook of Jacksonville in the city. C. E. Jackson of Birmingham, Southern travel agent, in town. Spring suit samples from $20 up. J. N. Boyer & Co. 18-tf Candy Cola chocolates laxatives and quinine touts.
In Bera June 5 report farmers face grass and grain woes from heavy rain. Rev. Hugh Johnson spoke at New Bethel. Esta Wilson dies in Anniston and is buried there. Wheat rust harms crops while oats and cotton suffer. The Model Laundry advertises soap free of chemicals and a cold cure product for throat ailments.
Reduced round trip fares announced by the Southern railway and Alabama Great Southern railroad for Chautauqua events in Anniston Alabama from June 20 to July 4 1901. One fare round trip with sale dates June 20 25 29 and July 1 final limit three days from sale. Also one and one third fare round trip from June 19 to July 3 1901 final limit July 6 1901. Details via ticket agents.
Effective October 7 the Choctaw Route will run three trains daily between Memphis and Hot Springs Ark. Double daily service to Indian and Oklahoma Territories with connections for all points in southwest Missouri Kansas Texas and the West.
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