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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1900
Page
6
Enterprising merchants advertise Merchants Trading Stamps given with every 10 cent cash purchase. Customers paste stamps into a book designed for that purpose. A playful promotion highlights collecting stamps toward rewards.
Notice is given that lands and lots in Calhoun County Alabama were decreed by the Probate Court on May 14 1900 to be sold for 1899 taxes and prior years. The tax sale by the tax collector will occur at Anniston courthouse door on Monday June 18 1900 during legal hours to satisfy tax and costs with listed parcels and amounts including Adv and various names and lots.
Mr G W Leach, held up and shot by a negro highwayman about ten days ago, is reported doing nicely and should be about in a week or two unless something unforeseen occurs.
An advertising brief touts Kermiott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine as effective for cold in the head and sore throat. The product promises gentle, quick relief from head congestion.
Calhoun County May 15 1900 tax collector D Z Goodlett records numerous Anniston and Oxanna property taxes and costs. Entries show names such as Harvey, Hays, Henderson, Hoke Green, Hannegan, Johnson, Kennedy, King, LeGrand, Lewis, McClellan, Mobley, McLean, McIntyre, Norwood, Olmstead Minnie, Owens, Sheldon, Sides, Simpson, Smith, Stewart, Tyler, Taylor, Thompson, Vickers, Walker, Wallace, Williams, Worth, Woods, Yancy and others plus parcel details and adv deductions.
A Brooklyn Eagle reader story from Good Ground recounts a humorous exchange at the local grocer where candles are essential to life and commerce. The tale explains a candle driven rabbit catching scheme, noting the town characters and the quirky belief surrounding candles and superstition.
Popular Science Monthly notes New York City spends more annually than any other municipality. The 1899 gross budget exceeded London’s expenses by 20 million and surpassed Paris by 18 million, while nearly matching Boston Chicago and Philadelphia combined. Local expenditures per capita ran about 19.56 dollars for 3.5 million residents.
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