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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1901
Page
5
Looting a busy city page notes an election at the Oxford armory to select a first lieutenant for the Calhoun Rifles with Second Lieutenant D. H. Smith and Sergeant A. O Hilton as candidates. Also mentions an excursion from Birmingham to Oxford Lake, and multiple local notices on sales, meetings, and services.
A Boston man who recently wed a ailing rich young woman is said to be happy after giving her Dr King’s New Life Pill, which reportedly restored her health. The ad touts the medicine as infallible for jaundice biliousness malaria fever and liver and stomach troubles and lists a 25 cent price at Blam Drug Co. Also promotes a local laundry Model Laundry and a channel to secure Chataugua season tickets for 3 dollars. Beer specials round out the clipped items.
Advertises boys shirt waists in white or colored fabrics recently received from Ullman Brothers.
Prof. W A White of An niston Training School departs for New Orleans to visit relatives. Ed Farmer of Weavers, an uncle of King Farmer, who was murdered here last week, spends today in Anniston. John Cheney returns from Dahlonega Ga. W H Williams visits from Birmingham. O F E Smith of Birmingham greets Anniston friends. Cadet Tom Matthews from Auburn stays with Col and Mrs T V R Matthews. M F Montgomery of Jacksonville visits Anniston. D Martin of Jacksonville spends day here. M C Banks travels to Montevallo this afternoon. M Brody of Savannah, staying with L H Kaplan, heads to Birmingham. Rev J A Foster Jr goes to Maganga for Blue Mountain Chautauqua. J W Hannicutt of Heflin is in the city today.
Elegant parlor observation cafe dining cars operate between Memphis and Atlanta via Kansas City Southern lines nightly, leaving Memphis at 8 15 p m and arriving in Atlanta at 10 15 p m with return trips from Atlanta at 6 a m. Meals served a la carte in a smoking observation room. Through service complements existing Pullman sleeping cars between Atlanta and Memphis.
A notice urging purchase of Chautauqua tickets at McElreath's Wikle's or Dave's. The price covers all fifteen days for 500 instead of paying over 1.00 per day without a ticket. Tickets save money and ensure admission.
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