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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1900
Page
6
Local merchants advertise Merchants Trading Stamps given with every 10 cent cash purchase. Shoppers paste stamps into a bound book provided for that purpose and continue collecting until the book is full.
Notice is given that lands decreed by the Calhoun Probate Court in May 9008 to be sold for unpaid taxes and costs for 1890 and prior years will be sold by the tax collector on Monday June 1 1000 at the courthouse door in Anniston. The list includes numerous parcels and owners such as Allen SJ, BK tes GG W par Liv itbal Highe & Me y, Baker, Babitz, and many others with various homestead and tract designations and tax amounts.
Voters in the Fourth ward may register this afternoon at Elam Drug store with Mr. A. H. Sheppard after 7 o clock tonight. The notice urges those who missed registration to attend before store closing.
Calhoun County tax collector notices list dozens of Anniston properties and owners with tax and cost amounts from 1900. Entries name individuals, lots, subdivisions, and associated adv fees, totaling varied sums for unpaid taxes and costs. The dense ledger-like record reflects land district mappings and local real estate assessments in Anniston, Alabama.
Mrs. Van Koert Schuyler recounts the long evolution of visiting cards from ancient porters registers to modern engraved and glazed designs. The piece traces Chinese rank by card size, French allegory, imperial eagles, fleur de lis, lace borders, and later shifts to bold names and signatures. It notes social quirks such as corner folding to signal a missed visit and the New York fashion of microtext, concluding with New Year card exchanges in France and the idea of a pasteboard peace.
Mr. Clark Woods of Frithville near Boston resigns as church sexton and clerk after 63 years of service. Appointed in 1836, he is succeeded by his nephew. His house lies two miles from the church and he walked over 13 000 miles to services, excluding funerals marriages and special services.
A man struggles to grasp why a woman delights in reading about proper seashore costumes though she has never afforded a trip ten miles from home. The passage hints at limited finances shaping her aspirations and daily life.
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