Local Short Stories and Community Notices
Local items discuss business and social events in Anniston and nearby areas. Calhoun lodge and Calhoun county news note meetings, visits by Odd Fellows, and a tribute to Charles Chappell of Pratt City. A wealth of practical ads promotes gas ranges, stables, and coal services amid court fines and a serious scalding incident.
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Charles Chappell
Great Council of Red Men of
Alabama
Pratt City
Anniston
Mr. Chappell
C. E. Chastain
Remarkable Man Judge Marshall Impresses Sir Charles Murray
A London observer recalls meeting Chief Justice John Marshall in Washington and visiting his Richmond cottage. He praises Marshall as tall with a beautiful countenance and a sweet voice, noting wide knowledge and simple, unpretentious manners.
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Charles Murray
America
England
Marshall
Supreme Court
Jin
Washington
Richmond
Jasons
Barber’s shaving trick sparks sudden head growth legend
A humorous tale from long ago describes Captain Arthur Cuuntaghar’s barber in Nankiu Oxavia where a wig wearer's head was shaved revealing a rapid, bizarre growth. The barber, astonished, collected customers and money as the crowd reacted to the uncanny transformation. The London Standard notes the incident as devilish.
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Wis
Uso
Arthur Cuuntaghar
Nankiu
Oxavia
China
Harber
Rewacet
Lins
London Standard
Allsa Crag Quarry Sparks National Preservation Fight
Great indignation rises as the Marquis of Allsa leases Allsa Crag for quarrying granite. The 1114 foot sea cliff near Clyde estuary, famed for Keats Wordsworth and Defoe, is seen as Gibraltar to Greenock and Glasgow. Locals raise $54,000 to save Ayr’s old bridge while opposing wholesale granite removal for curling stones.
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Allsa
Allsa Crag
London News
Clyde
Kintyre
Ayr
Paddy
Keats
Wordsworth
Daniel Defoe
Nature
Greenock
Glasgow
Berwick
Low
Edinburgh Castle
Giant's Causeway
Staffa
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad
An advertisement claims Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets give a laxative effect, clear the head, and cleanse the stomach. Priced at 25 cents with free samples at J L Wikle's drug store.
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Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Marvelous Memories Across History
A collection notes remarkable recall by historic figures. Themistocites allegedly named almost a third of Athens' citizens. Dawseus recites Spenser from memory while misnaming work. Porson recalls Paradise Lost backward. Macauley never forgot anything read or heard. Piske knew Harvard library contents and positions of books.
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Athens
London
Dawseus
Spenser
Porson
Macaulay
John Piske
Harvard
Fragmented Rural Dialogue From Coaville Potshot Transcript
An OCR fragment from Coaville features a tense exchange about aging neighbors and alleged theft of chickens. The dialogue includes caricatured names and rural slang, with references to a chicken coop and fence line.
Don’t Try To Get Free Legal Advice
A tale shows the folly of seeking free counsel. A young lawyer in a new town expects payment for legal advice after a farmer tries to dodge fees. The farmer ends up paying both the new lawyer and the old judge. Moral: never expect free legal advice.
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Gratis
Han
Keelar
Hit
Capuchine Liquid Cures Headache Instantly
A vivid ad extols Hicks capuchine as a quick remedy for throbbing headaches and nervous upset. The tonic claims immediate liquid effects and ease of intake, urging readers to buy at all drug stores today.
Enlarging Your Business Through Measured Advertising
This ad explains advertising as a business necessity and urges readers to allocate a yearly budget, track results, and seek measurable growth. It promises guidance on annual contracts for newspaper inches and argues the paper can best reach local customers to boost over the counter sales.
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J. J. Leggett
Ickory Springs
Talladega County
Model Iee Co
Calhoun Lodge No
Esquire
Knight
A. A. Jett
Golden Springs
Varius
Sesson
Dona 00 & Co
R. O. Watson
Donahoo & Co
Ocean
Parson Johns
Dee Law
Prudder
Bradder Iekson
Coonville
William Deshler
Mr. Rich
Sam
Jim
Noah
Jim Johnson
Pete
Yours Truly
Anniston Hardware Company
Anniston Electric & Gas Co
Legal Advice
Anniston Steam
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