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Newspaper

Anniston Evening Star

Location

Anniston, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1911

Page

8

Stradley’s White Goods Sale Tomorrow at Stradley’s

Stradley’s announces a one day sale featuring white linen lawn and linen weaves. Fine sheer whites advertised at 39 cents per yard, highlighting Flaxon and Linweave as premium white goods.

Handkerchief Sale Under Way

Tomorrow 29 dozen ladies initial and plain linen handkerchiefs offered at 5c and 18c each. Good value for seven to one half a cent per item.

Oxford News and Social Notes Highlight Local Scene

News arrives from South Alabama of the death of Davie Davis at 92, father of J. C. Davis of Oxford. Oxford social events include a lake breakfast for about 75 guests, a reception for Miss Mable Hart by Miss Leta Gray, and various visits and travel plans among local families and guests.

Oxford, Jone South Alabama Davie J. C. Davis Wig Oxford Leta Gray Mable Hart Atlanta

Cyclone Hits Kilmichael Mississippi. Two Dead and Dozens Injured

A cyclone in Kilmichael Mississippi today killed Mr and Mrs James Lewis and another person. The storm injured about a score more and leveled six homes. Half the business district suffered damage with property losses near half a million dollars.

Kilmichael Miss James Lewis

Hardwick Committee Opens Sugar Refining Trust Hearing

The Hardwick committee began a hearing in Washington as it investigates the American Sugar Refining Company and other refineries accused of forming a sugar monopoly.

Washington Hardwick House American Sugar Refining Company

Reclamation Special Set to Tour Southern Lands

A reclamation special train will depart Chicago June 14 to tour the South, showcasing irrigation and drainage methods. Lecturers from the US reclamation service and geological survey will illustrate how wet ditches and drainage can reclaim swamp lands, aligning Southern effort with Western irrigation practices.

Memphis Department of Agriculture Chicago Ilinois Central Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Reclamation United States Reclamation Service The Geological Survey

Review Term Under Way At Jacksonville State Normal

The June review term at the State Normal school prepares for the July 17 18 19 teacher examinations with larger classes aside from the senior group. New state exam requirements in history English and pedagogy aim to raise literary standards across the state. The July literature test covers Franklin Autobiography Whittier Snowbound Irving Sketch Book and Scott Ivanhoe. Alumni speakers connect to UT Penn Bethel Kentucky and Vanderbilt English departments.

Jacksonville State Normal Cial Franklin University of Pennsylvania Payne E. M. Murphy Bethel College Kentucky Carl Holliday Vanderbilt University

Government swamp reclamation tour announced for 61 cities

C L Blanchard and C Leigh ton will tour the West and South delivering lectures on government work and swamp land drainage. The 61 town itinerary supports the National Irrigation congress drive for swamp reclamation, with 80 million acres identified as reclaimable.

National Irrigation Congress Irrigation Congress

Railway Campaign Tour Reaches Gulf Coast States

A government backed railway tour will travel from Southern Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico through Illinois Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Louisiana and Arkansas. The train carries a coach for meetings two stereoptical displays and a business car ending June 30 at Fulton Kentucky with stops in Cairo Memphis Covington Jackson Birmingham Natchez New Orleans and Baton Rouge among others to engage farmers merchants and manufacturers in large gatherings.

Illinois Gulf of Mexico Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Louisiana Arkansas Fulton Cairo Ill Memphis Covington and Jackson

Feather anatomy described in St Nicholas

The excerpt explains how to identify a feather by its midrib and vane, noting the beards along the vane and their tight alignment from base to tip. It invites securing a feather to observe its tiny, fuzzy edges and its likeness to a miniature feather.

St. Nicholas

Classified Ad Mentions Automatic Selection Interest

A brief note describes how classified ads reach people via automatic selection to connect buyers and sellers. It emphasizes efficient matching and broad reach for offers and requests.

Retail Sale Ads Sketch Diaper and Fabric Bargains

A dated advertisement lists cheap textiles and apparel: Birdseye diapers at 79 cents per bolt, quilts at various prices, white basting cotton two cents, Vz round thread lacas at ten cents a yard, curtain net twenty five cents per yard, ladies white waists at 44 to 83 cents, carelessly named items like men’s collars at eight cents and pearl buttons at ten cents. Limited quantities and tomorrow sale timing implied.

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Stradley's Stradley’s Batiste News of Mies Vierids Breakfast Lake Miss Hurt Leila Roberts Texas R. G. Roberta Miss Roberta Lieut R. G. Roberts New York Florence Maggie Ligon University Marie Stewart of Munford J. A. Wilson M. J. Chitwood of DeArmanville M. Williams Senoia, Ga Mattie Mayfield Lincoln Vlora Powell Miss Maude Lottrell Tomor Huey Bullard Birmingham J. N. Swift Lineville Reach Cyclonic Fury Score Sugar Refining Co South H. Clarence Nixon Jacksonville C. L. Blanchard Reclamation Service C. Leighton Mr. Blanchard Mr. Leighton L. W. Wright Anniston Ala Great White Way Cahn Il and White Way Sale
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