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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1901
Page
7
Night rides and out of door entertainment feature fireworks and a new Mysterious Swing also called The Haunted Swing. The park offers boating bathing bowling dancing vaudeville and attractions at low regular prices with a refreshment stand stocked with sandwiches cakes ice cream and drinks.
Ainslee comment on jockey health contrasts boxing and football as riskier. Examples include Monk Overton in a Turkish bath to make weight and Mike Bergen’s fraudulent ride. A Milwaukee parish priest delivers a sermon on conjugal kindness, ending with a wary joke from an old married man.
In mid street two men staggered along after midnight each trying to guide the other. One bumps a pole and quarrels, accusing the other of weakness. The other retorts with a sharp insult about jail and honesty, ending with a heated exchange.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt notes 1815 era views of California as a wild, foggy, little known land with interior volcanoes and vast snowy plains. The text cites well authenticated traveler accounts to support these sensational claims.
Abstract from the 1901 City Court of Anniston equity case Annie Buffington versus John Buffington requires the defendant non resident of Alabama to plead by June 1 1901 or a Decree Pro Confesso will be entered. Publication to be made weekly for four weeks in Evening Star Anniston Alabama. Clerk A H Sherrern signs.
A local seller, E. E. Porbes, offers piano organ and sewing machine purchases with no upfront cost and pay-as-you-can plans. The pitch promises no sacrifice and invites customers to visit to learn how the firm, with years in business, can provide affordable ownership.
The Calhoun county Board of Pension Examiners will meet at Wikle's Drug Store in Anniston on the first Monday in July 1901 and continue for ten days to consider applications. Under the amended law, a honorable discharge or parole proves service without two witnesses. Prior State board refusals may refile with grounds of refusal noted. Widows on the roll at death need two witnesses to prove widow status. All applicants must appear for examination unless travel disability prevents it.
Julius Levy advertises new spring fabrics from Imported and Domestic woolens in fashion colors at Columbian Building. J H Foster Jr urges residents to buy season tickets for the Chautauqua for 3 dollars, promising broader good influence beyond Anniston and offering mail-in options for boarder pricing.
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