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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1900
Page
6
Local merchants promote a trading stamp program allowing customers to paste stamps earned on a ten cent cash purchase into a stamp book. The stamp collection serves as a consumer incentive and marketing promotion.
A fragmented list showcases Kohn Bros and multiple merchants including L. Smith & Co, Bierne's Gray, Anniston Trad. Co, Ingram & Co, Stickney's Phar, Dove's Candy Kitchen, Pat Allen, Cater Grocery Co, Dixie Hardware Co, Robinson's Book Store, Doering's Jewelry Store, and Anniston Music House offering silverware watches clocks and related items with a prompt to inquire about stamps and further information.
Tanisvey Dee announces sealed proposals to sell property for a U S public building in Anniston Alabama. bids due July 12 1900 at 2 p m local. preferred corner lot about 150 by 130 feet. if not corner 150 by 170 feet. vendor to remove buildings within thirty days after notice and cover title costs. proposals must include diagram metes bounds grades and foundation notes. bids to L J Gage secretary of the treasury Washington DC.
The company highlights its specialty in candy making with a large and complete stock of dainty confections. It also markets fruits from the tropics as part of its offerings.
The article describes a Western guest’s view of a Japanese dinner in a wealthy household. It details room layouts, footwear, tea service, seating by rank, multiple small courses with soy sauce and sake, and the challenge of using chopsticks. It notes the formality, bowing, and postmeal rituals, ending with the guest’s weary, hungry feeling.
A playful обмен of quotes from Chicago papers shows quirky dialogue about proposals and language caution. The eburned interlocutor speaks on intent and acceptance, while a janitor philosopher quips about friends pushing you up and the risk of a second bid when you fall.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recalls a discouraging performance of Haiet the Shakespearean drama with a tardy ghost and a heckling audience member noting men with round white spots on their heads. It also reports Mrs. Mandsley witnessing parrots in free life near Copan performing feats usual to caged birds.
A Chicago Times-Herald fragment recalls a cook who baked two cakes, one for a married sister and one for the household. The narrator admits secretly swapping the cakes for personal use, implying a vanished person tied to the deception and motive.
A Chicago News remark likens law to a sieve where crossing it leaves a man diminished, implying legal systems sift and reduce individuals who try to bypass rules. The aphorism contrasts access with consequence, reflecting civic tension with law.
A witty line from the Atchison Globe notes that a girl cannot speak of love without saying desperate, reflecting a playful press voice on romantic expression. The remark underscores a cultural tongue-in-cheek approach to affection in local journalism.
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