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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1900
Page
4
A humorous provincial scene shows physicians gathered on Healthy Street to denounce a rival labelled Mystic Oil of Joy. Dr. Pills leads the charge, but a mysterious stranger touts the remedy’s cure all claims and earns hesitant support. The crowd ultimately shifts toward approval of a new alliance with Mystic Oil.
Local ads tout 334 percent reductions on men s and boys clothing from Ullman Bros while promoting a low price, special cut sale. Reports note town figures like Mr KB Cantleberry and Mr W Douglas in the city, a moonshine pursuit by Deputy Marshal Battle tett near Piedmont, and mining progress at Mr Frank Constantine s Idaho mine.
Mr D A Frank, longtime Ullman Bros. employee, resigns and is succeeded by Mr Albert Ullman. He departs for Atlanta tonight to take a similar position, accompanied by Mrs Frank. They have many warm friends in Anniston.
A major electoral contest centers on Edmondson in Oxford with significant support expected. Oxanna is noted as a key figure or placeholder in the race as voters prepare to cast ballots.
Parker Memorial church hosts Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 11 and 7 with J H Foster Jr as pastor. First Presbyterian presents 9 50 40 Sabbath school and services at 11 and 7 with morning theme My Conscience and Yours and Not Ashamed of the Gospel. Westminster League meets at 6. St Pauls Methodist Eucharist and Epworth League at 6 30 and 7 30. Church of Christ sermon 11 on The Philosophy of Christian Missions by Elder Bogen R Clarkson. Strangers welcome and free beads.
The notice outlines multiple church services including Oxford Christian church at 7 p.m. Rev B McLeod at Glen Addie Presbyterian 11 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. Sunday school 9:30 a.m. Christian Endeavor 3 p.m. Glen Addie Baptist church 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and 1st and 7:50 p.m. preaching with 2:30 p.m. meeting. Aved View church mass 9:50 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday school with 3 p.m. Rosary. Weekday mass 4 p.m. Wednesday service. Morning mass 8 a.m. every day.
Personal mentions include Mr KK L Denman of Gadsden visiting Anniston this evening. Miss Lucy Hearn visits relatives at Talladega. Charlie Lowland returns from Byousm on business. Robt D Allen of Atlanta Supply Co. stays with family in the city. H L Grace of Stoughton Wisconsin, former Youth Wisconsin regiment member at Camp Shipp, visits. Arthur Yates of Pratt Yates Bay Co. returns from trips to Birmingham Columbia Nashville Estill Springs Chattanooga and Rome.
Sunday School at 9 30 a m Y P 58 EB with 6 30 p m preaching and 7 30 p m Rev L F Goodwin pastor at the Oxanna Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Alabama pension funds for old soldiers are nearly exhausted this year. Judge Crook has only a few warrants left, mainly those with minor state auditor errors needing correction before payment.
An advertisement for Albatross Flour proclaims it is based on the latest scientific principles and guaranteed pure. The copy offers $1000 for proof of contrary and endorses quality over cost with a money back guarantee for uniform, fine flour.
Community leaders urge continued administration by Dave Burns as Tax Assessor with renewed renomination. They praise his fiscal oversight and experienced service, calling for stable leadership in local tax assessment duties.
A brief regional note urges Edmondson's Sheriff bid with strong local backing. The item references a unified vote across the county and loyalty to home, noting a March 3 report from Union Associated Press in Washington and mentions last state dinner events and French ambassador entertainment plans.
Special to the Evening Star reports the treasurer Ferguson of Cleburne County died at his Edwardsville home last night. He was a faithful official and exemplary citizen, and many friends will mourn his untimely death.
Oxford community expresses solid support for McCraw in the sheriff race, signaling strong local backing and confidence in his law enforcement leadership.
Ayniston Mercantile Co introduces Albatross flour and markets a quality product with a satisfaction guarantee. The paper lists merchants handling the flour and notes its growing popularity among customers and ads promoting the brand.
The article traces humanity’s quest for prolonging life from ancient myths to early medicine. It cites Hermes Trismegistus and Egyptian legend, noting remedies and methods claimed to delay disease and extend earthly existence across 6 000 years of writing.
Local election appeal urges voters to support M. W. Mc Craw for sheriff. The message calls for backing the candidate in the upcoming race.
The article traces beliefs in life extension from Zosimus and Rhazes to Paracelsus and Pasteur, noting Louis Pasteur's serum work and 19th century tuberculosis efforts. It cites rising life expectancy from about 32 to 38 years and death rates from 26 to 21 per 1000, attributing gains to serum and hygiene.
A Cuban farmer plants pinon twigs to form a living fence. After chewing a bundle of twigs he digs a shallow trench where the fence should run, inserts the twigs in a row, and the warm moist soil spurs root growth. Soon a dense hedge appears.
The piece describes improvised camp furniture in Cuba using forked sticks as legs for tables and sapling growth after years. It notes a clever tin can grafted to a laurel tree to root and form a future trunk, and a cauliflower plant that grows tall like a sunflower rather than forming a head.
A Swiss festival study recorded Kirchenfeldbrucke vibrations as crowds marched. Using a Frankel recorder, horizontal movements reached 7.6 millimeters and vertical 1.6 millimeters during a 60-person march, with period about one second horizontal and half a second vertical.
A study finds the one-second period applies to the bridge itself with differing oscillation amplitudes and notes 4.5 millimeters vertical movement from carriages. Irregularly paced groups produce less vibration than a uniform, synchronized procession.
The piece promotes Woodruff for sheriff with a political appeal. It then surveys Sabbateans of Salonica, detailing Sabbata Devi and the sect’s clandestine Cabalistic beliefs, claiming the group persisted and worships a divine Messiah while avoiding violence.
An industrious hen owned by James Murtha of Nationia lays eggs on 0.4 Mondays and Thursdays and on all other days nearly always lays one egg. The odd schedule suggests unusual laying pattern or counting error affecting farm records.
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