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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1901
Page
4
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Florence Alabama mayor John V Weakley described as progressive and popular, credited with strong finances and public improvements in Florence while en route from Montgomery to Anniston. Also notes Mayor Henderson guiding him around Anniston and praises Florence as a pretty manufacturing city. A separate item reports jackass ten dollar bills due to an engraver’s revenge, widespread before discovery, and a brief update from Mexico noting President Diaz’s health and anticipated El Paso meeting with McKinley.
The Alabama State convention unanimously adopts a platform calling for a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution. It argues racial factors restrict voting rights, supports limiting taxation, preserving property exemptions, keeping Capitol relocation rules, and restricting corporation privileges while maintaining US constitutional compatibility.
Tur Sparta Ishmilite declares it a fool editor to roast enemies of friends. The Montgomery Advertiser counters that thousands of readers expect editors to act on matters they avoid for fear or self interest, reflecting a lively press debate echoed by the Chattanooga News.
A Alexandria Indiana reader recalls long nights of coughing and blood spit before Dr King's New Discovery cured her tuberculosis symptoms. The ad touts 81.00 bottles, 50c and 100 price points, plus free trials at Elam's Drug Store and mentions Kernott’s Blackberry Extract for cholera and summer complaints.
The Cater Grocery Company promotes Some of Our new crop New Orleans Molasses and Yoe's Maple Strap as ideal for Breakfast Cakes, promising pleasant sweetness and temper. They highlight their flour selection for cake making and tease their entire stock of groceries at liberal-use prices.
In Shelby county Alabama the move of the county seat from Columbiana to Calera sparks strong opposition. A recent Democratic convention adopts a resolution denouncing the act as a fraud and pledges to block bonds and tax levies. The county court also condemns the bill and warns buyers that purchases of bonds carry risk.
McCall Patterns and fashion sheets are in stock at Kohn Brothers. The April selection includes McCall Sheets and lagazi items, with new patterns and magazines available for customers.
Novelty Wash Fabrics Linen Zephyrs Madras Ginghams Tis ues Cheviots and Percales advertised for spring making, with large stock and new patterns. Highlights include Amoskeag Foile du Norde dress ginghams 10 cents per yard, 32 inch Madras 25 to 30 cents, mercerized chambrays and linen zephyrs 50 cents, 36 inch Percales 10 cents, and Foulardines 25 cents. Tomorrow only deals emphasized.
Fine quality imported brocce shyrs in stripes figures and dots offered for shirt waists. Magnificence at 5 cents sets 40 cents and 50 cents.
A colorful display introduces 1901 dress fabrics including sand wool blends crepe de chine Nunsweiling and Broad Cloths in vivid colors. Prices run from 75 cents per yard to $20 per pattern with many patterns shown at 50 75 100 150 200 and up to 3 50. Center counters showcase the season’s early offerings.
The Epworth Leagues of Glen Addie and Oxanna Methodist churches host an evening at Oxanna church directed by Mrs. Willie Buckalew. The program includes prayers, songs, and recitations addressing temperance themes with multiple solo and reading performances by league members and Mrs. W. W. Scott at the close.
Fragmentary note warns that a product named Dermott's Chocola es Laxative Quinine claims a cure for a cold. The text mentions children and potential hazards but lacks clear context or instructions.
New York Cotton Futures prices and corrected daily notes show spots at 87-16 and 85-16. The Southern Railway begins a Birmingham to Richmond sleeper service departing Birmingham at 4:40 p m and returning, with arrival in Birmingham at 1:35 a m, train 85, promising better public service.
Freight claim notice announces public auction at the Southern Railway freight depot in Anniston Alabama to sell unclaimed and refused freight to recover charges. Names listed include Burnett Bellingrath Whetstone and Co Anniston Supply Ed Clayton Wm Clarke M Cabot Elite Port Co Mrs Ellison and others. Auction is for cash to highest bidder.
The entry shows J. A. McGuirk as agent listing items including prunes peaches apricots bedding fruit cans sheet iron picture frames trunks clothing machines drugs cord wood whisky paper stretchers stone vinegar and other goods in catalog style with quantities and boxes noted.
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