Hon Joe Willett and His Old Home in Carrollton Gatherings
Birmingham Age-Herald recalls Carrollton birthplace of Hon Joe Willett. The Willett family, prominent Pickens County residents, own estates, a country newspaper, and the political machine. Annual visits bring rejoicing with a Brunswick stew feast prepared by old-time plantation hands and celebrated with merriment and renewed ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Owen
Mr. Willett
Pickens County
Birmingham Age-Herald
Joe Willett
Birmingham
Jefferson
Pickens
Willett
Carrollton
Woods
Boss Ticks
Major E. D. Willett
Washington County
Tennessee
Candace
F. W. Bostick
Fortieth
Alabama
George
Atlanta
Elbert
Arch M
Wil
Joseph Willett
Anniston
Mr. Owen
Cicero
Nes Groes
Willetts
Grub Stake Shows How Prospectors Strike It Rich
A Washington Star report describes grub staking as the partnership between money and labor in mining. It cites Senator George Hearst and a Colorado grocer who funded prospectors, leading to a famous Cripple Creek find sparked by a chance quartz sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Crawford
Colorado
George Hearst
Cripple Creek
Washington Star
A Short Cut to Enmity
A National Magazine essay argues that giving favors can create obligations that sour relations. It suggests treating kind acts as free gifts or clearly defined debts, to be repaid promptly, or not at all, to avoid fostering resentment and dependence among friends and acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Farquhar
National Magazine
Delicate Lace Curtain Workers at Anniston Laundry
Delicate material requires careful handling in the lace curtain department. The shop notes that staff in this area have dedicated their lives to the craft. Anniston Steam Laundry operates at 12th and Noble streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston Steam Laundry
12Th and
Noble Streets
12Th and Noble Streets
Payne Furniture Reopens Under J Burnett Payne
The R A Payne furniture store is reopened by the late Mr. Payne's son J Burnett Payne to continue the business. The stock of furniture and pictures is complete and up to date, and public patronage is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Payne
Payne
J. Burnett Payne
Albatross Flour Advertisement Claims Best Quality
An advertisement for Albatross Flour promotes the product as the finest winter wheat flour from select mills. It claims total purity under scientific principles and offers a $1000 reward for any proof to the contrary.
Mrs Gielow Delights Birmingham Audiences At Charity Reading
Mrs Gielow gave a dramatic recital at Seal's Hall for the Wilmer scholarship fund drawing an audience of Birmingham’s leading citizens. She portrayed the Old South mammy with warmth and humor and included two original poems and a sketch The New England Seamstress. Levy the tailor advertises his skilled suits as the path to better prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southland
New York
Laundrymen Claim Supremacy Over Rivals
Competing cleaners boast equal quality but face skepticism as many customers doubt their claims. The market shows rival firms asserting similar work while customers remain wary of exaggerated promises from others.
Sale of Unclaimed Freight at Anniston Depot
Public auction on April 21 1900 at 10 am in Anniston freight depot for cash unclaimed and refused freight due on charges. Items listed include cook stoves iron hammer household goods soap barrels sacks whiskey boxes and various papers and implements. Agent S P Kennedy Southwest By Co. oversees sale of the described lots to bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Henry Battey
WW. McGowan
Julia Watson
L. M. Barns
Edmund & Co
N. J. WH
B. Sawyer
W. B. Rush
Mattie Adams
BE. Boyles
W. O. Green
L. Leverett
Herbert Miller
J. N. Arends
Nettie Starkley
National Picture Company
J. Best
LT. W. Ogletree
Otis Terrell
T. A. Howle
Grave Lithographic Company
H. ©. Mocker
John R. Jones
Nastan
Soon Chan
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M. Markstein
Oui
North Alabama
Opera House
Tenth & Noble Sts
Kranich & Bach
Kranch & Bach
E. E. Forbes
Tenth, St
Southern Express Office
M. M. Bishop
Robinson’s Book Store
J.P. Reynolds
Bowling Alley
Noble Street
J. G. McKinney
Joe Willet
Jersey
J. B. Rayfield, Glen Addie
Albatross
John F. Meyer & Sons
Springfield, Mo
Cater Grocery Co
Whetstone & Co
Sterne Grocery Co
Burnett & Bellingrath O’ Bryant & Co
Boozer & Co
Bell & Weir
J. M. Bagley
Geo. R. Todd & Son
Nixon & C O
W. C. Shelnutt
J. G. Adams
J. 8. Reaves & Co
Mrs. Gielow
Levy
L. G. Jones
Jones
Clark’s School of Embalming
South
Wilmer Street
Wilmer Hotel
S. P. Kennedy
Agent Southern By Co
Lery Fev
N. Noble
L. Mallory
Law
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