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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1901
Page
4
A fragment from a newspaper shows Gordon and Stockton as proprietors and publishers with a city editor role, a price of five dollars, a telephone number 68, and a brief header line indicating their business and contact details.
The Star daily presents Oxford news with local focus, aligning with Ox ford and Anniston communities as a popular home journal for residents seeking regional updates.
An Inner Huntsville Mercury editorial argues for longer official terms to curb costly campaigns. It says elections drain funds from candidates and citizens, and four year terms would bring political quiet and return influence to business. Nearby items discuss frost in California and a London marriage news note.
The piece notes the difficulty of a title loss and suggests marriages occur for various reasons including a superior appeal of foreign women. It comments on Mr. Cutting and Lady Sybil Marjorie as a couple, and mentions Parkhurst’s critique of the South. It cites reactions from the Macon Telegraph and the New York Sun describing a reverend doctor as disordered.
Uluman Bros offers a full line of boys wash pants ages 4 to 15 priced 25 to 50 cents and Blue Serge Cassimere and Worsted pants for ages 4 to 16 priced 25 cents to 81.00 in a village catalog notice.
O. J. Richards expresses gratitude to neighbors who helped remove belongings from danger and to the firemen for prompt and able assistance in extinguishing the Sunday afternoon fire at his home.
The Queen and Crescent System inaugurated October 28 a rapid Meridian to Shreveport schedule linking with Texas routes. The Southern Railway fast train No. 37 connects to offer the quickest travel time to Texas, reducing trip duration by several hours. Contact your local ticket agent for details and fares before purchase.
Southern Railway announces special excursion fares to Memphis Tennessee for the Confederate veterans reunion May 28 to 30 1901. Tickets available from distant points May 2 8 and 26 27 or from within 200 miles May 27 28 29 and 30 with return by June 9 1901. Extension to June 19 by deposit and 50 cent fee at Memphis joint agent.
Julius Levy announces new spring samples in imported and domestic woolens. The collection features the latest weaves and fashionable colors from his Columbian Building store on Noble Street.
Effective October 7 the Choctaw Route will operate three trains daily between Memohia and Hot Springs Ark. Double daily service to Indian and Oklahoma Territories with connections for all points in northwest Missouri Kansas and Texas.
Anniston prepares to welcome the Alabama Camp of Spanish American War Veterans next Thursday. The program will be fixed to allow visitors ample time for enjoyment, with Anniston’s surroundings and citizenry expected to create a joyous meeting.
By private wire to G. B. Flint, manager for Murphy and Co, a corrected duty notice appears in New York Cotton Futures reporting bureau. The item clarifies who is responsible for the adjusted duty and references the Murphy firm’s role in handling the contract.
An OCR fragment blends patent medicine pitches for Botanic Blood Balm claiming skin healing powers with a Southern Railway travel notice for 1901 events in New Orleans and Chattanooga. Additional lines promote One Day Cold Cure lozenges and assorted food advertising tips amid festival travel details.
The Ladies Aid Society of the First Presbyterian Church plans an annual Rose and Pansy Show to benefit the Talladega Orphans Home. Entries are invited from Anniston Oxana and Oxford with no entry fee. Admission is 25 cents adults 15 cents children. Premiums include best varieties and displays of roses and pansies. Also noted is a new Southern Railway Pullman Sleeper service Birmingham to Richmond.
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