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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1900
Page
4
The Star urges Anniston to launch a fall street fair, arguing it would draw country shoppers and expand wholesale and retail trade. Birmingham and Chattanooga fairs are cited as successful models, with August or July timing proposed to fill a dull period and attract visitors.
The notice notes the event should occur in July or October and urges readers to begin planning now. It frames the timing as the moment to prepare and consider arrangements.
The Philadelphia Record calls on residents with capital to invest in the South citing its vast coal and iron resources, expanding stores of mineral wealth, and untapped fields forests and mines. It argues national and international partners recognize the South as a land of extensive industrial potential and growth.
Call for the khenne saw 5c cigar the best on the market. All kinds of hauling done promptly and satisfactorily by Ed Mondson & Anderson, phone 38-3.
The Birmingham Ledger notes Anniston and its citizens face a push for both small and large industries. The paper observes the city seeks economic expansion and hopes for favorable outcomes for Aniston in upcoming development efforts.
For rent advertisement offering three six and nine room houses near town post office and a store in a desirable location. Apply to the number or address provided.
Judge Coleman in Los Angeles admitted a phonograph as a witness in the Burroughs homicide case. The dying witness William Harrison spoke into the machine, identifying the killer by voice. The ruling, upheld on appeal, signals a new era for expert testimony on voice recognition and its legal implications.
Finder please return a $950 check made out to the Anniston Water Supply Company. The finder should deliver it to JOHN IL FRYR, Treasurer, in Anniston.
St Louis officials report no street cars running as police protection is deemed inadequate and the transit company will not operate today. The blackout affects city streets across St Louis Missouri on May 9.
On May 9 Smaaldel reports twenty Boers and two commanders killed in the Vet river fight where the Gordon Highlanders routed a larger Boer force. The Eighth Hussars killed seventy retreating Boers, and Hamilton's casualties last week reached a hundred.
Western Union Telegraph Co will wire detailed play by play of the Jeffries Corbett bout. Fight set to start Friday night with funds to be raised for viewing. spectators urged to call Western Union for names and contributions. Also ads for Dove's Candy Kitchen and Kermott's Chocolates claim cures and ease cold symptoms.
Enterprising merchants offer Merchants Trading Stamps with each 10 cent cash purchase. Shoppers paste stamps into a book provided by the merchants and redeem once the book is filled.
Advertising request from Kohn Bros. urging customers to select any piece of household silverware or Rogers knives forks spoons albums watches clocks, and to ask for stamps or further information.
Fragmentary notice lists names and addresses including O M Stim and Howard Sexron with dates and locations in Tyler City. Text is garbled but indicates a public or personal record with June dates and street references.
Special round trip tickets at 20¢ include a fifteen cent coupon for boat hire bathing privileges or merry go round rides. Tickets valid for one fare each direction across the line but not a full line round trip from end to end. Ten cent tickets cover Oxford to the Lake with a ten cent privilege coupon. A fourteen mile ride for ten cents is allowed for riders who do not get off, with no tickets accepted and no Sunday trips from noon to six.
The listing advertises regular coupon tickets at 19 for $1.00 valid for any line ride or intermediate segment, 25 for $1.00 good for portions with a five cent cash fare, and a monthly 52-trip ticket for $2.50 usable in the issuing calendar month only and non transferable.
Transfer tickets sold by conductors only for cash on the Anniston car lines. They cost 5c for transfers within Anniston, 7c to or from Anniston and Oxanna, and 1c to or from Oxford and Anniston. No other ticket is acceptable in exchange.
Cars will be run each Sunday afternoon and evening to comfortably carry visitors to Oxford Lake. Special cars may be engaged at reasonable rates. An illuminated car is available for evening parties.
The passage states that all has been arranged for the 1900 season and the management will strive to earn a large patronage believed to be given to the Lake Line this year.
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