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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1900
Page
6
Patrons praise the best and the cheapest with claims of superior quality. A sample promises nectar like flavor and invites shoppers to try the teas and coffees. The ad also touts flours sugars spices and other goods to please the palate.
Cater Grocery Co markets its candy line and emphasizes a wide, complete stock of dainty confections ready for customers. The note stresses in house manufacture and specialty focus on sweets.
Readymade clothes look well on a dammy and seem made for that purpose. Tailor made garments appeal to men who like to be well dressed and prefer a polished appearance.
The Ladies Aid Society hosts a Rose and Pansy Show in the Noble street store-room once used by Alf Truitt. Admission is 25 cents for adults, 15 cents for children. doors open at noon. Exhibits labeled by class. donations of cut flowers after six o'clock unless requested for return. Proceeds benefit the Orphans Home. Premium list prizes include magazine subscriptions, embroidered items, and other collectibles.
Classified notice advertises three six and nine room houses close to the post office plus a store in a desirable location. It also promotes Imperial Council Shrine session in Washington DC May 22 to 24 1900 and Southern Railway round trip tickets May 20 21 22 1900 with return by May 29 1900. Contact L H Kaplan and Co Birmingham Alabama for details.
W. Wynn announces a lunch stand on East Tenth Street near the Fountain serving lunches, hot coffee, and fruit juice. Open until ten o'clock at night. Aimed at drawing customers with quick service and trial runs.
Havana May 11 diverse arrests are expected as Cuban postal frauds reach a new stage. A suspect has confessed, implicating numerous others, and officials believe a sizable sum will be recovered.
The War Department received Gen. Wheaton's report detailing January operations in South Luzon. It notes heavy Filipino losses and multiple engagements described with graphic detail.
Montgomery Ala May 11 The supreme court reversed and remanded John A Gafford case for murder of F B Lloyd in Butler county 1897 He faces retrial after the second reversal of the conviction
A veteran editor recalls a cub reporter who boasted of influence and chased a shipyard scoop in Cleveland. Neck-deep in a baiting prank, he is fed a bogus naval architecture photo and tangled by conspirators. A threatened lawsuit follows, and the reporter begins an extended Ohio journalism vacation.
A claimed remedy titled The One Day Cold Cure promises quick relief for colds and sore throat using Kermott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine. It describes the dosage as easily taken as candy and claims rapid cure.
A 19th or early 20th century note discusses how wall color and texture affect light reflection. It cites experiment results with colors like black and mentions the impact of dull versus glossy varnish. The idea favors reflective surfaces and white varnish to improve lighting with incandescent gas light.
The highest valued animals in the sportsmen's exhibition collection in Toston were Rocky Mountain goats. While being transported to the show the goats escaped and led their keepers on a long rooftop chase across adjacent roofs.
A brief Atchison Globe item notes a new girl appears on the streets, her face carrying a curious look as onlookers wonder who she is. The report captures a moment of street intrigue in the town.
Arrangements with Louisville and Nashville R R for a special train carrying the Alabama Division of Confederate Veterans to Louisville Kentucky. Schedule shows departures from Montgomery Calera Birmingham Decatur Athens Nashville and arrivals in Louisville May 30 with planned movement to Alabama Headquarters on arrival. Harvey E. Jones Adjutant General and Chief of Staff issues command for rapid camp transfer.
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