Fire destroys Baker saw mill near Edwardsville
Special Correspondence Edwardsville May 18 The saw mill owned by D S Baker was destroyed by fire last night valued at 5000 dollars with 160000 feet of lumber worth 15 to 20 dollars per thousand No insurance and no details about the blaze The Caldwell building remodel contract was let to J W Galliher for converting two rooms into one store room for Kohn Bros Plans drawn by J W Golucke Co Rain is needed in the area to save gardens The Evening Star and local letters feature praise for Dr King s New Discovery and Bucklen s Arnica Salve both sold by Elam Drug Co Trial bottles free
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Edwardsville
D. S. Baker
J.T. Weatherwax
Wayndotte
Mich
Elam Drug Co’s
Caldwell
J. W. Galliher
Kohn Bros
J.W. ‘Golucke & Co
Willett Estate Auction Owns Anniston Lots for Sale
Willett Estate offers three scattered Anniston parcels at Noble and Twelfth Streets Leighton avenue and adjacent blocks. Bids by sealed envelope, one third cash due now, balance in one and two years with interest. Opening June 1 1901, awarded to highest responsible bidder.
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Noble and
Twelfth Streets
Noble Street
Twelfth Street
Leighton Avenue
City of
Anniston
Parker Memorial Church
Nobie
Twenty-first Streets
Noble and Twelfth Streets
Witter
Willett Estate
Family Names and Memorial Day Origins
A humorous tale tracks Gertie and her father as they seek a hyphenated surname, discovering the brander ancestor Mulligan by misreading branding work as a family name. The article also recounts the origin of Memorial Day in the South, noting the Ladies’ Aid Society formed in 1861 and the 1866 move to honor Confederate graves on April 26.
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Gertie
Peter Stuyvesant
Smith
Brander
Smith-Brander
Brander-Smith
The
Historical Society
Paterfamilias
Court of General Quarter Sessions
Mulligan
New York Sun
South
Ladies’ Aid Society
Columbus
Lizzie Rutherford
W. Jefferson Davis
Woman’s Home Companion
Old Soldier's Experience with Dr King’s Pills
A Civil War veteran from Winchester Indiana recounts his wife being sick long despite doctors yet cured by Dr King’s New Life Pills. He claims they work wonders for her health and promotes the remedy available at Elam Drug Co for 25 cents.
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M. M. Austin
Winchester
Ind
Peruna Said To Cure Summer Catarrh In Digestion
Mary J. Kennedy of Ar mour & Co. touts Peruna as a permanent cure for summer catarrh and related digestive woes after eight years of travel and several physicians. She claims three months of use revived her health, with the company offering free samples of the remedy from Columbus, Ohio.
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Mary J. Kennedy
Armour & Co
Omaha
Neb
Miss Kennedy Baye
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
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Irisman & CO
Jewelers
Opticians
T. Chrisman
Smore
Tandelean
Mr. J
HM. Letcher
Hgham
Tenth Street
J.T. Ross, Manng
Security Bank Building
Julius Williams
W. M. Norris
W. Tenth Street
Srb
Onic
Preston
Preston Cure Co
Philadelphia
South Tenth St
Texas
Queen & Crescent System
Uth of
Meridian
Indian
Shreveport
Ereby
Southern Railway
Een & Crescent
E. Swift
J N Murdoch
Parkersburg
W Va
Kermott
Swift
Nien
Pacific Railroad
Colorado
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Ington
Lg. Aglar
St. Louis, Mo
Edwardsville News
8. J. Hall
8Sare Normal School
Jacksonville
A. A. Hurst
J. 0. Midgette
P. A. Danforth
LaGrange
Iga
Bucklen
Elam Drug Co
Frank McIntyre
Py Mail
the Sunday Sun
the Sun
New York
LaNole Bros
Creat Sidonia
Elks
Oxford Lake
Lee
Lanole Brothers
Sidonia
Slack Wire
America
North Noble
Anniston Electric & Car Company
Union Depot
Louisville
Nashville Railroad
Alabama Mineral Division
Rome
Empire
West Tenth St
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