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Newspaper

Anniston Evening Star

Location

Anniston, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1901

Page

7

Picnic Season Opens At Oxford Lake Park

Picnic season is here with shade water seats swings and lunch tables free. Large excursions require advance dates. New buildings and stone terraces make the park more beautiful this spring with indoor amusements and dry options for rain. Refreshment stands offer ice cream cake fruit and soft drinks. Bowling alleys electric merry go round and row boats are open. A 15¢ coupon in 20c round trip tickets covers one ten pin game and boat hire and is sold by McElreath Drug Co and conductors. Oxford tickets sold by J. M. Ragan include privilege coupons to keep families healthy and enjoying recreation at the lake.

McElreath Drug Co Oxford J. M. Ragan

Mortgage Sale of Church Property in Anniston Alabama

Mortgage sale under a 1888 note by the trustees of St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church of Anniston to the undersigned. On May 7 1901 at public outcry in front of the city courtroom, Anniston, the lot bounded by Leighton avenue and 14th street, 140 by 190 feet, parallelogram in Calhoun County will be sold to the highest cash bidder.

St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church Anniston Ala Calhoun County City Court Room Towit Leighton Avenue Fourteenth Street 14Th Street Board of Church Extension The Methodist Episcopal Church of Philadelphia State of Pennsylvania

Line of Goods Pronounced at No 25 East Tenth Street

A customer warns that a visit to store No 25 East Tenth Street will reveal a striking line of merchandise. The remark hints at a broad assortment and strong sales appeal.

East Tenth Street

A Little Nonsense and Quick Jests From Exchange

A Baltimorean recalls Judge Stevens in Asheville explaining a case with a poor old woman who faced only a fine and no possessions beyond rheumatism. The tale ends with the judge dismissing the case. A Deutscher family gag follows with pipe blowing mishap and a baker joke about pies made before the observer’s birth.

Stevens North Carolina Asheville

Satisfactorily Explained and Witty Exchange Snippets

A trio of humorous quips from editorials and readers. A butcher joke about meat for a dog prompts a punchy gag in a Boston Transcript style. A Washington Star line mocks smoking and lace curtains. A Brooklyn Eagle moment has Harold Oxford dreaming of fifty thousand dollars to say words freely.

John Boston Transcript Mr. Meekton Washington Star

Repartee In the Alleyway Crackles With Gossip

A brief street exchange shows a harsh taunt about family labor and prison, revealing tension between two boys. The quick slagging mirrors the tone of Stray Stories with sharp character clash in a narrow alley setting.

Suitor-Pray Confesses Love Amid Family Dilemma

In a humorous Ohio State Journal notice a suitor vows to love and protect his future daughter in law while revealing he already supports two sons-in-law. The piece riffs on mistaken grief and social expectations in a light column style.

Ohio State Journal

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