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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1900
Page
5
At 3 50 this afternoon Mr W A Davis received a telegram from Congressman W F Aldrich noting the amended Anniston public building bill has just passed the house. It will probably pass the senate in a day or two and then work on the structure may begin.
The Paris exposition will dominate public attention for six months with social events and sightseeing in fine gowns and elegant dress. Visitors will find numerous cafe booths and social rituals, while English and American guests pursue leisure amid the bustling streets. Local notes report graduations and travels of Miss Edith, Miss Florida Seay, Miss Lena Napper, and others visiting relatives or pursuing studies in music and culture.
Mr R R Nesbitt returns home after brick work at Dixie Glass works Tallapoosa. Charles D Smith, now back in Anniston from Gadsden, will resume foundry work at Southern Car and Foundry. H Erwin from Gadsden becomes manager of the Elliott band reorganization with six more employed at the mill. Other workers from Birmingham, Bessemer, Gate City return to Anniston plant. Allen suffers head injury but can go out. Rund announces new Allover Laces and Embroideries at reduced prices.
An advertisement for Anniston Steam Laundry cites affordable white and black silk gloves at 50 cents and promotes lace curtain cleaning. It invites customers to mail their dirtied curtains and promises to reveal favorable terms, urging customers to send their best items after testing the service.
A dispute over mule ownership ignited a brawl in Oxanna yesterday involving H. B. Crawford's family and several Black residents. Crawford and his wife were bruised. three Black participants were fined 3 each, others discharged. A separate disorderly conduct case fined a Black man 3. The court action followed an Oxanna police investigation led by Marshal Black.
Forney's Kidney Cure claims to restore healthy kidneys and make you well with no equal. Advertised for sale by Elam Drug Co. Rev. George D. Harris of Piedmont was in the city today.
An Elam Drug Co notice advertises Banner Salve as a universal healer for cuts wounds sores piles and all skin diseases with a guarantee and a call to take no substitute.
Wanted good tenants for a two story brick building on West Eleventh Street opposite the carpet mill. Recently repaired and in first class condition with two store rooms 22 by 50 feet and tenement rooms upstairs. Stores to rent at 810 per month and rooms at 2 per month, payable in advance. Apply to city real estate agents or KR. H. Cobb 104 East Tooth Street.
Local ad copy touts Pa rons as superior in every way claiming the best and the cheapest. Patrons urged to repeat the phrases as a sales pitch.
Order coal and stove wood from R. O. Watson. Phone 72. Wanted twenty more men to have their clothes pressed weekly at $1.00 per month. J. Levy.
Local merchants advertise Merchants Trading Stamps given with every 10 cent cash purchase. Shoppers paste stamps into a book provided for the program and redeem upon completing the book.
A reader seeks any piece of household silverware or Rogers cutlery sets including knives forks spoons plus albums watches clocks and similar items. The ad invites inquiries and asks to request stamps or for further information.
An old advertisement touts chocolate laxative quinine as an easy quick cure for a cold in the head. The copy emphasizes rapid relief and a pleasant chocolate flavor.
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