Local Social Notes Highlight Meetings and Visits
The An niston Musical club calls urgent attendance for Saturday at 2 30 p m at Judge BE F Cook residence Leighton avenue to reorganize under Mr Tyler. Mrs John Vesperia travels to St Louis Chicago returning late December. Miss Maurie Levi to Birmingham then Cincinnati and eastern cities for winter. Mrs Walter Bower hosts Euchre club with Dutch water color score cards won by William Freming and Miss Tyler. Mrs Benjamin Russell visits Mrs Barr. Mrs Hiram Barr hosts Mrs Brothers and child from Talladega. Wednesday Club meets Miss Mary Kline on Tyler Hill discussing Greek scripture and Phidias. A fine luncheon follows in a warmly hosted dining room. Miss Wheeler to entertain November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston Musical Club
BE. F. Cook
Leighton Avenue
Mr. Tyler
Mobile “Clara Behumann Club
Walter Bower
Euchre
Mea
William Freming
Mine Tyler
Physicians Recommend Foley's Honey and Tar Remedy
Broad minded physicians prescribe Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe reliable throat and lung remedy, for sale by Miller Drug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Miller
Meat packing industry export and distribution reach vast totals
Leslie's Monthly notes the United States meat export value near 100 million dollars with beef as the main item. Including domestic distributive sales by packing houses, total carloads reach about 1 million valued at 2 billion dollars. Byproduct values add several more millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Leslie
Local arrivals and notices in Birmingham city scene
Captain T G Bush of Birmingham visits the city as W P Thomas of Columbiana and W T Brown of Ragland also arrive. Foley’s Honey and Tar is promoted as a safe cough remedy by Miller Drug Co. S D Sama of Selma and L W Lee of Birmingham are registered at the Calhoun hotel. W A Herren of Finch Arkansas reports Foley’s Kidney Cure has cured a condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Miller Drug Co
8. D. Sama
Selma
The
Calhoun
W. A. Herren
Finch, Ark
Tragedy at Merrellton Claims Life in Shooting
A shooting near Merrellton this afternoon at 3 o clock left Jeff Maxwell dead. Police report Will Lawson is alleged to have fired the fatal shot. Both men are white and well known in the county community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrellton
White's Cream Vermitage promotes health and cleanses mucus
An advertisement notes White's Cream Vermitage destroys worms and removes mucus and slime from the body to restore normal health. Mentions Wheat J L Wikle and J B Privett of Oxford as suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L Wikle
J B P’rivett
Oxford
To Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Medicine Claim
An old advertisement claims a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quitine Tablets. It notes druggists refund the purchase price if it fails and includes E W Grove’s signature on each box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Grove
Sultan of Turkey Endorses Natural Death Rule for Rulers
A Stampa in Turin reports the sultan insists rulers die a natural death, denying other death manners. Turkish papers quote absurd summaries of assassinations from Monza to Tehran, noting one line about a shah with a corpse returning to the palace becoming a proverb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stampa
Turin
Turkey
Nishan Effendi
Humbert
Monza
Shah
Persia
Teheran
Naples Mons Vesuvio Electric Railway Proposal
The tourist agents Metsra Cook propose an electric railway from Naples naval arsenal to Vesuvio crater to replace the funicular. The University of Naples science faculty opposes the plan, arguing it would disrupt seismic and magnetic observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teoitey
Vesuvius
Nature
Metsra
Cook
Crater of Vesuvion
Naval Arsenal
Naples
Faculty of Science
University of Naples
Heautiful Clear Skies Herbine Promises Health Impact
A medical advertisement claims Heautiful Clear Skies Herbine purifies and strengthens the bowels liver and kidneys maintaining organs in normal health. It suggests removal of yellow dull skin pimples blotches and blackheads and cites M0¢ at L Wikle and J B Privett Oxford as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Wikle
J B Privett
Oxford
Notable Birmingham Trip Notices and Local Advertisements
Mentions of medical claims for Abbott's East India Corn Paint and a terrible kidney and bladder case. Mr. D. Houston Smith, RK H Cobb, J W Comer all travel to Birmingham for business or morning trips. E F King spends the day in Gadsden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Houston Smith
Birmingham
RK. H. Cobb
Abbott
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted for Croup Relief
A vintage advertisement highlights Foley's Honey and Tar as an effective safe remedy for croup in children. It emphasizes its lack of opiates and poisons and notes Miller Drug Co as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Miller Drug Co
Cigars Popular Among Ladia Natives, Observers Note
Report notes natives of Ladia smoking large quantities of cheap American cigarettes while observing social customs. Mentions individuals Ray Boit Cahaba and O. Watson and references Warter’s Hand Made cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladia
Prompt reply from Fritz Scheel stirs Philadelphia Times anecdote
Scheel, then Philadelphia Orchestra director, delighted by slang says You dont see me in a witty exchange noted by the Philadelphia Times. The anecdote recalls his fondness for American expressions and timing during the 1899 Philadelphia summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheel
Fritz Scheel
Philadelphia Orchestra
Philadelphia
Elias
Woodside Park
Fritz
Phiadelphia Times
Foley's Kidney Care Endorsed By Patient In Ashley Testimonial
P H Daffy of Ashley II reports two bottles of Foley's Kidney Care helped him recover from a severe condition. He states he could hardly rise before using the remedy and credits a druggist with the recommendation. The Miller Drug Co advertisement includes the patient testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Daffy
Ashley, II
Foley
Miller Drug Co
Loyal eloquence from an Australian master on empire reach
A schoolmaster extols King Edward as sovereign over vast lands and peoples. He claims overwhelming military power with 900000 warriors, 1000 ships, and 100000 sailors obeying his signal. He compares imperial reach to ancient empires, asserting unprecedented scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Greece
Dr ing's New Life Pills Claim Youth Respect
Advertisement asserts the pills cure dyspepsia jaundice fever constipation and other maladies regardless of age. Sold for 25 cents at Miller Drug Co and West End Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dring
Miller Drug Co
West End Drug Co
Donahoo and Co Press Warmer Cigars Deal
A terse ad mentions Donahoo and Co insisting on Waterer’s Hand Made cigars for a coal run, proclaiming no other five cent cigar is as good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cold Run Telehone
Donahoo & Co
Warter
Smoke W a e Warter's Hand Made ej
A fragmentary OCR item mentions smoke and handmade work by an individual or shop. Readable details are limited, but the note indicates a craft effort tied to a person named Warter or similar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tlen’s and Boys
Clie
Douglas
Musical Club
John Vesperia
St. Louis
Chicago
Maurie Levi
Cincinnati
Benjamin Russell
Herrieter
Hiram Barr
Mary Kline
Tyler Hill
Phidias
Olympichia
Athens
Kline
Misa Weller
W. P. Thomas
Columbiana
Inty
T. G. Bush
City
W. T. Brown
Ragland
Mr. Rowe Blackmon
Atlanta
L. W. Lee
Will Lawson
Jeff Maxwell
Peterson
Vetrinary
Rhet Street
Jebles
New York
RUND
J. W. Comer
E. F. King
Gadsden
Ray Boit Cahaba
O. Watson
Cere Pruto
Ralston Health Oats
Ralston
Caker
Nudavene
Whetstonea& Co
Wikle’s
J. L. Wikle
Chas. W. Carlton & CO
Architects
Anniston
Caldwell
Anston
Alabama
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!