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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1902
Page
6
Tax Assessor D B Barnes schedules county wide visits across multiple towns for 1903 assessments. The notice lists dates and beat designations from October through December, urging taxpayers to bring accurate real estate figures and itemized valuations. Delinquency date is January 1, 1905.
In Romilly France M Philippon left a will that named a funeral banquet funded by a deposit in a local savings bank. Town officials marched to withdraw the money only to learn no funds existed and the deceased may have played a prank. They informed the hotel that no banquet money was available.
Tax collection schedule lists Beat numbers and locations across White Plains Choccolocco Anniston and surrounding areas with dates from October through December. Includes a second round in November and a final date in December for Oxanna and Anniston.
Prince Lord Kipinidse, famed dancer and notorious highwayman, was executed in Tiflis by strangulation with silk cord after a spree of holding up thirty seven coaches in the Caucasus. Reported as beloved by many ladies, he was described as gallant and impeccably dressed, with witnesses noting his brutal end and a band member killed in his presence.
King Albert of Saxony who died recently is described as extremely timid in daily life. He avoided rooms full of people and blushed when spoken to, yet gained courage at twilight. He could not refuse requests by day but often did so at night, fueling rumors about his true courage.
The Loomisville Courier Journal reports the St Louis world’s fair midway will be located on Skinker road with definite limits set. The piece questions the name and notes the area will host many attractions.
The Summer Girl tells her father she is engaged to nine young men and must discard eight of them quickly to avoid scandal. The father reacts with astonishment as she proposes locking money away and pretending to fail. Reported in New York Weekly.
A London Express note argues Joeburg will be the common brief form for Johannesburg, despite some local caution. The correspondent predicts the nickname will quickly become standard in usage and writing.
A weekly prison paper reports that Mr. Meredith the novelist can no longer take long country walks. A correspondent notes Meredith’s ailment and offers sympathy, reflecting a shared long-term affliction among inmates.
The article describes bead making with two workers dipping tubes into molten glass to form hollow bulbs that are joined. They draw out a long rod, cut it into foot long pieces, anneal and re fragment them. Fragments go into a charcoal plaster drum to soften and round the perforated canes.
The ad claims P. P. P. toning and feeding the nerves with pure blood restores health swiftly. It touts P. P. P. as superior to salaperillas, a general debility remedy, and a strong blood purifier. Sold by Druggists with wholesale and retail distribution noted.
A study of a thousand brother pairs and a thousand sister pairs shows elder siblings live about six years longer than younger brothers and slightly less for sisters. The figures do not prove younger siblings will outlive their elder. birth date differences may offset longer lifespans.
J F Hughes once feared to outlive six months due to lung disease in Du Pont Georgia. He tried Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption and was cured despite predictions. Miller Drug Co and West End Drug Co guarantee it for threat and lung trouble with trial bottle free. Prices 50 cents and 1.00.
Rev. Jno. 8. Cox of Wake Ark says he suffered yellow jaundice for 12 years and, after trying many physicians, found relief with Electric Bitters. The ad claims the medicine cures liver and kidney trouble stomach disorder and general debility, guaranteed by Miller Drug Co. and West End Drug Co. for 50 cents.
Advertisement for discounted train fares to California and the northwest via Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. Promoted by J. F. Van Ronsselaer, General Agent in Atlanta. Claims quality comparable to a dime priced item at a nickel.
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