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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1902
Page
8
A scattered OCR extract lists various item identifiers and prices such as Brussels, Velveta, Art Squares, and multiple amounts shown as 25¢ to $27 50. The fragment lacks full context but indicates a general catalog of goods and sale prices.
The notice shows prices for multiple grades with corresponding values such as 35e at 27e, 80c at 25e, 25 at 20¢, th 20¢ at 16¢, 18e at 15e, and 15e at Ilte, indicating a catalog of material costs and grade marks.
Montgomery Oct 21 Governor Jelks in his office after a week of political speeches in wire grass counties. He spoke at Newton Elba Enterprise and Geneva with good audiences except Geneva due to smallpox reports. On the ride from Biba to Geneva the governor and Henry Clayton stopped at a pine woods cabin seeking supper. the driver was sent in, the lady doubted their identity and asked them to leave.
Impounded stock taken for running at large per city laws to be sold at the city hall on Friday October 24 1902 at noon for pound fees unless sooner claimed by owners and charges paid. Items include a red heifer calf with crop off right and left a black sow with crop off right red and black spotted sow with crop off left white and black spotted sow with no mark black and white spotted sow pig no mark white and black spotted boar pig no mark Call for Wartere's Hand Made cigars five cents.
The Birmingham Age Herald notes the engagement of Dr J C LeGrande a prominent Birmingham physician to Mrs Finck of Louisville. The ceremony is set for October 29 at noon in the First Presbyterian church Chattanooga. Mrs Finck has visited Birmingham and will soon reside there, with many local friends. The wedding party includes Miss Katherine Morris and Mr Frank Myers at Piedmont Avenue Atlanta this evening at 9, with a small home wedding and reception for intimate friends and relatives.
Southern railway offers round trip tickets to Birmingham at one first class fare plus fifty cents from all Alabama points. Also valid from Atlanta Rome Qa Columbus Meridian and intermediate stations. Travel dates October 20 to November 1 with a limit November 4. For details consult nearest Ticket Agent or contact J. O. Lusk District Passenger Agent and F. B. Jones Traveling Passenger Agent Birmingham Alabama.
Mr. D. B. Lacey went to Cedar town this morning. Rev. J. T. Liston has returned to Jacksonville. Mr. R. D. Allen went to Atlanta today. Mr. H. A. Adams came in from Birmingham today. Mr. James Williams shakes hands with friends. Hon. Elmore Garrett arrived from Birmingham. John B. Koox went over to Birmingham this morning.
In All the Year Round, Swedes use a smorgasbord as a premeal tease with a side table of fish ham meat and bits. The raw fish bites and morsels with eggs bread or oatcakes form the main course while butter cheese pickles and corn brandy mark the beverage highlight. A gentle waitress rebukes a countryman for overloading his plate and gulping corn brandy as if lemonade.
An astronomer notes Earth’s rotation and a hypothetical head on crash with a similarly sized globe. Leading authorities quote an eminent scientist: the generated heat would melt and vaporize ice to form an enormous ice planet about 150,000 miles in diameter.
In a Bayard Taylor era party, the bored poet challenged a guest by proposing that the common surname Smith traces to sun myth origins. The guest, and others, debated the idea as Taylor noted plausibility in the chain Sun myth to Smyth to Smith, even noting a few spellings end with a Y. The discussion ended without consensus.
Friends announce S. G. Wright as candidate for the office of commissioner from the First District. The notice states Wright seeks the district seat, urging support from local voters and party members ahead of the upcoming election.
Tax Assessor D B Barnes lists appointment rounds across Calhoun County Alabama for 1903 tax assessment. Dates span October to December with beat locations such as Jenkins White Plains Iron City and Oxford plus many small districts. Tax payers urged to bring numbers and valuations. delinquency after January 1 1903.
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