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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1902
Page
3
MonTcom MeRy Oct 25 State Superintendent Gun nells traveled to Geneva to settle teacher salaries. County Superintendent John A Campbell resigned and declines further duties, leaving the office to be filled by the county committee’s selection while the state awaits the new nominee.
An advertisement claims Botanic Blood Balm defeats rheumatism and catarrh by purifying blood. It urges readers to write for a free sample and medical advice from Blood Balm Co Atlanta GA, asserting permanent cures after doctors and medicines failed.
Charles B. Hanford presents the Taming of the Shrew at Noble Street theater on Monday October 27. The company boasts top Shakespearean actors and critics hail the revival as one of the most perfect in recent years.
Frank J. and Claxton Wilstach promote Miss Thurston for long runs after favorable press and a string of successes. Her shows include Sweet Clover and At Cozy Corners, staged with a strong company and lavish scenery, drawing big crowds at Noble Street Theater. Mrs Minerva Smith reports Foley's Honey and Tar cured long bronchitis with no opiate risks.
Mayor Genderson declares he bears responsibility for burning the garbage pile behind city hall and defends his decision. He denies opposition to a crematory and invites inquiry. A visiting Annis tonian cites housing shortages driving workers away and urges building more homes to ease rents.
Dr James William Kidd of Fort Wayne Indiana announces a miraculous elixir that cures all ailments and promises long life. The remedy is offered free to anyone who sends name and address after years of study and experiments.
Councilman Stickney dismissed a writer’s jab about city pigs and defended existing ordinances. He noted hundreds of docketed cases for pig offenses and said the city code forbids keeping swine near dwellings within 500 yards. He warned against overzealous enforcement and suggested laws may be changed soon.
Rumors circulate about a new hotel project with guarded details. The article suggests a future erection is not far off despite officials withholding information and implying progress may be imminent.
A doctor touts a mysterious compound named Elixir of Life said to cure all diseases. He offers free samples to prove efficacy, claiming cures from rheumatism to paralysis and blindness. He asserts universal effectiveness and invites sufferers to request the remedy by mail.
The Southern railway announced round trip tickets to Birmingham at one first-class fare plus fifty cents from all Alabama points and from Atlanta Rome GA Columbus and Meridian MS plus intermediate stations. Tickets sold Oct 20 to Nov 1 with a limited return date Nov 4. See a ticket agent or contact J C Lusk district passenger agent F B Jones traveling passenger agent Birmingham Alabama.
O R Larson of Bay Villa Sun days River Cape Colony runs a general store serving farmers within a thirty mile radius. He notes twelve of sixty residents within one mile have been cured by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the past year, a remarkable record. For sale by J L Wikle.
The notice lists travel return dates August 5 and 19 September 20 and 16 October 7 and 21 via The Iron Mountain Route with tickets valid 21 days. It directs R E Rehlander T P A Chattanooga Tenn and promotes Warters Hand Made cigars as the five cent option and denies other five cent cigars.
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