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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1906
Page
8
A local retailer markets wool plaids and solid dress fabrics, men and boys suits, hats and gloves with names like Priestley and Peck in stock. New plaid waist silks and black chiffon taffeta are promoted with clearance prices and fashion notes.
The shop highlights plaid and check suits with careful tailoring. All wool serve suits in brown blue and black priced at 10 dollars. Other plaid and gray tan and blue suits range from 13.50 to 20 dollars. Underwear offered for ladies misses boys and men at correct prices.
The Ladies Guild of St. Michaels church announces its annual flower show in November featuring chrysanthemums and prizes for ferns, palms, and arrangements. Proceeds support the Sisters' Home endowment and guild fund for charitable work in Anniston. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Swan return tonight and will host friends at the Alabama.
A crowded electric train left Ua egila and derailed from a bridge into the water 15 feet below, with the first coach dragging cars and many passengers injured. Coroner Gaskell vowed to find fault, citing missing guard rails and higher track ends at the drawbridge as key factors. One rescuer saved a child from the initial plunge while another conductor was badly hurt but alive.
A passenger recalls a terrifying scene as cars vanished into floodwaters and a woman, a strong swimmer, fights to reach and save her husband. She dives multiple times, pulling several men to safety before finally securing her spouse, while both suffer bruises and shock.
Mrs Alexander of Cary Maine says Dr King’s New Life Pills are the best remedy she tried for keeping the stomach liver and bowels in perfect order. Guaranteed by West End Drug Co and Elam Ord way and Houser druggists. Price 25 cents.
The Interior Department reports a rush for the Walker Indian Reservation in Nevada after it was opened at noon. The 268000 acre tract will be settled under general land laws.
Speaking at the opera house, all citizens are invited to a Tuesday night gathering at 7 30. Mayor Thos E Kilby and supporters will discuss campaign issues in a fair and thorough political forum.
Anniston Electric and Gas Company advertises cheapest and cleanest fuel for grates and base burners at four dollars fifty cents per ton delivered. Telephone 109 is listed for orders.
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