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Newspaper

Anniston Evening Star

Location

Anniston, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1902

Page

8

Mrs Sproull Hosts Miss Gibbs Visit In Anniston

Mrs Mim James Sproull entertained in honor of Miss Jennie Gibbs of Columbia South Carolina at her Anniston home. The six handed euchre party featured ferns scarlet and yellow decor black and white attire and pen and ink Gibson head scorecards. Prizes were burnt wood plaques with Gibson widow heads awarded to Mrs Brothers and Miss Gibbs. After eight lively games guests enjoyed refreshments and departed content.

Anniston Mim. James Sproull Jennie Gibbs Columbia 5. C Edmund Leighton Tyler Sprouls Frappe Gibson

Wednesday Club elects officers for 1902 05

The Wednesday Club met with Miss Katherine Bell to elect officers for 1902 05. Mrs John B Knox stands president and Miss Mary M Jordan is vice president Miss Maydel Robinson treasurer and Miss Martha Buchanan secretary. The meeting approved the prospectus and profits for the year look promising. Miss Idn Crook entertained guests including Miss Juliet Cox of Atlanta and Miss Maydel Robinson of Anniston with a pencil quiz. Prize tie between Miss Green and Miss Huger with a Virginians copy awarded to Miss Huger. Refreshments followed in Miss Crook’s hospitality. Milton Smith returned from Anniston Monday. Louis Kidd and wife of Anniston visiting the city.

Katherine Bell Martha Buchanan Idn Crook Juliet Cox Atlanta Maydel Robinson Anniston Miss Green Miss Huger The Virginians Miss Crook

Gerst Bottled Beer Once Drank Is Always Called For

A brief historic note recalls a habit of ordering Gerst bottled beer after tasting it once. Locals remember the label and the distinctive flavor that kept patrons returning for more.

Gerst

Garner to Rebuild Special Sale of Mattings After Fire

Garner plans rebuilding the Miller Drug Co quarters after the fire with offices on the ground floor and a stair outside the drug store. Work starts once wreckage is removed, with completion targeted by November 15. Rand’s offers 100 water damaged matting rolls from New York at bargain prices to clear stock quickly.

Garner Miller Drug Co Annistonians Sterne R. BE. Garner W. Caritoo & Co J. H. Dake Rand's New York Rand’s Wec

Worms Devour Children Claim Vermifuge Restores Health

An advertisement from Oxford Alabama by J. L. Gener and J. B. Privett promotes White's Cream Vermifuge as the cure for hunger crying in children. It asserts intestinal worms prevent nourishment and says a few doses quiet crying and help children thrive immediately, pleasing mothers.

White J. L. Gener J. B. Privett Oxford

P P P cures rheumatism claims from readers

Hot Springs Ark is no competition against Lippman s Great Remedy for rheumatism says James Newton Aberdeen Ohio P P P did him more good than three months treatment at Hot Springs W Y Timmons Waxahatchie Texas says his rheumatism confined him to bed for months doctors advised Hot Springs and Mineral Wells seven weeks wasted P P P proved the cure in thousands of cases superior to Sarsaparillas Sold by All Druggists wholesale by The Bell Weatherly Co retail by J L Wikle

Lippman James Newton Aberdeen Ohio Hot Springs Ark Y Timmons Waxahatchie Texas Mineral Wells P. P P

Odd Fellows Ice Cream Supper for Charity

Calhoun lodge I O O F No 205 schedules an ice cream supper next Monday evening September 5 for a worthy charitable cause. Members and the public are invited to attend and every Odd Fellow should remember his obligation to the widow and orphans. Refreshments of all kinds will be served. 2-6.

Calhoun Lodge

No typhoid germs in Dierst beer pasteurized in bottle

The article claims Dierst beer brewed from choicest barley malt and hops with distilled water contains no typhoid germs and is completely pasteurized in the bottle.

Postell's Elegant Flour Sold by Anniston Mercantile Co

Flour is the most important product of daily consumption. Postell's Elegant Flour is advertised as white, free from objectionable features, well ground, belted, and perfectly handled. Sold by all good grocers with Anniston Mercantile Co. as sole agents.

Postell Anniston Mercantile Co

Gerst Bottle Beer Promises Pure Health Refreshment

An advertisement touts Gerst bottle beer as a cool and healthy choice claiming absolute purity and health benefits. The message emphasizes drinking for cooling and well being.

Clifton flour praised as perfect patent soft wheat product

Bransford Mills of Owensboro Kentucky promotes Clifton flour as a perfect soft wheat fancy patent. The ad claims select Kentucky wheat, thorough cleaning, gradual reduction, and silk bolting to achieve velvety softness and top quality at a reasonable price, urging customers that higher price cannot buy better flour.

Clifton Fancy Patent Kentucky Bransford Mills Owensboro

New Jersey Editor Praises Foley’s Hovey and Tar

Mr. T. M. Lynch editor of the Phillipsburg Daily Post testifies to Foley’s Hovey and Tar as the best medicine for coughs and colds his family has used. Miller Drug Co.

T. M. Lynch Phillipsburg N. J

One Fare Rate To Birmingham for National Baptist Convention

Southern Railway offers round trip tickets to Birmingham Alabama for the National Baptist Convention colored to Sept 24. Tickets from Alabama points on Sept 15 16 17 and from other points Sept 14 15 16 with return limit Sept 27. See local agents J C Lusk district passenger agent and T B Jones traveling passenger agent Birmingham for details.

Birmingham Ala National Baptist Convention Southern Railway Alabama J. C. Lusk T. B. Jones Trav Pas Agt

Foley's Honey and Tar Remedy Claims Cure

An ad asserts Foley's Honey and Tar is specially adapted to cure chronic throat troubles and bronchial diseases including bronchitis and hoarseness, and mentions Retase substitutes Miller Drug Co.

Foley Retase Miller Drug Co

Gerst Bottled Beer Preferred for Uniform Flavor

The article notes Gerst bottled beer was favored for its consistent excellence in flavor, highlighting its uniform quality across batches. It underscores the brand's reputation for steady taste and reliability.

Anniston Dealers Offer Gerst Beer Delivery Citywide

Anniston dealers announce delivery of Gerst bottled beer in any quantity to any part of the city, expanding service across the area.

Anniston

Cascarets Candy Cathartic Trade Mark Box Note

An old advertisement notes the C with a tail as the Cascarets Candy Cathartic trademark on a light blue enameled metal box. Each tablet is stamped CCC and the product price is 10 cents. Sold by all druggists, not in bulk.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic C.C.C

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BIC Ullman Brothers Department Store Teal Ip Mrs. Sproull Miss Gibbs Eugene Grasselli Cleveland, Ohio John K. Lagarde F. M. Cottle Chas F. Norris Baby Gadsden Harry Grigsby Jimmie Price Beasemer W. T. Warlick Quintard Avenue Mre John B. Knox Mary M. Jordan Treas Urer Milton Smith Louis Kidd Love Drug Company Security Bank Bldg Twelfth Sts Number Limited Great Bargaia Hot Springs Ark Bell- Weatherly Co J. L. Wikle Colgate Whetstone & Co New Jersey Eee John W. Abercrombie Robt. T. Nabors University P. O Noble Street Theat Chas. H. Yali Andoche Irene la T Zara James Mckie Me Boy Dewitt Bo Bartholetti Praeger Aurel Coccia Wikles M. Riker Fountain Market East Tenth St H. Gerstman Turner’s Union Shop Tenth ST White Barbers Wikle’s Ben
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