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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1903
Page
8
A newspaper ad invites shoppers to inspect goods as evidence of exceptional values that can save money. It promises courteous service whether or not a purchase is made and invites customers to come in and examine the merchandise.
A long list of sale items for ladies and home crafts. Mercerized satin pillow covers, oil color pillow covers, doilies, linen napkins, damask fabrics, table linens, and frames. Also discusses clothing goods for children and adults, including shirts, overalls, jeans, wool pants, and shoes. Mentions New Idea Patterns from New York.
Miss Nell Hopkins leaves for Tuscaloosa to attend the University of Alabama this winter. The piece notes other social visits including Miss Elizabeth Sproul staying with Miss Isabelle Dangaix and Miss Edna Ramsay honored at a German club event in Birmingham. The column lists various social contacts and local notices from Birmingham, Oxford, Anniston, and Jacksonville, Alabama, with names and places.
An old advertisement touts Morley’s Lemon Elixir as a palatable laxative that cleanses the bowels liver and kidneys gently and thoroughly. It notes it sells for 50 cents a bottle and includes Moley’s Lemon Drops at 25 cents for coughs colds sore throat and bronchitis with the claim One Dose Convinces.
Travel deal alert for Pacific coast trip with an exceptionally low rate from September 15 to November 30. For full information contact L. Parrott at Atlanta, Georgia, T. P. A.
Mrs Noel, who has been teaching French, will take private pupils. Call for her at Anniston College.
A vivid morning in Anniston shows tradesmen, trains, and city landmarks waking to activity. Notable figures like Syd Bowie and Col. Joe Saks appear among shoppers, merchants, Elks, and rising industry. The piece notes financial optimism, cotton prices, and a push for education as Salvation Army work spreads.
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