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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1901
Page
4
Anniston and Oxford residents are urged to mark October 16 to 18 for the Oxford Lake fair. The event shifts to a local farmers fair with speed trials and exhibits, limited purses, and no games of chance. Improvements at the lake promise a quality showcase, backed by local citizens including Captain James Crook and others.
The late president McKinley rose from heavy debt at the White House to a reportedly $200000 estate including life insurance of $60000. He saved most of his salary to repay friends who helped him, leaving a will with much to the show. Also notes on Cleveland and a feature on Holmes County Progress in Lexington Mississippi.
Confederate Veterans prepare a social gathering at Peaceburg on October 3 with barbecue and basket dinner. Members are urged to bring wives children and baskets and to supply game meat. No speeches planned informal talks and chats will dominate. Comrades MecKachen Simmons to collect supplies by October 2.
In Rome Tribune reporting from Anniston a grand jury was urged by Judge Lapsley to curb the growing hardware trust. He warned the plan aims to concentrate wholesale houses in a few outlets across the south, threatening public welfare if unchecked. He called for immediate legal action to throttle the trust before it gains power.
Jim Thompson eighteen son of W W Thompson near Chalafinnee was kicked by a colt Thursday afternoon and seriously injured the injury over the right eye. A portion of the skull was removed. Dr Ligou and White side of Oxford treated the wound. He was resting well this morning and there is hope of recovery.
James T. Benson, a leading and respected resident of South Cleburne, died at his home Thursday morning after a prolonged illness from typhoid fever. A separate Piedmont Inquirer item reports a mining dispute at Wilson Ridge Iron Co. near Randall where Bob Goss stabbed foreman H L Stewart during a Tuesday quarrel rooted in an old grudge.
Calhoun county school teachers will assemble in Piedmont for a one day institute focused on mutual instruction and entertainment. A fire in South Piedmont destroyed a house occupied by a Black family, with the origin uncertain amid conflicting stories. Most belongings were lost, only a few items saved.
H C Watkins, sexton of the Methodist Church in Springfield Pennsylvania, testifies that his wife suffered kidney trouble and saw no relief from several doctors before taking Foley's Kidney Cure. After one bottle she improved, and after four bottles she was completely cured, as stated by McElreath Drag Co.
Mr G A Stillmas, a Tampico merchant, reports Foley's Kidney Cure as meeting wonderful success. He claims it cured cases physicians called incurable and notes his own health as a living testament to its merits.
Southern Railway announces summer excursion fares on round trip tickets from June 1 to September 30 with return by October 31, 1901. Destinations include Ashe ville, Black Mountain, Blowing Rock, Brevard, Flat Rock, Hot Springs, Morehead City, Lithia Springs, Cumberland Island, St. Simons, Isle of Palms, Lookout Mountain, Oliver Springs, Tate Springs, Buffaloo Lithia Springs, Charlottesville, Old Point Comfort, Virginia Beach, Warrenton and more. Inquiries to C E Jackson Birmingham, C A Benscoter, and A G P.A. Chattanooga.
National encampment to be held in Cleveland Ohio September 10 to 14 1901 offers very low rail fares from all lines Southern Railway and Alabama Great Southern Railroad tickets sold September 7 to 11 with final limit September 15 1901. By depositing tickets with joint agent in Cleveland by noon September 15 and paying 50 cent extension fee final limit may be extended to October 8 1901. For details contact Southern Railway or Great Southern Railroad agents.
Forty horse power saw mill with side edger and slab saw, all in good condition. Originally $1,300, now $650 cash. Used about a year. Apply at this office.
In a short line the ad urges customers to launder shirts waists linen suits and duck pants at the Model 12th and Noble, promising they will look like new after cleaning and pressing services.
Foley's Honey and Tar is promoted as a child friendly cough remedy without opiates. The advertisement emphasizes safety for children and suggests reliable relief from coughs and throat irritation.
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