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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1901
Page
2
Calhoun County Tax Collector lists 12 offices and towns with dates from October to December 1901 for collecting state and county taxes. Delinquent after December 1st with interest and costs accuring. Tax Assessor accompanies at most sites.
In Cleveland, Ohio, J Wilkinson Cobb and Miss Agnes Celia Smith married after an injunction against Cobb over unwanted attention was lifted. The couple, once entangled in a 1900 common pleas suit, obtained a marriage license in February 1901 and wed with a small ceremony led by Rev G P Jennings. They then departed for an Eastern honeymoon.
Standout anecdote from E B Munday of Henrietta Texas claims Electric Bitters cured his brother of malaria and jaundice after prolonged use. The ad asserts Bitters expel malaria, purify food, aid digestion and regulate liver kidneys and bowels, offering a remedy for constipation and nervous and female complaints. price 50 cents at Blame Drug Co.
Dr A Kellett of Williford Ark reports a railroad laborer suffered a severe foot injury but Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured it quickly. The product is promoted as a universal healer for burns boils piles and skin eruptions. Sold by Elam Drug Co at 25 cents.
A notice states that an assessor will attend specified appointments to evaluate state and county taxes for Calhoun County Alabama for the year 1902. The document lists locations and dates for official tax assessment sessions.
A damaged OCR fragment lists numerous place names and dates with misspellings. It includes Beat 4 Burns X Bente, Polkville, Chatelote, Alexandria, Duke Read's Mill, DeArman Tron City, Choccoboe White Play Jenkins, Four Mile Jacksony Greenwee Piedmont Oxanna Anniston with a string of October day names and weekday references. The text appears as a garbled roster or schedule with no clear event or outcome.
The Queen & Crescent System south of Meridian opens October 28 with a fast Meridian to Shreveport service, linking to Texas routes and cutting Texas travel times from 7 to 12 hours. Southern Railway fast No. 87 connects to offer the quickest westward times. Visit a ticket agent for details on this new service.
For the National Encampment in Cleveland Ohio from September 10 to 14 1901 very low rail rates are offered by the Southern Railway and the Alabama Great Southern Railroad. Tickets valid September 7 to 11 with final limit September 15 may be extended to October 8 1901 by depositing at Cleveland joint agent before noon September 15 with a 50 cent extension fee.
A home product described as a best nickel cigar, appealing to smokers seeking value. The note touts The Silver Ash as a leading choice among affordable cigars and urges purchase.
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