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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1903
Page
5
City readers are urged to have their eyesight tested as headaches may signal eye trouble. The notice promises careful examinations and honest results, stating they will tell you if there is anything wrong or if nothing is amiss.
A mix of small town notices and ads including a federal weather forecast, a mill operator in Calera, real estate and dressmaking openings, a city council meeting tonight, and several classified items. Also mentions W. D. Snow’s shuttle-block mill, Magnolia and hedge plant offerings, and a Jacksonville promoter joining Anniston’s industry.
Bristol Tenn Sept 24 A blaze roars in the Craigen tunnel at the Craigen coal mine as two coal veins ignite. Norfolk and Western plans to loop track around the mountain to reach and extinguish the fire with water pumped into the cavity. Over 900 workers, ends blocked, air shaft used, cost estimated at half a million dollars.
Incendiaries started a blaze that wiped out Morse, a village in Ashland County, near Ashland, causing about 300000 dollars in losses. The sawmill and T. R. Chase store were burned along with six million feet of lumber. Several small buildings also burned. The fire, believed caused by a former mill employee, raged twelve hours despite residents’ efforts.
Mr W K Yeatman a job printer at 1121 Noble Street distributes his October blotters. They are four color specimens of fine printing. The blotters showcase blending of colors artistic type arrangement and high quality press work from Yeatman’s office.
A claim underscores disturbances of strikes as less grave than personal disorder and promotes Electric Bitters as the best remedy for liver and kidney issues, nervous tension, and general debility. The tonic supposedly dispels nervousness and malaria germs, priced at 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by West End Drug Store.
Desirable nine room home of Mr and Mrs Graham with outhouses waterworks a well dairy garden bearing orchard and twelve acres. Cost and improvements 85600. Address H W Graham or Mrs H W Graham Jacksonville Ala.
Court costs and dismissals noted with several cases dropped. The Noble Street theater will be dark for the rest of the month and will feature Barlow's Minstrels as the next attraction. Also listed are local ads for for sale saddle horse, mining stock broker, French tutor, and travel rate to the Pacific coast via Rock Inland with T P A information.
House moving and general freight drayage offered by R O Watson with prompt attention. Contact by phone 72 for moving services and handling of all kinds of load and residence shipments.
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