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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1903
Page
4
Anniston presents itself as the best market and trading place for northeast Alabama farmers this fall. The city offers a ready market for farm products at good prices, convenient location for many North Alabama farmers, and a large stock of goods. Merchants carry a wide variety, enabling profitable trading and easy, pleasant commerce.
An article notes efforts to raise funds for securing the great Presbyterian college for Anniston, touting benefits to the city through a big gift effort. A Georgia home town reports excitement over a purchased automobile, its effect on horse behavior, and Rome’s cautious stance on the horseless carriage with a speed ordinance pass.
An advertisement urges men to avoid stylish hats as breeding grounds for germs that cause hair loss. It claims Newbro's Herpicide kills scalp germs, preventing dandruff and encouraging healthy hair. The ad notes availability from druggists and offers samples via The Herpicide Co. in Detroit.
Weekly News Notes from Bern report a forest fire causing trouble for Equire Haynie. Suspected to have been started Saturday night by some African American youths. Prof. P. J. Stovall and B. K. Waddle from Womack visited the town, along with W. D. Newman and J. E. Canada of West Bern. Cotton picking and sorghum making underway.
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for overwork insomnia nervous tension and listed ailments. It claims relief from liver kidney disorders nervousness rheumatism neuralgia and malaria germs with a 50 cent price and satisfaction guarantee from West End Drug Store and Miller Drug Co.
One fare plus two dollars to Hot Springs Arkansas and return via Iron Mountain Route. Tickets on sale every Wednesday and Saturday through September 80th from all Southeast points with final limit sixty days from sale. Write for hotel and attraction books. I. F. Rehlander, TPA, 18 West 9th Street Chattanooga Tenn.
The article describes an Oriental inspired exercise system from Hindoo occultists claiming to improve nerve control and personal magnetism. It outlines a sequence of breathing and arm movements, starting with a vertical inhale exhale, then a controlled release, nostril breathing, and synchronized arm poses to build concentration and calm nerves.
A notice states that Telephone Levy will contact you with a full line of fall and winter clothing samples. The item implies a sales or promotional event involving apparel offerings and a direct call to customers.
The notice lists subscriptions totaling 4450 for a proposed 10 000 industry in Anniston including W P Stringfellow 550 W W McKleroy 200 Rose Blackmon 100 Interstate Roofing Co M F Doering Carrel Field Shoe Co Sawyer The Shoe Man and many others Also includes a sworn affidavit from Frank J Cheney Toledo Ohio offering payment for each catarrh case Hall s Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials and sold by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and Hall s Family Pills.
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