Oxford News Highlights Local People Gatherings and Deaths
Col J M Elliott, former Oxford resident now in Talladega, renews old ties. Alexander Adair, bookkeeper at J G Adama’s sawmill in California district, visits. Rev George F Cuthrell leaves for Talladega then Phoenix for protracted meeting. Mary Wilton to Anniston before returning to Tallapoosa. Capt D McCain of Thirtieth Alabama dies in Texas at age 76. kinship noted. Mrs Nancy McKibbon ill. Calhoun Rifles hold a strong meeting. Self Culture Club to meet. several residents return home or relocate. ongoing community notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Cuthrell
Talladega
Christian Church
Phoenix
Cuthrell
Misa Mary Wilton
Oxford Friends
Anniston
Tallapoosa
D. ©. McCain
Alabama
Johson County
Texas
McCain
W. P. McCwain
Titman Turner
Questioning Hygiene Knowledge in Everyday Life
A quote from G. H. R. Dobbs argues that the average citizen cannot explain house drainage and trap usage, noting widespread ignorance on hygiene questions. He suggests only a few could understand such details, while most remain uninformed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Dobbs
M. D
C. B. Fry
Dr Thomas Electric Oil Safer Cure for Croup Says Mrs Whiteacre
Mrs L Whiteacre of Buffalo New York praises Dr Thomas Electric Oil as the best remedy for the often fatal disease croup. She notes its eight years of successful use in her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Montgomery Hustle to Obtain School Site Funds
The joint Alabama and North Alabama Methodist conference committee set a April 25 deadline for Montgomery to raise 50 000 dollars plus a lot for the girls school. The Methodist share of 30 000 is raised. the remainder is lagging, and a May 1 deadline for the lot was established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Montgomery
Joint Committee
The
Alabama
North Alabama Methodist Conference
Burglars Blow Open Steel Store Safe Near Gadsden
Sheriff receives Crump telegram stating Steele store near Gadsden was entered and safe blown open. Crump asks for dogs, rain noted. Amount stolen not disclosed. Suspect same group as earlier burglaries in Keener and Wellington.
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Wellington
Steele
Gadsden
Pike
G. R. Crump
Adams
Keener
Usry
Watson in a train fight over delays in Georgia
On a train from Atlanta to Augusta Thomas Watson former Populist candidate and Atlanta magazine editor argued with a railroad porter and struck him in the face. The confrontation paused the train for about twenty minutes as heads and feelings were treated and the incident await further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Augusta
Atlanta
Thomas Watson
United States
Watson
The Worst Indian That Ever Lived Geronimo
Excerpted lines discuss Geronimo in his prime with feats of endurance and pursuit by troops. It notes his capture after a long chase and contrasts his feared image with a fading legend, quoting General Miles on their initial encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geronimo
Wrinkledon
Geronhne
Miles
Bread Line For Americans Predominantly In New York
A clergyman of an East Side and Bowery mission cites Van Norden's Magazine stating most men queuing for free bread around 1 am have no shelter and come from the interior states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Bowery
New York
United States
van Norden
Kidney Cure Praise from Wayne Woman
Mrs S L Bowen of Wayne West Virginia reports relief from kidney disease after using Foley's Kidney Cure. She says a dollar bottle and half for a second cure her completely and credits the product with success where others failed. Elam Ordway and Houser endorse Foley's Kidney Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Bowen
Wayne, W. Va
Foley
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Know Him Too Well
The late Chester A. Arthur was known for warm friendships and personal dignity. A lifelong hunting trip companion recounted how appearances of him as cold and self centered were misleading, and that true familiarity did not erase respect or preference for formal address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester A. Arthur
Mr. Arthur
Desert Plants and Leaves Adaptations
Desert plants have few leaves to minimize moisture loss and deep roots to access scarce moisture. Some leaves stand vertical to avoid heat, while in wet climates leaves are pointed to shed rain and prevent rot.
Three Epochs in a Woman's Life
In this piece Mrs. George Walters shares how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aided her through childbirth recovery. It also highlights Mrs. Elva Barber Edwards's experience during the Change of Life. The article promotes the remedy as a trusted aid for puberty, childbirth, and menopause and invites women to seek Mrs. Pinkham's free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia EB
Pinkham
George Walters
Woodlawn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elva Barber Edwarda
Cathlamet
Wash
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Anti Spitting Crusade Begins In Cleveland
Dr. Martin Friedrich city health officer plans to appoint 1000 citizens as special sanitary police to curb public spitting. The program, developed with the health committee of the chamber of commerce, empowers officers to arrest violators and wear a badge or button.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Cleveland
Ohio
Martin Friedrich
Friedrich
Chamber of Commerce
Foley's Kidney Cure advertisement appeal
An advertisement promises Foley's Kidney Cure will stop kidney and bladder problems and cure any case not beyond medical help. It emphasizes universal susceptibility to kidney trouble and urges readers to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
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