Oxford News Full of Local Notes and Church Updates
Oxford news from April 27 covers visits by Dr. B Dudley Williams to the North Georgia Masonic conference in Rome May 1 2. It records many residents and visitors including Mrs Reed Miss Bilston Mr Wheeler and others, church conference notices for First Baptist Presbyterian and Christian churches, and upcoming Jamestown exposition plans.
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Oxford
B. Dudley Wiliams
North Georgia Masonic Lodges
Rome
Dr. Williams
First Baptist Church
Sunny School
King Edward Enters Nulll Secundus for French Hurdle
King Edward has entered his horse Nulll Secundus for the Anteuil hurdle in France on June 12, a historic first for a British monarch’s runner in a French event. Nelli Secundus is among twenty entries for the hurdle race while sixteen entrants come from England.
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King Edward
New Record For Harness City Entries
A new world record entry list for the 1600 Purity of the American Breeders at Denton shows 24% of entries by mares bred to 1000 foals in 1007 to be raced as three year olds in 1910. The list, closed recently, excludes nearly seventy five entries that arrived after the closing day.
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Denton
Prompt to treat bowel trouble with medicine
A cautionary plea warns that ignoring severe bowel trouble can lead to grave complications including death. It urges readers to act promptly and visit a druggist to purchase a remedy.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Offers Quick Relief
An advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the safest quickest acting remedy for bowel and stomach troubles. It claims instant relief by reaching the trouble site, mentions gas release and fermentation stop, and offers dollar and half dollar sizes with money back guarantee. It invites postal card requests for a booklet and free sample.
For Sale By Scarbrough Drug Co Elam Ordway Houser
Wholesale distributors listed Monticello Minois as the sale location inventory items offered by Scarbrough Drug Co Elam Ordway and Houser.
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Monticello
Minois
Scarbrough Drug Co
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Wolves Cost Ranchers Big Loses in New Mexico Study
Vernon Batley of the forest reserve bureau in Washington reports that four wolves in a southwest New Mexico area kill about one cow or calf every three days. At $10 per head the loss is roughly $1,000 per wolf annually, with $4,000 for the four wolves not counting their offspring.
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Vernon Batley
Forest Reserve Bureau
Washington
Southwest
New Mexico
Mr. Bailey
Inheritor’s Fortune Triggers Sudden Shift in Life
A humor tale follows Hiram Johnson who suddenly inherits a fortune. A startled lawyer reads the will as Johnson learns he is now very rich and can quit his job. He rushes home alarm clock in hand and goes to confront his old routine in a chaotic scene with police and onlookers.
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Hiram Johnson
Bequeau
Keepemdown & Kickemis
Tin
Hiram
German Gleanings on Tax Growth and Berlin Density
A summary notes Germany’s tax base expansion from 24 000 to 4 000 000 income taxpayers last year and predicts a consolidated Greater Berlin will rank as Europe’s second largest city and third in the world. It compares Belgium’s density with the Hanse towns district’s 3 827 per square mile, asserting higher crowding in Germany.
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Germany
Berlin
Europe
Belgium
Poetical Portraits and a Stranded Car Remark
A Strand Magazine quote contrasts English poets with differing visions from Chaucer to Shelley. A vivid aside notes a car descent where ballast is jettisoned, and sand rains back on occupants, producing a curious effect.
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Princess di Teano
Strand Magazine
Early coinage history and minting across regions
The text notes Massachusetts minting in 1652 as the first colonial coinage, England hosting 38 mints in the tenth century, and 1787 American cents bearing Mind Your Business. It cites Henry VII metal alloy range, the twenty cent piece from 1785 to 1878, and over 1000 Greek coin series issued by independent cities.
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Massachusetts
England
Henry VII
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promoted For Digestive Health
An ad notes that a criminal attack on an inoffensive citizen may stem from appendix issues caused by constipation. It promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills to regulate the liver prevent appendicitis and establish regular bowel habits. Available at Elam Ordway Houser and Sear through Drug Co stores.
The Sweet Little Princess and the Purring Paws
A six year old princess rules a distant realm for a night and a day. She feeds guests a dish of mustard with sugar and spice, sparking odd faces. A talking doll ruins the meal, and the child fears something amiss. She fears and then punishes a cat by tugging its tail, prompting a scratched wall. Readers are invited to visit through a small red door with a latch.
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Puss
Washington Star
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Fast Healing
Advertised salve claims to banish sores burns wounds piles and chilblains by healing action. Sold by Elam Ordway Houser Scarbrough Drug Co. at 25 cents with guarantee.
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Elam
Ordway & Houser
Scarbrough Drug Co
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Howard J. Piazleton
Illinois
Oxford Friends
Thavieton
Anniston
Tom Leimelister
Flicks
J. F. Stedham
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Geo. FP. Cuthwell
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Brooks Lawrence
H. T. Compton
Methodist
J. ‘T. Williamson
W. H. Treadwell
J. ©. Davie
Mra
Ernest Wumphries
J. D. Wubbard
Mra. Humphries
Mieka
W. &. Barrow
Birmingham
T. K. Roberta
T. A. Best
Renfrew
Dave Shuford
D. F. Shuford
Oxford Brick Works Company
Alabama
Jamestown
Blue Spring
Miss Lillie
Canva
T. K
el Moses
Coldwater
Oliver W. Cooper
Louise
Senoia, Ga
W. Rt. Norton
Alfred M. Yee
Columbiana
J. R. White
Care Star
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup CO
Emerson
Thad M. Gwin & CO
Ala
Johnson
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
The
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cardus
Mrs. K
Lavaca
Ae. Ie
Chaucer
Shakespeare
Spenser
Milton
Byron
Shelley
Thomas E. Kilby
Aim
State of
AnnIston City Furniture Co
Undertaking Dept
Furniture Dept
E. L. Turner & CO
G. H. Brummell & CO
Brummell & Pinson
Twelfth Street
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