Oxford Social Notes From August Visitations
Oxford residents bustle with visits and travel as Mr and Mrs John Draper host family guests while others depart for camps, schools, and mineral springs. Local merchants promote sales and cleaning campaigns, and multiple families prepare for autumn plans as city life centers on gatherings and upcoming events.
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Oxford
John Draper
Valladega
Gordon Wilkins
Hugo, J. T
Mins
Bessie Wilkins
Cedar Springs
T. M. Draper
Main Street
Smiths Sure Kidney Cure Advertised as Guaranteed Remedy
An old newspaper ad touts a guaranteed kidney cure with a 50 cent price. It claims the remedy costs nothing if it fails and names Searbrough Drug Co. as the seller.
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Searbrough Drug Co
When Thackeray Went on Strike
A Fraser's Magazine letter cites Thackeray's stance against unionism, asserting his right to individual preference. He claims to be a better workman seeking a better price and ends by urging continued friendship despite professional differences. London News.
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Thackeray
Fraser's Magazine
London News
Yappa and Lagniappe: Chileans and New Orleans Gift Traditions
The New Orleans lagniappe and the Chilean yappa are described as small gifts from merchants to customers. A New Orleans shopper recalls fruit market frostiga gifts marked as yappa, and a Chilean confectioner’s shop gives a child a small extra treat when paying.
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New Orleans
Mrs. Hart
Valparaiso
New York Globe
Burdock Blood Bittern Promises Purified Blood Health
An advertise style claim asserts heavy impure blood causes a muddy complexion headaches and indigestion while thin blood causes weakness and pallor. Burdock Blood Bittern is marketed as restoring rich red blood and perfect health.
The Drug Store Morgue
A New York Sun reader commentary quotes a druggist lamenting unclaimed prescriptions. The dealer notes patients rarely take medicines ordered and often fail to return bottles, leaving mixtures stored in the shop while awaiting customers or a delinquent address.
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New York Sun
What a New Jersey Editor Says
M T Lynch editor of the Phillipsburg Daily Post writes that he has used many medicines for coughs and colds in his family but Foley's Honey and Tar is the best. Elam Ordway & Houser.
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M. T. Lynch
Phillipsburg, N. J
Daily Post
Foley
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Centenarian Dancer Remembers Napoleon Entry in Dresden
Theresa Walban claims to be Europe's oldest dancer and notes she completed her ninety ninth year in good health. Beginning at age nine in terpsi chorea she remained a leading light in ballet until retiring at 87 with a pension and recalls Napoleon’s 1813 entry into Dresden and the French troops marching through the city.
Hire a Good Painter by Old Dutch Process
A brief notice promotes the hiring of a skilled painter using the Old Dutch process. It emphasizes quality work and reliable service. Local reader inquiries encouraged.
Chemical Trick Turns White Cat Into Striped Tiger
In a demonstrative experiment, a white pasteboard cat in a glass jar is transformed into a tiger by hydrogen sulfide gas generated inside the jar. The cat is pretreated with colorless solutions of chloride of antimony and basic acetate of lead to yield orange antimony sulfide and black lead sulfide binnen seconds, as reported from Scientific American.
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G. Michaud
Scientific American
Men Past Sixty in Danger and Kidney Cure Claims
An article warns that over sixty percent face kidney and bladder disorders from enlarged prostates, urging Foley's Kidney Cure at first signs. Testimonial from Rodney Burnett of Rockport Missouri says two bottles improved health after years of trouble at age 91. Elam, Ordway & Houser.
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Foley
Rodney Buarnett
Rockport
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Discrimination In Banka Courtesy Toward Messengers
A New York Press report notes banks extend courtesy to messengers bearing notes and drafts, granting priority at tellers windows. In one Union Square withdrawal line, a dapper youth forced his way minutes before 3 PM, producing a foot long document receptacle, while others protested without effect.
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Uute
Union Square
New York Press
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A. J. Adair
THE
Arcus Humphries
Otho
Borden Wheeler Springs
B. F. Pinson
Albertville
R. T. Pinson
Gray Street
Folke Oxford
Heveral
Synodical College
Anniston
E. A, Walker & CO
J. M. Jones
Sim
Clair County
T. A. Best
Puriton
Yester Draper
Alexandria
G. BE. Roper
Silver Run
W. C. Warnock and
Ben Turner
Daniel Houston Smith
Mary Lou Mims
Eichelberger's Mineral Springs
George W. Eichelberger
W. T. Dodd
Augusta
Ancient Order of United Workmen
R. H. Moon
Lineville
Texaes
BE. Tullis Allen
Kentuck Mountain
Mr. Allen
A. Walker & CO
Schmiedeknecht
Kentucky
Oxford Merchants
John O. Pitta
Atlanta
Lovi and
Joel Powell
Rome, Ga
Mra
Flora Powell
West Mechanic Street
Gordon Memorial Camp
Blue Mountain Hall
J. Tf. Alles
Ajdt
R. H. Davenport
A. C. Allen
Birmingham
Smith
Egypt
Raneer
Army of Occupation
Yappa
New Jersey
Pickle
National Lead Company
Freeman Avenue
7Th Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
Banka
Mr. Ludfow Allen
Ana
Irs
May Kinna Allen
Anniston Electric & Gas Co
Cor. Tenth &Noble Sts
Atl
Aderhold & Co
Levy
the Tailor
Noble Street
M. F. Doering
Thomas’ Drug Store
Acntston, Ala
10Th St
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