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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1906
Page
2
Oxford Daily Happenings and Visits Report
Local residents depart for San Antonio while guests arrive and depart in Oxford. Mr and Mrs Revert McKibbon plan to leave for Texas after noon with friends regretful. Thomas J Williams visits with sister in law on Main Street for several days. Rosa Miller of Anniston visits Mrs Cox on McPherson Avenue. Special Lake cars run between Brock's switch and the Lake from 7 30 to 8 30 and after the show ends for Oxford patrons. Mrs L B Mayfield and Spurgeon visit. Church notices outline Sunday services with limited preaching at Baptist and Presbyterian churches. The Farmers Union picnic at Coldwater draws many Oxford residents. An Edison farm purchase article is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Williams
Theity
Abner Williams
Main Street
Seave
Oxford
Brock
Lake
The Yellow Stamp Is Dead and Busy Grocers Thrive
The Busy Grocers remain active offering new premiums to customers. They promote a dozen hat racks as prizes and issue a coupon with every 10 cent cash purchase plus rebate checks. Return $15 in cash checks to receive 50 cents in trade. They continue to carry their pure fresh line of groceries.
Oxford area notes and church services report
A local column records births and family ties in Oxford with Edison property remarks, a regular Methodist service schedule except for the Boy's Brotherhood at 2 30, and various residents visiting or transacting business. Police court fines yield 15 50 as one case continues.
Summer Diarrhoea Remedy Endorsed by Pastor
Summer diarrhoea in children requires prompt care during hot months. Use Chamberlain’s Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, then castor oil to cleanse the system. Rev M Stockland of Little Falls Minn endorses the remedy for summer disorders in children, sold by J L Wikle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. M. ©. Stockland
M. E
Little Fall
Minn
J. L Wikle
Getting His Money's Worth on a Streetcar Ride
A wife asks if door choice matters as a streetcar stops. Mr Tyte-Phist replies that entering at the rear and exiting at the front yields a longer ride for the same fare. The playful exchange appears in the Chicago Tribune.
Crusade Sought Against Yaphank Show Advance Agent’s Plea
A local minister questions the strange advance agent behind a planned Yaphank show next week. The advance agent asserts a crusade is needed to suppress the event. The exchange hints at community tension and disputed content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yaphank
Puck
Healing Gospel Endorses Electric Bitters by Pastor
The Rev. J. C. Warren of Sharon Baptist Church Belair Ga calls Electric Bitters a Godsend. He says the remedy cured his lame back stiff joints and near collapse. He claims two bottles strengthened him to walk three miles in 50 minutes and plans to walk more. He praises it as a remedy for weakness and stomach liver and kidney complaints. Sold under guarantee at West End Drug Co Elam Ordway Houser. Price 50e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Warren
Sharon Baptist Church
Belair
West End Drug Co
Elam Ordway & Houser
Fine Foliage Plants at One-Half Value
Surplus fern stock offered at half price include ten kinds in varying sizes. Large plants discounted to make room for smalls, with about 10 percent extra for shipping. Free shipping on orders of five dollars or more. Contact F. J. Ulbricht in Anniston Alabama by phone or mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Ulbricht
Anniston
Ala
Social and Personal Notes of Alexandria
Alexandria August notes report Mrs Lind en ill but improving Mia Nannie Douthitt recovering. Allen Sams able to ride after foot amputation. Gus Martin now working in Model City. wife staying with her father. Ola Little visits Mrs Green. possible teaching repeat. Linder Douthit family moved to Reed's Mill. at saw mill. Mrs S L Green hosts house party with Ola Little sister from Gadsden and others from Anniston. Edgar Burgess and Sam Douthit ship shingles at Reed's for Dr Douthit. Mattie Brewton visiting Jacksonville. Woodruff couple in Jacksonville. Bynum and Mrs Clark to relocate to Jacksonville. Mrs Robert McClenen visiting Woodlawn with children. Margaret Mitchell has two little friends visiting. Rev Hardie Mynatt preached at Mt Zion. meeting protracted fourth Sunday. Ethel Lancaster back from Gadsden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardie Mynatt
Bro. Griffin
Mt. Zion
Ethel Lancaster
Gadsden
Make Hay While the Sun Shines
A thrift motto advised for households to prepare for sudden illness as dysentery and diarrhoea may strike any member. Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, a known cure, should be kept on hand for immediate treatment, with sale by J L Wikle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Diplomatic Young Lady Seeks Polite Dance Refusal
A Washington official recalls a dinner remark about a diplomatic young lady. Asked how she handles persistent suitors at a ball she replies that her card is full, then she adds a twist about making him see it isn’t, revealing witty evasive etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philadelphia Bulletin
Luckiest Man in Arkansas Praises Dr King's Discovery
H L Stanley of Bruno reports his wife’s health restored after five years of coughing and lung bleeding following Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. He claims the medicine cured consumption with early use, noting improvement after one bottle and total cure after twelve. Available at West End Drug Co and Elam Ordway Houser with trial bottles free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
H. L. Stanley
Bruno
Dr. King
West End Drug Co
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Impure Water Linked to Typhoid and Malaria
An article warns that impure water from wells spreads typhoid, malaria, dysentery, and heat-related illnesses. It advocates Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a preventive and cure, claiming doctors endorse it and offering a $1 bottle plus a medical booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. Y
Members of National Reform Association meet at Winona Lake
Members gather in Winona Lake Indiana for their annual meeting of the National Reform Association which aims to raise the standard of citizenship in the United States. The event begins August 11 and will run for seven days with sessions scheduled throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Star
Winona Lake
Ind
National Reform Association
United States
Lax-Et laxative advertised in pocket size box
Lax-Ets-only 5c and Porto Bowel Laxative claimed to relieve constipation and associated symptoms without pain or griping. Promoted as pleasant tasting with a physician recommended formula in every box. Sold by J. L. Wikle in pocket size boxes for five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Bowel
Remembering Loved Ones with Timely Monuments
A plea to honor departed relatives with suitable grave markers and monuments. The message urges not to neglect final resting places, stressing the importance of memory and urging action now within each reader’s means and taste. It emphasizes that even strangers note unmarked graves and that timely care preserves memory.
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. J. Adair
THE
Thad. M. Gwin & Co
Revert McKibbon
San Antonio
Texas
Rosa Miller
Mrs. J. ©. Cox and
McPherson Avenue
Anniston Electric & Gas CO
J.T. Wheeler
Misses Jones
Cave Springs
Harry Wheeler
Rome
D. C. Cooper
Rustic Heights
Cooper
Maggie Wakefield
East Mechanic Street
W. T. Setliff
Alabama
Baptist
Presbyterian
Church of Christ
J. M. Jones
Family
St. Clair Cou
Farmers Union
Coldwater
Thomas A. Edison
Humphries & CO
Cardus
J. L. Broadhead
Clanton, Ala
Chattanooga Ie Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Wizard
Edison
Meve
P. N. Hughes
Emmett Champion
Bright Little Son
White Plains
Anniston Electric & Gasco
Palmer Staples
Heflin
S. T. Lester
Fannie
Childersburg
John D. Staples
Gray Street
W. R. Ivey
William
Jacksonville
George Cuthrel
Georgia Points
eBay
Cuthrell
Piedmont
Walter McKibbon
S. W. Pace
W. A. McBurnett
Tallapoosa, Ga
Alexandria
Mia
Nannie Douthitt
Allen Sams
Tated
Gus Martin
Model City
Miss Ola Little
Miss Ola
Linder Douthit
Reed’s Mill
S. L. Green
Ola Little
Sister
Gadsdenj
Minnie Hasson
Ellen-Lea
Ross
Linder Green
Edgar Burgess
Sam Douthit
Reed’s
Dr. Douthit
Mattie Brewton
Mrs. W. C. Woodruff
Mary Bynum
Clark
Lon Grant House
Robert McClenen
Woodlawn
Margaret Mitchel
BOX & Ellis
ANNISTON BANKING @ LOAN COMPANY
B. Wei
Leorn
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