Oxford Social Roundup Shows Local Moves And Visits
J P Wakefield returned from a brief visit to Albertville while Walter Brown a Birmingham traveler conducted business with Oxford merchants. Mrs Robert McKibbon of Montevallo visits Oxford friends with plans to remain. Mrs J B Privett and son Joseph visit Mra Privett's sister Mrs Repnogle at Shawnee Okla. Friends of Miss E Brooks in South Oxford regret a painful accident yesterday afternoon but are glad for her improving condition.
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Oxford
J. P. Wakefield
Albertville
Robert McKibbon
Montevallo
Mra
J. B. Privett
Joseph
Privett
Mra, Repnogle
Shawnee, Okla
Mia. E
Brooks
South Oxford
J. H. Hopkins
South
Mrs Lula Warnock Heads Home From Anniston
In Anniston Mrs Lula Warnock plans to leave for home tomorrow. Dr W A Ligon has returned from Oakfuskee after being called to his father's death Sunday. L W Cook, a Delta farmer, shipped cotton to Oxford this morning as cotton receipts at both warehouses ran about average yesterday. A well accident left a woman bruised after a bucket broke through flooring but she was rescued and unnerved. Nice plump fryers 20 to 25 cents at City Cash Store. Oxford telephone patrons welcome the idea of adopting the Aniston exchange system locally to avoid outages.
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W. A. Ligon
Oakfuskee
Sunday
Oxford News Snippet Highlights Social Telegraph Notes
The notice lists people visiting, traveling, and illness in Oxford. Dr C B Johnson of Anniston is improving, Rev T K Roberts and Mrs W R Lawley travel to Montgomery and Greensboro, Mrs Lawley returns home, J S Bobo hosts a pound supper at Boiling Springs, Miss Anice Zaner ill, Graves Toland covers central at telephone exchange, Ben Pitts visits local merchants, Mrs J W Collins moves to Anniston, and W P Humphries of Hicks visits despite bad weather.
Miona Stomach Tablets Promised to Restore Health
A vintage advertisement touts Miona stomach tablets as a cure for out of sorts conditions linked to weak digestion. It claims they strengthen all digestive organs, improve appetite, nerves, and energy, with a money back guarantee and a 50 cent price from Scarbrough Drug Co.
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Scarbrough Drug Co
Umbrella Rebuke on Piccadilly Ends With Witty Reply
A friend shared an umbrella with a stranger on Piccadilly. He asked when they might meet again. She answered on the next rainy day, sir. Tar tar.
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Piccadilly
Lawyers And Our Public Life
D. J. Brewer argues in Atlantic that lawyers are the dominant force in public life. He asserts the judiciary and government offices are filled by members of the bar and credits the profession with high public virtue and broad integrity.
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D. J. Brewer
Atlantic
Home is the dangerous place for John Muir
The geologist John Muir, traveling from Arizona to Martinez, California after an earthquake, argues outdoors is the natural home for man. He says indoor living brings drafts, illness, and pneumonia, and that he could live outside for about fifty dollars yearly with simple gear.
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John Muir
Arizona
Martinez
Cal
Expert Whip Crackers in French Competitions
A sailor praises French whip cracking and predicts their dominance. He notes drivers in Paris use whips with loud cracks and that competitions feature whip artists who perform tunes like Marseillaise, Hiawatha, and Foller On with delicate crackling artistry.
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Paris
Los Angeles Times
Meaning In Oriental Rugs Color Symbolism and Traditions
The design and colors of Orient rugs carry significance. Red signals fidelity in Egyptian thought, rosy hues mark wisdom, and black and indigo express sorrow among Persians. Persians favor dull tones for richness and dignity, Tyrian purple denotes royalty, green is a Turkish gala color but not suitable for rug use.
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Orient
Rote of waves guides northeast Scotland fishing lobes
Fishermen along the northeast coast of Scotland trust an old sea lore that a storm yields three strong waves followed by a weaker fourth. They time return to shore to ride the lull after the three big breakers, confirming the theory by experience.
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Scotland
Difference and compromise in marriage says Harper’s Bazar
The passage urges couples to accept differences in habit taste and opinion for happiness. It argues that either partner may need to yield and that many issues are unimportant if viewed as such. The idea centers on giving up constant prizing of differences to achieve harmony.
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Harper’s Bazar
Umbrellas Put to New Use at Kiangsu Railway Opening
The Kiangsu governor led an opening ceremony for a railway with Chinese soldiers in khaki guarding the event. Umbrellas bound around their legs drew comment from onlookers at the London Evening Standard report.
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Kiangsu
London Evening Standard
Authority and neighbor's claim cited in medical advice
An English physician records that his guidance for a ill child’s care was altered after advice from a neighbor who claimed authority because she had “lost nine children of her own.” The note highlights how personal tragedy was used to validate expert judgment.
Death From Lockjaw Treated With Arnica Salve
Chas Oswald of Rensselaersville N Y reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured Seth Burch of a severe neck sore. The product is touted as antiseptic and healing, preventing blood poisoning and treating cuts wounds burns and other sores. Sold for 25 cents at multiple local druggists.
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Chas
Oswald
Rensselaersville
N. Y
Seth Burch
Elam
Ordway & Houser
Westa Drug Co
Scarbrough Drug
If you need a drag phone RB Watson No 72
A fragmented line shows contact instruction for a drag request with a partial name and number. The readable fragment suggests contacting RB Watson at 72 for assistance or arranging support. The rest of the context is missing.
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RB. O. Watson
Love as Virtue: Chrysostom’s Timeless Admonition
The quote extols love as the source of all virtue and blessing. It urges implanting love in the soul to yield endless, ever-fresh fruit, citing St. Chrysostom’s authority to emphasize love’s enduring power in guiding moral life.
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St. Chrysostom
Feline Prudence and the Grimal kin Motto
An amused line features Tomaso Grimal kin urging method and daily life counts through a feline themed quip. Puck style narrator adds wit as the old founder extols orderly routines and self counting.
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Method
Tomaso Grimalkin
Puck
Anniston Electric & Gas Co Offers Coal Delivery
The firm advertises the cleanest cheapest and most satisfactory fuel for grates and base burners at 4.50 dollars per ton delivered. Contact Anniston Electric & Gas Co by telephone 109.
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Anniston Electric & Gas CO
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A. J. Adair
THE
Thad M.gwin & CO
and Childrens
Walter Brown
Birmingham
E.dd. Walker & CO
Lula Warnock
Anniston
L. W. Cook
Delta
Wizarried
All
Ruggists
Atlanta
Rev
Mra. T. K. Roberts
Montgomery
Greensboro
Bobo
Boiling Springs
Kastaboga
L. B. Miller
Ala
Ben Pitts
Barfield
Oxford Lodge of Odd Fellows
Haynes, Hingson & Cox
J. W. Collins
W. P. Humphries
Hicks
National Life Insurance Co
John L. Yeatman
Kitedom
Belcher Plumbing Co
Money IN Bank
City National Bank
E L. Turner & CO
Anniston City Land CO
Anniston Ala
WM. A. Davis
Anniston Water Supply Co
Noble Street
Alabama
Wattine
Privetesapply Mydrants
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