Local social and business notes from Oxford area
Oxford reports show J P Wakefield returning from Albertville and Walter Brown of Birmingham visiting local merchants. Mrs Robert McKibben of Montevallo stays with friends, and Mrs Privett and her son Joseph visit sister Mrs Repnogle of Shawnee Oklahoma. Mrs FE Brooks of South Oxford suffers a painful accident yesterday afternoon but is said to be improving.
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Oxford
J. P. Wakefield
Albertville
Walter Brown
Birmingham
Robert McKibben
Montevallo
Mra
J. B. Privett
Joseph
Privett
Mra, Repnogle
Shawnee, Okla
Mia
Brooka
South Oxford
Oxford Market Reports and Local Incidents
Mrs Lula Warnock plans to depart for home in Anniston while Dr W A Ligon returns from Oakslkee after his father’s death. L W Cook brings cotton to Oxford markets as receipts remain near average. A well accident left a woman bruised after she fell but held on until rescue. City Cash Store advertises 20 to 25 cent fryers. Oxford telephone exchange patrons await Aniston style system.
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Oxford
Anniston
Oxford Community News Roundup
Oxford residents hear of improved Dr C B Johnson in Anniston and updates on Rev and Mrs T K Roberts travel plans to Montgomery Greensboro and other points. Mrs W B Lawley returns home after visiting Rev Roberts. A social event at J S Bobo's Boiling Springs hosts a pound party. Rentals offered for a good 3 horse farm near Eastaboga. Mrs J H Hopkins ill in South Oxford. Ben Pitts of Barfield seen with local merchants. Oxford lodge Odd Fellows meets tonight. Anice Zaner ill. Graves Toland covers central telephone exchange. Haynes Hingson Cox advertise shirts ties suspenders. Mrs J W Collins family move to Anniston. W P Humphries visits Oxford despite bad weather.
Miona Stomach Tablets Promised to Restore Health
An ad extols Miona stomach tablets as the remedy for weak digestion and tired nerves. It claims nine of ten cases improve quickly, promising stronger appetite, better digestion, and restored health with continued use. The Scarbrough Drug Co. sells a large box for 50 cents with a money back guarantee.
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Scarbrough Drug Co
Lawyers And Our Public Life
In a discussion on lawyers influence in public life, the text argues the profession dominates judiciary and official work, yet has maintained general integrity and public trust. It cites D. J. Brewer and references John Muir noting outdoors as healthier than home life, suggesting honesty in public service and the dangers of indoor comforts.
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Hlow
D. J. Brewer
Atlantic
Whip Crackin' Art in Paris Roadsides
A Los Angeles Times passage recalls French whip cracking prowess with pride and rivalries. It notes cabbies and drivers celebrating speed and craft, streets echoing with bang and crack as if guns fire. Whip maestros are described as delivering delicate tunes like Marseillaise and Hiawatha.
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Paris
Los Angeles Times
Meaning the Oriental Rugs and Their Significance
The article notes that rug colors and designs reflect traditions and social meanings across cultures. Red symbols fidelity in Egypt, rose hues wisdom in others, black and indigo express sorrow among Persians, and Tyrian purple signals royalty while green is a Turkish gala color not suited for rugs.
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Orient
Rainy Day Encounter on Piccadilly
A man lends his umbrella to a stranger along Piccadilly and asks when he might see her again. She replies politely that it will be on the next rainy day, signaling a chance meeting in weather.
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Piccadilly
Tartar
Rote of the Waves Theory Among Scottish Fishermen
A northeast Scotland seafaring belief holds that in a storm three waves surge violently while the fourth is weaker. Fishermen returning from fishing grounds observe this pattern and slow near shore to ride the lull after the three large breakers, a practice tied to local lore.
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Scotland
It all comes around to one of two things
A Harpers Bazaar insight on married life. It argues happiness arises when partners accept differences in habit taste and opinion. Either partner may yield and relinquish concern. The quote emphasizes that many concerns are trivial if viewed as unimportant.
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Harper’s Bazar
Umbrellas Put to New Use at Kiangsu Railway Opening
The Kiangsu governor opened a railway with a guard of Chinese soldiers in khaki standing beside him. Umbrellas were bound around their legs as part of the ceremony, described by the London Evening Standard.
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Kiangsu
London Evening Standard
Medical advice disputed by neighbor with lost children claim
An English physician testified that his guidance for managing a sick child was abandoned after a neighbor asserted authority based on her personal tragedy of losing nine children. The remark questions the basis of lay expertise in medical decisions.
Death From Lockjaw Cured by Arnica Salve Says Merchant
Chas Oswald of Rensselaersville New York reports Arnica Salve cured Seth Burch of the ugliest neck sore he ever saw. The salve is promoted as antiseptic and healing, preventing blood poisoning and curing cuts wounds burns and sores. Sold for 25 cents at local druggists Elam Ordway Houser West Drug Co and Searbrough Drug Store.
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Chas
Oswald
Rensselaersville
N. Y
Seth Burch
Elam
Ordway & Houser
West _ Drug Co
Searbrough Drug
If you need a drag, phone RB. O. Watson No. 72
An archival line urges readers to contact RB O Watson at number 72 for a drag request or service, reflecting a terse classified style. The note is fragmentary yet preserves the name and contact reference typical of old classifieds.
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RB. O. Watson
Mill Gives It So Be That Your House Is
A brief readable fragment notes a mill action tied to housing, implying a decision or outcome affecting a residence. The text lacks clear entities or dates but signals a local production or property event.
Love and virtue in the soul, a Chrysostom reflection
A compact meditation citing St. Chrysostom on love as the artificer of virtue. It urges exactness in implanting love within the soul to yield continual blessings, a fruit ever fresh and never decaying.
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St. Chrysostom
Feline Prudence in the Grimalkin Chronicle
An amusing note quotes Tomaso Grimalkin urging method as the morning routine. The passage features a quip about counting lives when returning home, spoken by an astute founder and echoed by a Puck persona.
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Method
Tomaso Grimalkin
Puck
Fuel for grates and base burners offered at $4.50 per ton
Anniston Electric and Gas Co advertises clean economical fuel for grates and base burners at four fifty per ton delivered. Telephone 109 is provided for orders and inquiries.
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Anniston Electric & Gas CO
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