Oxford News Briefs Highlight Library Needs and Local Events
Oxford notes civic pride as the city library seeks subscriptions and new books. Miss Roberta is available to advise on needed magazines while street repairs receive praise. Visitors include Mr. Sistronk of Atlanta and Colonel Beck of DeArmanville. A bazaar for Union Chapel and a handkerchief shower for the Presbyterian churchProceeding bazaar at Pinson home next Thursday offer community Christmas items.
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Oxford
Roberta Roberta
Union Chapel
Pinson
Christian Endeavor Society
Salvation Army plans 90 Christmas dinners for Anniston
Captain McAfee and Mrs McAfee of the Salvation Army appeal for funds and cast off clothing to provide ninety Christmas dinners for needy residents. Dinners will be delivered to those deemed worthy by officials, with any leftover money to be saved for a winter relief fund. Donations and clothing may be sent to 91314 Noble Street for distribution by the local corps.
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Mra. MeAce
Salvation Army
Policestieee
Captain McFee
Anniston
McAfee
Noble Street
Capudine Promises Quick Relief for Various Ailments
An old ad touts Capudine as a liquid remedy for headaches colds heat stomach and nervous troubles. It claims quick relief and notes it is pleasant to take with prices listed as 25 cents at local stores.
Poultry Expert Miss N Edwars Leads England in Fowl Trade
A Coakley Gloucestershire woman Mrs N Edwars is cited as England’s top poultry authority. She has won over 1 000 prizes and exported stock to many nations. Starting with twenty fowls her poultry arm grew into a major national enterprise. She sells eggs and stock birds and does not refuse chickens for general market.
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N. Edwars
Coakley
Gleastershire
England
Walthour Still Favorite in Latest Bicycle Race
In New York on December 10 K A Pye of the Australian team crashed into a fence and sustained a broken shoulder blade and internal injuries. The accident caused the team to withdraw from the race and sent ripples through the field as racers felt the effects.
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New York
K. A. Pye
Pye
Hehir
King Leopold Begins Forty-Fifth Year on Throne
Belgian King Leopold enters the forty-fifth year of his reign marked by official flag displays and salutes on government buildings. There were no large popular celebrations. The anniversary follows his accession after the death of King Leopold IV on December 10, 1865.
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Brussels
Leopold
Leopold IV
Neglecting Ada’s Wants Likely Not Advantaged Today
Brief note suggesting that today is probably not a day when neglecting Ada’s desires pays off, with a cautious tone about prudent choices and expectations.
Country quarrel ends as horses separated
In a rural incident Miss Mollie of the country warned a man that her brother would eject him if he approached their area. The two horses involved were separated before any further words could be exchanged.
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Miss Mollie
Cat Story of a Transferred Pet in Lowell Me
J Warren Folsom moved from his mother's home in Lowell to his own place five miles away last spring. The family cat rode in a box and repeatedly returned to the old home for a day or two before returning to the new house for two or more days.
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J. Warren Folsom
Lowell
Georget Brothers Spark French Team in Bike Race
Ten teams remain in the New York bike race with four withdrawals after ferocious sprints. The Georget brothers led three last laps in a sensational sprint hour this morning, leaving six teams tied for first and four in second, while Walthour and Collins stay favored to close out with the final sprint.
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New York
Georget Brothers
Walthour
Collins
Fable of Horses Goes Laughing Across City Streets
A country horse slips on slick pavement near the Star office as County Treasurer H H B Glover’s horse rounds the corner. Both animals topple. the country horse laughs loudly while the city horse falls later, sparking good natured taunts and a rural dig at Yule Hill plowing.
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Star Office
HH. B. Glover
Irrigation Plan Aims To Irrigate 500000 Acres In Washington
Spokane report states five hundred thousand acres in south central Washington will be irrigated by a reclamation system costing between five and eight million dollars. The Horse Heaven country and Klickitat Power and Irrigation Company will build a seven year canal project to deliver one cubic foot per second per 160 acres at the delivery point with yearly crops beginning a year after water starts, payments commence a year after opening gates. Water drawn from the Klickitat River near Mount Adams in Yakima County.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Horse Heaven Country
Klickitat Power and Irrigation Company
Kiskitat River
Mount Adams
Yakima County
Curious remark from a genial man about a misread boast
A generous, well loved man recalls a misinterpreted boast about his father a Methodist preacher who he says was misread as a circus rider altering how a religious woman at the table perceived him.
Want Ads Ad Copy Boosts Local Store Traffic
A retailer proposes using more advertising space in the Star Want Ads to attract a larger buyer crowd, promising greater results. The plan suggests expanding ad coverage to boost store traffic and sales opportunities.
Lady Greville Earns Peerage after Quick Windsor Union
The new Lady Greville, Olive Grace Kerr, became a peeress two weeks after marrying Henry S. Kerr in St Paul’s church, King's Bridge London. Olive Grace was daughter of John W Grace and niece of former New York Mayor Grace. Captain Greville and wife had begun honeymoon in Paris when the captain was recalled by his father’s sudden illness and death.
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Greville
Henry S. Kerr
St. Paul’s Church
King’s Bridge
London
Olive Grace
John W. Grace
Grace
New York
Paris
England
Fire destroys new Birmingham dormitory at college
Sparks from a faulty flue sparked a blaze at West hall the new seven thousand dollar boys dormitory at Birmingham college. The building and contents valued about ten thousand dollars were destroyed though the furnace area remained. All forty boys escaped unharmed and slept in the college building or with neighbors. The president said a similar building will be erected on the remaining foundations as crews arrived on the scene to assist.
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West Hall
Birmingham College
J. H. McCoy
Sly
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Coldwater
Joe Hebble
Piedmont
Harry Prater
Bob Walthour
Maxim Gorky
Russian Democratic Party
Mme. Andreieva
Bankets
Xtra
Bugs
Redela
Birmingham
Sparks
Surance
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