Oxford Citizens Debate Annexation Amid Christmas Displays
In Oxford on December 19 William Mellon returns from Talladega while Alonzo Nichols of Lineville exits after selling a wagonload of produce. Jonathan Williams of DeArmanville and Jean Haney from near Delta visit merchants. Annexation supporters praise extending limits to Oxford lake and a boulevard to the lake. Opponents mount counter arguments. The Thad M. Gwin & Co. Christmas window attracts wide notice. Dr and Mrs J T Aeton and son are mentioned among local residents.
Farm for sale in Peaceburg near Anniston
A 282 acre farm near Peaceburg nine miles from Anniston is offered for sale. Apply to J. P. Wakefield del7 tf Oxford Alabama for details.
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Peaceburg
Anniston
J. P. Wakefield
Oxford
Ala
Oxford Friends Visit From DeArmanville And Christiana
Carl of DeArmanville and Robert Young a merchant farmer from Christiana neighborhood visited Oxford today. They spent the morning with local residents engaging in business and Christmas shopping.
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Carl
DeArmanville
Oxford Friends
Robert Young
Christiana
Oxford
Christmas Shopper Benefit and Local News Notes
For the Benefit of Christmas Shoppers Thad M. Gwin & Co. will stay open until 9 o clock Christmas Eve. Miss Kate Stewart returns home for holidays while Scotto Strickland is named captain of the college football team. Joe Privett and daughter Frances visit Oklahoma for Christmas with Mrs. Privett. Cotton receipts at warehouses remain light. Engraved invitations go to Miss Margaret Kathrine Chitwood and Hugh D. Merrell for their December 27 wedding. Mrs. Ross Davenport and Floyd Herbert travel to Woodlawn as Mrs. Whiteside is ill. Oxford residents attend Dr. McCormack lecture in Anniston.
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Kate Stewart
Judson
Marion
Miss Stewart
Oxford
Margaret Kathrine Chitwood
DeArmanville
Hugh D. Merrell
Anniston
Ross Davenport
Floyd Herbert
Woodlawn
H. P. Whiteside
Social Week Ahead in Oxford Delights Planned Events
Miss Ella Hall returns from Jenifer to Oxford this afternoon as a busy social week unfolds. The Christmas tree at Odd Fellows hall Monday night starts a string of dinners Tuesday and a self culture club gathering Thursday hosted by Mrs A erhold for Mrs France Wisdom of Texarkana. Friday features a young ladies society event by Mrs William S Cooper with a free will offering, plus several minor affairs anticipated.
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Oxford
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Joseph BE. Aerhold
Self Culture Club
France, Wisdom
Texarkana
Tex
William S. Cooper
Young Ladies
A Good Looker In Business Appearance Matters
A Success Magazine inspired note warns that good appearance can open doors in New York and beyond. It argues that dress and grooming influence hiring and advancement, especially for young women and men seeking office work.
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Costa
Yong
New York
Success Magazine
Doan's Kidney Pills Praise By Alabama Worker
Thumping headaches and backaches point to kidney disorders as Doan's Kidney Pills are praised by W. S. Dowdell of Gadsden Alabama. He reports relief from headaches dizziness and colic after using the remedy and urges others to try it. Ruskin on Mrs Carlyle adds a literary aside about temper and irritability.
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Doan
Dowdell
North Twelfth Street
Gadsden
Ala
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
United States
Ruskin
Carlyle
Jane Welsh Carlyle
Scribner’s
Not to His Business Photographer in Smoking Car Dialogue
A Cleveland Press snippet shows a man in a smoking compartment refusing a fellow traveler, saying his business prevents him from taking people as he finds them. The other man asks about his business and the reply reveals he is a photographer.
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Cleveland Press
Laughing about electricity confesses shared ignorance
A student tells a Columbia physics professor he laughed at a friend who confessed he did not know what electricity was. The professor replies that he does not know either, and asks who does.
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Columbia
Gas Coke for Grates and Base Burners Sold at $4.50
Anniston Electric & Gas Co advertises gas coke as a clean cheap fuel for grates and base burners at four dollars and fifty cents per ton delivered. Telephone 109.
New Shade Plaid Dress Patterns Irresistible Christmas Gift
A local shop unveils a fresh stock of shaded plaids in popular patterns and colors with wool goods priced from 45 to 125 cents per yard. Cotton copies offer similar elegance at 124 cents per yard and up, plus plain color lines and fine blacks. Elegant opera cloak designs in white velvet featured for holiday shoppers.
Reading Lamps Offered by Local Electric and Gas Firm
Christmas gifts get practical with handsome reading lamps available in gas and electric designs. Prices are reasonable and delivery is promised for Christmas morning. Anniston Electric and Gas Company, 10th and Noblesta.
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On Electric and Gas Company
Anniston Electric and Gas Company
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A. J. Adair
THE
Thad M. Gwinn Co
William Mellon
Talladega
Alonzo Nichols
Lineville
Jonathan Williams
Jean Haney
Delta
Oxford Lake
Thad M. Gwin & Co
J. T. Aeton and
E.d. Walker & CO
THAT
City Cash Store
Scotto Strickland
Harvard College
Joe B. Privett
Frances
Mrs. Privett
Mrs. Repnogle
Oklahoma
Merit
Atlanta
Ella Hall
Rosa Wilson
Jenifer
Neys
Electricity
U.S
Southern Cotton Oil Company
MeatMarket
DERS
W. D. New
Anniston Electric & Gas CO
Brother Bo
Vanbonnet Babies
W. F. Wier
Dess Coops
G. H. Brummell & CO
Brummell& Pinson
Eleventh Street
Quintard Ave
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