Dominos and social whirl at Miss Wilsons in Oxford
Miss Rosa Wilson hosted a domino whist with Miss Kate Brown of Talladega as guest. William Orr won the top prize a hook after 14 games. A social crowd includes many local residents. sales ads and notices follow, with several references to shop prices and local happenings.
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Oxford
Rosa Wilson
Kate Brown
Talladega
William Orr
Miss Brown
Mime
Wilson
Mary Wdavin
Ida Turner
Sarah Orr
Annie Howle
Nelle Warnock
Annie Orr
Lillian Stewart
Lilla Roberts
Gussie Bagley
Mary Lou Mims
Kate Stewart
Jessie Bentley
Mary Pace
Jennie Aderhold
Florida Pinson
Jim Williims
T. Wilson
George Christian
Lynwood Gray
Ernest Wilson
Norman Snow
Eben Hall
Poster Mellon
Gowan Roberts
Fulton McClellan
Lee Wilson
Hall's Catarrh Cure oath and testimonial offer
Frank J. Cheney of FP J Cheney & Co swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason signs December 6, 1886. Cure is taken internally and claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials. sold by all druggists at 75 cents. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
FP. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
J, Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
PF. J, Cheney & CO
Opportunity Knocks Again for Your Want Ad
The notice urges readers to send want ads to reach Opportunity’s doors and keep knocking until a response is received, asserting the want ad knows the address. It emphasizes persistence in seeking opportunity through classified ads.
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Baecker
Capudine for Headache Clears the Nerves
Hicks' Capudine is recommended for headache and nervous tension this morning. The ad claims it clears the head and braces the nerves and suggests trying the remedy at the Al drug stores for business efficiency.
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Hicks’ Capudine
Wedding Cross Decoration Sparks Passenger Confusion
A wedding decor creates a four foot cross of red and white roses with Peace spelled in rosebuds. Passengers mistake it for a funeral tribute until a boy reveals it is for a wedding, prompting stunned reactions and jokes from the car.
Obsessive Westminster Snuff Funeral Instructed
The London Globe reports Margaret Wilson of Westminster arranged a funeral ritual centered on snuff. Six male bearers and six maidens to bear pall were chosen for snuff consumption, with snuff distributed along the procession and at the clergyman’s fee tied to snuff used.
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Margaret Wilson
Westminster
St. James
London Globe
What the Peruvians Believed
The essay describes an ancient Peruvian belief of the afterlife. A disembodied soul, guided by the morality of the person in life, chooses between two rocks. Rest on the left rock means oblivion, while the right rock leads to a purgatorial hell where flesh is grated from bone for over 10,000 years before reincarnation.
Dispute Over Payments Escalates Between Grabbles and Hicks
In a sharp exchange Grabbles accuses Spongely of never paying. Hicks retorts asking to confront him to enforce payment. The dialogue highlights ongoing tensions over debts and accountability.
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Grabbles
Hicks
Vinci credited with reviving man from near death
A Syracuse man reports severe lung trouble left him 68 pounds but after three months of Vinci he gained to 157 pounds and regained health. The ad touts Vinci as a tonic combining cod liver oil and iron, claiming quick absorption and suitability for pulmonary cases and weak individuals. Money-back guarantee offered by Searborough Drug Co Aniston Alabama.
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Dactora
Pexton Hospital
Utica
Vinci
J. Brown
Syracuse
N. Y
Searbrough Drug Co
Anniston
Ala
Disgust and Kinship in Food Customs at Table
A Chinese diplomat and an American exchange barbed remarks over edible frogs, dogs, and rats. The Chinaman defends clean feeding of edible dogs and rats while noting Americans’ aversion to frogs. The diners linger on cultured animals and questionable origins as the meal proceeds.
Indians Trap Chuckwalla By Tapping Nose And Pulling Tail
In Southern California desert lore a desert Indian outwits a chuckwalla by poking the reptile’s nose through a crevice to trigger a hiss and loosen its grip. A rapid pull on the tail then frees the creature before it retreats again into its rock recess.
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California
Desert
Tishtena
Depth Limits for Miners in Coal Pits
The Chicago Tribune notes that below about 4000 feet miners face blood heat temperatures of 98 degrees as heat rises one degree per 65 feet unless water carries heat away. Britain’s coal commission deem mines unworkable below 4000 feet due to heat.
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Great Britain
Coal Commission
Chicago Tribune
Deer care and reproduction around deer farming
The Kansas City Star notes deer eat many grains and grasses including weeds, require ample clean water, and that fencing is a major expense. Fawns are typically born in spring or early summer, with does usually having one fawn first, followed by twins or rarely triplets.
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Kansas City Star
Humor at Funerals in Winter's Anecdotes
William Winter recalls pallbearer moments with Joseph Jefferson at McCulloughs funeral and John Broughams burial. He notes Jefferson’s remark about walking gentlemen in their profession. The piece blends grave humor with theatrical reference.
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William Winter
Joseph Jefferson
McCullough
Philadelphia
Mr. Winter
John Brougham
Edwin Gooth
Booth
Hamlet
Tloratio
Trouble Making and the Anatomy of Woe
A humorousessay traces trouble as older than steel and labor unions. It distinguishes imaginary borrowed and real trouble with examples from accidents to family demandas while urging endurance and self-help in a witty Puck voice.
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Cain
Tubal Cain
Eve
Adam
Boilermakers’ Union
Puck
Bees on the Farm Boost Yields and Comfort
Farmers are urged to keep a few bee hives not only for honey but to increase pollination. Bees can raise fruit yields and alfalfa seed production. Small, simple practices by farmers can improve farm life and profits.
Hair Health Hints Endorses Rexall Hair Tonic in Ad
An Aniston advertisement promotes Rexall 93 Hair Tonic as the cure for dandruff itching scalp and baldness. It claims the remedy restores color, nourishes roots, and expands hair growth, with a free-trial offer and payment only on satisfaction. Scarbrough Drug Co. at 1107 Noble St. sells two sizes.
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Rexall
Anniston
The
Scarbrough Drug Co
Noble St
A Picture Romance Becomes Marquise de C Story
An 1878 salon tale records the Marquis de C recognizing a girl in a village fete painting. He tracks her from Avranches peasant roots to Paris education and, on her eighteenth birthday, marries her as the Marquise de C.
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Marquis de C
Avranches
Paris
Marquise de C
Ivory Jelly from Sheffield Ivory Dust Jelly
The piece explains ivory jelly a pale jelly made from ivory dust left from grinding ivory for knife handles in Sheffield. It notes the jelly has long been made there for years and is prescribed for anemia by doctors. A Sheffield firm now produces it on a larger scale and the narrator and doctor both find it good.
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Invalla
Sheffield
England
Buffile Expresa
Local residents note visits of Rev John Barnard and Dr Whit Crook
Rev John E Barnard formerly of this city visits today. Dr Whit Crook is in town among old friends and will depart tomorrow for Cuthbert Georgia to be married.
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Roy Stewart of
Munford
John E. Barnard
Whit Crook
Cuthbert, Ga
County Board Adjourns Without Road Overseer Appointments
County commissioners adjourned yesterday without finishing the list of road overseers. Appointments will be completed at the February term.
Power cut slows Star after electric plant accident
The Star faced a significant delay today due to an accident at the electric plant that cut power to the facility. No injuries are reported, and restoration crews work to resume normal operations.
Notice of Final Settlement in Thos Birch Estate
State of Alabama Calhoun County Probate Court Special Term January 7 1909 final settlement filed by Charles D Kline administrator of Thos Birch estate. Court sets January 28 1909 to examine and pass account and requires three weeks of newspaper publication warning all concerned to appear and contest if appropriate. Judge BE Crock. ja8-fri-3t
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State
Charles D. Kline
Thos, Birch
BE. F. Ciook
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Theodore Wilson
Munfordia
J. Wh, Wilton
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Miss Andrews
Gwin’s
Jenifer
J. HH. Wilson
J. Jr. Wall
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Haynes & Pace
Charles Davia
Alexandria
Karl and
Eugene Pace
Josie
Annie Kerr
Piedmont
Mine Rosen Draper
Wellington
Lillie Mae Donahoe
Birham
Ruth Burton
Anniston Friggers
J. ¥. Smith, Jr
McFall
A. J. Adair
Frank Aderhold
Warnock McClellan
Auburn
Messrs. Hall
Atlanta
Mitchell of
Kentuck
Hubbard
Taylor Haynes
Birmingham
D. P. Haynes
Revie Idee
Capudine
Lly
New York Times
Wm. Brown
Vinol
Chuckwalla
Forbes
E. E. Forbes Piano CO
G. E. Warrick
Anniston, Ala
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