Oxford News Briefs Prompt Local Doings and Notices
Rev W F Mc Cain leaves for Wellington to fill appointments tomorrow. Miss Winnie Roberts visits Oxford, former resident Irma Christian hosts. Miss Lou Luttrell in Kirksville Mo reports snow and cool climate. plans return to Alabama in April. Box of goods shipped from Gadsden arrives in Anniston January 10 1907. Methodist women's missionary society meets Monday at 3 pm at Mrs W R Brown. For sale in Oxford Ala properties on South Church Spring streets offered by Ja4imo A M Humphries. Girls band and brotherhood stage a heavy pounding for Rev and Mrs Roberts. Mrs T L Grogan sells Spring Street residence to D J Webster. John Pitta of Atlanta does business in Oxford. Rathbone lodge K of P holds all ranks work Monday night. Death of R Frank Hughes of Weaver reported. interment in Rocky Mount La. Mrs A F Bullard to entertain Katharine Steel chapter DA BR before moving to Anniston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John TH. Hall
R. Frank Hughes
Weaver
Rocky Mount
Mr. Hughes
Louisiana
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Special Sunday Services at Methodist Church with Mr J B Wadsworth
Special services will be held Sunday at 1 a m 7 p m conducted by Mr J B Wadsworth of Birmingham The Sunday School officers program and sessions The Missionary and Temperance Societies in School and The Teacher and How to Teach Sunday School at 9 30 a m Short Boy's Brotherhood session at 2 30 p m All cordial invited George Wright of Silveride among outer town parties with the Oxford people today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Wadsworth
Birmingham
Missionary and Temperance Societies
Boy's Brotherhood
George Wright
Oxford
Gradual Change in Clothing and A Dog Collar Tale
In a storied anecdote, Mrs Birt’s dog Ducky wears a flannel strip for a cold, a sign of gradual change in practice. The tale, tied to W P Frith’s life, shifts from dog collars to cautious adjustments. An advertisement urges readers to sample Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets at J L Wikle’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Frith
J. L. Wikle
Chamberlain
Simple at home rheumatism cure recipe promotes kidney cleansing
An old paste warns readers to mix a home remedy declared to cure chronic rheumatism and bladder troubles. It lists fluids including dandelion extract, compound Karyon, and syrup of sarsaparilla, claiming to cleanse kidneys, relieve uric acid, and improve stomach and liver function with doses after meals and at bedtime. A local druggist is cited as authority.
Mexico's Oil Fire Shines Over Gulf of Mexico
A spectacular oil fire in the Gulf of Mexico covers about ten square miles fed by a bottom oil spring. The origin remains unknown while the sea glows at night, presenting a grand, awe inspiring sight visible for many miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Southern cotton association concludes with fund drive
Birmingham on January 19 reports the final day of the Southern Cotton Association convention. Speakers included W D Nesbitt on warehouses, Governor Comer on the American cotton crop, and John D Walker on bankers’ role. Total funds raised that day reached 7,480 with gifts up to 1,000 from Mississippi. Governor-elect Hoke Smith and ex-Governor Heyward drew crowds, and a Brownsville affair endorsement of Roosevelt was passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Southern Cotton Association
Lee
W. D. Nesbitt
B. J. Comer
John P. Allison
Concord
John D. Walker
Sparta
T. G. Bush
B. H. Burnett
Chicklalah
rAk
Harvie Jordan
Association
Mississippi
South Cotton Journal
C. C. Gifford
Memphis
Doan's Kidney Pills Promised Relief From Kidney Ailments
The ad cites kidney health, amber secretions, and non frequent discharges. Testimonial from W Mayfield of 1207 Sixteenth Street claims rapid relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills from J L Wikle and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY agents. Price 50 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
W. Mayfield
Sixteenth Street
J. L. Wikle
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan
Real Estate and Land Office Seeks Buyers and Sellers
The Real Estate and Land Office on Kline Building at 11th street invites listings of properties for sale and offers to locate city or county property for buyers. Bargains advertised. Court house opposite the office. W. G. Ledbetter & Co. jal5-lwk
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Oxford Dept
Earth
Thad M. Gwin & CO
Ocford, Alabama
W. FP. McCain
Wellington
Priebe
Jenifer
Winnie Roberts
Anniston
Irma Christian
Lou Luttrell
Kirksville, Mo
Alabama
Land of
J. A. Hulsey
Gadsden
The
Methodist Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
W. R. Brown
Maurice Swift
Albert ‘Ile
Ula
South Church Street
Spring Street
Boys Brotherhood
T. K. Roberts
T. L. Grogan
A. C. Stucky
D. J. Webster
John
Pitta
Atlanta
Rathbone Lodge
A. F. Bullard
Katharine Steel Chapter
D A. BR
Friends of the Organization
the Christian Church
Mexico
Cotton Association
Hoke Smith
Heyward
Comer
Roosevelt
Brownsville
the Real Estate and Land Office
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