Calhoun Rifles Banquet Highlights Oxford Guest List
About 100 guests attended the Calhoun Rifles annual banquet in Oxford. Speakers included Capt John Pitzgerald and Lt Ben Sawyer among others. Several Oxford residents plan to move to Florida February 1 and others visit relatives locally.
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Oxford
Calhoun Rifles
John Pitzgerald
Company T
Sam Pelham
M Woodruff
Frank Johnston
Ben Sawyer
Anniston
N. James
F. W. Parrish
B. D. Williams
Hall's Catarrh Cure Patent Medicine Advertisement
Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner of J. Cheney & Co. that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason attests this on December 6, 1886. The advertisement promotes internal use and blood action, with testimonials and purchase details in Toledo Ohio.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
FB. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney & CO
Chamberlain's Salve and Liniment Advertised
Fever sores and chronic sores stay healthier with Chamberlain's Salve. It relieves chapped hands sore nipples burns and chronic rheumatism quickly. Chamberlain's Liniment eases sprains and bruises. Priced 25 cents for small size 50 cents large. Sold by Elam Ordway & Houser and W E Lloyd.
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Elam, Ordway & Houser
W. E. Lloyd
Some Home Remedies From a Historical Column
A set of old time health tips including cautions on wounds, sprains, sleep aids, and household disinfection. Remedies cite alum water for wounds, resin powder dusting, hot water soaks for ankle sprains, Indian meal gruel for sleeplessness, sulfur for diphtheria prevention, camphor bags, and coffee as a disinfectant.
The Nervous Mother
An Atchison woman, prone to worry, burned her son’s roller skates after reading of boys killed skating. She chained him to the door after learning of streetcar deaths. Fearing injuries from footwear and clothing, she stripped him to a shirt and contemplates removing flannel shirts.
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Atchison
Henne
Atchison Globe
Fresh eggs pass lime dust test in household tale
A young wife notes a white bloom on eggs she gathered. Her husband, a food expert, dismisses the bloom as lime dust from pickled eggs, a sign some say signals age, while others favor newer methods for egg freshness.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Riddle yields Colenso code from London Scraps
The note presents a riddle from Jhansi India about dividing 150 by o and adding two-thirds of 10, ending with a solution: COLENSO C100 L50 EN two thirds of TEN. The London Scraps signature labels the puzzle and its answer.
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Jhans
India
Colenso
London
Changeable Names and Lost Identities
A fragmentary dialogue from a transcript centers on Tom-Belle a peculiar girl who cannot recall friends such as Maud and muses on future selfhood and shifting names across time. The passage hints at memory and identity play within a reflective narrative.
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Tom—Belle
Maud
Recree
Lame Shoulder and Muscular Rheumatism Remedy Highlighted
Advertises Chamberlain's Liniment as a quick cure for muscular rheumatism and skin diseases. Claims no internal treatment needed and suggests applying freely twice daily. Sold by Elam, Ordway & Houser.
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Elam, Ordway & Houser
Sailors and a Benzine Patch on Shipboard
On an Atlantic liner mid ocean sailors painted cowls and rails. A sailor traded with a man in a black suit who sat in fresh white paint and promised to fix his trousers with benzine. The exchange ends with a joke and a dollar bet among the crew.
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Bull
A Glutton for Work in the British Civil Service
The tale recounts Arthur W. A’Becket’s first day in the war office as a young man eager to work. He is assigned to index circulars and works diligently for days, only to be told by his chief that the task is unnecessary and that he should avoid overdoing it.
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British Civil Service
Arthur W. A’becket
War Office
Times
Developing a Star in Cyrano as Cast Turmoil Unfolds
Richard Mansfield pushes himself and others in rehearsals for Cyrano as cast changes and resignations abound. Margaret Anglin, cast as Roxane, battles doubt while Mansfield urges harsh persistence to unleash her temperament and emotion.
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How Mansfield
Margaret Anglin
Roxane
A Way Men Have Said by Uncle Eben
Uncle Eben notes that when a man speaks of luck he usually means hard luck and credits his own smarts when he prospers, a view cited by the Washington Star in this brief saying.
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Eben
Washington Star
They Were Strangers Howell Rowell and Powell
In New York Press style notes, Howell Rowell is rarely at home and Powell visits so infrequently that he would need a letter of introduction to his wife.
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Howell—Rowell
Powell
New York Press
Why Many Suffer From Indigestion
An article explains the stomach’s limited capacity and how overloading it with rich foods causes fermentation and a host of symptoms. It promotes Pape's Diapepsin, claiming a triangle tablet digests all food within five minutes and replaces the stomach’s role.
Our Wonderful Railroads and early American founders
A compact history of railways notes Columbus's discovery link to rail expansion, cites Carrollton's quote on the Baltimore and Ohio project of 1828, and credits Britain, Russia and notably John Stevens, Peter Cooper, Evan Thomas and Matthias Baldwin for founding the U S railway system as a world leader.
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Gailampton
Columbus
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
United States
Baltimore and Ohio
England
Russia
John Stevens
Peter Cooper
Evan Thomas
Matthias Baldwin
Leslie’s Weekly
Power of Water and its Surprising Strengths
A New York Tribune writer notes water’s potent force under various conditions. Tales include jets from mining nozzles moving rocks, a blacksmith’s hammer flung aside, a cavalryman’s wrist broken by a two inch stream, and water lifting a Pullman car with a hydraulic jack.
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UN Pier Ain Nis
Cuys
New York Tribune
Altost
Durango
Colo
United
Grenoble
Spain
Toledo
Patience as a Virtue in Shakespearean Writings
A reflective aphorism echoes Shakespeare on patience and gradual healing. The line questions how wounds mend, emphasizing slow recovery and the value of enduring endurance.
Capudine Promises Quick Headache Relief
Capudine is advertised as a liquid remedy for sick headaches nervous travelers headaches and various stomach or female troubles. It claims immediate effects and is sold by druggists with a price of 10.
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Will Warnock
Nelly Warnock
Mary Allen
Robert Bentley
Fulton McClellan
Mrs. Russell
Birmingham
Ben Brown
Draper Clark
Wishhead
G. ©. Wright
Silver Run
Mrs. Hicks
Talladega
Dudley Luttrell
McPall
Jim Stewart
Georgia
Mr. McLean
New York
E. T. Powell
Coldwater
Mr. Morgan of
White Plains
C. Morgan
Harry Higganbotham
The
Howie Mercantile Company
T. C. Slaughter
Rockland
Thella Bagley
Pepperill and Lockwood
George Washington
Bass
Heard
Tenth Street
18Th St
Wilmer Ave
E L. Turner & CO
Richard Mansfield
Mr. Palmer
Cable
Mansfield
Cyrano
Paul Wilstach
Scribner's
Ardyce
America
Brother Wayne
Wayne
Power OF
Cal
Forbes
E. E. Forbes Piano Co
G. E. Warrick
Noble Street
Anniston, Alabama
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