Oxford A Quiet Day Amid Frost and Trade Notes
Ox ford reports a light day with frost lingering from last night. G C Morgan left on a several days trip near Edwardsville and White Plains. Hattie Wilson returned to Talladega after visiting friends in the city. Two disorderly conduct cases were postponed for further investigation. Odd Fellows Humpries encampment calls for full attendance tonight. Fresh country produce advertised by Mims & Co. Rev George F Cuthrell returned from Talladega. Hog killing and meat prep due to the cold spell. Cotton market at a standstill with limited receipts. Hump Draper Sr. made a quick business trip to the city. Z W Braswell and son plan to erect a cottage in the Miller lot this summer. William Smith among Buckhorn neighborhood visitors. K In Field of Anniston spent time on Oxford business. John McAdams to move his family to a Fiddler street residence this week. The White family reports their little son ill with grip.
House for sale on Snow Street near College and Male
Six room dwelling offered for cash sale on Snow Street between College and Male Streets. Address inquiries to Bynum Walker or E. A. at the listed contact.
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Snow Street
College Street
Male Street
Ox Ford area update and notable moves
L. L. Allen remained in critical condition after a difficult night while families grapple with fear. R. P. Jones departed for Lincoln for several days of work tied to Robert Burns. John H. Hall headed north on a brief business trip. SCA movement aims to rally Oxford groups and merchants for a new site. Byoom Walker bought from Ben Turner a Snow Street lot.
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R. P. Jones
Lincoln
Robert Burns
SCA
Oxford
A Culture Club
Byoom Walker
Ben Turner
Snow Street
Grapes and Premier Cru Wine First Squeeze Claim
A wine expert explains that in vinemaking grapes are pressed from one to six times, yielding different wine grades. From a single district and firm, many varieties arise not from different grapes but from different squeezes of the same grape. The first squeeze is the finest and priciest, labeled Premier Cru.
The Willed Lecture Fails To End
A professor of physics with a famous misanthropic streak tests free will by insisting on an election day lecture. A student challenges him with a quip about willing the lecture to end, but the professor counters that his will has willed it to continue. The exchange ends with the lecture dragging on as promised.
Spurgeon’s Dreamand a Golden Wedding Ring Tale
A preacher’s grandfather prays nightly beneath an oak in Honeywood Park. Satan warns against a safer route, but he resists temptation, reaches the tree safely, and finds a gold piece with no owner. He later uses the ring material for his son’s wedding band.
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James Spurceon
Honeywood Park
Satan
Spurgeon
Anl
Desperate Gambler’s Odd or Even Wager in England
A gambler ruined by losses in eighteenth century England challenged Lord Lorne to an odd or even duel for 15,000 guineas. He hurled a costly punch bowl at the wall after the peer calmly chose odd. The pieces were counted, and Lord Lorne prevailed.
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England
Lord Lorne
God Given Medicine DUFFYS PURE MALT WHISKEY Endorsed by Rev Orebaugh
Rev John C Orebaugh of Anderson Indiana praises Duffys Pure Malt Whiskey as a God given medicine for irregular appetite diarrhoea and constipation noting his prior opposition to whiskey as a beverage but finding pure whiskey beneficial. He cites personal improvement and urges others to use it.
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John C. Orebaugh
Duffy
Orebaugh
Duffy’s
John C, Orebaugh
Anderson, Ind
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey advertised as health tonic
An advertisement claims Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey boosts nerves heart muscles and digestion and suits overworked adults delicate women and sickly children. It markets the product as a digested food medicine sold in sealed bottles for $1 with the Old Chemist trademark and cautions against refilled or fake bottles.
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Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. Y
Warmed by Their Perfume and City Heat
Dr. Jean Chatlon reports aromatic plants with essential oils emit a perfume that creates a warming atmosphere when sunlight touches them and helps retain heat around glass hothouse covers. Professor Spring notes city heat may be amplified by carbonic anhydride in the air acting as a heat-retaining screen over urban areas.
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Jean Chatlon
Spring
Leather Spot Removal With Oxalic Acid Method
A Philadelphia North American note advises treating leather spots with two or three crystals of oxalic dissolved in warm water applied by cloth. Rinse with water, then apply a clear solution to neutralize the acid. Dry with a clean cloth and use a weaker solution for bright leather.
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Philadelphia
Irate Father Confronts Daughter Over Six Month Engagement
The father chastises his daughter for the long engagement to a young man who is an actor. She replies that patience is needed and notes his profession explains the delay. The exchange highlights family friction over marriage plans and career choices.
Me Made Them Mead Paper Insight
In a domestic dialogue a mother and daughter discuss a newspaper article criticizing the vulgarity and silliness of purchasing gowns beyond one's means. The daughter reveals she bought a copy and read it completely but cannot detect any fault in the piece.
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Papa
A Man of High Principles from a Scotsman Voice
A Scotsman declines a Saturday music hall with a joke about fearing to laugh in church on the Sabbath. The London Opinion notes the humorous stance and social mores of weekend leisure.
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London
This Date in History Highlights Events and Figures
A compact record of notable past events. Protector Somerset beheaded in 1552, Francis Bacon born in 1561, 1627 Wellington made commander, 1849 Mooltan siege end, 1906 Valencia wreck with 129 lives lost. Also noted are deaths and births of Kean, Colton, and Queen Victoria among others.
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Protector Somerset
Francis Bacon
First Earl of Shaftesbury
England
Duke of Wellington
Mooltan
Walter Colton
California
Charles Kean
Northfleet
Gustave Dore
Senate
Vancouver Island
Laughable Manuscript Errors At Publishing House
An old publishing mishap altered a poet line from See the pale martyr In a sheet of fire to See the pale martyr with his shirt on fire. A speaker’s debut drew thunderous applause while a party paper proclaimed The vast concourse rent the air with their snouts.
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Pale Martyr
More Exciting. Tont-Has Jones quits race track over reform odds
Jockey declares reform changes nothing. He bets on a stranger wager, choosing whether the weather man will correctly predict the day’s condition. The Florida Times Union notes a speculative, unsettled tone surrounding trackmanship and betting.
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Tont
Jones
Florida Times-Union
Not Cheap. Aged Tusband Argument Over Extravagance
A brief quarrel between a husband and wife is recounted in London Fun. The wife insists a purchase was necessary beyond mere cheapness, noting it cost 10 guineas. The husband challenges their spending.
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London
Real Estate Ad Keeps Couple From Selling Home
A fair visitor questions selling a house while a hostess explains they won’t part with the property. She notes they’ve placed the matter with a real estate agent after seeing an advertisement they admire. The couple feels the home is perfect and will remain with them.
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John
Her Way Then and Now Sparks Domestic Debate
An irate husband questions why his wife never places items properly. She replies with a practical quip that she keeps things where she can find them, highlighting a light domestic dispute over tidiness. The exchange caps a playful look at differing habits in a long marriage.
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Husban
Memorable Day of Dr King's New Life Pills
A nostalgic note recalls the day we became acquainted with Dr. King's New Life Pills. The painless purifiers cure headache and biliousness and keep the bowels right. Sold for 25 cents at Elam, Ordway & Houser and Scarbrough Drug Co.'s drug stores.
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Dr. King
Elam
Ordway & Houser and
Scarbrough Drug Co
Washington Monument Bends Under Summer Heat
The Washington Monument shows a slight bend in its southern face during a midsummer day. A 174 foot copper wire suspends a plummet from a water vessel to reveal the movement, visible at the center of the structure.
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Washington Monument
Autmid Voices and Animal Sounds in Music Theory
A humorous note compares animal vocal ranges to musical intervals, stating a cow can moo at an octave, a cow can bark a fourth or fifth of an octave, a horse’s thigh represents a chromatic descent, and a donkey’s bray is octave related. It adds that no donkey has shown skill in voice production.
Youth-Yes and Sage-Noe Meetings in Business Struggle
A young man reflects on his failed efforts in business while a sage figure named Noe warns that success must be overtaken, urging proactive effort and persistence to overcome obstacles.
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Noebody
A good way to teach a child to behave
A Quincy Whig quotation notes that a good method for teaching manners is for the child to behave themselves. The brief comment emphasizes self-regulation as a path to proper conduct.
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Quincy Whig
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Talladega
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Wight
Mims & Co
George F. Cuthrell
Ala
Hump Draper Sr
Z. W. Braswell
Clay County
William Smith
Buckhorn
K. In Field
Anniston
John McAdams
Fiddler Street
J. T. White
McPherson Avenue
Walker
J. Walker & CO
the People’s Friend
L. L. Allen
John H. Hall
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Earth
Thad M. Gwin & CO
Alabama
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Duffy’s Pure
Brachveld Regulator Co
Atte
Vother
Her
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