Oxford Fireworks and Sales Highlight July Activities
Miss Kerr of Piedmont visits Oxford as Miss Book returns from Lineville with Grace Moon for a summer stay. Thad M. Gwin & Co. holds a major sale drawing crowds, with extra inducements for Saturday. Oxford W T U forms a union at Baptist church with officers Bell Andrews president and J H Yee vice president. Rathbone lodge invites members to install officers Monday night followed by a reception. Mrs. J R Robinson travels to Rome with Mrs Callahan for a Georgia tour.
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Thad M. Gwin & Co
Oxford
The
Anniston W
Local visitors tour town for business and social calls
Mr. Flint of Guotersville spent last night with Mr. Strickland and Mrs Latham of Cristiana, now in town. T. KB Shadix, T. J. Young and Will Noble of Dempsey are in town on business today.
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AG. W. Beroer
Opelika
Farmer
Brock
Mr. Flint
Guotersville
Mr. Strickland
Charles Latham
Christiana
T. KB. Shadix
T. J. Young
Will Noble
Dempsey
After a heavy meal take Dean's Regulets for digestion aid
A brief health tip recommends Dean's Regulets after large meals to promote smooth digestion. The text mentions using a couple to support the stomach liver and bowels and ease passage.
She Sidestepped. Tie-Do You Think Your Father Will Object
In the Cleveland Plain Dealer and San Francisco Bulletin excerpts a witty exchange notes a man praising a woman’s face as an incandescent glow and a playful remark about a lighted resemblance. The dialogue hints at social interference and parental oversight.
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San Francisco
One Newspaper in the United States in 1700
The lone U S newspaper in 1700 marks early colonial journalism era with scarce presses and limited distribution. It reflects the fledgling press landscape and the spread of printed information in early America.
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United States
Best Medicine in the World for Colic and Diarrhoea
Mr C L Carter of Skirum Alabama proclaims Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy the best. He says past attacks nearly killed him, but he recovered after using the remedy and felt well after a recent severe episode. For sale by J L Wikle.
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Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
The Machinists Side of the Strike
Local L and N machinists explain the May strike across the Southern System after unionizing efforts were resisted. About 600 workers, 98 percent of machinists, walked out following a demand to surrender union cards. They accuse the railroad of opposing labor organizing while denying workers rights to unionize.
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L. & N. Machiniste
Grand Lodge of
Machinists
Buckalew
New Decatur
Louisville
Railroad
Uns
Burn Healed Fast by Chamberlain’s Salve
Mrs. Robert Mytton of Hamilton Ontario praises Chamberlain's Salve for quick relief of a knee burn on her daughter. She notes the burn healed beautifully after application and the product is sold by J. L. Wikle.
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Chamberlain
Robert Mytton
John St
Hamilton
Ontario
J. L. Wikle
Private Soldier Laundress Sparks Button Solution
Pat McGinnis blamed his laundress for missing shirt buttons at home station. Frustrated after parade delays he improvised a fix by sewing a tin string buttonhole using a drill and makeshift tools. The tale, recounted in London Answers, illustrates kitchen table ingenuity.
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Pat McGinnis
London Answers
Postmaster Promotes Local Remedy At Cherryvale Store
Cherryvale postmaster F. M. Hamilton also runs general merchandise and patent medicines. He endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as standard in the line and says it never fails to give satisfaction. Available for sale by J. L. Wikle.
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F. M. Hamilton
Cherryvale
Ind
Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
How to Remember History
A London Mail item presents a classroom exchange about Achilles at Troy. The pupil guesses Pluto and Nero, then corrects to Hector, humorously noting a dog misremembered as a hero.
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Achilles
Troy
Pluto
Father and husband amid art sales echo wedding gifts
A playful exchange mocks a husband artist whose wedding gifts once hung proudly. now none remain as they are sold, sparking light humor about whose art sells and to whom.
Constipation Relief with Chamberlain's Tablets
For constipation there is nothing quite so nice as Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They always produce a pleasant movement of the bowels without any disagreeable effect. Price, 25 cents. Samples free. J. L Wikle.
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Chamberlain
J. L Wikle
Arbuckles Ariosa Coffee Ad Claims Best Quality For Price
Promotes Arbuckle Brothers Ariosa coffee with a guarantee that no equal quality coffee can be sold locally for the same price. Encourages telling friends via “say-so” that Arbuckles’ will stand behind the claim. New York City advertisers emphasize superiority and nationwide reputation.
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Arbuckle Brothers
Arbuckle Bros
New York City
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A. J. Adata
Oxford Department
Miss Kerr
Piedmont
John H. Hall
Miss Book
W. L. Moon
Lineville
Grace Moon
W. Hingson
Jlyl
Mrs
John Borders
Choccolocco
Robert McCain
Talladega
Oxford Lake
Hugh Luttrell
Isbell Bank
J. D. Wright
Helfin
Bent
All Grocers
Rathbone
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Calhoun Rifles
M. J. Williams
J. R. Turner
Cooper Whiteside
S. R. Hingson
EK. A. Walker & Cos
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Choccolocco Street
J. H. Yee
Spot Cash Grocery Company
the Spot Cash Grocery
Choccolocco St
Oxford, Ala
Rolla
Huylers
G. H. Brummell & CO
Brummell & Pingon
Twelfth Street
Quintard Ave
Anniston
Kor Sale
E. L. Turner & CO
White House
Whetstone & CO
Carre-Field Shoe CO
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