Oxford Social and Business Bygone Day Notices
Oxford residents and visitors are listed with brief movements and calls. Notable items include Mrs Horton and children visiting, Miss Etella Roberts hosting Mise Peobeles of Hamilton for two weeks, Prof G W Brock returning to Tuscaloosa, and temperance talks by Mrs I N Chatfield in Oxford Baptist church at 4 pm Tuesday. Commander Crow calls Gordon Memorial camp No 1551 meeting at 2:20 pm in the council hall Wednesday. Confederate soldiers and Camp Kelley members invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Peobeles
Hamilton, Ga
Gadeden
Etella Roberts
I. N. Chatfield
Montgomery
Oxford
Baptist Church
C. Crow
Gordon Memorial Camp No. 1551
Council Hall
Camp Kelley
Knights of Pythias reception to host large public event
The Knights of Pythias plan a reception and public installation this evening expected to attract over 200 guests. W. Hingson is listed for ore or business inquiries and a contact phone is provided as 45. Mr. and Mrs. BE Ballard visited the Miseos Borders yesterday. Willie Gunnells and Mrs. Walker toured Aniston this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Mrs. Be, W. Ballard
Miseos
Eben Hall Returns to Lagarde After Pleasant Visit
Eben Hall came back to Lagarde this morning following a pleasant visit with relatives and friends in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben Hall
Lagarde
Confusion Over Cable Dispatch From London Father
The article recalls Joseph Jefferson learning from his son Thomas in London that money was on the way. The father doubted and sent back a question asking why the funds were needed, prompting the reply that it was for Tom and the money would be forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
Thomas
London
Tom
Malaria Cure Promoted By Local Doctor
A salow faced man seeks relief for malaria in a prominent physician's office. The doctor explains warm days and damp nights breed malaria and related diseases. He recommends Prickly Ash Bitters as a systemic tonic to keep bowels and liver healthy and to prevent illness during the sickly season. A local user, W H McWilliams of Pickering La, endorses it as a reliable family medicine priced a dollar, sold by regional agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. McWilliams
Pickering
NY Merchant Scoffs At Vermonter Then Buys His Promissory Notes
A New York wholesale dry goods merchant who looked down on a tinware man is humbled when the Vermonter presents $50,000 worth of notes he had bought at a discount. The scene unfolds in the merchant's private office as the bills are exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Pantie
Brooklyn Eagle
Old Time Celebrations in 1706 Public Rejoicings
The Youth's Companion notes Washington's Birthday as a major holiday with noon feasts and diverse festivities. Harvard students refused riotous honor and kept rooms quiet by 0 o'clock as bells fell silent. Fourth of July celebrations likewise brought widespread happiness and peaceful nights across communities.
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Washington
Harvard
Invasion Of England By The Sea Not By Armies
A historical essay argues England faces invasion from coastal erosion and sea incursions rather than traditional armies. It cites Ravenspur, Dunwich, Margate, and Sussex losses, coastal walls eroded, and a royal commission formed to study defenses and coastal erosion risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Americsus
Engheed
Ravenspar
Hleney TV
Shakespeare
Yorkshire
Edward J
New York Sun
Cornwall
Land's End
Seilly Islands
Selsey
Sussex
Henry VIII
Dunwich
East Anglia
Ilchester
St. Peter's
Margate
Royal
Greatest Hit at Center Field Ends With Hilarious Miscue
Brick Morse recalls a San Francisco baseball tale from a Stanford game where a hard hit ball caromed off the center fence seat and back to the plate hitting him on the head. He insists he was home when he woke facing the bureau, not the plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brick Morse
Recreation Grounds
San Francisco
Stanford
E Xpress
Clinton
The
Bureau
San Francisco Chronicle
Sinking Funds and Their History in Public Debt
A New York Press note explains the origin of sinking funds from 1716 by Lord Stanhope to retire debt. It recounts early successes, subsequent diverging uses by parliament, and Dr Price and William Pitt schemes to invest millions yearly, claiming long term debt relief from compound interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Stanhope
South Sea
Price
William Pitt
Cy Price
Leuy
New York Press
The Doctor Away from Home when Most Needed
The ad urges keeping Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at home for cramps cholera morbus and other digestive illnesses when a physician is unavailable. It claims the remedy is superior and could save lives and mentions J. L. Wikle as retailer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Wikle
Doleftl and Gus Sleep Talk in a New York Saunter
A fragment from the New York Maul features a playful exchange where Doleftl remarks about bright thoughts coming in sleep and Thirsty Gus jokes about insomnia, creating a light humorous vignette from a periodical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doleftl
Donald
Gus
New York
Milly Skips Grace With A Quick Wit
A Sunday school pupil Milly and companions visit the minister. Milly jokes about her father’s grace, claiming he says things quickly and not as long as the minister’s prayer. The clergyman’s attempt to obtain a sermon is halted by her quip.
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Milly
Grace
Stud Magazine
Waiter Faints After Quarter Tip Incites Kitchen Turmoil
In a New York cafe kitchen a waiter collapses while staff refresh him with wet towels. A patron who left is blamed as the cause, said to have given a quarter tip triggering the scene.
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New York
The Wrong Shop and the Beery Beer Sausage Mixup
A plain American handler orders beer and a schooner, then at the counter loses a pile of money for big sausages. After two gulps a third sausage disappears. He exits toward the door but is recalled by a friendly barkeeper who suggests he should go to a butcher shop for a glass of beer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Globel
Bill
Telegraph pole pricing sparks student quip
In a Princeton Tiger exchange a student jokes that charging a high price for a telegraph pole is the best way to dispatch him, reflecting campus humor and stray lines from a school paper.
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Princeton Tiger
Couple's strained ties shadow a glossy engagement
A quirky, barely readable note sketches a couple in a staged engagement. The man reports relatives refuse contact while the woman presents a smile as proof of happiness, hinting at social pressure and diverging private states.
Her Perversity dialogue from a lettered excerpt
The fragment presents a dialogue where Sub bubs invites someone to come out for a good dinner this evening. Cillman replies that she has no cooling and shares that she will not leave until tomorrow. The exchange hints at appreciation and absence once she is gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cillman
Torrow
Eixchan
Special Round Trip Rail Offers for Conventions and Tours
Travel deals list round trip tickets to Portland Seattle Spokane Spokane area Tokyo not present. Tickets on sale June 19 to July 11 for Baptist Young People's union and International Christian Endeavor convention. Also to Norfolk James town exposition Chautauqua Lake Montgomery Philadelphia camp ground Louisville Talladega Springs and Sunday round trips plus regular homeseekers excursions. Contact H P Salter J K Lanning L Stone for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
Convention Baptist Young People’s Union
International Christian Endeavor Convention
Grand Lodge Good Templars
Texas
Chautauqua Lake
N. Y
Philadelphia
Talladega Springs
Ala
State Normal School Jacksonville Axa Announcement
State Normal School Jacksonville Alabama opens its twenty fifth annual session on September 25 1907 enrollment last session was 581 with 409 teachers from 55 counties Tuition free board ten to twelve dollars per month high healthful location graduates in demand for catalogue address W Daughette president
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Jacksonville
Axa
Alabam
W. Daugette
Notice of Sale by Calhoun County Probate Court
The probate administrator of Alice B. Martin's estate will sell at public auction in front of the Calhoun county courthouse on July 18 1907 at 12 o clock noon. The parcel is lot 12 block 137 as per Marvin Hill map with 40 feet off east side, subject to a mortgage of 214 18 to Anniston Banking and Loan Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun County
Alabama
Alice B. Martin
Court House
Marvin Hill
J. D. Hunter
Draper-Riddle Land Company
Anniston Banking and Loan Company
Respect for the Departed Memorial Offer
A terse plea from BOX & ELLIS urges timely care for graves and fitting monuments. The ad stresses honoring loved ones in life and death, noting neglected graves and inviting readers to express sentiment through memorials.
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Oxford News
Joe Thomason
Anniaton
J. H W. Wingson
Birmingham
G. W. Brock
Tuscaloowa
Annie Farmer
Oscar Towns
Coldwater
Mesers
W. H. Griffin
Joe Higginbotham
Anniston
Louis Wilson
Huey Bullard
F. FB. Wilson
Talladega
City
Mra
Clarence Hudson
DeArmanville
W. C. Turnipseed
W. Hingson
Slyl
Willie Gunnells
Bynum Walker
S. R. Hingson
MY & Room
John S. Turner
B. A. Walker
Beleros
Admiral Dewey
Francis Scott Key Memorial Association
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Hall
Columbia
Justice Moody
Secretary of the Navy
His Grace
Puck
Via
Norfolk
Alabama Press Association
H. P. Salter
G. A
J. K. Lanning
C. L. Stone
Louisville
Camp Ground
Miss
Accunt
Epworth League Assembly and Seashore Camp Meeting
Svenue Lodge Knights of Pythias
State Normal School
BOX & Ellis
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