Thompson Birthday Reception Sees Sixty Guests At Home
Mrs. Thompson hosted a gathering for about sixty friends with guests from Thibodeaux and New Orleans. Yellow sunflowers and purple grape accents brightened the hall while gowns ranged from blue crepe to pink charmeuse. Ices and cakes were served as Henry Booth returned to Montgomery after a two week visit to the Houser family.
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Mies Thompson
Mine Merian Thompson
Alma Roger
Thibodeaux
Birmingham
Miss Pardee
Miss Roger
Henry Booth
Montgomery
Charles J. Houser
Mead County Farmers Convene with Strong Lodge and Guest Visits
The Mead county farmers convention met over two days with strong attendance and speeches by O. P. Ford and T. L. Harvey. Local residents, relatives, and visitors from Anniston and nearby areas joined singing sessions at Sulphur Springs and at homes Sunday.
Meeting of Woman's Society at First Methodist Church
A Woman's Society meeting hosted by the Home and Foreign Missionary groups at the First Methodist church featured papers on China by Mrs. McElreath, Social Purity by Mrs. Gooodich, Consumers Sentiment by Mrs. Powers, and Housing Conditions of the Poor by Miss Mary Brewer. Embroidered Chinese handiwork was shown by Mrs. Emmett Ledbetter. Miss Eva Powers leaves for Rome today to visit friends. Mrs. Osborn H. Parker travels to Birmingham for her son’s illness.
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Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
First Methodist Church
China
McElreath
George Gooodich
Gonsumer
Samuel Powers
Mary Brewer
Emmett Ledbetter
Osborn H. Parker
Birmingham
Osborne H. Parker, Jr
St. Vincent's Infirmary
Parker
Stephen Smith
Miss Anna Gordon Birthday Tribute and Notable Birthdays
Birthday notice honors Miss Anna Gordon born July 21 1858 in Boston educator and temperance leader who served as general secretary of the Worlds Loyal Temperance Legion and longtime secretary to Frances Willard her work focused on youth across nations. Congratulatory entries mark birthdays of public figures including Mrs Thomas J Preston Maria Christina Fred M Warner Chauncey Olcott Rt Rev Edward Manna John J Evers Raymond H Keating and Howard Shanks.
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Anna Gordon
National Women’s Chaatian Temperance Union
L. M. N. Stevens
Boston
Mt. Holyoke College
Frances
Willard
Mise Gordon
Atlantic
Maria Christina
Spain
Fred M. Warner
Covernot
Michigan
Chauncey Olcott
Edward Manna
San Francisco
John J. Evers
Dodson’s Liver Tone Offered as Calomel Alternative
Dodson’s Liver Tone marketed as a safe vegetable liquid that strengthens the liver without calomel’s harsh effects. It promises no after effects, pleasant taste, and a money back guarantee if it fails to satisfy owners at Scarbrugh Drug Co. or Scarbrough-Landham Drug Co. for fifty cents.
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Dodson
Scarbrugh Drug Co
Scarbrough-Landham Drug Co
Wigley Party Tours to Fetch Lucy Campbell for Epworth League
P. C. Wigley president of the Oxanna EpWorth League with daughter Ruth Wigley and Clarence Carter traveled to Sakma yesterday and brought back little Lula Campbell as a guest for a few days. The league has long supported an orphan at the Selma Methodist home. Wigley said the trip was enjoyable and road conditions between Selma and the city were excellent.
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P. C. Wigley
Oxanna EpWorth League
Ruth Wigley
Clarence Carter
Sakma
Lula Campbell
Oxanna’ Epworth League
Las
Selma
Wigeley
Lady Godiva Fashion Stunt Shocks London Social Scene
London swelters through a heat wave unmatched since 1911. A well known young society woman boasted of motoring several miles in none but a white silk wrapper and hat and veil through fashionable districts raising eyebrows and potential embarrassment if a mishap occurred.
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Bohdon
London
George
Britain
This Date in History Highlights Key 18th 19th Century Events
July 21 marks Robert Burns death 1796 born 1759. 798 Battle of the Pyramids Napoleon defeated the Mamelukes. 1818 Charles Robinson born Kansas first governor. 1822 Iturbide crowned emperor of Mexico. 1836 first Canadian railway opened Laprairie to St John’s. 1842 British take Chin-Kiang-Foo. 1859 Grand Duke abdicates for Ferdinand IV. 1864 First Bull Run battle Confederate victory. 1880 Balloon Society of Great Britain formed. 1891 Stonewall Jackson statue unveiled. 1903 King Edward and Queen Alexandra visit Dublin.
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Robert Burns
Grand Duke of
Tuscany
Ferdinand IV
Bull Ram
Manassas
Balloon Society of
Great Britain
Teacher Dies After Horse Backed Off Embankment
Gadsden July 21 Gordon Irby a Marshall county school teacher was killed when the horse he drove backed over a 30 foot embankment and plunged into a pool of water He was rescued but died a few hours later earlier today officials said
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Gadsden
Gordon Irby
Marshall County
Irby
Silk and Wash Silks Discounted at Anniston Sale
Anniston shop promotes Silk and Woite waists and foulard wash silks once selling for 50c 75c and 1.00 with odd pieces on sale tomorrow. Main floor right. Remaining $1.50 middy blouses to be sold tomorrow.
Simon Kenton Memorial Park Draws Logan County Effort
Bellefontaine Ohio July 21 Logan county leaders press a new push to have the state set aside land in eastern Logan for a Simon Kenton state park. Kenton of frontier fame spent his final days nearby and is linked with Kentucky and early western settlement.
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Bellefontaine, O
Logan County
Simon Kenton
Bernard Shaw proposed London armorial slogan
The London Coin Council rejected 23 submissions for a new coat of arms design. Most councilors favor an English motto. Among the entries is a quip from G Bernard Shaw referencing a line about London.
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Conscilors
Bernard Shaw
Shelley
London
Morgan Defies Public Appeal on Railroad Appeal
J Pierpont Morgan declares he is done appealing to the public amid a New Haven Railroad dispute. A report from the Interstate Commerce Commission notes public sentiment as the headline topic, with Morgan stating the public reads the header and that suffices.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
New Haven Railroad
Interstate Call Morce Commission
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