Oxford News notes local visits and town notices
F P F Cawthorn of Wetumpka is expected in Oxford this week. Local residents Hingwon and Mall return from a two week trip to Jamestown Washington and New York. Various residents visit, plan trips to Piedmont Springs, and a city cleaning day is set for August 5 with orders to burn rubbish and pile nonburnables for pickup.
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Oxford
F. PF. Cawthorn
WetumpRa
Robert A. Hingwon
Mall
Jamestown
Washington
New York
D. P. Haynes
Social notes from local families visit and travel
Mrs T Hf Burton and Mr and Mrs W C Trammell return from the Burtons country home on Kaintuck mountain. Mr Trammell leaves for Atlanta tonight while Mrs Trammell and the daughters stay until Thursday. J F Morgan of White Plains visits Oxford with Henry Morgan. Mr and Mrs J D Holman of Texas are guests of W W Jones at Rockland for a few weeks. Russell family and O W Cooper host Duck Nest Spring visit. Emma Singleton reports storm delays in reaching Norfolk and timing for Washington trip.
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T. Hf. Burton
W. C. Trammell
Burtons
Kaintuck Mountain
J. D. Holman
Texas
W.W. Jones
Rockland
Mr. Holman
Mr. Jones
Emma _ Singleton
Norfolk
Washington
Dean's Ointment for Piles Endorsed in Crug Store Ad
An old advertisement touts Dean's Ointment for itch ing piles including bleeding or protruding cases. The note claims availability at any crug store, reflecting period spellings and retail language.
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Dean
Crug
Mary Shaw to Star In Shaw Play The Part of Missing Men
The Part of Missing Men will have an early New York production with a select cast. Miss Cecil Spooner received strong applause in New York for The Girl Faities. Emma Calve plans a first time concert in Mexico and Cuba after her tour next fall. Maggie McCann heads to America for a Scottish and Irish ballad tour. Dove Davidson to play a major role in the London run of The Earl of Pawtucket. Olen Nethersole praised in Paris for Sapho. Julia Nelson and Fred Terry to tour America in The Scarlet Pimpernelle. The Bonnie Brier Bush slated for a Canada tour under Ernest Shipman and William C. Colvin.
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Mary Shaw
Shaw
Missing Men
New York
Cecil Spooner
Emma Calve
Mexico
Cuba
Maggie McCann
Australia
Dove Davidson
London
the Earl of Pawtucket
Olen Nethersole
Paris
Sapho
Mme. Daudet
Elizabeth Marbury
Julia Neilson
Fred Terry
Canada
Ernest Shipman
Willam C. Colvin
German Gleanings on Agriculture and War gear
Germany uses 2 250 000 tons of potatoes yearly for alcohol and 350 000 tons of grain. Smokeless powder ends use of white horses in the army. A Berlin pickpocket pleads to save his family with a purse donation from bystanders. Nuremberg unveils a three wheeled motor fire engine using steam and carbonic acid. Emperor William approves a stadium project in Grunewald forest modeled after a Greek stadium.
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Germany
Berlin
Nuremberg
William
Grunewald Forest
Royal Romance Ends in Suit For Decree of Divorce
Berlin July 29 The divorcee plan of Grand Duke Cyril eldest son of Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia and his wife Victoria Melita shocks friends after a two year marriage and a daughter. Their union followed a long romance with multiple prior obstacles including Melita's previous divorce and royal kinship prohibitions.
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Berlin
Cyril
Vladimir
Russia
Grand Duke of Hesse
Europe
Victoria Melita
Duke of Edinburgh
Edward
Melita
Jovera
Ernest
Louis of Hesse
Coburg
Elizabeth
Evar
Crgil
Peterhof
International Swimming Race Set for Old Home Week
Boston hosts a professional long distance swimming race during Old Home Week with international entrants from Europe and Canada and many Americans. The ten mile course starts at the Charleston bridge and ends near Boston Light with a large purse and trophies for the top finishers.
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Boston
Mass
Europe
Canada
United States
Charleston Bridge
Boston Light
Postmaster Sells medicines at Cherryvale store
Cherryvale Indiana postmaster Mr M H Hamilton runs general merchandise and patent medicines. He praises Chamberlains Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as standard and says it never fails to give satisfaction. For sale by J L Wikle.
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M. Hamilton
Cherryvale
Ind
Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Royal rank myths and tea trade tales in old notices
The piece lists grand titles for rulers in a fanciful colonial style and notes tea drinking in Britain facing legal bans and mixed public opinion. It mentions the king of Aya, the king of N'Sredu, and Kapurthala, with lofty epithets, then shifts to Britain where tea was taxed and debated but gradually popularized despite prejudice.
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Britain
Biel
Garraway
Exchange Alley
Scientist Announces Sun Spots Expansion
The exchange notes a great scientist claiming sun spots grow larger. A respondent recalls a freckle on the nose that also swelled from pea to quarter size, reflecting wary amusement in Chicago News.
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Pearl
Ruby
Chicago News
Japanese Poachers in Alaska to be Tried Today
In Valdez Alaska Justice Department orders lead to federal trial of sixty five Japanese sailors arrested in Oanalaska for illegal sealing in the Bering Sea. Judge Wickersham will preside as questions tied to seized coasting vessels are brought before the court.
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The
Star
Washington, D. C
Oanalaska
Seala
Bering Sea
United States Court
Valdez
Alaska
Department of Justice
Wickersham
The Doctor Away from Home when Most Needed
When the family physician is absent a bottle of Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy offers prompt relief for cramps cholera morbus and related stomach illnesses. The ad claims it can prevent fatal outcomes and urges immediate purchase to save life.
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J. L. Wikle
Ladybug praised for aiding crops in New York summer school
Henry Criscoll Parsons of New York University argues the ladybug plays a major role in agriculture by eating the destructive plant louse aphid. He notes Mother Goose teaches children kindness to the bug, encouraging its preservation for beneficial work.
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Henry Criscoll Parsons
New York University
Croker Denies Pugilist Gin Palace Links
Richard Croker responds to The Journal of Irish Society denying any claims he was a professional boxer or involved with liquor interests. He corrects the notion his father was a blacksmith, noting his own Eyre Coote Croker lineage from County Cork and his long service in the U S Army veterinary department after emigrating to America.
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Richard Croker
Journal of Irish Society
Eyre Coote Croker
County Cork
America
Veterinary Department
United States Army
New York Sun
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera Remedy Praised By User
A Alabama man, C L Carter of Skirum, testifies Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is the best for his attacks. He credits the product with saving his life and reports rapid improvement after a severe episode. Sold by J L Wikle.
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Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Arbuckles Ariosa Coffee Promises Genuine Product
Arbuckle Bros of New York claims a world leading low price on coffee and maintains offices in Brazil own vessels and Brooklyn docks to ensure customers receive genuine Arbuckles Ariosa Coffee wherever bought. They offer guidance on where to buy if trouble finds a consumer.
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Brazil
Brooklyn
Arbuckles’ Ariosa Coffee
Arbuckle Bros
New York City
Grave grief guides care of the dead through time
A vintage reflection notes that bitterness fades with time if the living honor the departed in life and in death. The only true tribute is to ensure the final resting place pleases and is preserved for future days.
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