Revival to Open at Oxford Christian Church
Rev. T. M. Meyers arrives from Kansas City and will lead a revival at the Oxford Christian church starting tomorrow. He is billed as a scholarly magnetic speaker. The bulletin lists sermons and times with special services planned through the week and notes local social and civic items.
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Oxford
T. M. Meyers
Kateas City
T. A. Turner
Main Street
Christian Church
Kansas City
Christian Endeavor
Add insult to injury and legal trouble in a slang case
A man recounts a fight over his dog and a dog owner, notes a $17.50 repair bill, and asks what to do. A lawyer jokes about cruelty to animals and suggests possible legal action. the exchange ends with a reference to a Toledo plate and a tailed question about arresting for cruelty.
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Haymon
A New Corset Cover and Fashion Notes
A pretty corset cover described with two wide ribbon stripes seamed lengthwise. It features fagoting underarms, lace and bead trim, and matching waist detailing with satin and ribbon. White silk petticoats with floral flounces accompany for evening wear.
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Batiste
Hingerle
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Ad Claims Quick Digestive Relief
An old advertisement touts Dr Caldwell’s Laxative Syrup Pepsin as the best remedy for stomach and digestive troubles. It promises instant vitality, urges buying a dollar or half-dollar bottle from a druggist, refunds if ineffective, and offers a booklet and free sample via postal card request.
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DR. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Co Announces Monticello Sale
The Pepsin Syrup Co of Monticello Illinois ships product through Scarbrough Drug Co and wholesale distributors Elam Ordway and Houser for resale.
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Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello
Ilinois
Scarbrough Drug Co
Elam, Ordway & Houser
The Queerest Policeman in Cape Town Report
A Kansas City Star excerpt claims African police wear English style uniforms but wield long spears with red tassels and a heavy brass ball on a cord. They arrest only on white officers orders and may jail or hospitalize resistors.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Kansas City Star
Gettysburg Vet praise for Electric Bitters and big California shark
David Parker of Fayette New York who lost a foot at Gettysburg reports Electric Bitters cured his stomach troubles and improved his health. The ad touts the tonic for aged people and female weaknesses. Also notes a 32 foot long California shark weighing about 14 000 pounds with a 3 1/2 foot mouth.
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Gettysburg
David Parker
Fayette, N. Y
Elam, Orlway & Houser
Scarbrough Drug Co
California
A Hard Debt to Pay Card: Dr King’s New Discovery
A Westfield man praises Dr King’s New Discovery for curing severe lung illness. He credits the medicine with stopping a dry hacking cough after one bottle, and declares two more bottles completed his recovery. The product is advertised as a cure for coughs colds and throat and lung complaints with trial bottle offered.
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G. S. Clark
Westfield
Town
Dr. King
Elam
Ordway & Houser
Scarbrough Drug Co
Turks Clinch Doubleheader Against Bessemer Beavers
Anniston swept two listless games from the Bessemer Beavers on loreal dirt. In the first game Anniston won 10 to 2 with Rogers pitching 1 strikeout in the first and 4 in total. Halden fanned 5 in the first and 7 in the second while walking 3 each game. McCaffrey starred with a one hand catch and Morton added a two base hit as Anniston earned two runs in the second frame of the first game. O'Mara caught both games for Bessemer and Jim Wallis umpired.
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Anniston
Bessemer Beavers
Rogers
Holden
Halden
Atouck
McCaffrey
Morgan
Beaver
Morton
Beavers
O'Mara
Bessemer
Leslie
Strickland
Jim Wallis
Gadsden Signs Brown and O'Mara for Monday Game
Gadsden manager Harrison announces signings of J. G. Brown from Pell City and Phil O'Mara of Birmingham. The boarding house game between Henderson Hasheaters and Payne Prunes is set for Monday afternoon to aid the free kindergarten. Joel Montgomery will captain the Hasheaters and Bet Young will pitch for the Prunes amid planned star stunts.
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Harrison
Gadsden Bunch
J. G. Brown
Pell City
Phil O'Mara
Birmingham
Henderson Hasheaters
Payne Prunes
Joel Montgomery
Young
Josephus Richert
Tommy’’ Sawyer
James Hartsfield
Scores from Yesterday: Atlanta Victory Over Memphis
Atlanta defeated Memphis 1 to 0 while Montgomery edged Little Rock 6 to 5 in another set of close games. The results detail two competitive matchups and reflect a high scoring encounter in Montgomery.
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Atlanta
Memphis
Montgomery
Little Rock
Irving to Host 1950s Southern Football Pairings
Pairings list New Orleans versus Birmingham Memphis versus Montgomery Shreveport versus Nashville and Little Rock versus Atlanta set for upcoming games across the region.
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Memphis
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville
Shreveport Little Rock
Montgomery
Birmingham
Shreveport
Little Rock
National League Scores Reported
Brooklyn defeats New York 3 2 Pittsburg tops Chicago 9 2 Boston beats Philadelphia 6 3
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Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburg
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
New York Defeats Boston in AL Action
In American League play New York tops Boston 4 to 1 while Philadelphia beat Washington 8 to 2 Chicago shuts out St Louis 6 to 0 and Detroit edges Cleveland 2 to 1.
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New York
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
South Atlantic League Scores From Recent Games
Charleston 2 Jacksonville 1 Macon 3 Savannah 3 in 10 innings called on darkness Columbia 2 Augusta 2 in 5 innings called on rain.
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Charleston
Jacksonville
Macon
Savannah
Columbia
Augusta
Cotton States League standings listed by city
The Cotton States League table shows Jackson S S and Mobile tied for first with Columbus Meridian Gulfport and Vicksburg following with Meridian at four and Vicksburg at five wins respectively.
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Jackson
S&s
Mobile
Columbus
Meridian
Gulfport
Vicksburg
Old Harry and Oll Nick: A Tale From St Louis Republic
The article recounts a brusque encounter between Nicholas Biddle, former president of the United States Bank, and a persistent old Black man who introduces himself as Harry or Nick. Biddle questions him, and the man reveals the nickname Old Harry or Oll Nick, linking to a devilish image.
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Harry
Nick
Nicholas Biddle
United States Bank
Biddle
Tarry
Ole Harry
Oll Nick
St. Louis Republic
The Apparition, Little Rastus and Uncle Eben
A comic exchange between Little Rastus and Uncle Eben recalls a coal black night and a ghost described as the ghost of a coal black man with two white chickens beneath his arm, as recounted by a judge.
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Rastus
Eben
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Oxford News
A. J. Adair
Oxford Department
Leila
Maria Sharpe
J. P. Roberts
Talladega
T. K. Roberts
Methodist Parsonage
Metall
J. C. Cox
Tubie
Kate
Binningham
Sue Norton
W. R. Norton
Tuscaloosa
Eva McLendon
Normal School
South
Alabama
Lula Dodd
W. W. Wilkerson and Son
Baptist
Methodist Fnd Presbyterian
Mike Hoth Snow
Bullard Wilson
Rathbone Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Whittemore
Tan
Thad M. Gwin & Co
Cheshire
England
Farbary
Thad M. Gwin & Go
R. H. B. Turke
R. Fee
Toro Jess
I Beavers
Gadsden
Brown
Pell
National League
Cotton States League
American Association
Toledo
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Mozley
W. H. McKleroy
A. Davis
D. Woolruff
Casers
R. F. Smith
Ass’t Owenns
The
Anniston National Bank
United States
Leheaven
Acme
City Hardware Company
City Hardware CO
Anniston, Talladega and
City of Annisto
State of
First National Bank
Ala
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