Picnic Season Opens at Oxford Lake Park With Amenities
The Oxford Lake Park grounds promote picnic season with shade, water, seating, swings, and lunch tables. New stone gutters and terraces improve the grounds, indoor amusements available, and refreshment stands offer ice cream and drinks. A 14¢ coupon on round trips covers a game of ten-pins and boat hire. Tickets sold by McElreath Drug Co and J M Ragan.
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McElreath Drug Co
Oxford
J. M. Ragan
Postponed Sale Announced by Philadelphia Methodist Board
The sale has been postponed until Tuesday June with 1901 by the Board of Cutton Extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania.
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Board of Cutton Extension
Methodist Episcopal Church of Philadelphia
State of Pennsylvania
Valuable Information Free Piano Organ Offer
Advert shows E. E. Forbes selling pianos organs and sewing machines on easy terms with no upfront cost. Prospective buyers can try at home and pay as able, promising trustworthy long‑standing business and flexible purchase options.
Mortgage Sale of St Paul Methodist Church Property
Mortgage sale announced under a deed from trustees of St Paul Methodist Episcopal Church of Anniston Alabama dated January 18 1858 recorded in Calhoun County Book 10 Page 175 to the undersigned. On Monday May 1901 at public outcry in front of the city court room door Anniston the property described as a parallelogram lot 140 by 190 feet beginning at southeast corner Leighton Avenue and Fourteenth Street will be sold to the highest cash bidder during legal hours. Board of Church Extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church Philadelphia and Pennsylvania signs the notice dated March 30 1901.
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St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church
Anniston
Ala
Calhoun County
Leighton Avenue
Fourteenth Street
14Th Street
Board of Church Extension
The
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Philadelphia
State of
Pennsylvania
Swearing Contests and Odd Notes from Old Newspapers
An assortment of brief items and anecdotes on language use and manners from a professor’s tale of a servant’s profanity to a case of public reaction on the London Underground. Other snippets include a frog analogy for novelty, college benefits, a writers’ dialogue, and a Neptune joke from maritime presses.
Doctors take patients for rides with undertaker present
A dialogue notes a doctor taking patients for drives, with the undertaker present. The exchange expresses concern that such outings are unprofessional, yet acknowledges the undertaker’s involvement when patients go for a ride, per Chicago News.
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Chicago News
Engagement Ring Sparks Rebuff in Style Clash
In a brief exchange from the Philadelphia Times, a man insists the ring marks true love while the woman declines saying she does not care for the style. He notes she is the only girl who ever refused it for that reason.
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Scribbler
Sappy
Woodby Britten
Catholic Standard and Times
Philadelphia Times
Speech About Marriage Plans Between Bachange and Papa
Dialog fragment shows concern over parental consent for marriage. Conversation hints at expectations about the father's role and potential obstacles to wed. No clear event or outcome stated.
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