Oxford News Roundup and Local Social Notes
Oxford notes report Captain W T Dodd compiling Confederate veterans list with rank and service. several townspeople travel to Rome and Memphis reunions. Local merchants advertise 1909 style footwear and millinery, with visits from Talladega and Lorado residents. various residents guest here or en route to Detroit, Jacksonville, and Chatchie.
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Oxford
Cemetely
W. T. Dodd
P.O. Lawhorn
Detroit
Jacksonville
Royal ladies and their proposals in royal marriages
A historical survey of how queens and princesses initiated marriage proposals to their partners. Examples include Victoria and Albert, the Queen of Scotland, the Duchess of Argyll, and the Duchess of Fife using gifts, symbols, or selective dancing to signal intention, illustrating varied courtship customs.
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Victoria
Prince Albert
Windsor
Slolland
Prince Henry
Duchess of Argyll
Marquis of
Lorne
Duchess of Fife
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim and Reward Notice
A vintage advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh through blood and mucous surface action. It offers 100 dollars to any case it fails to cure and directs readers to send for testimonials, with sales via Druggists and a recommended Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Wall
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Flowers Collected Show Feelings Without Words
A man gathered sprigs of several kinds of flowers dead at different times to give to a woman in London. Her reaction conveyed the depth of his sentiment without the need for spoken words.
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London
Police Court Hears McCain Perjury Accusations And Fines
Jim McCain and Bo Foster faced a lively police court session. McCain, charged with disorderly conduct, denied the Walkers' testimony about rocks thrown at their home and appealed. New evidence allegedly undermines the alibi as perjury talk grows. Foster was fined for vagrancy and contempt, totaling about 20 dollars, with Jackson allowed to leave the city. Will Thunderburg pleaded guilty to disorder and paid six dollars and fifty cents.
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McCain
Walker
Fred Walker, Sr
Alonzo Johnson
Jacksonville
Glen Addie
Jim McCain
Bo Foster
Will Thunderburg
Want Ad Seeks Prompt Delivery Service Options
A call for quick delivery sources notes high grade coal and pricing from R. O. Watson. Mentions livery service and Blake's tables as possible options, urging readers to place a want ad to get the work done.
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R. O. Watson
Footwashing Sunday Services At Pine Grove Church
Communion and foot washing will be held at Pine Grove church next Sunday along with preaching at 1 a m by Rev. Frank Ergin of Jacksonville newly called as pastor. All are cordially invited to attend.
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Pine Grove Church
Frank Ergin
Jacksonville
Card of thanks from P Wright
I extend thanks to neighbors and friends who aided my wife during illness and after her death. Your help and sympathy are sincerely appreciated and will be remembered. 8. P. Wright 1510 Noble Street.
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P. Wright
Noble Street
Coal for sale by R O Watson
Coal of all grades offered by R O Watson for purchase. Phone 72 for orders or inquiries.
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R. O. Watson
Correct Spelling Past Views on Orthography
An excerpt notes that spelling accuracy was once of little importance and people wrote ahead without strict orthography. It mentions Mme de and reflects on changing attitudes toward correct spelling and language conventions.
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Mme. de
Spelling Lessons From Empress and Emperor
A 1868 Compiegne test showed French scholars and even top literary figures mis-spelled dictation words. Empress Eugenie and Emperor Napoleon III were found to be responsible for ninety and sixty mistakes respectively in a Merimee prose exercise.
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Prosper Merimee
Harper’s Weekly
Sudden Start and Bent Pin Boosts Young Millonaire
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt recalls a young Cop pers who rose to wealth with an unlikely first break from a bent pin. The chatter frames a rags to riches anecdote tied to a past schoolmate.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Adenoids Cause Harm If Left Untreated
Dr Leonard Keene Hirshbergin notes adenoids are cauliflower like growths in the nasal cavity and pharynx. They often appear at birth but rarely disturb until months later, then impair breathing and disturb sleep. If left, they deform the mouth teeth throat chest and face, and may lead to ear trouble coughs tonsillitis and tuberculosis. A minor operation usually removes them with little pain or blood loss. The condition may accompany enlarged tonsils.
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Leonard Keene Hirshbergin
Free Salvation and Farewell Sermon from Discharged Preacher
A preacher leaving an unremunerative charge cites his inability to collect salary. In his farewell sermon he says the congregation favored free salvation and their treatment proves they have it. He notes the lack of compensation as a reason for departure.
Would Seem Not Southpaw Knight In Medieval Tales
Quotation from the Philadelphia Bulletin contrasts the heroic right arm in medieval stories with the idea of a southpaw knight. The exchange playfully questions whether left handedness appeared among legendary champions.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
The Right Word Is Power in Action
A compact aphorism notes that precise language carries decisive force. The quote by Eliot emphasizes that choosing the right word makes actions definite and purposeful.
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Eliot
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Curtis Emmerson
Coldwater
W. EB. Nixon
Delta
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Misa Aline Wilson
Talladega
Mia
Wallace Ballard
Belle Westbrook
Lorado,Tex
Mary Davis
Edna Palmer
United States
BE. A
Walker & CO
Hey
Alfred Yee
Madison
Ida
Leila Turner
Bhele Rand
Brooksie Macon
Chatchie
Lillian Stokes
Hob Foster
Recorder
Fred Jackson
Bob Foster
Eery
Blake
Pru
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Hart Schaffner & Marx
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