Picnic and trolley ride postponed due to bad weather
Oxford notes a moonlight picnic and trolley ride for tonight postponed to next week because of inclement weather. Also mentions Allen Smyth in town, Henry Morgan visiting, Bank of Oxford vault work started, R G Roberts recovering, funeral of Mrs Angeline Reneking, Calhoun Rifles drill, and street work delays under Chief Dodd.
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Oxford
Allen Smyth
Atlanta
Henry Morgan
White Plains
Bank of Oxford
R. G. Roberts
Stuckey
Calhoun Rifles
Force of Hands
Chief Dodd
Foley's Kidney Cure Promoted By Elam Drug Co
A fifty cent bottle of Foley's Kidney Cure is advertised as a cure for Bright's disease diabetes and other serious ailments by Elam Drug Co in a bold promotional claim.
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Bright
Foley
Elam Drug Co
Hobson Is Sick In Manila
Naval Constructor Hobson, famed for the Merrimac, is in Manila and unfit for duty due to illness. He will be granted a leave of absence.
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Hobson
Manila
Washington
Merrimac
Automobile Street Piano by Itinerant Musician’s Clever Son
A Southside lad built an automobile to carry his father’s street piano, working from evenings to fund parts bought with earnings. The device powers a wagon loadable piano with a rear box lever, letting the itinerant musician perform while his wife and baby ride along. The innovation reduces backbreaking labor for the family.
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West Side
N. Y. Journal
Traps and Traps in a Shop Window Tale
An internal revenue officer questions Robins about a so called trap in his shop. Robins admits no license and explains the trap is a mouse-trap that holds five when full, with no wheels, provoking the officer's puzzled reaction in a London Tit-Bits anecdote.
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Internal Revenue
Robins
Mr. Robins
London
Eggs Without Shells Save Breakage in Egg Trade
A London Mail note cites Sir George Bonham on Italy's 1898 1899 egg export system to England. Shells removed and whites yolks sealed in air tight drums each holding 1 000 eggs to prevent breakage and spoilage. The method favors pastry cooks and ensures freshness and absence of air. Russia exported over 354 million eggs to England in 1897.
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Italy
George Bonham
Rome
England
Russia
London Mail
Choctaw Route Ticket Sale to Western Territories
The Choctaw Route offers tickets to points in Arkansas Indiana Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico for one fare plus two dollars round trip. Going limit fifteen days with stopovers at pleasure and return limit twenty one days from sale. For rates contact C J Warrick P T A Memphis or J F Holden Little Rock.
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Arkansas
Indiana
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
C. J. Warrick
Candidate announcements for Congress and Sheriff in Alabama
J H Kiya and Dr B Dudley Williams are announced as Democratic party candidates for Congress from the Third and Fourth Alabama Districts respectively. J M Ragan solicits support for sheriff candidacy in Calhoun County, noting consent to use name and asking county residents for backing.
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Tama
Congress
Democratic Party
B. Dudley Williams
Calhoun County
Alabama
J. M. Ragan
Jebeles Bros Candy Ad Promises Daily Shipments
Jebeles Bros announces a large and complete stock of confections. The Noble Street shop emphasizes daily shipments of the choicest varieties to keep shelves full for customers.
The One Day Cold Cure Ad for Kermott’s Chocolates
An old advertisement touts Kermott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine as a cure for cold symptoms. Claims that children will take the medicine like candy highlight the product’s appealing presentation and ease of use for parents seeking fast relief.
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Kermott
The Preston Cure Ad Claims Safe Remedy for Drunkenness
An advertisement touts The Preston Cure as a safe reliable remedy that destroys all desire for alcohol, rebuilds health, brightens intellect, and strengthens will power to resist drinking. It promises lifelong cures with confidential correspondence and destruction of letters, inviting readers to write for a book.
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Preston
Leino Ptm
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Jos. Saks & Co
Head TO Foot Outfitters
Daily News
Union Depot
Anniston
Louisville
Nashville Railroad
Alabama Mineral Division
Anniston Steam Laundry
Wilson & Ross
Prop’s
Twelfth and
Noble Streets
Home Seekers
Por Congress
J. H. Kiya
Por Sheriff
Jebeles Bros
Tropics
Sterne’s Grocery
Preston Cure
Philadelphia
South Tenth Street
Anniston Banking & Loan Co., M. B. Wellborn, Pres
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