Selma Contracts And Local Notices From Selma
Mr W G Hayes secured several contracts in Selma last Saturday and ships tools and material today for work there Including roofing and cornice of the Selma Military Institute the Presbyterian church and several residences Popular Combination tea from Sternes offered at 75 cents per pound Emperor's Blend praised for quality in Anniston K of P Calhoun lodge 46 to hold important meeting for nominee of officers 4x18 shingles for sale FP M House phone 253 my20 tf
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W. G. Hayes
Selma
Selma Military Institute
Presbyterian Church
Anniston
Calhoun Lodge
No. 46
K. of P
Sunday School Picnic Hikes To Mountain Summit
The Sunday school class of Mr. J Baxter Allen from Parker Memorial Baptist Church will travel to the mountains tomorrow for a picnic. The group will meet at the summit behind Barber Memorial School and include about 40 people.
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J. Baxter Allen
Parker Memorial Baptist Church
Pierce
Sumit
Barber Memorial School
Mr. Forney Knox Visits Annapolis Relatives
Mr. Forney Knox who graduated this year at Annapolis is visiting relatives.
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Mr. Forney Knox
Annapolis
Knox’s Appointment Sparks Congratulatory Buzz in Anniston
Mr. Knox, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Knox, won an appointment via Congressman Bowie, drawing praise from friends in Anniston. The item also notes wedding noting Alice Dunston and A T DeArman, Judge Crook officiating, and county court session led by Judge Pelham with much business anticipated.
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Mr. Knox
W. E. Knox
Bowie
Anniston
Alice Dunston
Ward Five
A. T. DeArman
DeArmanville
Birmingham
E. F. Crook
Calhoun County
John Pelham
Weather Report for Anniston June 17 1907
Barometer 7 am reading, temperature 70, precipitation 2. Wind southeast at 3 miles. Lowest 5 am, 59. Highest 2 pm, SP. Clear. Forecast fair tonight and Tuesday. Official in charge W. F. Clarke.
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Anniston
Ala
W. F. Clarke
Kentucky Speaker’s Valedictory Hint Ended in Tragedy
The Louisville Courier Journal recounts how a Kentucky House speaker of the Twenty seventh Congress was urged to use a prepared valedictory. He read Aaron Burr’s famous address instead and never recovered, dying soon after, with some believing he killed himself from shame.
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Senate
Loulaville Courier-Journal
Ban concert and militia drill to open jury term
The jury term opens at 9 o'clock next Monday the 24th. Friday night June 21, Co. D A N G and A F Band No 4 present a concert and militia exhibition drill. Everyone invited for a good time with admission only.
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Co. D
A. F
Itch Itch Itch Scratch Scratch Ad Promotes Ointment
An old newspaper advertisement touts Dean's Ointment claiming it cures piles eczema and general skin itching. It urges readers to buy the remedy from all druggists and notes a price line.
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Dean
Unclear fragment prompts unusual sales phrasing
The readable lines show an unclear fragment about an automobile, some playful phrases, and mis-typed terms. No coherent event, date, or named entities emerge to form a complete news item or notice.
Playing Railroad Riddle Sparks Parent and Child Exchange
A fragment shows a playful quarrel between a child and parent over a railroad game. The child insists on being the locomotive while the parent retorts with a switch analogy, highlighting a lighthearted dispute during play.
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Tarent
Robby
Fragmentary courtroom dialogue in archaic tone
A clipped OCR fragment shows a magistrate and prisoner addressing the bench in archaic phrasing. The dialogue hints at familiarity and labor as a source of happiness, with formalities and pardons implied but unclear.
Uncle Rufus Reflects on Catamount Attack and Wife
In a rustic tale Uncle Rufus recalls a night encounter with a catamount while returning home through dark woods. He speaks of fear, survival, and how his wife’s presence gave him purpose and resolve amid the danger.
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Mr. White
Rufus
Odenth
Golden Room Gamble Tale From Aboard An Ateviess
A fragment from a gambling tale describes a gold room scene where a gentleman in the Yea Was era plays and wins many stakes. A whisper recalls a famed rule about wearing gloves at play as a bereaved spouse inspires bold claims about luck and endurance. Burdock Blood Bitters is pitched as a life boosting tonic.
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Ateviess
Hiscen
Beyond the Alps Lies Italy a Kansas Graduates Declares
A Topeka Capital poem satire mocks a Kansas graduate who rejects grand future plans and emphasizes practical life. The speaker jokes about education, romance, and domestic duties while critiquing rhetoric about women and ideals. The piece blends humor with everyday concerns like groceries and shaving.
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Alps
Kansas
Italy
Missouri
Dorg
Topeka
Upper and lower halves of letters reveal reading clues
An old printer notes that covering the upper or lower halves of letters still allows reading, as headlines rely on the recognizable shapes of the upper halves and key strokes. The piece cites Roman letters and headlines, suggesting readability hinges on letter silhouettes.
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St. Louis
Dueling in Old Creole Days and Honor
The piece recalls how dueling shaped social order in New Orleans, with figures like Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson cited as prominent proponents. It notes dueling’s deep cultural roots, the era’s romantic atmosphere, and the silent testimony of creole cemetery tombstones as evidence of its past prominence. Louis J. Meader in Century.
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Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
Alexander Hamilton
de Witt Clinton
Stephen Decatur
New Orleans
Louis J. Meader
A Fish Story From Natialwvo The Herring Boat Upset
The Johston's wharf in Nansing hosted a fifteen ton herring shipment when federmen dined. Thousands of sea gulls, about ten thousand, mobbed one side of the boat and ate the catch, causing an imbalanced boat to tilt and spill the remainder into the water.
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Johston's Wharf
Nansing
Shanghail Mercury
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