Oxford Gossip and Local Updates on Residents
Oxford notes detail T Stewart of Munford transacting business, Paul Wood of Childersturg abroad near Oklahoma, and visitors at Mrs Bentley’s family on McPherson avenue. A foreman dispute caused a brief strike on D C Cooper’s residence but is expected to be settled soon. McCain to relocate to Avondale after visiting Livedia with family. Sue Bayley returns to Jacksonville for school after her grandmother’s illness. Mrs Bagley visits Cave Spring, Ga. Local ladies praise lake matinees offering easier access to summer attractions amid lighter crowds.
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Paul Wood
Childersturg
Oklahoma
J. P. Bentley
McPherson Avenue
Oxford
Local Notables and Community Events Highlight Oxford
Ludlow Allen takes charge as praised leader after court where one case for non payment of street tax ends with a fine. Lawn festival at Hon. DP Haynes on College Hill features a varied program by Young Ladies Aid society. admission 24 cents. Reports on crops, market vegetables, and travelers add local color as marriage plans for Randolph Luttrell and family are noted with a July Fourth wedding planned.
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DP. Haynes
College Hill
Young Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church
Rosa Draper
Ruth Miller
Mattie Wakefield
Clara Wright
Wallace Bullard
Bessie Jones
Annie Cooper
Mise Ida Turner
Melida Haynes
Miss Roberts
Gowan Roberta
Misa Pace
Randolph Luttrell
Deadlock Remedy Promoted by Dr King Pills
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a quick cure for dangerous liver and bowel stoppage. It guarantees money back satisfaction at Elam Ordway Houser’s and Scarbrough Drug Co’s stores.
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Dr. King
Elam
Ordway & Houser’s
Scarbrough Drug Co
Slang Through the Ages in Earlier Months and Minds
A note on how slang evolves from taboo to respectable, with examples from 18th century writers like Horace Walpole and Frances Burney. The piece traces phrases such as guzzling and drunk as an owl, and 18th century diaries showing college girl slang of sneaking out and tools, illustrating long-standing shifts in language usage.
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Horace Walpole
Frances Burney
St. Louis Republic
Rochester Clergyman Debates Scientific Terms With Parish
A Rochester clergyman, fond of scientific language, faced requests to explain terms he used. He pondered hyperbole and, after debate, suggested parishioners learn meanings from a dictionary while acknowledging potential confusion.
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Rochester
Fragmentary note on local residents and officials amid accusations
A garbled report discusses a minister and accusations against residents of a local district. It mentions officials handling the issue and a response from community members, with unclear sequence and several unreadable sections.
Hicks Capuchine Cure Not a Narcotic Drug
An advertisement promotes Hicks Capuchine as a non narcotic remedy for cuuge headaches sour stomach indigestion stomach pains and colds. It claims immediate liquid effects and urges readers to buy at drug stores, noting it is sold out.
History dates mark wars battles bridges and deaths
A list of historical date line items includes Joan of Arc at Patay in 1429, Hampden at Chalgrove in 145, War of 1812 start, Napoleon defeated at Waterloo, Waterloo Bridge opening in 1817, various political and regional notes across 1820 to 1965, and Ohio governor Pattison’s death.
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Joan of Arc
Patay
Hampden
Chalgrove
England
United States
Napoleon I
Waterloo
Waterloo Bridge
Morrison
Heligoland
Germany
Laidlaw Sage
Paterson
John M. Pattison
Ohio
Trade and tobacco in a Cape Cod hamlet tale
An orator in a small Cape Cod hamlet extols trade as wisdom while three residents, Harve Upham and Dan Winser among them, trade tobacco pennies apart. Harve buys a cent’s worth one day and Dan buys ten cents’ worth the next, continuing until Harve retires.
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Cape Cod
Simmer
O' Harve
Pan
Dan
The Great White Shark A Menacing Ocean Marvel
A historical note describes the great white shark as a formidable man eating predator, noting its size up to forty feet and its ability to swallow a man. It recounts sailors testing the jaws with a preserved skull and mentions the skull’s sale to museums. A juvenile sea hog appears in a shark’s stomach.
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United States
Plaster of Paris Uses in Pattern Making
The article notes plaster of Paris as ideal for experiments and limited castings due to its smooth surface and shape adaptability. It hardens quickly in 3 to 6 minutes, with a wine drop keeping it plastic for hours, and expands about one sixteenth of an inch per foot as it sets unless mixed with warm or fine water to prevent expansion.
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Plaster of Paris
Master of Paris
Ferule bat sap used in old Indian medicine and cuisine
The article notes feruile bat sap known as pr hasheer or giochan used medicinally and in commerce with early Arab traders. It is described as silica rich with lime and potash, fueling beliefs in miraculous powers and linking to chef chemists who prepare exotic dishes using colorings and chemicals.
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India
Barnes
Vanhoon
Fashion and the Stage Shape Seasonal Styles
The leading modistes rely on the stage to popularize new modes. Actresses showcase gowns as a background, turning fashion into a season's trend beyond royal approval or court praise.
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Strand Magazine
Mental and Manual Labor in Society
The author argues to blend thinking and doing, criticizes the split between a thinker and a worker. Rnskin contends both should be gentle with one another and contribute in both roles to prevent envy and misery in society.
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Gettleman
Rnskin
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Oxford News
Oxfford
T. Stewart
Munford
A. T. DeArman
Anniston
Mr. DeArman
DeArmanville
Birmingham
Wm. McKibbon
D.C. Cooper
Howl McCain
Avondale
Lia
Livedia
Mia
McCain
Misa Sue Bayley
W. W. Leslie
Jacksonville
Tom Joe Bagley
W. L. Jones
Cave Spring
Novelties
Jabots
Pia
Thad M. Gwin
E. A. Walkers CO
Ludlow Allen
Luther Jenkins
Buckhorn
B. Miller
Texas
J. C. Hendrix
Silver Run
Misa Katheryn Adair
Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Jones
Rockland
Irma Yee
Ashland
Edna Farmer
Lineville
Bambee Sap
Paris
Prom Veal
A. Me. Hagermann
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. M. Hagermann
Bay Shore
L. I
Pinkham
City of Anniston
State of Alabama
First National Bank
Anniston, Ala
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W. L. McCaa
A. L. Tyler Jr
J. B. Goodwin
J. C. Sproull
E. L. Turner
M. B. Weliborn
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Elam, Ordway & Houser
Anniston City Land Company
WM. A. Davis
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