Local Shoppers and Socials Highlight Oxford Day
Mr and Mrs S A Stewart of Munford visited Oxford this morning. J M Bassett a Wesabulga area farmer and merchant did business with local merchants. Mesdames Whiteside Cunningham and Houston Smith were entertained by Mrs Hiram D Barr of Anniston. Annie Smith departed for Goodwater for an extended visit with aunts Davis and Batson.
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Oxford
A. Stewart
Munford
J. M. Bassett
Wesabulga
War Trais
Mesdames
W. W. Whiteside
James W. Cunningham
D. Houston Smith
Hiram D. Barr
Anniston
Annie Smith
Goodwater
Mesdames Davis and
Batson
Combs and Hair Ornaments Great Values for 15 Cents
The advertisement promotes combs and hair ornaments offered at 15 cents per yard, highlighting low prices and a wide selection for shoppers seeking affordable accessories. The wording suggests a sale or catalog style notice emphasizing value.
Methodist missionary society holds interest day meeting at Mrs Brown home
The foreign missionary society of the Methodist church held an interest day meeting yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. R. Brown on McKibbon Street. Mrs. Y J Graben and children left to spend part of the heated term at the country home of Mrs Graben's parents near Delta, Miss Alline Wilson returns to Talladega after a short visit to her aunts Mrs Sallie Carey and the Misses Borders. The Calhoun County Farmers union meets in Oxford tomorrow and next day at Odd Fellows hall. Oxford welcomes former friends, the bone and sinew of the country. Mrs Robt Mima of Birmingham is today’s guest of her cousin J M Mims on McKibbon street. The lawn festival at the residence of Hon D P Haynes last night was under the auspices of the Young Ladies Aid.
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The
Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
W. R. Brown
McKibbon Street
Y. J. Graben
Alline Wilson
Talladega
Atints
Sallie Carey
Calhoun County Farmers’ Union
Oxford
Robt. Mima
Birmingham
J. M. Mims
D. P. Haynes
Young Ladies Aid
W.T. Arnold
Senoia, Ga
Carlton Urquhart
Arnold
Oxford Lake Outing And Local Notices Highlight June Event
A Baptist society reports a successful artistic and financial program with refreshments. Families joined an Oxford lake outing while townsfolk face minor fines for fighting. Carl Wilson joined Humphries & Co. and Prof J M Stephenson Jr faces serious illness in Commerce. A lawn festival by the Presbyterian Young Ladies' Aid is announced with no admission. The Mims & Co building nears fresh paint. An annual Tallapoosa fishing trip and large regional excur sions are planned. A gold watch is lost with $2 reward offered.
Mysterious Guns of Burrisaul Heard in India
A strange booming phenomenon known as the guns of Burrivoul is reported from Burrivoul station in the Son derbunds delta. Locals describe a distant artillerylike roar during the rainy season, with no clear source or distance change when pursued. Theories point to monsoon surf along the Bay of Rengal or nearby islands, but the origin remains unidentified and puzzle persists.
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Burrisaul
India
Burrivoul
Sonderbunds
Ganzes
Bay of Rengal
Ixland
Governor Johnson Delivers University Day Address at Penn
Governor Johnson of Minnesota spoke to a large Philadelphia audience at the University of Pennsylvania commencement in the Academy of Music. He addressed The University Day s Opportunity. Bishop Darlington of Harrisburg served as chaplain and Provost Harrison presented diplomas to graduates.
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Star
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Academy of Music
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Johnson
Darlington
Harrisburg
Harrison
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Promotes Health of Kidneys
An advertisement notes Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy to keep kidneys healthy and show amber urine, with Eugene Powers of the Dixie Hardware Co recounting relief from backache after using the product. It lists J. I. Wikle's drug store, Foster-Milburn Co. as United States agents and the price of 50 cents.
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Eugene Powers
Dixie Hardware Co
15Th and
Cooper Streets
Dean
J. 1. Wikle’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Hand picked tomatoes spark June bride price inquiry
A New York Press quips about a June bride debating tomato prices across the street. The grocer explains that the hand picked tomatoes are the reason for the higher cost as she asks for a bushel.
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New York Press
Younne warned on politics amid domestic dress copy row
A Baithnore American note says Younne faces political trouble for antagonizing authorities while his wife is accused of copying the boss's wife's dresses. The exchange questions his compliance with required duties.
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Younnefellow
Powers That Be
Baithnore
Inventing a Reflex Action Cornet
Nexdore tells Tooter he is developing a new cornet with reflex action designed to blow the head off any rival. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia Press via Leong Felt Want.
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Tooter
Nexdore
Philadelphia Press
Lots Like Him Is Your Wife Going To The Shore
A Des Moines Register fragment notes a back and forth about summer travel costs. The speaker quips that his wife is not extravagant, while another remarks that last year he spent about a hundred dollars weekly while she was away.
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Des Moines Register
Curtain Lecture Exchange Sparks Marital Writings
A playful exchange centers on Elise's curtain lecture for her newly married husband Meggenderfer Blatter. Elise vows not to sit up until he returns home, framing a domestic scene in brisk comic tone.
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Elise
Meggenderfer Blatter
Upton Sinclair promotes a diet plan in Times column
The Times prints a sample diet claimed to cure indigestion headaches and constipation. It outlines meals for a 196 pound man and asserts lifestyle changes may prevent colds and various ailments while praising the diet author Upton Sinclair and his ideas.
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The
Times
Upton Sinclair
The Lottery In Austria Hungarians Lottery Mania
A Vienna correspondent notes that in Austria-Hungary lottery play is widespread with many buying single chances or joining associations. People treat lottery expenditures as regular as rent or coal and some groups pool funds. a Warsaw association of twenty four poor members won the top prize of 600000 marks, sparking renewed interest though many remain cautious.
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Austria
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Hamburg
Warsaw
Bootblack Turns Small Profit Into Big Collar Hustle
A New York Sun item describes a bootblack in an uptown hotel barber shop who lent $100 to a race track man and earned his easy money selling cleaned collars. The bootblack, a busy father of three, proclaims 25 cents per collar, recycled from soiled ones gathered from customers.
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Igan
New York Sun
Barber's Hair Cut Woes Prompt Quick Exchange
A barber laments lack of time to get his own haircut while a customer jokes about leaving to have it cut. The barber explains barbers often rush to finish at quitting time and avoid crowding when another barber is cutting a colleague's hair, fearing delays for waiting customers.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Canine King and the Grand Kat-ys-ser in verse
A playful verse imagines dogs forming an empire with a canine chief. The question ponders whether such a ruler would bear a grand title like Grand Kat-ys-ser as a tongue in cheek mock-epic from John Kendrick Hangs in St. Nicholas.
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John Kendrick
St. Nicholas
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