Oxford News Roundup of Local Happenings
John N Gunnely returns to Birmingham after a day visiting Oxford friends. Rev. George P F Cothrell returns from Georgia trip. Trixie and Katie Tumphries depart for seven days in Gadsden. Sam Bagley joins T A Howle & Co. for a few weeks. Oxford Odd Fellows meet tonight with degrees. Presbyterian church ladies host a parlor musicale at Miss Ida Turner’s Friday. admission 25 cents to aid church improvements. Mrs. W A Yeatman ill with grip. condition not improving. Mrs. W F Knighton improving after illness. Wiley Bean reports a 775 pound bale of cotton sold locally, a record weight.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Mrs McCain and children visit Lincoln this week
Mrs B H McCain and her children left this morning for Lincoln for a visit of some duration to Mrs McCain's parents. Receipts for the week have been fairly good and the local cotton price today ranges from 11 to 11 1/2 cents. Friends of Mr and Mrs Louis Aderholt plan Oxford as their home again soon.
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B. H. McCain
Lincoln
Louis Aderholt
Oxford
Model City
English Barmaids and the Crimean War Era
During the Crimean war a London publican hired a striking young woman to work as a barmaid creating a sensation and attracting criticism. His success led others to follow, making barmaids a general, lasting necessity beyond the wartime civilian job shortage.
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London
Portrait Promise Over Dress Sparks Domestic Banter
A humorous dialogue from Fliegende Blatter shows a bridegroom remarking on his wife’s dress and suggesting she remain in it. The bride agrees and suggests having a portrait painted in the dress to hang above her husband’s desk.
Lapse of Memory Dialogue Between Count and Valet
A comic exchange where the Count notes in six months a total of 23 847 francs and 45 centimes spent. The valet questions the odd amount with a wry smile as the Count muses on the 45 centimes.
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Sourire
First Breech of Promise Trials Noted in 1452 and 1891
The record indicates the earliest English breech of promise action occurred in 1452 while the first French suit of a similar nature began in 1891. This notes cross national legal history and dates.
A Favorite Remedy For Babies Cough Remedy
A pleasant tasting remedy with quick cough relief and pneumonia prevention. The product treats croup and is recommended for use at the first sign of a croupy cough. Sold by J. L. Wikle.
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J. L. Wikle
Worm Eater and the Courtroom Antiquity Trick
A London Tatler joke describes a wife defending her husband in court for missing due to illness. The man is called a worm eater because his trade is drilling holes in new furniture to mimic aged, worm-eaten appearance, a ruse alleged to be behind his absence.
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London Tatler
Conspicuous by Absence in Historic Writings
The phrase traces to Tacitus in his Annales describing Julia's funeral noting Brutus and Cassius by their absence. Lord John Russell popularized it in 1859 by remarking that one provision is conspicuous by its presence and another by its absence in Lord Derby's reform bill.
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Tacitus
Julia
Brutus
Cassius
Lord John Russell
England
Lord Derby
Backhanded Comment About Charm From Mr Cutting
In a brief exchange Bess dismisses a remark from Mr Cutting while Jess recalls he once said Bess would have been perfectly charming as a girl. The Cleveland Leader records the light gossip as a snappy dialogue fragment.
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Bess
Senator Serghan Questions Confidence Tactics
A Washington Star quote shows Senator Serghan debating political trust and public suspicion. He remarks on forcing confessions or riding with opponents, suggesting that if things fail, critics will not be surprised or forgiving. The exchange portrays defensive partisan rhetoric.
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Senator Serghan
Washington Star
The Brain and Personality Do Not Originate Thought
The article argues that the brain serves as the instrument of consciousness, while the conscious personality performs thinking. It asserts that humans shape their brains through experience, with words and knowledge stored like books in a librarian’s shelves, and that the great thinker awakens the brain’s potential.
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Thomson
Health in the Canal Zone Tempts Young Artisans
High wages for Panama Canal work lure skilled laborers yet fear of fevers and malaria holds many back. Electric Bitters touted as safe against malarious influence, claimed to cure blood poison, biliousness, and digestive issues. Sold by local druggists for 5 cents.
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Panama Canal
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Scarbrough Drug Co
Harlem youth attempts large bank opening in bluff
A young man in Harlem sought to open an account with fifty thousand dollars at a bank known for not accepting small deposits. The teller refused and challenged him, prompting the youth to depart abruptly, leaving staff stunned.
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Harlem
Bowery
New York Globe
A Dilemma on the Train with a Train Sick Passenger
An old lady on a train asks the conductor if the locomotive is at the rear. The conductor confirms engines at both ends saying one pushes and one pulls to climb the grade. The woman laments she gets motion sickness riding with her back to the locomotive.
Artemus Ward's Fun and Stagecraft in Lectures
Enoch Knight describes Artemus Ward’s stage technique as he maintained grave poise while orchestrating panoramic mishaps. Pranks with scenery and music, misfiring props, and witty asides turned lectures into vivid comic performances. The piece recalls Ward gently ribbing himself and the audience with humorous misperceptions. Also a brief advertising note for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets at J L Wikle's drug store.
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Artemus Ward
Artemus
Mary Ann
Salt Lake
Ward
Enoch Knight
Putnam's
Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Praise for Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription and Pellets
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription as a trusted female remedy for headaches backaches pelvic distress and other signs of female weakness. It claims home use avoids doctors and surgery and promises privacy and safe composition with noted testimonials from medical schools. It also promotes Dr Pierce Pleasant Pellets as an effective laxative and bowel regulator.
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Pierce
R. Vierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Montevallo Coal Ad Ends With Local Contact
A brief classified note touts Montevallo coal as the best for heat and provides a phone contact 72 and name R. O. Watson for inquiries.
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Montevallo
R. O. Watson
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