Oxford News Highlights Local Notes and Visits
In Oxford on May 1 Hon DP Haynes returns from Marion after daughter's graduation. Watt Swift of Ashland visits. Oscar Reese returns from White Plains with sister Mrs James War Beck. Rev Alexander Miller may be invited to take the First Baptist charge around May 15. Crow, ill, is up. Local families plan household changes as Gower departs East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
DP. Haynes
Marion
Miss Metda
Oscar Reese
White Plains
James War Beck
First Baptist
Alexander Miller
Virginia
Marcus Hulsey
Snow Street
Mrs. Weather
BE. FE. Gower
East
Social notes from Anniston and Oxford visits
Short time with Anniston and Oxford friends. Mr. McClurkin recovering from a stubborn grip. Mrs. Arcus Humphried renting easier this morning and expected to improve. Mrs. Rice Brown of Talladega to leave for home tomorrow. Herbert Acton of Baltimore visiting Oxford area. T. M. Draper to place wire lawn fence around Abner Williams property on Main street. William Hardie of Birmingham a morning visitor, inspecting farm lands for a potential purchase. Mrs. W. K. Davia and children return home after visit to Mrs. Davia's mother, Mrs. Ben Brown.
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Annistom
Oxford
McClurkin
T. M. Draper
Abner Williams
Main Street
William Hardie
Birmingham
Hardie
Burdock Blood Bitters Promoted as Cleansing Tonic
Advertisement claims most skin eruptions and scrofula stem from impure blood and touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a cleansing tonic to make you cleareyed, clear brained, and clear skinned.
Riddling Qs From The New York Press On Everyday Details
A compilation of quirky questions asks about teeth on a person, words on a policeman's shield, buttons on a vest, watch face figures, crescent moon orientation, cat toes, currency faces, stamp inscriptions, and signatures on bills. The piece playfully probes common objects and signs of daily life.
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New York Press
Art of Walking as Vital Practice Warned by Bliss Carman
Bliss Carman argues in the Delineator that walking, praised by Stevenson and Whitman, risks fading as a chic fad. A good walk requires poise and controlled falls, merging into a continuous balance where the walker dances with gravity and expresses character.
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Stevenson
Whitman
Bliss Carman
Mi O na stomach tablets endorsed by Scarborough Drug
An advertisement extols Mi o na stomach tablets as a cure for indigestion and a host of digestive ills. It claims rapid relief, notes a strong guarantee from Searthrough Drug Company, and states the Scarbrough Drug Company bears all risk if the product fails to cure.
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Miona
Scarbrough Drug Company
The First Syndicate and Its Northern Pacific Ties
In Century Dr. Oberholtzer notes the term syndicate as coined from a French word linked to the Northern Pacific negotiations. Jay Cooke and partners formed two global syndicates to manage war bonds and British and American markets, earning praise from President Grant and allies while aligning with the Rothschilds for future funding.
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S’aeile
Syndicat
Jay Cooke
New York Tribune
Jay Cooke Horner
Congress
Cox
Kuklux
Europe
London
Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co
America
Grant
Northern Pacific Railroad
Cookes
Rothschilds
Oberholtzer
Century
Roast Her or Praise Her A New York Snippet
After the entertainment guests offer mixed praise and critique of the host. Comments target the flat layout wallpaper books and the manner of hospitality. The unnamed narrator notes the host has been awfully good and hospitable yet the guests joke about roasting her.
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New York Press
Ragman unloads manuscripts for two cents a pound
In a brief exchange the Ragman boasts about disposing of his manuscripts last week and estimates he received two cents per pound. The Chicago News captures the light banter between Scribbles and Dribbles, noting no exact total.
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Chicago News
Nothing so powerful as truth, says Webster comment
A clipped quote montage notes worry over thinning hair once feared then feared by silence. The piece contrasts Philadelphia Press and Webster, highlighting irony about aging and honesty. No clear event or person beyond generic references is presented.
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Webster
Lucknow’s Great Hall A Monument To Famine Aid
Connected with the Mohammedan Mosque at Lucknow India this vast hall measures 162 feet by 54 by 53 and claims to be the world’s largest columnless room. Built in 1784 to provide work during a severe famine its concrete core was formed with timber brick molds then filled and set for about a year before mold removal. The structure remains sturdy with no signs of decay.
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Lucknow
India
Nails through the Ages From Hand to Machinery
The article explains the shift from handmade nails to machine made cat nails in the late eighteenth century. It notes nails could be steel or malleable iron. It adds that wire nails, though French origins, were perfected in the United States.
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America
United States
Apparent Reason For Cornet Loss Shocks Neighbors
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes a neighbor fired two keys from a cornet during a performance. The incident prompted speculation about health and the musician Wyndey quitting the instrument.
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Wyndey
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Not Frank She Be Frank With Me
James is the sly name referenced in the fragment with Harvard Lam poon, presenting a cryptic personal identifier amid unclear context. The text hints at gendered pronouns and a concealed alias without a clear event or setting.
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James
Harvard Lampoon
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Feds. Walker & CO
the People’s Friend
Haynes, Hingson &Cox
Oxford News
A. J. Adair
Oxford Department
Watt Swift
Ashland
City
J. N. Swift
W. D. Smith
Mr. Smith
Crow
J. A. Orr
Jefferson, Ga
Gua Orr
T. T. Burton
Charles Humphries
Gadsden
J. W. McClurkin
Buckhorn
Rice Brown
Talladega
J. W. Wilson
Herbert Acton
Baltimore
Washington
Ackage
Arbuckles
Ariola Coffee
Arbuckle Brothers
Arbuckle Bros
New York City
Philadeptia Press
Continental Baking Powder Company
Maswville
Tenm
Robinson's Book Store
Anniston
Pat Allen
Incram & CO
H. J. Young
Wigley & Moore’s
Anniston Oak Tannery
W. M. Schroeder
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