Oxford News Briefs from May in Oxford Mississippi
Local notices report businessman A J Adair managing Oxford department, Hopkins of Munford transacting with merchants, Rev Alexander Miller joining First Baptist Church, and residents welcoming Mr and Mrs Louis Aderholt back. Citizens planned home improvements as weather settled. John Craig recovers, and depot duties adjust during Brannon’s absence. Night watchman John Thomas seeks a rest before a Birmingham trip. Church services listed for Sunday at the Methodist church with Holy Communion, Sunday school, brotherhood, Epworth league, and evening preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Miller
Virginia
First Baptist Church
Oxford
Miller
John Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Birmingham
Methodist Church
Epworth League
May closing hours urge shopping finish by six
The article notes 6 o'clock closing for ladies with shopping to finish by that hour except on Saturdays when stores stay open later. It also lists local meetings including Rathbone lodge Knights of Pythias and the farmers' union, plus council plans and weather impacts on farm work.
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Farmers’ Union
Qad Fellows’ Hall
Buckton
J. G. Jenkins
Chapel Hill
Wlam
Ordway & Houser’s
Sgarbrough Drug Co
Ducks Capture Swallows in Pond Feeding Frenzy
A London Field correspondent reports a duck catching and eating a swallow. One duck swam in a pond and seized a swallow skimming the water, struggling briefly before holding it underwater and consuming the bird.
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London
Good Table Manners Across Nations Referenced in London Chronicle
The London Chronicle contrasts English table manners with French German and American practices. It praises English restraint with the knife and napkin while noting German and American tendencies to use the knife more visibly. It cites Lord Chesterfield and a German emperor anecdote about napkin use.
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Siberia
Chicago
Lord Chesterfield
Philip Wellby
England
Lucius O’trigger
Soho
Continent
Paris
Bohemia
Yondon Chronicle
Unclear fragment from Frahee wedding customs
Unclear OCR text mentions south Frahee symbol of affection and wedding attire by giriacagers Che Lech Hiviers wearing Pliuks, lacking clarifying context or identifiable facts.
Pasture for rent on Sexton farm with ample grass
Rented 400 acres under fence on Sexton farm offering abundant grass and clear water. Usual rates apply. Telephone on farm, No. 599-4. Address provided on inquiry.
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Sexton
Instantaneous gas water heater boosts late night heat
A quick hot water fix in the middle of the night highlights the value of an instantaneous gas water heater as a fast, cost efficient solution.
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Oxford News
A. J. Adair
Oxford Department
Teo A. Hopkins
Munford
Lew
J. A. Orr
Gus Orr
Jefferson, Ga
Louis Aderholt
Anniston
College Hill
Sue Wadson
Mrs. George
Brannon
Atlanta
Mr. Brannon
Solon Hingson
John Craig
Jack Waghes
Hot Springs
Ark
Coldwater
Jit
Nickey
Roanoke
M. B. Hudson
Main Street
J. P. Bentley
McPherson Avenue
Alice Persona
Haynes, Hingson & Cox
Rathbone Lodge
Knights of Pythias
L. L. Parnell
Talladega
D. Jh. Beek
Presbyterian
Baptist
Christian Church
W. W. Wilkerson
Daisy Toland
Munson
Mr. and
M. H. Toland
Gray Street
S. G. Bailey
Tunnelton
W. Va
Cardus
Ladies’ Advisory Department
The
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Germany
France
America
Ibe
Messrs Bell
Weatherly Co
And
Continental Baking Powder CO
Nashvill
Model City Oil Co
McGee & Little
Proprietors
Paone Anniston
Electric & Gas Co
W. E. Fleming
Anniston Steam Laundry
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