Oxford Notes Highlight Local Travel and Events
Oxford May updates list D. P. Haynes back from Birmingham. Mrs. Tom Lee Bagley visits Cave Spring, Ga. Beulah Jones and Vista Bagley travel plans. Nett Pinson visits Cave Spring. Mrs. Warnock plans return to White Plains. Fortress Club room over Oxford Drug Co. painted. Recital at Anniston College with local students. Baseball team meeting tonight. Capt. William T. Dodd birthday dinner planned. Minstrel show at Odd Fellows hall tonight with added acts and 8:15 start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Lee Bagley
W. J. Jones
Cave Spring
Miss Beulah Jones
Miss Vista Bagley
Mise Bagley
Fortress Club
Oxford Drug Company
Odd Pellow’s Hall
J. R. Black
South Highlands Oxford 14 Acre Tract Near Southern Depot For Sale
Investors offered a 14 acre tract in Oxford known as South Highlands within one block of Southern Depot. Property features beautiful residence lots and an excellent stone quarry. Prime opportunity for development.
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Southern Depot
South Highlands
Oxford
Masked motorist in Derbyshire stops by police
A famous person was stopped by a Derbyshire constable who demanded the mask be removed, claiming it frightened onlookers. The offender replied he was not wearing a mask, in a humorous exchange reported by the London Tatler.
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Derbyshire
London Tatler
Depravity of Man: Meanest Chicago Husband Reigns
A Chicago husband taunts his wife by plotting to buy a grand hat. He gets a salesgirl to tag a $42 hat at a lower price, then tricks his wife into believing the hat costs more. The scheme exposes his petty deceit and moral failure.
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Henry
Chicago Record-Herald
Utilitarian view sparks caution on beauty's value
Dr. Wallace Wood of the University of New York warns that strict utilitarianism can erase beauty's worth. He cites a barber tale in which a young man's ear is harmed yet the barber minimizes the injury, underscoring a clash between utility and aesthetic value.
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Wallace Wood
University of New York
Vandyke Beard Request Sparks Timed Talk Between Lovers
A playful exchange between a woman and a man centers on his Vandyke beard. She insists he wear it next visit while he laments the six month growth period required for such facial style. Ohio State Journal.
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Ohio State Journal
Remote Contingency Cites Dog Bite and Mailman Letter Bag
A Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon caption and a Punch joke feature a worrying dog that bit a hole in a mailman's letter bag and a nurse opening the door for the dog. The anxious owner fears poisoning from a dead letter while a wandering dentist is begged to stay to fill a hollow tooth.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
The
Nile
Untitled fragment sparks dialogue between Szutok and Beggar-Kind lady
A brief quoted exchange shows Szutok arguing with a Beggar-Kind woman about injuries and changing appearances. The fragment hints at a tense confrontation and shifting circumstances.
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Szutok
Doctor Claims Duffy’s Malt Whiskey Cure for Brooklyn Man
The notice recounts Andrew Mayer of 470 Grove Street Brooklyn New York contracting bronchitis and consumption. After failing doctor prescribed remedies he used Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey and recovered his health and strength. Mayer’s testimonial is dated October 30 1906.
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Andrew Mayer
Grove St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Duffy
Dupfy
Brooklyn, N. Y
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Advertisement
A nineteenth century promotional copy touts Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as distilled from malted grain by a secret method. It claims health benefits, antitoxic properties, and suitability for all ages, offering a $1.00 bottle price with free medical booklet and advice from the Try Mall Whiskey Co. Rochester NY.
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Duffy
Vytry Mall Whiskey Co
Rochester
N, Y
Rosalind the Name and a Grocer’s Constipation Claim
A clergyman asks for the child’s name Rosalind and the father replies with a punney exchange about spelling. An ad for A E Davis, grocer of Sulphur Springs Texas, promotes Dean’s Regulats as a remedy for habitual constipation, claiming relief and regularity.
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Horace Smith
Rosalind
Grumpy and Mr Grouch share a witty exchange
In the Cleveland Leader a humorous exchange between Grumpy and Mr Grouch unfolds as a playful dialogue. The brief comic bit mocks stubborn attitudes and surprise reversals in a lighthearted way.
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Mr. Grouch
Cleveland
This Date in History 1760 to 1897 Notable Births and Events
A chronological list notes key dates from 1760 to 1897 including Rouget de Lisle birth, Louis XV death, 1810 US agricultural exhibition, Montgomery Blair birth, 1849 Astor Place riot, Jacob Burnet death, Meerut mutiny, Jefferson Davis capture, 1876 Centennial Exhibition, Asa Packer death, and the Berliner patent ruling for Bell Telephone.
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Rouget de Lisle
Louis XV
France
United States
Greorgetown
D. C
Montgomery Blair
President Lincoln
Astor Place
Edwin Forrest
Macready
Astor Place Opera House
Jacob Burnet
Senate
Meerut
Jefferson Davis
Irwinville
Philadelphia
Asa Packer
Lehigh University
U. S. Supreme Court
Bell Telephone Company
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Oxford News
A. J. Adair
Oxford Department
D. P. Haynes
Birmingham
Mise Nett Pinson
James Warnock
Mra. Reese
White Plaing
Willie Privett
Anniston College
Anniston
Fresh Point
J. B. Privett & Co
Sprig
Atrack
William T. Dodd
Dodd
Gus Miller
Goodby
Manhattan Isle
Misa Eichelberger
KB. W. Bullard
Tolding Wands
C. Moorefield
R. Gowan Roberts
Ida Turner
Fechheimer Fishel CO
Rspe Pe
Serge
Fechhiemer
Chicago
Utilitarianism
Duffy’s Pure
Electric & Gas CO
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