Oxford Social Notes Highlight Local Moves and Events
Dr Oscar Wilson visits friends at Trowton Mrs Emmett Champion returns to Birmingham Tom Lee Bagley heads to Cave Spring Ga Mrs Whiteside returns from Piedmont family to occupy Church street home Oxford plans self culture event postponed Miss Fannie Avery Best hosts birthday party Judson Marion nine Oxford delegates in progress with return Thursday. city looks forward to social spring uplift
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Worth Whiteside
Piedmont
Judson
Marion
Oxford
Memorial Resolutions for Gus Orr by Gordon Memorial Camp UCV
The Gordon Memorial Camp UCV passes resolutions mourning comrade Gus Orr born January 1844 near Jefferson Jackson County Georgia. He enlisted May 1861 in Co A 5th Confederate Cavalry and surrendered with Johnson's army in North Carolina April 1865. He died April 20 1907 at Presbyterian Hospital Atlanta. The camp extends sympathy and dedicates a memorial page. Little Jewel White is reported quite.
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Gordon
Gus Orr
James Augustus Orr
Jefferson
Jackson County
Co. A
Johnson
North Carolina
Presbyterian Hospital
Atlanta
Gordon Memorial Camp
Ww. G. Dodd, MO
Tl, Wilson
Jofuua Draper
Oxford Minstrel Show Planned for Friday Night
Miss Bedie Darden remains detained by illness with BEA Walker and Co. in Oxford while a high grade minstrel show is promised Friday night. An infant of Mr. and Mrs. LaRose of Texas died at Mr. and Mrs. Blackmon's residence on McPherson Avenue and was buried at Oxford cemetery after services led by Rev. George F. Cathwell. The LaRoses arrived Friday and the infant, ill on arrival, worsened until death yesterday amid sympathy for the bereaved family.
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Mr. Laktos
Illness noted at Mt Pherson Avenue home
The line reports someone sick at the home of her parents on Mt Pherson Avenue, a fact noted with regret by her friends.
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MtPherson Avenue
Way to a Curry Recipe Emerges from Bengal
A historical Bengal recipe highlights curry making with coriander and poppy seeds, bold spices, and coconut milk. The method uses ground cumin, turmeric, ginger, onion, and butter or ghee, simmered twenty minutes then finished with lime juice.
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Bengal Presidency
Change at a tavern in colonial times
A fragment recounts John Randolph of Roanoke ordering a tavern waiter to change his cup. He questions whether the drink is tea or coffee and deflects with a curt remark about the beverage already served.
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Mason and Dixon
John Randolph
Rodnoke
Model accessories and fashion notes from a New York Tribune excerpt
The New York Tribune outlines fashion trends for adults and children including trimmed waistcoats, white silk cravats, poke bon nets for lingerie and straw hats, leather hatpins, decorative shoe buckles, and jewelry pairing with simple lingerie waistlines and coral bead dog collars.
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New York Tribune
Notable Women Across Professions In History
Miss Mary A. Stubbs of Indianapolis heads a state bureau of statistics. Miss Zena Dalrymple became Texas’s first woman elected county and district clerk. Dorothea Krampke, an American astronomer, earned global renown after discoveries in Paris. Miss Marianne Farningham likely is England’s oldest woman journalist, joining the Christian World at its 1857 birth and contributing ever since.
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Texas
Zena Dalrymple
Dorothea Krampke
Paris
Marianne Farningham
England
The
Christian World
National Flower and Emblems Across Nations
A survey lists Italy with the lily as emblem, England with the rose, Germany with the cornflower, and the United States as flowerless. France uses the tour de lis, Athens the violet, Prussia the linden, Ireland the shamrock, Canada the sugar maple, Wales the lock, and Scotland the thistle.
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Italy
England
Germany
Emerald Isle
Canada
Wales
Scotland
Home Hints for Household Care and Sanitation
Advice on starch polish using borax, purifying glass with powdered charcoal, relieving headaches by washing hair with weak soda water, greasing surfaces with a raw turnip, and keeping medicines drinks and food covered in a sickroom.
Fencing Halls in Paris and Vaccination Tea Craze
In Paris more than seventy fencing halls are run by masters noted for fame. Grenoble exports both walnuts and kid gloves. A new Paris trend invites guests to tea at six where a doctor offers on site vaccination, and many ladies have accepted.
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Paris
Grenoble
France
Maries
The Horse and the Modern World Relic of a Bygone Era
A Rider and Driver correspondent laments the vanishing horse era as industry shifts to utility driven transport. He notes travel by land and sea, farming, and daily life being reshaped, and even fragrances derived from coal tar byproducts replace traditional scents as the new order emerges.
Mistress Gracious and Custard Pie Faulty Banter
A playful dialogue shows Martha Eve fumbling through a kitchen mishap as Mrs. Jones jokes about gain from folly. Mr. Justwed discovers custard in the pie while Mrs. Justwed notes his trousers match the fill. The scene blends light humor with domestic bustle.
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Mr. Justwed
Scott
Mrs. Justwed
Laughter Causes Wrinkles in Faces of Characters
The piece argues wrinkles come from laughter as well as worry. It describes how different laugh styles create distinct lines: smirk yields semicircular cheek wrinkles, suppressed gambling lines form from nose to mouth, cadaverous markings appear on jaw and under eye, student wrinkles rush the brow, and schemer wrinkles circle the eyes like a wheel.
Judge Fines Man for Contempt After Assault Charge
A west town judge, famed for lauding law and authority, orders arrest for assault. In court the defendant pleads not guilty and the judge, enraged, fines $100 for breach of peace and $100 for contempt, warning that remark might teach respect for his court.
Gettysburg veteran praises Electric Bitters
David Parker of Fayette New York who lost a foot at Gettysburg credits Electric Bitters with major health improvements after years of stomach trouble and costly medicines. Described as a grand tonic for the aged and female weaknesses, a great alterative and body builder and a sure cure for lame back and weak kidneys. Sold by Elam Ordway Houser and Scarbrough Drug Co. priced at 50 cents.
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David Parker
Fayette, N. Y
Gettysburg
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Scarbrough Drug Co
Definition added to Society of Automobile Engineers constitution
The Society of Automobile Engineers expands its scope with Article 1A defining automobile as any self propelled vehicle operating on or under the surface of earth or water or in the air. The definition covers land sea and air vehicles for the society's activities and standards.
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Society of Automobile Engineers
Victims of the Bosporus Exposed in Terror Tales
European rumors recount wholesale drownings of seraglio women on the Bosporus with 200 to 300 victims per incident. The killings followed conspiracies against sultans, including Mahmud II ordering Mustapha’s harem drowned. Turkish officials rarely probe harems, as police may not enter unless summoned by the house master.
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Bosporus
Europe
Seraglio
Mahmud II
Mustapha
Turkey
Legend of Dr King’s New Discovery Cures Westfield Man
G. B. Clark of Westfield Iowa credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving his life after severe lung illness. He says after starting the remedy the dangerous cough eased after one bottle and he was fully cured after two more bottles. Guar Scarborough Drug Co. markets it at 50 cents and 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
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Clark
Westfield
Iowa
Dr. King
Elam
Ordway & Houser
Scarbrough Drug Co
Dona hoo & Co. Buggy and Horse for Hire Drive
Dona hoo and Co. offers a buggy and a horse for hire, inviting customers to enjoy a bracing air ride. The service promises a brisk drive with reliable equipment.
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Donahoo & Co
Return tickets offered for West Coast and Norfolk excursions
Circular notices list round trip fares and schedules from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Norfolk, and related cities for multiple dates. Tickets via diverse routes with stopover privileges west of the Mississippi, and homeseekers excursions to the West. Contact agents in Anniston, Birmingham, and Louisville for details and bookings.
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Imperial Council
Mysticton
Ala
San Francisco
Los Angeles
National Medical Association
Mississippi River
Homeseekers
Norfolk
Louisville & Nashville
Cincin- Bom Ux
Cincinnati
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Mrs. W. J. Jones
Thad M. Gwin & Co
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Indianapolis
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National Flowers
United States
Athens
Prussia
Martha
Eve
George 0. Baker
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Waxter
Critle
Prompt Leeson
Robinson's Book Store
Anniston
Nolet Teteteletetet Ski
Jim
VIM
West Tenth ST
Via
Cal
H. P. Salter
J. K. Lanning
Tray
P. Sid Jones
B’ham
C. L. Stone
Louisville
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