Oxford News Update From May Twenty
Oxford May 17 Mrs A J Adair manager reports guests Robert Warnock and Warnock McCiellac leave for Montevallo to visit Mrs Robert McKibbon family. Mrs John L Dodson expected home from Montgomery after the loss of the School at Vlantersville. Mrs W A Taylor and three children plan an extended Texas visit. Miss Melda Ellaree Haynes Lucile Towle Kate Stewart Ruth Burton returned from Judson College. Oxford music lovers attended concerts by Prof A Thompson of Anniston with praise for his teaching and talent.
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Menare
Robert Warnock
Warnock McCiellac
Montevallo
Mra
Robert McKibbon
John L. Dodson
Montgomery
Vlantersville
W. A. Taylor
Janet
Texas
Melda
Ellaree Haynes
Lucile Towle
Kate Stewart
Ruth Burton
Judson
Marion
A.thompson
Anniston
Thompson
Local items and events from Oxford and Hobson City
Mina Luma Draper leaves Monday for Montevallo to attend closing exercises at the girls industrial school. Four new members join the local farmers union, bringing membership to about 30. LaRowe will perform at Odd Fellows hall in a new act, boosting tonight's entertainment. East Chocoloco street gutters draw complaints for standing water and unsanitary conditions. Oxford minstrel show II at Odd Fellows hall begins 8 15 PM with new songs and jokes. Winston Cooper returns from Auburn as a former Oxford representative. Hobson City hog ordinance bans keeping hogs within Oxford city limits after annexation.
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Mina Luma Draper
Girls’ Industrial School
Montevallo
Jean Williams
Othela Bagley
LaRowe
Odd Fellows Hall
Oxford Minstrels
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Hogs fined. court appeals possible in hog disposal case
Numerous parties were ordered to dispose of hogs, with three offenders fined 19.50 yesterday for noncompliance. Several cases are pending and appeals may go to higher courts. Mrs. A F Bullard hosts a self culture club on Quintard avenue with discussion on the Victorian era and related readings.
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Nance
A. F. Bullard
Anniston
Quintard Avenue
Tennyson
William H. Cooper
Light Brigade
Alexander Jones Adair
Victoria
Beyond the Grave Victor Hugo on life after death
The note recounts Victor Hugo's belief in eternal existence and reunion with friends after death. He argued that the soul carries thousands of unexpressed works and that memory spans beyond a single life, asserting multiple past selves within one enduring soul. The piece presents Hugo’s view as a profound meditation on immortality.
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Victor Hugo
Earth
Hin
Hugo
Victor Hingos
Victor Ingos
Don’t Put It Off Longer MiO-Na Stomach Tablets Promise Cure
An ad-like notice urges immediate action against indigestion. It claims chronic symptoms arise from sluggish digestion and touts Mi-O-Na stomach tablets as a safe, fast remedy. The Scarbrough Drug Company guarantees a full refund if Mi-O-Na fails to cure and sells boxes for 50 cents.
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Scarbrough Drug Company
The King of Animals Black Fox Fur Revered by Hunters
Trappers and traders from eastern North America and Russian nobility prize the black fox for its rare, valuable pelt. Maine leads in furs with over 70 thousand skins annually, yet only about five perfect black fox pelts are caught each year, two of which fetch 800 to 1500 dollars. Hudson Bay Fur Company buyers dominate demand. Russian nobles and agents hunt across North America to find lone black foxes for prized overcoats.
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North America
Russia
Siberia
Penobscot River
Maine
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
St. Lawrence River
Labrador
Hanudson Bay
Great
Hudson Bay Fur Company
Chicago Record-Herald
Women Cab Drivers Of Paris Outpace Men In Uniformed Ride Trade
Paris women cab drivers keep thriving despite male competition. The all female crew wear a low crowned hat and flowing cape, creating disguises that fool passengers until after boarding. Men who lost trades imitate the attire to compete, but the women still prosper in a busy market.
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Paris
Force of Habit Forceful suitor pleads as evening advances
A bashful young woman resists the persistent reporter, who insists on speaking his case. He pleads with her, promising a concise account of his feelings before the night grows late. The scene centers on social propriety and a delayed confession.
Unfortunate Royalty and Fatal Ways in Medieval Rule
The London Standard recalls a grim tally of royal deaths across medieval and early modern cases. It notes accidents killing William I and II, assassin or battle losses for Richard I II and Edward II V, beheadings of Charles I, suspicions of poison in Edward VI and Henry VI, and theories about Richard, Duke of Gloucester, in Henry VI’s demise.
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William I
William II
Richard I
Richard II
Charles I
Edward II
Edward V
Henry I
John
Edward VI
Henry VI
Richard
Duke of Gloucester
London Standard
Colonial Bedrooms Embrace Dimity and Pique Fabrics
For country house bedrooms in colonial style, decorators favor fleece lined or heavy striped piques resembling old time bedspreads. Edges are scalloped and button-holed or finished with a narrow white cotton fringe.
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Special Agents
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