Local notes from Oxford and area events
Rev W F Mc Cain travels to Bethlehem for service and Judge Whiteside leaves for Wedowee to hold court briefly. J W W Ligon visits with Dr A W Ligon and family on East Mechanic Street. T A Turner and R G Roberts return from Merrellton and Jacksonville trips. J W Reese visits White Plains relative on McKibbon Street. Young Peoples union urged to gather at Baptist church Sunday at 4 PM.
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J. W W. Ligon
Oakfuskee
A. W. Ligon
East Mechanic Street
J. W. Reese
White Plains
City
James Warnock
McKibbon Street
Young Peoples’ Union
Baptist Church
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Oxford Community Note Highlights Local Events
Non denominational group promotes God’s interest and old members urged to help. Wedding dinner for Mr and Mrs Sam Vaughn hosted by the groom’s parents Leander Champion. Calhoun Rifles prep at armory. Rev W P McCain to preach. Rev R M Hunter may accept call. Ox ford news on moves, illnesses, services and cotton price at 10 1/2 cents. Apple and cherry trees bloom amid unusual natural signs.
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Sam Vaughn
Mra
Leander Champion
This date in history highlights 1470 to 1903 events
Key historical notes include Henry VI's release from the Tower in 1470 and his proclamation as king, Kazan capitulation to Ivan IV in 1552, Manila storm by the British in 1762, Henry Laurens in the Tower in 1789, Guadeloupe surrender in 1704, Santa Ana in Mexico in 1841, Austrian Vienna insurrection in 1848, births of Joseph Bailey in 1863, and tributes to Charles Stewart Parnell and Lord Tennyson with related deaths and obituaries.
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Henry VI
England
Kazan
Ivan IV
Czar
Russia
Manila
Philippines
Henry Laurens
Tower of London
Guadeloupe
Santa Ana
City of Mexico
Vienna
Joseph W. Bailey
United States
Texas
Charles Stewart Parnell
Lord Tennyson
Wilson
Bissell
Notable Irish Medicine Claim to Cure Female Ailments
An advertisement from Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana offers a home treatment for leucorrhoea ulceration displacement and other female troubles. It promises a cure for about 12 cents a week and asks readers to share with others seeking relief.
Legend of the Castle Tipstone Tale
A visitor at an ancient castle is said to have given no tip to the guide. The guide supposedly tipped the visitor into the moat, a village legend said to be an old wives tale.
Awful cough cured by Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
Mrs Ora Bussard recalls how a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy halted her sick child's severe coughing after pneumonia two years ago. The remedy, praised for restoring her daughter to health, is sold by J L Wiktle.
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Ora Bussard
Brubaker, Jr
J. L. Wiktle
Regulator Co
Atlana
Youthful group calls for complete reorganization and new officers
A youth organization urges a full reorganization and election of officers. The text praises the noble work done among young people and stresses that much remains to be accomplished, appealing to both older and younger members.
Language tricks in English reveal ancient roots of words
A London Chronicle writer argues that short forms like bus and phone are not modern errors. He traces spend from the Latin dispondere and sport from disport, showing English words shrinking while preserving their original verbs and meanings.
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London Chronicle
The Coughing Yabee Habit Study
An irritated cough is often a habit after a cold and not a true illness. Restore throat comfort by resisting the urge to cough and addressing the nervous habit that sustains the dry, short cough.
Everyday Miracles in Animal Color Changes
A Philadelphia Bulletin note describes how diet and climate alter animal coats. It claims bullfinches fed hemp seed darken, mine horses gain thick fur, Tibet’s mastiff sheds wool on plains, and ermines change color with seasons or warmth.
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Tibet
Philaelphian Butletin
Do You Open Your Mouth Like a Young Bird
A persuasive medical advertisement for Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription touts transparency of ingredients and promises relief for women’s ailments. It claims benefits for painful periods, nursing and expectant mothers, and various nervous and pelvic conditions, inviting readers to request a free booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
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W. F. McCain
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Messrs
T. A. Turner
R. G. Roberts
Merrellton
Jacksonville
Haynes, Hingson & Cox
W. ©. Ward
Birmingham
William Hollingsworth
John Hollingsworth
Calhoub Rifles
Bullard
Mixes Mary Pearce
Shreveport
D. Houston Smith
W. PF. McCain
R. M. Hunter
Enterprise
Hunter
Idus Nixon
Pyriton
J. W. Collins
Herbert and
Carl Acton
DeArmanville
Noble Street Theater
Anniston
Notre Dame Lady
Sloan
Earl S.sloan
Boston
Mass
U.S.A
Erman’s
Noble Street
J. Berman
W.W. H. Meckleroy
Wm. A. Davis
Pressian
C. D. Woodruff
Randolph Smith
Baghtey
Anniston National Bank
Serpius
Wig A Ylang Tes
Cotton Belt
Southwest
Memphis
I. P. Smith
Equitable Bldg
Atlanta, Ga
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