Oxford News Roundup Reveals Local Life and History
Oxford residents share memories of Civil War era settlers and local history as Bannister notes years in the county and lifelong health. Baptist church group hosts an age party to fund foreign missions, while seeds and crops appear in store ads. Local visits include Draper, Stewart, and Rollins with Cotton heights reported at seven and a half feet but few bolls. News of deaths, visits, and recoveries weave through daily life in the county.
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Oxford
Det
TE. W
Bannister
Hicks
the Baptist Church
N. James
A. Walker’s
A P C Football Team Improves Ahead of Jacksonville Game
The Alabama Presbyterian College football squad shows marked weekly improvement before their Saturday home game against Jacksonville Normal. The team’s offense, nicknamed the earubs, came alive late in practice with Coach Allen scoring on an end run after breaking through tacklers. Morrow and Dishman stood out in practice and are expected to counter Jacksonville stars Goodlett and Watkins.
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Alabama Presbyterian College
Jacksonville
Earubs
Allen
Morrow
Dishman
Goodlett
Watkins
Coal order promised with price and prompt delivery
A reader named BR. Watson is assured of coal with favorable price and quick delivery after contacting by telephone at 72. The message emphasizes satisfaction with the order and prompt service.
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BR. ©. Watson
Jyott
R. O. Watson
Miss Wanamaker Weds Nobleman in Paris Society
Paris society follows the formal wedding of Miss Fernanda Wanamaker daughter of Rodman Wanamaker and granddaughter of John Wanamaker of Philadelphia to Arthur de Heeren son of Count de Heeren of Paris. The ceremony was at the Wanamaker home on the Champs Elyses with an elaborate breakfast and reception. The bride received a tiara and necklace from her father along with emeralds, a matching bracelet, and a rope of pearls as wedding gifts.
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Paris
Fernanda Wanamaker
Rodman Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Arthur de Heeren
Count de Heeren
Biarritz
Wanamaker
Chamfid Elysees
Nine Year Old Boy Kills Sister in Quarrel
In St. Francisville Louisiana on October 7 Harry Morgan aged nine shot and killed his sister Charlotte eleven after a quarrel over a trivial matter. The boy is jailed.
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ST. Franceville
Harry Morgan
Charlotte
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. it is a constitutional disease requiring internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Marketed as a prescription from a top physician, it claims to purify blood and reach the disease directly. Testimonials offered, F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, price 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Critics of Navy Hit by Admiral Evans
Washington October 7 Admiral Fighting Bob Evans attacked critics who belittle the American navy while supporting ship subsidy and a merchant marine. He rebutted former Rep Charles B G Landis who said the navy was a bluff and said Landis knows little about naval affairs.
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NAVY
Bob Evans
Bob’’ Evang
Cincinnati
Charles BG. Landis
Marie
Uncle Sam
Landis
Sanders Supports Amendment After Prohibition Debate
Col W T Sanders former railroad commissioner and anti Comer man writes from Athens urging support for the amendment. He says defeat would spur repeal of the state wide prohibition and shape the next Legislature to push repeal, despite previously doubting submission. He argues as a prohibitionist he must back the amendment to avoid signaling a repeal mandate.
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Col. W. T. Sanders
Railroad Commission
Athens
F. M. Jackson
When Wife Manages Money Like Husband Earns It
The saying notes that when a wife controls expenditures with as much care as a husband invests earnings, the home prospers. It emphasizes shared financial responsibility and harmony in domestic life.
Judge Coleman Not Sustained in Etowah County Debate
Gadsden on October seventh reports that Judge Lee’s grand jury charge regarding the Fuller law gains backing from local and circuit judges. Prominent lawyers and officials, including Judge Inter and ex-Chief Justice Weakley, weigh in on whether a farmer or homemaker who produces goods for home use qualifies as a manufacturer.
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Gadsden
Lee
Grand Jury
Ecounty
Inter
Circuit Court
Etowah County
Alabama
Disque
Boykin
Dunlap
Chancery
Murphree
Dortch
Goodhue
Blackwood
Motley
Acker
Anniston
Weakley
Birmingham
Coleman
State School Fund Sees Healthy Increase for 1909 10
Montgomery Oct 7 State Superintendent H C Gunnels announced the school fund for 1909 10 at 1 798 416 an increase of 78 825 over last year The per capita for each child rises from 2 49 to 2 61 with a school population of 380 042 whites and 307 232 negroes Since he became chief clerk ten years ago the per capita has climbed from 43 cents
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Montgomery
H. C. Gunnels
Gunnels
Abercrombie
Agee Leads Anti Amendment Group in Anniston
A. P. Agee, prominent Anniston attorney, chairs county anti amendment committee. The group lists 21 precinct committeemen and attacks liquor law provisions including trial by jury limits and home wines ban, with Agee stating strong prohibitionists are wavering and the county may oppose the amendment.
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P. Agee
Anniston
E. G. Caldwell
A. P. Weaver
C. C. McDowell
James Woodruff
B. F. Jones
Shep Kennedy
J. M. Martin
J. P. Bohannan
A.S. Waldan
James Cherry
C. E. Barlow
William
Agee
Mowing Offer for Vacant Property
R. O. Watson advertises weed cutting services for vacant lots. He can be reached at phone number 72 to arrange mowing.
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R. O. Watson
Trains Arrive and Depart at Union Station Under Schedules
Passenger trains listed for Union Station include multiple routes from Atlanta to Birmingham and Birmingham to Atlanta with specific arrival and departure times. Other services cover Rome Selma Anniston Calera and the Louisville & Nashville line with various schedules.
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Union
Atlanta
Birmingham
Rome
Selma
Ala
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Heflin
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Norton
Belcher
James Hughes
Foster Draper
Kansas City
Noah Stephens
Chulafinnee
Clarence Hudson
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Manghbam
Amos Howle
Dadeville
Miss Wanamaker
Washington
Sanders
Howard and
Beacon
Knox
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A. P. Agee
Union Station
Southern
Calera
Sage
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