Oxford notes and social briefings amid church and fair
Rev C S Johnson of Anniston heads to Coldwater for the Baptist county association meeting in Oxford. Local residents attend events. Miss Leila Sharpe joins W C Gray & Co. and Mrs Rela Humphries plans Birmingham visit. Odd Fellows meet tonight. cotton prices hold near 100 cents with expectations of a rise.
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Oxford
C. S. Johnson
Anniston
Coldwater
Baptist County Association
Oxford Lodge of Odd Fellows
Leila Sharpe
W. C. Gray & Co
Miss Sharpe
Local Salient Notes on Residents and Visitors
John Staples and family on Gray street report Mrs. Staples improving after illness. John Ray, critically ill, shows slight improvement. Gus Smith from near Della stayed at the hospital home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Britt. Miss Aive Zoner returns from Birmingham to the telephone exchange. Marcus Hulsey and Jim Horn depart for the state fair in Birmingham, returning soon. Ruth Snow visits Savannah, Ga. Gwinn’s line offers fashionable skirts and jackets. Mrs. T. P. Roberta hosts sister Mrs. T. M. Wilson from Colombiana. they will attend Rev. J. T. Morris's birthday in Birmingham. Marion Dempsey from Abel spends night in city for business with merchants.
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Marcus Hulsey
Jim Horn
Birmingham
Furs Featured at Gwin's as Club Plans Meeting
Mrs. A Bullard director of the self culture club will host this afternoon at Gwins. The program ends with a discussion of Utopia by Sir Thomas More. W A McBarnett leaves today for Munford and Talladega on a business trip for the week.
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A. ¥. Bullard
Self Culture Club
Utopia
Sir Thomas More
W. A. McBarnett
Munford
Talladega
Moon Inhabited Claim Sparks Unlikely Debate
A sensational claim argues the moon hosts life and a breathable atmosphere enabling some forms of life, while human habitation remains impossible. The ad promotes Elvethie Bitters as a universal tonic curing headaches and various ailments, guaranteed by West End Drug Co with a 50 cent price.
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West End Drug Co
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Starboard and Port Name Origins From Viking Ships
The right side of a ship was called steerboard from the steer oar at the stern and the shields hung on that side, later becoming starboard. The left side was larboard, later corrupted to port, reflecting the ship's lower or hidden side and the shifting language over time.
The Golden Crested Ween Description
The golden crested wren is the smallest British and European bird. It weighs about eight grains Troy. Its feathers measure about three and a half inches, wings span about five inches, and body length without feathers is under one inch.
Trade tale of eight mules and one wife
The Louisville Courier Journal recounts a humorous remark from an African chieftain who traded eight mules for his wife and later called it a bungled swap. It frames the exchange as a mistaken deal and reflects on barter humor.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Nemesia and Nemesis in Lame Stature and Grasp
A literary reflection contrasts Nemesia with Nemesis noting her stature and the dramatic moment when she extends a massive left arm to seize her foe. The unseen grip causes the victim to falter under impending peril in a passage attributed to George Eliot.
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Nemesis
George Eliot
Fletcherism What Should One Cat and How Should It Be Eaten
Henry Ward Beecher once noted that good eating aids Christian teaching. Horace Fletcher advised four rules for appetite driven meals: eat to actual hunger with plain bread and butter, chew until liquid, sip flavorful liquids, and dine only when calm. He claimed Fletcherism is harmless and helpful and Mothers' Magazine discusses its spread.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Horace Pletcher
Mothers’ Magazine
Meerschaum Pipe Invention by Pesth Shoemaker Kayvol Kowates
A Pesth shoemaker Kayvol Kowates created the first meerschaum pipe using a large piece of light white clay brought to Pesth by Count Andrassy from Turkey in 1723. The clay inspired Kavol Konates to carve pipes that proved highly popular and sparked global meerschaum mining and pipe making. The original Kowates pipe remains in the Pesth museum.
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Kayvol Kowates
Pesth
Count Andrassy
Turkey
Kavol Konates
Kavel
Karol Kowates
Pesth Museum
Cham bers Chamberlain’s Salve Pays Skin Aches
An 19th century notice promotes Cham berlain's Salve as quick relief for eczema tetter and like skin diseases. It asserts intense itching is halted and many cases permanently cured. Sold by J L Wikle.
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Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Do you say that as a lawyer or a man
Excerpt from a London Telegraph remark during cross examination where a witness is pressed by counsel about statements. The witness is told that if spoken as a man it would be false and slanderous, but as a lawyer it would have no consequence.
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London Telegraph
Fear as a preservative in human nature and reason
The passage argues fear serves to preserve us from evil but must not overwhelm reason. It compares fear to other passions and emphasizes its supportive role in guiding judgment rather than controlling it.
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Johnson
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Mia. A. M. Humphries
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Sam G. Wright
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Marion Dempsey
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Fletcherism
Kavol Kowates
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Nashville, Tenn
M. Markstein
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