Oxford graded school shines amid community progress
Oxford reports record enrollment as teachers, parents, and pupils collaborate for a successful term. Mrs Emma Singleton grows an abundance of chrysanthemums while Miss Mae Grogan heads to Iron City for a short visit. Dr Fermor Staples’ condition improves after surgery in Birmingham and Mrs Henry McDowell shows health gains. Cotton trades at 131.16 cents and local visitors include Clarence Hudson of DeArmanville. Draper Co advertises seeds for sale.
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Oxford
Emma Singleton
Singleton
Honey Pots Game For Children
A nostalgic children’s game involves two role players as honey merchant and purchaser. The merchant presents pretend jars of honey and weights, with others acting as pots while seated. The purchaser tests weight by swinging the pot under the knees until feet touch the ground, deciding the price and purchasing accordingly.
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Papa
Tatma
Mount Hybla
Sicily
Martindale's
The Old Fashioned Doorplate Declines in Use
A Louisville Courier journal excerpt notes doorplates once marked prominent residents. A doorplate moving with owners is rare today as people shift residences and live in apartments, making durable plates seem outdated. The piece contrasts ancient Roman front-door signs with modern transient living.
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Louisv Ile Cowriers Vurnal
Hall's Catarrh Cure Aimed at Blood and Mucous Surfaces
Catarrh is described as a constitutional, blood-based disease. Internal remedies like Hall's Catarrh Cure are claimed to reach the seat of illness and purify the blood. The preparation is touted as a regular prescription from leading physicians, with testimonials available on request. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Frops
Impossible Feats to Try on a Confident Friend
A collection of seemingly simple challenges that are actually impossible. It suggests tasks like rubbing the ear with the elbow and lifting a handkerchief from a door while standing with heels against a wall. It also proposes blindfolded standing, breaking a match on finger nails, and odd poses near the chair and room walls.
A Parlor Trick With a Paper Covered Board
A reader describes a trick using a soft board a foot and a half long and a couple of inches wide placed on a table with a protruding end. A sheet of newspaper is laid flat over it to bond the board to the table. a sharp strike makes the end appear to be nailed while the opposite end tilts or breaks off.
Take a real interest in today's ads in diet and home
Readers are urged to notice the day’s advertisements highlighting foods fashion items and home goods for smart shopping and smart living with emphasis on value and style.
Star ad readers urge daily attention
A short note invites readers to study the Star’s daily advertisements. It emphasizes checking listings for timely notices and special offers. The item underscores the paper’s ongoing role as a source for community notices and deals.
Virginia Cabbage Croquettes From Chicago Record-Herald
A cabbage croquette recipe from the Chicago Record-Herald describes hollowing a small cabbage head, filling with a mix of ground ham veal onion green pepper crackers milk eggs batter seasonings and spices. The assembled croquettes are boiled wrapped in cheesecloth and served with cream sauce atop a platter.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Fatherly Advice on a Youth's Farm Stage Dream
A country youth after district school graduation asks his father for permission to pursue a dream. The father retorts with a witty line about life as a stage and suggests the youth perform the drama on the farm instead of leaving home. The exchange ends with a rustic, humorous note.
Hearst Gaining Strength in New York Mayor Race
Conservative campaign veterans say Hearst has a real chance at mayor and is gaining strength hourly. The contest heated up as a civic coalition aligned with Hearst attacked Barnard, labeling him a machine candidate of the Woodruff clique. Gaynor is viewed as Tammany’s machine figure.
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New York
Hearst
Barnard
Woodruff Clique
Gaynor
Tammany
Rings Little Liver Pille ad offers affordable pills
Advertisement by J. L. Wikle markets Rings Little Liver Pille as an easy affordable remedy. Promotes watching ads to find opportunities to buy the pills you wish you could afford.
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J. L. Wikle
Circus Performers See Hidden Fears Behind Their Acts
A Ralph Bergengren piece in Atlantic examines circus workers from bareback riders to trapeze artists and animal trainers. It argues that performers fear equipment flaws more than audience judgment and that clowns worry most about audience appreciation for their careful craft.
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Ralph Bergengren
Atlantic
Things Worth Knowing From Household Advice
Practical tips for preserving and cleaning at home. Lemnon salts remove ink from wood floors with two tablespoons per quart of water, no soap. Salt preserves cut flowers, milk cleans white paint, tea cleans colored paint, ammonia cleans marble, kerosene polishes zinc.
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Lemnon
Hertzian Waves and Peace via Parabolic Mirrors
Dr Gustave le Bon argues Hertzian waves could usher universal peace if controllable and concentratable. He cites early wireless telegraphy and predicts that parallel Hertzian waves would make war impossible using parabolic mirrors towering over five miles high.
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Gustave le Bou
le Bon
Paris Matin
Spokane Mayor for Commission
Spokane Mayor Nelson S. Pratt plans to endorse a commission form of government and seek a May special election to shorten his term ending 1911. He argues the current system hampers city projects as population grows and cites council opposition to reform and stalled street and bridge work.
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Spokane
Wash
Board of Public Works
Nelson
Pratt
Herbert Moore
United States
Commercial Commissioners
Japan
Council
The Horse Breaker Ends a Notorious Lying Horse
A Duke’s horse could not bear a rider who lay down mid ride. A Durham trainer bound the horse with stakes and rope in a cathedral field, pinning it for three days and nights. Hay and water were kept within reach, and the horse never lay down again.
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Duke of Northumberland
Chambers’ Journal
Durham
Durham Cathedral
Dogs That Never Bark Across Continents
A quirky note claims three breeds never bark the Eeyorian sheep dog Australian dog and the lion headed dog of Tibet. The piece jokes about canine varieties not found in America and playful cross continental oddities.
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Spess
America
Tibet
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Miss Mae Grogan
Iron City
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Henry McDowell
Clarence Hudson
DeArmanville
Birmingham
Mesdames A, O, Hwumphries and
W. Hi. Cooper
Draper & Co
the Star
Virginia
Horse Breaker
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