Orient Hosts Notable Meetings With Witty Speeches
After the regular meeting Orient enjoyed a well received session with several city’s best orators delivering witty and pertinent speeches. John W. Stephens of Clay County visited. J C Davia travels to South Alabama to oversee farming interests. Local warehouses report 20 and 40 bales of cotton. ten cents is current top price. Mrs Rankin from North Carolina attends at bedside of sister Mrs Wilson who remains unimproved. Reverend J W Johnson returns and aids Methodist meetings.
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Orient
Alliance Warehouse
Oxford
N. ©. Rankin
North Carolina
John H. Wilson
Great Toy Opening At Moorefield's In Early Modern Era
Beautifully engraved invitations announced the engagement of Mary Katherine Cunningham to Bynum Bartley Walker. The wedding is set for November 14 at 7 30 p.m. at First Methodist Episcopal Church South, with Miss Willie Gunnels as maid of honor and several bridesmaids. After the ceremony the couple will tour Washington and other points. H P Whiteside visited Oxford friends from Birmingham.
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Susan B. Gunnels
Mary Katherine Cunningham
Bynum Bartley Walker
First Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Willie Gunnels
Nell Warnock
Sallie- Mae Eichelberger
Bessie Morgan
Oxford Visitors Trade with Local Merchants
Oxford residents note a visit from George Fuller his wife and daughter of Christiana they trade with local merchants before returning home. J M Jones and family depart for Alexandria where they will settle Mr Jones previously ran the Cheveolocco street blacksmith shop and is described as a good citizen. Mrs Harriet Pope and daughter Lizzie move to Wilsonville leaving Oxford with regret from the community.
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Oxford
Cgeorge Fuller
Christiana
J. M. Jones
Alexandria
Mr. Jones
Cheveolocco Street
Harriet Pope
Lizzie
Wilsonville
The Shah and the Asparagus
Muzzaar ed Din shah of Persia visited England and was served asparagus he had never seen. He ate a few stalks then discarded the rest on the carpet. The Prince of Wales mirrored him, causing thirty guests to follow suit, while attendants remained unmoved.
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Shah
Muzzaar-ed-Din
Persia
England
Edward VII
Prince of Wales
Shetland Wool Legend Tied to Armada Dye Heritage
A 300 year old tale links Spanish Armada wreckage on a Shetland island to natives learning dyes from local roots. Sailors taught bright dyeing that survives in Shetland knit comforters worn today as silent reminders of the invincible Armada.
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Spain
Fruit and Digestion Advice from Historical Text
The passage advises eating more fruit for better health and less medicine. It promotes fruit on an empty stomach in the morning as aids digestion and notes apples and oranges are good for biliousness, while stewed prunes and figs are viewed as unhealthy anytime.
Torments of Tetter and Eczema Allayed
The itching from eczema and tetter is instantly calmed by Chamberlain's Salve. Many severe cases are reportedly cured permanently. For sale by J. L. Wikle.
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Tetter
Eczema
Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Speaking at Opera House for Anniston Mayor Campaign Meeting
Citizens invited to attend at the Opera House in Anniston on Tuesday night October 30 at 7 30. Mayor Thos E Kilby and others will speak on the campaign issues in a fair and thorough discussion.
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Opera House
Anniston
Friends OF Good Government
Thos. E. Kilby
The Sonnet Writers and Their Prolific Years
The sixteenth century saw the height of sonnet writing with Ronsard and Gomez de Quevedo each credited with vast outputs. Petrarch, Sidney, Spenser, and Dante are listed among notable prolific writers, while Wyatt and Surrey introduced English sonnets and Tottle's Miscellany first printed them in book form.
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Ronsard
Gomez de Quevedo
Voltaire
Petrarch
Campens
Philip Sidney
Spenser
Dante
Thomas Wyatt
Henry Howard
Earl of Surrey
Tottle
Earle of
Surrey
Shakespeare
Milton
Wordsworth and Rossetts
London Standard
Tiger and Vulture of the Sea
A Windsor article compares the killer whale to a tiger of the sea and recounts an incident where orcas attacked a whaled whale. The crew used spades and lances but the orcas tore the whale free, dragging it away, illustrating their marked courage and intelligence.
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Windsor
Dundee Advertiser
Affordable well water system installation advertised
An ad touts home water supply conveniences from Ma I Sa offering private well water on premises. It promises piping to any location in the house and installation of appliances in kitchen, laundry, bedrooms and bathrooms for a moderate sum.
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Maisa
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Walker &Co
J. Adair
THE
John W. Stephens
Clay County
L. L. Allen
George W. Bonner
Main Street
Eb, Hudson
J.C. Davia
South Alabama
J. W. Johnson
Methodist Church
Moorefield’s
H. P. Whiteside
Bir
Mingham
Teoe Fechheimer Fishel CO
Reraere
New York City
Thad M. Gwin
Columbus Smith
Constantine Bidg
Moorefield
Fairyland
Genevieve Blow
Annie Howle
Mary Snow
John Wright
Clara Yeatman
Walton Lindor
Hargrove
Sam Christian
Ocala
Pla
M. G. Christian
Boiling Springs
Messrs
Harry and
Zeal Willingham
Billy Lester
Will Hendrix
Will Ingram
Delta
Grand Order of the
Sa LO Regulator CO
Atlanta
Wm. Gerst Brewing Co
Nashville, Tenn
M. Markstein
Dist
Shetland Wool
Sonnet Writers
First National Bank
Capital
Suplus
M. B. Wellborn
W. W. Stringfellow
V-Prest
H. A. Young
A J. Goodwin
Ria PP FT Peat Ostite
EL Anniston Electric & Gas Company, Noble and Tenth Sts
Robinson’s Book Store
Noble Street
Belcher Plumbing Co
Whetstone & Co., Crocers
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