Oxford Notes Cite Home Return Plans And Local Happenings
Major D Hous ton Smith expects to be home by next Friday returning via Montgomery. Mis e Othella Bagley delays leaving for Montevallo. Miss Jean Williams attended the school opening. A report on cotton yields is questioned for accuracy. Thad M Gw in Co advertises linens. Lt Roberts injured by a bicyclist on the Anniston run but not seriously. Miss Jonnie Privett opens private school on Main street with strong attendance.
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Oxford
D. Houston Smith
Montgomery
Roberts
Anniston
Jonnie Privett
Main Street
Bedside Update From Mrs Wilsons Jenifer Home
News notes a discouraging outlook for Mrs Wilson of Jenifer with Birmingham specialist called in last week. Guests include Mrs W T McKibbon and children of Birmingham at Pace home on McPherson Avenue. Misses Trixie Humphries and Mamie Garrett study at Anniston College as Oxford graded schools enroll about 150 pupils. The year shows promise and encouragement for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Pace Home
McPherson Ave
Prickly Ash Bitters Promoted For Kidney Health
An old advertorial warning that kidney disease grows from modern life prompts prompt remedies. Prickly Ash Bitters is advertised as a soothing kidney tonic that cleanses the stomach liver and bowels and restores strength. The ad urges none substitutes and lists nine bottles with a red four on the label sold for $1.00 each.
Pair of garters sparks long legal feud in Massachusetts
Lyman and Lena Raymon, siblings from Pittsfield, fought for six years over a pair of red silk garters tied to their deceased mother. The court split the heirloom, awarding one garter to each, leaving one stocking loose in the decision.
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The
Star
Boston
Mass
Lyman
Lena Raymon
Pittsfield
Lena
Old Reliable Alliance Warehouse Cotton Weighing
The Old Reliable Alliance Warehouse offers cotton weighing to customers with satisfaction promised. Located at Corner Main and Snow streets in Oxford Alabama.
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Main and
Snow Streets
Oxford, Ala
Wilkerson Visits Oxford Amid Canning Industry Rise
W. W. Wilkerson of Wilkerson and Richard from Rural Route No. 5, noted for the successful local canning industry, paid a business visit to Oxford this morning while discussing daily school routines and patron needs with teachers and residents.
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Trm
Wilkerson & Richard
Oxford
Local notes on faculty, travel and appointments
News brief lists Miss Mildred White and Miss Bessie Perkins taking college posts, Miss Ruby Walker resuming millinery work, Dr. Bishop visiting J. W. Collins, and several residents planning trips to Tupelo, Randolph Macon, Anniston, and Montgomery. Also mentions Morgan at state convention and Oxonian entrants to Noble Institute.
Vulgarity More Common Among Men Says A C Benson
A C Benson argues in Atlantic that vulgarity is likelier in men due to ambition and desire for power, while women display sympathy and affection, valuing personal relations over material status. He notes women's stronger emotions reduce vulgar pursuit, stressing that vulgarity fixes fictitious value on wealth and status.
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Lfe
A. C. Benson
Atlantic
Stop It A Neglected Cough May Lead To Bronchial Trouble
A warning urging care for lingering coughs and colds pointing to Foley's Honey and Tar as protection against serious implications. The ad cites Elam Ordway & Houser as the source.
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Foley
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Treating Torpid Liver with Dr Pierce’s Discovery
An advice column explains that a tired or starved liver signals overall malnutrition and urges stomach-focused treatment first. It touts Doctor Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a non secret non alcoholic glyceric extract that restores digestion and liver function, warns against substitutes, and lists symptoms of biliousness and weak stomach to prompt usage.
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Pierce
Second-hand Furniture Dealer Ad Seeks Cash Offers
Local dealer on Main Street advertises cash for used furniture aged items and household goods. Call or visit to sell or trade for quick payment. Dense text suggests a shopfront sign seeking customers with cash purchases.
Wen's Clothing and Furnishings head to foot outfitters
Wen s Clothing and Furnishings described as The Famous at Eleventh and Mobile Street extends as a head to foot outfitter. The item appears as a small fragment advertising a department store style business in a historical city page.
Not Himself. Judge hears assault case fled to extenuating grounds
The defendant admits striking a man and pursuing him after an argument over a piano installment. He says he acted with extenuating circumstances because the man was a collector for a piano house and called during his daughter's piano practice while he read the paper.
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Cleveland
Virtues of Sold Sign Attracting or Detracting Buys
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece discusses a sales floor debate. The manager argues that leaving a sold suit visible would frustrate customers and hurt other sales, while John worries about the immediate rush and imitators. The article notes dishonest dealers use fake sold signs to move slow stock.
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John
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Flowers Pay and Ailments Mentioned in Ad Copy
A vicar in Carmarthen earns 2500 yearly from a London dealer while a Berkshire old lady supposedly makes nearly 5000 yearly from Marechal Niel roses. The laxative effect of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets is described as agreeable and natural. They claim to cure indigestion and biliousness with a 25 cent price and samples at J L Wikle's drug store.
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Milles of the Valley
Carmarthen
London
Berkshire
Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Furniture House Ad Seeks J. T. Hodge Shoppers
High grade furniture of all kinds and New Home sewing machines attract buyers at 923 Noble Street. Stoves and affordable prices emphasize value.
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J. T. Hodge
Noble Street
Anniston City Furniture Promises Largest Stock and Lowest Prices
Anniston City Furniture on Noble and Twelfth Street advertises the largest stock and greatest variety at the lowest prices, inviting shoppers to compare selection and value.
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Anniston City
Noble
Dr King’s New Life Pills Endorse Digestive Health
A vintage drug advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for constipation and related stomach and bowel discomfort. The ad lists West End Drug Co and Elam Ordway & Houser as the sellers and claims painless, effective regulation of the stomach liver and bowels.
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Dr. King
West End Drug Co
Elam, Ordway & Houser
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Mise
Othella Bagley
Montevallo
Mise Jean Williame
Thad M. Gwin & CO
Tadm. Gwin & CO
W. T. McKibbon
Nue
Trixie Humphries
Mamie
Garrett
Anniston College
A. J. Adair
E. A. Walker & Co
Litigants
Alliance Warehouse
W. O. Turnipseed
W. W. Wilkerson
Ings
Viable Records
the Representatives
Mildred White
Thad M. Gwin &*Co
J. F. Brown
Munford
Bessie Perkins
Ing
Galloway College
Miss Perkins
Thor
Oughly
Will
Ter
Miss Ruby
Eb.a. Walker & Co
Dr. Bishop
Talladega
J. W. Collins
Foster Hudson
Tupelo
Miss
Jennie Aderholks
Columbiana
Lynchburg
Randolph- Macon College
T. K. Roberts
Katie Mae Rich
Mrs. John Alex
Ander
Morgan
Messrs. M. A. Smith and
Stokeley
Caudle
Seal Oesee
Blue Mountain Avenue
Martha Bell
T. M. Henderson
Tare
Wen
Streete
Foot Outfitters
Sen and Boys
Himself
Evans Chemical
Draggiss
Express
R. S. Pendle
Twelfth Street
Jacksonville, Ala
Normal School
Alabama
C. W. Daugette
Anniston Banking *& Loan Company
B.L. Patman
15Th Street
Oak Tannery
W. M. Shroeder
Oss
Cater Grocery Co
City National
Anniston, Ala
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