Oxford Sees Frost and Local Happenings Highlight Town Activity
Frost touches Oxford with a light frost as rooftops turn white. Local business notes include Thad M. Gwinn & Co advertising menswear and millinery, J J Holland and family marriage plans, Knights of Honor work in Birmingham land, and Senator W S Smith’s Linesville marriage. Farm updates cite W H Griffin taking harvest work near Silver Run, and T H Kimbry’s hay and pea vine operations. Oxford Restaurant promotes 25 cent meals. School attendance rising with Prof. Bell predicting 1450 students. Friday recitations begin.
Spelling Bee Ends as Miss Memie Allen Caps Event
Yesterday afternoon in Miss Cox's room the spelling bee pleased spectators. Miss Pattie Haynes achieved the best record while Miss Memie Allen was the last to sit down. Prof Bell contemplates a debating club and Mr C Morgan foresees beef price declines after frost. Baptist church meetings closed, leaving Oxford better for them.
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Cox
Memie Allen
Pattie Haynes
Bell
the Baptist Church
Oxford
Notre Dame Lady Promises Home Cure Advice
An appeal offers free guidance and home treatment for female health issues including leucorrhoea ulcers displacements and menstrual problems. It claims a cure costs about 12 cents weekly and asks readers to share with others. Address Mrs M Summers Box 400 Notre Dame Ind. A separate note advertises wood for cooking from R O Watson phone 72.
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M. Summers
Notre Dame
Ind
Colonial Gardens at White House Grounds Revive Tradition
Work begins on two south lawn gardens to echo Mount Vernon style with box hedges and old-time flora. In other news Dr Monnier reports a Paris case of a young man with a loaded stomach. surgery removed 25 items weighing half a pound including a fork knife blade key and comb. The patient recovers.
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White House
Mount Vernon
Monnier
Paris
Academy of Medicine
Philippine Newspapers Language Divide in 19th Century
In the Philippines, twenty four papers were published in Spanish or native languages, while ten operated in English.
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Philippines
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brothers’ Department Store
the News OF Oxford
Mr. W. H. Griffin
Silver Ruo
M. Gwinn & Co
J. Bush
T. 8. Bagley
State Normal
Jacksonville
Edna Rhamaay
Montiscello
Alice Bullard
Miss Bullard
Thad
E. A.alker & Co
Messrs
W. H. Hitt
A. T. Floyd
Birmingh
Knights of Honor
J. J. Holland
Lineville
Sallie Reeves
Fish Hesd
Holland
W. 8. Smith
Carrie May
Dickinson
Hobbs
Barry & Co
Florida
J. M. Draper
Mgr
T. H. Kimbry
Reaper
Embry
Thad M. Gwinn & Co
Katie Orr
Alma Gambrell
Fe, A
Walker & CO
Mr. C. Morgan
Sale
Notre Dame Lady
R. O. Watson
Booker T. Washington
J.L. Nichols & CO
Atlanta, Ga
Elling Price
Austell Bilding
Noble ST. Theater
THE
Minstrels
al. G. Field
AK Musicale
Fountain Park
Leigh Brothers
Parrento
Walton Brothers
Mignani
Darktown Circus
Uncle Henry
Brother Anderson
Wikle’s
Burdett
Heinz’s
Norris & Little
Hammonn Typewriter
W. H. Owings Typewriter Co
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Indian Territory
Little Rock
Ark
Anniston Steam Laundry
Noble Street
South Anniston Lumber CO
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