Miss Gussie Bagley Improves After Illness at Hamilton College
From Oxford on September 25 W W Wilson noted local business at Oxford merchants. Friends learned Miss Gussie Bagley, sick since returning to Hamilton College at Lexington Ky, shows improvement and rapid convalescence is hoped. The reporter also saw a copy of the first photograph of Company I taken in 1889 when the Mountain Rifles wore their MBiforms at Oxford Lake.
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Oxford
Gussie Bagley
Hamilton College
Lexington, Ky
Company I
Mountain Rifles
Oxford Lake
Calhoun Rifles Reunion References and Local News
The article recalls Confederate reunion remnants with W O Hill as captain and W A Orr first lieutenant. It notes little George Finch Jr’s eye injury may not blind him and mentions Mr and Mrs Macey moving to Oxford. It reports Mr Hindman’s death, social announcements, and engagements including Miss Cunningham and Mr Bynum Walker. Also mentions real estate moves and Star ads efficacy.
One Cure for Ailments From Inside Nerve Weakness
Dr Shoop's Restorative claimed to cure many ailments by restoring nerve life force. The remedy purportedly strengthens vital organs by rebuilding nerve power and was sold and recommended by J L Wikle.
Woman Visits Portsmouth Sailor in Navy Humor
A village woman visiting Portsmouth is guided aboard the Victory by a playful boatman. Seeing a sailor inside a porthole, she exclaims and asks to tell her son Bill in the navy, prompting a humorous exchange captured by the Dundee Advertiser.
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Portsmouth
The
Navy
Dundee Advertiser
Poisonous Hairy Caterpillars Alarm Humans
The processionary moth caterpillar and related hairy species can irritate human skin. Reaumur noted severe itching in the hands for years and eye irritation when touched or hairs contacted the eyes. Winds carrying caterpillar hairs have caused painful neck swellings in some people.
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Reaumur
How Sound Waves Move
The speed of sound in air rises with temperature from 1,000 feet per second at 32 F, increasing about one foot per second per degree above freezing. Damp air carries sound faster than dry air, regardless of warmth or cold. In water, sound travels over four times faster than in air, roughly 4,700 feet per second.
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A. J. Adair
Alabama
Choccolocco Street
Miller & Sons
Ala
Hamp Draper, Jr
Miss Bentley
di. Walker & CO
Reliable Alliance
Main and
Snow Streets
Oxford, Ala
W. O. Turnipleed
W. W. Wilson
W. A. Orr
W. ©. Gray
Pond
Calhoun
Little George Finch Jr
Mr. and
Mrs. Macey
Anniston
Barry
Seventh Streets
Will
Thad M. Gwin
Cgwin
Unce
N. ©. Hindman
Post Oak
Intelli
Matters Social
Mrs. S. BE. Gunnels
Katie Cun
Miss Cunningham
Mr. Walker
W. W. Draper
Atlanta
Messrs
James R. and
Joshua Draper
Devel
T. A. Riteh
Ross Ave
Nue
W. A. Yeatman
M. E. Hudson
James Kelly
Main Street
S. E. Gunnels
Katie
Cunningham
Birmingham
Lansing, Mich
Star
Alfred M. Yee
Piedmont
Model City
Lawrence
Menlo
Wil
Liam H. Cooper
Louisville, Ky
New York
Berle Tox
Orvagiee
Bill
Bradfield Regulator Co
Anniston Water Supply Office
Noble Street
Upely
Bydrante
Southern Railway
J. N. Harrison
D. P.ja
Birmingham, Ala
Cater Grocery Co
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