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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1895
Page
2
The issue centers on whisky sales and enforcement, urging citizens to stand for law and morality. A list of local officials and candidates is discussed, with calls to support a crackdown. The piece endorses civic duty and warns against tolerating vice while highlighting editorials on public morals and governance.
In Oxford Mississippi on March 23 a notice proclaims Capt P E Matthews as candidate for railroad commissioner in the Northern district. His record as Lafayette County sheriff and as a businessman is highlighted. Support from Oxford’s leading paper and local figures is noted as favoring his candidacy for the state ticket.
The Holly Springs Reporter declares Ceol W. D. Helder the preferred candidate for Auditor of the State. The Sardis Reporter notes his recent visit to Sardis on Tuesday and says he is more popular than before.
A brief advertising item highlights Dr Price's Cream Oaklog Powder as the best Perini made product. The note emphasizes quality and origin, with a promotional tone typical of period newspaper marketing.
A meeting of the Wotion Growers Association discussed a cylindrically packed bale of cotton weighing over 3 pounds and claimed freight and insurance savings. Proponents praised the Bessenette press for ginning packing under one roof and using nine yards of bagging, cutting costs versus traditional methods.
The address from the Vot ae Association meeting in Atlanta calls on Georgia farmers to reduce imports, expand home production, and establish local factories to boost employment. It advocates more home made fertilizers and fewer commercial ones with no membership fees or salaried officers.
Bishop Potter recalls a Calvary Church gathering in New York to honor Dr. Edward Washburn. He recounts a domestic incident where a devoted woman challenged the living to express love and gratitude before death.
A bulletin reports several counties with glanders cases over three months and warns of significant losses in some areas. It notes no cure and urges farmers to watch for symptoms and quarantine affected herds to protect healthy animals.
Mr Wood of Hope's Mill Georgia owns a peculiarly attached Milch cow. The cow stays in a three foot fenced pasture when the children are at home but will throw down the fence to follow them if they are absent. When the children are moved she tracks them, following wherever they go. Atlanta Flamen.
The 1991 Mississippi Democratic State Convention in Jackson adopted a financial plank arguing that cold and silver should be coined on equal terms and circulate together without government discrimination. The state campaign effort is gaining interest among voters.
OCR text outlines multiple land parcels with sections, townships, and ranges near Oxford, including sections 21 and 17 in Township 7 Range 4 West, portions of SW and SE corners, and references to lots in town lots like No 3 in block C and Lot No 1 in KK.
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