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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1907
Page
2
A column lists names for county offices including Sheriff and Circuit Clerk and notes on political topics. It mocks businessmen, railroads, and politicians while mentioning Taft and Carmack and a Warren-like claim about a Florida watermelon trade. A Wisconsin man allegedly finds 35000 under a carpet amid skepticism.
A voice extols the South and West as places where poor families can rise to prominence through small farms and stock trades. It argues land is cheap, rural jobs are healthful and remunerative, and modern amenities make farming a dignified, hopeful path for independence and progress.
The piece argues that cheap labor harms society by depressing wages and increasing crime and poverty. It contrasts fair pay with starvation wages, notes wage gaps in agriculture, and calls for a system rewarding work based on service and ability. It also mocks political missteps and warns of kidney trouble with a drug promotion.
The 1903 07 legislative era's low calibre is blamed on carpetbagger era critics. Voters push for efficient candidates from business, academia, trades, and varied occupations. Mass meetings warn against office seekers, favoring nominees with purpose beyond pay. Local notes report healthy health, spring farming, and numerous community visits.
The Jefferson Military College and the University of Mississippi ball teams played a three game series with Mississippi winning 16 to 3 on Monday and 21 to 10 on Tuesday. Mrs J W Johnson returned from Boenville after a long visit, and Master Leland Hume fractured his arm this week. State Superintendent Whitfield visited campus to arrange for the summer school. Mrs J W Ware hosted an afternoon luncheon with Mr C C Ferrell as guest of honor, and Mrs D L Ross entertained Tuesday night. Messrs J B Webb and A Williams left to attend the Phi Kappa Psi Convention in Nashville. Prof A L Bondurant plans visits in Natchez. An advertorial note promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic.
Travel narrative describes plains with salt alfalfa and bleak deserts, seals at Seal Rock, moonstones at Moonstone Beach, and a San Diego visit to Coronado Island. It notes Mexican village life, bullfighting, and old spinning tools, interwoven with advertisements for medicines and mail notices.
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