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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1906
Page
3
Local items note Miss May Cresswell entertaining friends, visits among residents, and church services by Rev. B. T. Kimbrough Jr. in Union Grove. Several from Oxford travel to Memphis or Aberdeen and attend examinations, with updates on illness, society visits, and a recent fire scare near Mrs. Irene McLarty’s residence.
A garbled legal advertisement notes Mississippi Lafayetta County Chancery Court actions and a Texas Fort Worth area matter. It includes notices to defendants Williams and Williams, teachers examinations dates, and a tax collector reminder for May license renewals.
The audience enjoyed Mrs. William Calvin Chilton at the Opera House Friday night despite bad weather. She held the crowd for over an hour and a half with well chosen selections. Prof. Trueblood, author of several rhetoric texts, will speak at the University Friday night. The University Lyceum Course presents next Friday April 6 a grand Shakespeare recital by a University of Michigan professor of creation and oratory.
A note announces Mrs L T StarRzixGer will be in her rooms at the Knight Hotel with a display of designs and material and will be prepared to serve visitors. The message emphasizes a personal showcase and hospitality.
A list of pupils by grade for Friday March 2008 shows names under Primey, First through Eighth and Ninth grades with notes on attendance and tardiness. The document includes multiple spellings and garbled entries but preserves the overall roster of students across grades from primey through ninth.
Authorities praise Prof Trueblood for years of teaching reading and speaking at the University of Michigan. Noted figures like Jas B Angell and John G Whittier commend his expressive delivery and influence, predicting a notable recital of Shakespearean verse.
Acknowledgment is extended to ladies and gentlemen who assisted at last Friday’s benefit for the Public School Library. The note praises faithful rehearsals and energetic spirit that contributed to the success of the entertainment.
A dubious advertisement promotes tonics and liver regulators claiming cures for coughs fever and indigestion. It touts various names and prices and asks readers to purchase from EL Beaudet in Watville Fin. The note frames medicines as safe inexpensive cures with few side effects.
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