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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1899
Page
3
Woolen and cotton goods advertised with low prices on shirts slippers mats carpets and remnant prints. Men’s suits pants and hats featured with discounts. Children’s suits and new fabrics including silks and laces promoted for quick sale.
Multiple small items list train schedules North and South bound including fast mail and locals. Also notices for dentists offices and attorneys Kyle and McDonald with addresses in Oxford Mississippi plus chancery and bankruptcy practice and collections.
Regret reports rs Vonasis Baie wounded from a fall. Miss Longley to sing at Epwepoai church offertory on Sunday morning and night. Bishop Thom to preach and celebrate Gary Cannanton at 11 o clock next Sunday. Easter music to be repeated. Clergy schedules and invitations to services at P. Church this week or next. Mr Clarke to preach Sunday and every day through the week. Memorial day events and Confederate donations aim to fence the soldiers cemetery near the university. Remains of Mrs Eliza Townes noted in Tallahatchie county. Mad dog bite incident to a 9 year old son of Mr Cofflin. Gratitude expressed to subscribers and lists of new trustees for Oxford Graded School Ben Gray and H E Wall. J B Roach contemplates Constable Beat 1 position. praised as an experienced deputy sheriff and county resident.
A regional retailer touts consistent value with better webs and fair prices. The notice lists a variety of goods including pins, needles, sewing threads, writing tablets, onion skin tablets, lead pencils, new lawns, prints, and percales, highlighting quality and affordability for customers.
Local social notes list numerous individuals visiting family and friends across Mississippi and Tennessee. Names include Mrs. Hastings of Holly Springs, Miss Mattie Aren of Thaxton, Mrs. Gibson’s relative in Dua i, and Mr. and Mrs. William Mason of Toccopola along with others traveling to Memphis and Oxford for visits and business.
An old advertisement promotes Chilton's Castoria as a reliable remedy for diarrhoea dysentery and summer complaints in children. It emphasizes parental trust and a stated “sure shot” for indigestion and stomach issues. The copy frames Castoria as a household staple.
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple place names and days of the week with scattered quotes and initials. The items read like travel cues or scheduling hints but lack coherent events, dates, or actions. No clear person, organization, or outcome is evident.
Notice to qualified electors of Oxford Mississippi that an election will be held on April 26, 1894 to decide if the Board of Mayor and Aldermen shall issue bonds not exceeding twenty thousand dollars to fund sewerage construction. Published by order of the Board. J W Bowser City Clerk. W Sh Cowan Mayor.
W L Archibald, agent, promotes the Mutual plan of insurance as the cheapest and safest option for country property and residents.
Edward Thompson a lawyer preacher will deliver a talk on True Americanism at Oxford Methodist Church on Tuesday April 15 at 7 30 pm Admission is free as the Sunday League of America funds his lecture across thirty five cities in the state He is praised as eloquent and a champion of Sunday Reform by multiple papers including Springfield EL Daily News and Ohio Daily Leader
Seeks buyers for several lots with tenart houses. Jet on Fast street offers a 4 room and a 2 room building renting 65.40 monthly. Seller asks S40 for both. Rents yield over 7 percent per year paid monthly. Also offers other bets paying 15 to 20 percent. Owner aging and winding down business. Call and settle soon. S. H. Play. New Store on South street Fresh Groceries. Telephone 37.
Fre- Bal invites patrons to a new store on South Street offering fresh Fancy and Staple Groceries, Wood and Willow ware and more. D. F. Foust guarantees quality and low prices and asks for public support. the note promotes a wide canned goods selection as well.
Genuine Brazil Roasted Coffee offered at 10 ets per pound at LDF Foust's. Bargain price promotes quick sales.
The Browning Club notes reflect on world affairs from Spain to the Philippines with calls for liberty and peace. They discuss Alfonso XIII, Cuban tensions, annexation fears, and political leadership, ending with plans for a meeting with Mrs Carter on April lith at 3 PM and a health ad for Dr. M A Simmons Liver Medicine.
Defendants in Grant county Texas are summoned to appear before LaFayette county Mississippi Chancery Court on the first Monday in May 1809 to answer Mrs M de Lewis et al regarding the sale of lands for division among heirs of W H Lew deceased. Witness signature April 1 1809.
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