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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1922
Page
5
An advertisement notes that an acute nasal catarrh attack can be mitigated by Hall's Catarreme Medicine. It claims the remedy will build up the system and reduce future colds. The notice cites J Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio as distributors.
The note highlights the Lady from Borneo and other renowned attractions drawing crowds Saturday evening, signaling a lively display of curiosities and celebrity appearances in a compact city event featuring notable performers and entertainers.
In a courtroom a red faced man listens as a long list of indictments for bootlegging is read. He exclaims in disbelief about what the court would do without prohibition in a Wayside Tales style vignette.
A fragmented line reads odd sayings like climb it and Waynade, leaving readers puzzled about the intended meaning or subject. The text appears to be garbled OCR from a Belgian or Alabama page, with no clear event or names to anchor a report.
Mrs. Ernest Hooker of Winona visited her parents last week. Mrs. Walter Brummett returned from Liberty. Miss Jewel Knight hosted a dance Friday night. Several locals frequent visits and moves include Mr. Neill of Carrollton at Culley’s hospital, Mrs. Andrew Purvis from Vardaman, and Judge Percy Bell visiting Prof. H. M. Faser. The David Reese Chapter D A R tea, P T A talk at Water Valley, and various social visitors from Grenada, Clarksdale, Memphis, and Batesville pepper the week alongside school staff events and hospital outings.
The City of Oxford Mississippi seeks bonds not exceeding 60000 at interest not above six percent to finance erection of school buildings and land purchases and to remodel and repair existing facilities. An election on the bond proposal is set for April 27 1922 with publication of the resolution. The vote recorded shows all three mentioned city officials approved the measure. Community notices follow with local social and health updates.
Notice from Oxford Mississippi election commissioners sets a special vote on April 27 1922 at the Circuit Court Clerk office Lafayette County Courthouse Oxford to authorize a city bonus not exceeding 60000 Witness signatures dated April 3 1922. Also obituary notice for baby Paul Shaw of College Hill with funeral details and tribute text.
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