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Revival of the whipping post in Delaware warned of
A historical essay argues that public whipping and vigilantism reappear in Delaware as a reaction to rising crime. It notes that prison sentences alone fail to curb crime and urges radical measures, while acknowledging criminology students will study the Delaware experiment with interest.
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Delaware
Faith and unity for a better Oxford community
A local call to residents to strengthen Oxford through faith loyalty and united action. The essay asserts the town’s worth, its character, and the need for collective effort to improve the community for everyone who calls it home.
System Regulator Prickly Ash Bitters Ad
A system regulator medicine purifies and strengthens the liver kidneys stomach and bowels. Prickly Ash Bitters is advertised as one of the best and claims to drive out unhealthy conditions promote activity and restore appetite sleep and spirits. Price 1 25 per bottle sold by Chilton Co Oxford Mississippi Adv.
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Chilton & Co
Oxford
Miss
Adv
Grape Vines and Prohibition Echoed in Barnyard Banter
A quirky reminiscence recalls youths smoking grapevines behind the barn and speculates on possible bans mirroring weed restrictions. The note hints at rural humor and evolving social controls in earlier times.
Thank You Ticket Agent Wins Day for Illinois Central
In Baton Rouge on January 26 1921 a party recalls a New Orleans ticket agent who said thank you to a traveler. The anecdote argues courtesy by Yazoo Mississippi Valley and Illinois Central System employees boosts patronage and good will. The piece urges all staff to say thank you and greet customers warmly.
Next Hog Shipment April Fifteenth Advised
Farmers are urged to list hogs for the April 15 shipment and to deliver as promised. Last shipment on March 25 saw prices 9.35 for 40 135 lb pigs 9.60 for 135 170 lb pigs and 9.75 for 175 lb up. The Lafayette County Farm Bureau emphasizes accountability and unity among local farmers.
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Farm Bureau
Lafayette County
Miss
Old
Lafayette
Self-Respect and Conscience in Edgar A. Guest’s Verse
A quotion from Edgar A. Guest in Security News urges personal integrity and self respect. The speaker rejects secrecy and pretense, aiming to live honestly before oneself and others despite the lure of fame and wealth.
Why Balanced Rations Are Needed
Prof McCollum states that balanced rations require 60 percent grain and 40 percent leaves from palatable plants. He warns that many leaves provide poor results and that grains must be matched to nutrients. He shows seeds have unclassified elements vital to nutrition and that grain alone with water lacks minerals, risking waste or death.
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McCollum
Prof. McCollum
The Time Is Ripe for Balanced Stock Rations
The article argues that balanced rations and mixed feeds maximize cereal by products and improve dairy and meat production. It emphasizes gradual customs changes, the need for economical feed, and the growing precision of stock feeding as a scientific practice. Farmers are urged to study and adopt prepared balanced rations for better results.
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Inuwes
Notice of Sale of Neilson Home and 3 Acre Lot
By terms of the will of Mrs. Mary C. Neilson deceased and consent of all devisees, the Neilson homestead on Second South Street in Oxford Mississippi will be sold at public outcry at the south door of the County Courthouse on Tuesday April 12 1921 within legal hour. Possession given September 1 1921. Signed March 4 1921 J E Neilson Surviving Executor. March 10 17 24 April 7.
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Mary C. Neilson
Neilson
Second South Street
Oxford
County Court House
J. E. Neilson
Non-Resident Notice in Guardian Suit No 4310
Chancery Court of Lafayette County Mississippi requires Cora Wiley Henderson Wiley and Tobert Wiley to appear on the Fourth Monday of May 1921 to defend Dr. A. E. Russell, Guardian vs. Cora Wiley et al final account in No. 4310. Clerk W. M. Woodward certifies notice dated March 23 1921 with publication dates March 24-31 and April 7-14.
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Cora Wiley
Henderson Wiley
W. M. Woodward
G. A. Woodward
D. C
Carl Alderson
Caruthersville
Missouri
Chancery Court
Lafayette
J. B. Alderson
Ward
W. M. Moodward
Harry M. Bryan
Notice of tax sale of Oscar Palmer property in Mississippi
The Internal Revenue Service will sell, at public auction in Paris, Mississippi, on April 19, 1921, the seized real estate totaling 166 3 4 acres in Lafayette County to satisfy unpaid taxes totaling 1 922 15 dollars for 1920. The homestead lot, near S. W. 1-4 Section 31, Township 10, Range 2, is described along with excluded portions.
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Oscar Palmer
Internal Revenue
District of
Mississippi
United States
Paris
A. D
S. W
S. J. Palmer
Lafayette County
Jackson
G. L. Donald
District of Mississippi
T. J. Wyatt
Notice to all parties on Anderson Drainage District bonds
Notice to interested parties that the Anderson Drainage District in Lafayette and Marshall counties Mississippi seeks bonds for 38000 to complete improvements. An assessment roll is on file in Oxford with a hearing set April 8 1921 at 10 AM. Millionaires have turned tax dodgers but still pay Easter hat bills.
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Anderson
Lafayette
Marshall Counties
Mississippi
County Board of Drainage Commissioners
Lafayette County
Drainage Board
Chancery
Oxford
Miss
Court House
W. M. Woodward
Advice as Medicine Provokes Widespread Resistance
Opinion writers argue that practical guidance is often met with skepticism and reluctance, likening advice to medicine that some refuse to take. The piece analyzes social resistance to guidance and the challenge of persuading readers to apply helpful tips.
Notice of Sale of Real and Personal Property in Lafayette County
A deed of trust sale by J. S. Douglass as Trustee for Er H Gamble and Mrs Nell Gamble for The Guaranty Bank and Trust Co of Oxford proceeds cash bids at the Lafayette County Courthouse south door on April 2, 1921. Property includes 110 acres described by sections and the Gamble homestead of about 3 acres, with good title believed but conveyed only to the trustee’s vest, standing in Lafayette County Mississippi.
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Er. H. Gamble
Nell Gamble
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Oxford
Mississippi
Lafayette
Misissippi
Miss
H. '. Smith
E. H. Gamble
Tom Rowell
Oxford and
College Hill
Elijah Sparks
Rowell
Baxter Sparks
J. S. Douglass
Chancery Summons Involving Land Titles In Lafayette County
The State of Mississippi issues a chancery summons to unknown heirs and interested parties regarding the Northwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 6, Range 5 West in Lafayette County. The case seeks to confirm and quiet title in favor of W. J. Phillips and remove clouds on the lands sold to Moses Hudson in 1572. Court date set for the fourth Monday of May 1921.
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Chancery
Mississippi
D. C. Whitmore
Lafayette County
Moses Hudson
W. B. McGraw
Chancery Court
County of
Lafayette
W. J. Phillips
W. M. Woodward
L. A. Smith
Gibb Seer Executor Final Account Hearing Notice
Notice to Curtis Starnes and Carl Alderson of Lafayette county and inspect guardian accounts. May 4 1921 deadlines set by courts in Mississippi with appearances to plead answer or show cause regarding final accounts. filings by Gibb Starnes executor and J B Alderson guardian.
First National Bank of Oxford Suit Against Miss Edna Metts
Legal notice to Edna Metts Rus sell now Edna Metts was married asks her to appear in Lafayette county Mississippi on the fourth Monday of May 1921 to plead answer or demur to the bank’s final account. Details include official seal and attorney John Falkner Jr with dates March 31 April 7 14 21. The page also carries unrelated editorial remarks on finance and divorce.
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Chancery Court
Lafayette County
Miss
Gibb Starnes
J. W. Starnes
Oxford
W. M. Woodward
First National Bank of Oxford
Guardine
Edna Metts
Ward
Edna Metts-Russell
Ellis
Kansas
First National Bank
W. M. Wood
City Of Oxford Adopts Electric Power Rates
City officials set electric rates for Oxford Mississippi including a monthly service charge of 35 cents per horsepower and a $1.50 minimum for motors under five HP. Rates tier by kilowatt hour range from 7.5 to 5.5 cents, applied to blocks up to 300 kW per month with higher blocks at lower rates.
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City of
Oxford
Miss
City of Oxford
Mississippi
McEwen Divorce Suit Filed in Massachusetts
No 4930 Joseph McEwen comp t are ma Maggie McEwen defendant Towegeie McEwen unknown address county Mass on the fourth Monday of May 1921 to plead answer a demur to this bill for divorce of Joseph McEwen defendant seal at Oxford Miss April 4 1921 W M Woodward Clemi John Falkner Atty for Comp t April 7 14 21 7% In absence of food the Russian bolsheviks might fall back upon the ancient custom of eating one acoth ey. The man who is truly great is oen acutely alive to his own imperfes 1 "Love thy neighbor as thy ell" says the good bouok and especially if she is young and beautiful as we. Just now one hour is more pr fit able in the garden than a dozen on the street corner and the corner won t miss you. Wiliva who rattles around in John Alexander Dowie s shoes has undertaken the difficult job of saving New York. But apparently N Y don t know it.
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Oxford
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Anthony Doherty
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
Illinois Central System
Doherty
Markham Down
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company
New Orleans
Maggie McEwen
Towegeie McEwen
Chancery Court
Lafayette County
Mass
Joseph McEwen
Miss
Bouok
Wiliva
John Alexander Dowie
New York
N. Y
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George W. Price
Lafayette County Press
Independent
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Edgar A. Guest
Security
Wall A. Hall
International Sugar Feed Co
Memphis, Tenn
Office OF
U. S. Internal Revenue Collector
Gibb Seer
W. Starnes
Curtis Starnes
John Falkner, Jr
State OF
Great Britain
Europe
W. B
Bert
John Falkner
R. H. Whiteside
Keota
Okla
Thedford
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