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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
4
A restaurateur in New York uses a weekly drawing to assign a special chair at his restaurant each Saturday night. The chosen diner wins a handsome gold watch as a gift. The author notes the emotional toll on mothers who imagine what their children could have endured in other circumstances.
The piece argues for the reality of hell as a moral necessity, citing biblical passages and parables. It contends sinners deserve punishment and the living should fear divine justice, while noting everlasting punishment scales with sin and solace comes to those who repent.
A poetic fragment evokes Easter morning care and spring, with imagery of dawn, cakes, and waking cradles. The piece references The Easter mother and the world waking to spring, ending with a name, Frank Walcott Hutt.
A collection of legends describes the forget-me-not's creation by God and a Persian tale of two lovers spreading the azure blooms across the earth. The first tale frames the flower as a divine reminder of faith, while the second links it to the angel and a mortal beloved opening Paradise to love.
The text divides Easter into two sections based on Christ’s passion and resurrection. It contrasts the present life of suffering with the eternal joy promised through Christ and emphasizes that Easter marks a transition from conflict to blessedness.
The first Western Australia place of worship at Perth, built by soldiers in 1829 from bulrushes, served as Sunday divine worship, an amateur theater during the week, and throughout as barracks.
The text notes diverse names for Good Friday including Black Friday Still Friday and Long Friday in Denmark. It mentions a long fast and a Welsh bun tradition of crogs buns and cites a 36th year of Henry VIII enactment banning bakers from printing religious marks on bread.
An English lady of high rank presented a precious Easter egg to a late pope. The shell was ivory and satin represented the white of an egg. The yolk housed a golden case with a ruby set in diamond.
Joaquin Miller, the poet of the Sten fas, is a recluse who becomes a lion on visits to San Francisco. During a dinner he stays overnight, and a hostess discusses her Paris gown. He bluntly replies he admired the part she wore, ending the conversation.
An old advertising blurb touts Littell’s Liquid Sulphur as a instant itch relief and guaranteed cure for eczema and skin diseases. It promises a prepaid sample for 50 cents to Rhuma Sulphur Co. in St Louis. The page also includes humorous quotes about insurance, a landlord complaint, and a spoof cartoon caption from Harpers Weekly.
An instructor at the Military Academy at West Point tours visiting parents of a cadet during a past parade. The crowd gathers for the evening spectacle as the father expresses pride and a wish for his son to achieve the top rank that leads them all, pointing to the drum-major with admiration.
A Washington woman credits Postum with curing chronic nervous trouble linked to coffee. After stopping coffee and drinking Postum, she regained health, now does housework for two babies, and writes that she feels cheerful and energetic. The ad promotes Postum by citing her story and "There's a Reason."
John Armstrong of Cloverport Kentucky describes long kidney and back pain with swollen limbs and poor appetite. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with quick improvement and full recovery, noting a shift from weakness to strength. Sold by all dealers at fifty cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A wandering faker promotes a wart cure using cotton from a satchel. Amber Pete warns locals to leave by the stage, recounting the fate of the last man who sold such cures and noting the con man lies by a Borax Mountain tomb.
A Milan Missouri resident, J. F. Hennes, recounts a severe itching rash cured by Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent after three doctors failed. He also credits the remedies for healing a leg infection linked to la grippe and pneumonia two years earlier. The testimonial appears amid unrelated literary notes from Youth's Companion.
A plaintive whispered line from a speaker named Dof addresses Maud, signaling a lone, cautious moment amid a broader text. The fragment conveys fear and resolve with a quiet, intimate tone.
The Gazetteer’s humorous notes include a district described as an extensive rolling plain with ridges and valleys. A natural history remark claims buffalo milk differs from cow milk in fat content voice and hump absence. An unrelated ad fragment promotes Cod liver oil and remedies with testimonials and sales pitches.
A period ad promotes free samples of white goods from Aspinet Mills of New York urging ladies to request the items. It touts superb quality and low prices as the main selling points for products not readily available elsewhere. The jibe about a beer income hints at a humorous regional stereotype.
An advertising-style note urges coffee drinkers to insist on Franck Chicory to ensure pure coffee with genuine chicory. It cites government bulletins, Europe’s 18 factories, and a Finishing New York American branch, promoting Franck Chicory as the premier choice used by hotels and restaurants.
A physician jokes with Mrs. Mage about extending her tongue during an office visit. The exchange highlights a playful clash over propriety and wit in a medical setting.
A husband jokes that a doctor prescribed exercise but laments needing activity after a harsh winter. He mocks the idea of starting lawn mower season, contrasting his furnace upkeep with outdoor chores. His wife replies with puzzled concern.
A West Philadelphia woman notices a Sunday clock stop and sends her five year old downstairs. The child reports the long pendulum swings but the clock is not running, it is standing still and wagging its tail.
A garbled local-p commerce tale shows two women recalling vain efforts to dodge smooth stock peddlers. Mrs. Old stock laments being done in by a dealer named P. Allette Dauber, while Mrs. Jostrotit recalls rejecting a prior offer of old stock.
An advertisement emphasizes the Well-Informer endorsing Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as preferred by buyers. It urges purchase from the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. and mentions a fifty cent bottle price at leading druggists.
Practical tips on painting exposed surfaces with care and proper materials. Emphasizes dry, scraped surfaces and pure white lead mixed with fresh linseed oil for best results. Notes National Lead Company offers a free testing outfit and includes a comic aside from Harper's Weekly. Historic guidance blends ads and miscellany.
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