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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1902
Page
2
A collage of brief political opinions notes distrust of waudy trusts and price promises, questions Roosevelt’s influence, and predicts a Democratic House. It cites Gen Miles, Pension Evans, Afghanistan’s Ameer, and Cuba's fate with annexation hints while urging prudent governance and wary scrutiny of public expenditures.
Paradoxical as it may sound the richest often are the poorest worldly possessions do not insure wealth He is deceived by friends and flattery while the poor rich man gains insight through necessity He learns sympathy and usefulness while the meh poor man benefits from hardship and effort Also notes on farming reading and urging better crop yields and prices from the Ear.
Miss Nannie May Buford of Oxford visits Mrs. R H McElroy. Herman Bonds and wife move to Browning place west of town. Dan Mitchell spends days in Beaumont to oversee property. Rev Ellis preaches Tuesday night. Joe West, now operator at New Iberia visited friends here. Prof H T Smith spends Saturday in Water Valley. Harvey Turner spends Saturday in Oxford. At the municipal election E D Williams elected Mayor Lee Williams Marshal and R H McElroy alderman West ward Bill.
The Woman's Club met at Mrs. R. W. Jones to hear Dr. Brough discuss plantation life with vivid quotations. Attendees praised the talk, enjoyed music by Mrs. Oscar Wilkins and Miss Lois Taylor, then were served refreshments and adjourned pleased by an evening in a traditional Southern setting.
Four room cottage on Pontotoc Street with good well water and a large lot. Apply to Mrs L E Wrips at South Street.
The University of Mississippi board met in special session to authorize submission of plans for a classroom building and three dormitories on the campus. W B Walker elected to the executive committee. The board expressed gratitude to Mrs Fanny J Ricks for funding the summer term opening around June 14 and projected further campus development.
New York health authorities seized several tons of Sweetheart Baking Powder by Southern Soda Works of Nashville Tennessee found in the city. Samples tested showed alam and ground rock. the product was deemed dangerous and dumped at the dock. The powder had been sold in local stores at ten to twenty five cents a pound while four cents a pound in New York. Consumers urged to beware.
Ox ford moves to form a stock company of 10 000 to establish a Business and Telegraph College. Promoters offer 1 per cent concessions from scholarships and aim to attract 100 shareholders. Telegrapher and railway courses planned. Eastman’s College graduate to head the commercial department. Also notes a house for sale on Second South Street.
A small community newspaper notes a washed away river bridge delaying Bro. Jones sermons, church attendance remains steady, gardens and cattle affected by floods, and residents exchange updates on health visits, visitors, and local happenings amid ongoing rain damage.
Board of Mayor and Aldermen fixes minimum water rate at 65 cents per thousand gallons and 20 cents for each additional thousand. Also included is a chancery court notice requiring appearance to show cause on final account of Mrs. Laura Lens as executrix of A T Owens, with dates and officers named.
A municipal notice directs the separate school districts to report monthly to the collector the amounts due by each pupil. It requires immediate action to collect tuition and notify pupils living within the district, with reports due by the fifth day of each month.
Local column recounts post flood calm and renewed gardening led by Supervisor A C Stephens. mentions difficulty hiring bridge builders, community prayers, illness recoveries, and obituaries. Also includes medicine endorsements and notices from La Fayette Springs, with short reports on residents’ visits and activities.
Local merchants advertise Currie's Standard Fertilizers for cotton corn and vegetables with bulk sales from 100 pounds. They promise doubled crop yields and list Currie’s phosphate and alkaline bone acids with varying percentages. Also mentions malaria remedy and a registration notice dated April 1902 with unclear details.
A doctor in Scarbrough Ohio describes a severe lingering cough tied to a respiratory illness. After trying many remedies for five years with little relief, he reports being urged to try King's New Discovery which eventually offered relief. The account cites patient struggles and treatment efforts within a medical practice context.
Notice shows the condition of the Bank of Oxford Oxford Mississippi as of March 15 1992 under Chapter 14 of 1982 Annotated. Levee bonds 14000 city bonds 7000. Banhouses and other real terms appear garbled but indicate public financial instruments and assets.
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