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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1911
Page
2
Municipal authorities enforce a ban on riding bicycles on cement walks, with occasional violations reported beyond the railroad bridge. Complaints describe riders using sidewalks near the hospital and other walkways, causing alarms and discomfort to pedestrians and visitors from across the state.
The document argues for vigilance against special interests in the 2011 Mississippi Senate race. It defends Senator Vardaman’s record as a representative of the people, condemns political trickery and special funding, and warns of moves to curb voter participation through early primaries and disqualification tactics.
Proceedings show the Board of Supervisors approving janitor and inmate costs, road and jail repairs, stationery, lumber, and bridge work. The county per diem, mileage, and teacher payments totaling 6,315 were approved, with education chief H T Smith’s report noted and the board adjourned to May 1.
The Brookhaven Leader discusses the newspaper’s role as a tolerant, vigilant community force. It should balance broad sympathy with discretion, remain open yet restrained, and support public good without surrendering principled judgment.
Notice of sale of real estate under a deed of trust by Harriet McKie to secure indebtedness. The property in Oxford is to be sold at public auction in front of the county courthouse on April 1, 1911 for cash to bidders. Also a bid invitation for building supplies and services for the department with bids due by 1911.
Public sale notice under a deed of trust dated February 17 1909 to secure debt, as recorded in Lafayette County Mississippi. sale set for May 1 1921 at Ux gine for Saw Mill Iron and Grist Mill properties near Taylor Mississippi. Also includes multiple court notices for Lafayette and Mississippi counties with May 1911 dates and bridge-building bids.
The town notes a healthier community with a large Sunday afternoon Sunday school turnout. Mr. R. B. Hareys and wife visited their daughter Mrs. Etta McDougal in Charleston. The West family faced a hospital visit, while locals James Hamilton and others spent time in Taylor and Oxford. Rising Yocona River waters flood bottomlands, affecting crops and residents along the river.
A fragmentary note describes Hiram Clay Ty Pippughed among five doctors in the Ozarks. It mentions Dr. Kings New Discovery and remedies including Foley’s Remedy, McGee’s syrup, and Ken Unclaimed Mast Matter, with references to A H Renel.
A sermon at Royal Albert Hall in London urged Church unity under Christ not Catholic or Protestant divisions. The speaker argued Babylon the Great symbolizes confusion and warned against church factions, calling for one body, one faith, one baptism, and one God the Father.
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