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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1915
Page
3
North bound timetable fragment notes a departure at 5 p.m. and a 4 15 p.m. reference, with garbled names Bet, Parente, Peery. Contains partial, unreadable station details and times.
Spring gardens look well and several residents, including Rev C Morgan and Rev A Morris, preached and filled appointments in Ripley, Acory, and Oxford. Notable notes on health, travel, sales, and a stray owl exhibit, with adverts for watermelons and groceries.
Obituary for Mr T M Anderson former Superintendent of Education of the county states he died at Yooona home and was buried at Shipp graveyard. Local society notes include a Mrs S F Wooten visit to Shaw Mississippi, Mrs M P Bishop and daughter with G R Hightower, a reception for Mrs William Rowland, pardon for Carl Otto Siegel, and praise for Trustee P E Matthews with endorsement for four more years.
Property listing notes a hot and corner lot near University Bridge for sale by Ma Munnen at the residence.
240 Eye Incubator at Petaluma listed for sale at a bargain. Price listed as 92.0 dollars. Interested party should apply to W. B. McManon.
Will Stoate died after two weeks of pneumonia at his mother's home on Tuesday near noon. Funeral services were led by Rector G. D. Brown of the Episcopal Church at the residence. An aged mother and one sister mourn the loss with community sympathy.
Misa Lee Randle died Saturday night at the home of Mrs. Myra Hargan in Memphis. Her remains were brought to Oxford for interment in the Oxford cemetery. The service was led by Rev. C. D. Brown, rector of the Episcopal church. She spent her early years in the Oxford community, later moving to Memphis about twenty years ago and serving as postmistress for fifteen years. She is survived by one sister and several devoted nieces.
An old style ad touts Beil's Pine-Tar Honey as a health elixir. It claims to clear throat and head ailments with invigorating forest vapors and antiseptic healing properties.
Chilton's Drug Store offers a free sample of their new delightful refreshing Talcum Powder. For ten days they will sell a 95 cent can of the powder at the special price. Buy early to take advantage of the bargain.
Advertisement from H P Stephens in Abbeville Mississippi offering pure brown Leghorn eggs for sale at 75 cis per dozen.
An advertisement attacks local applications for catarrh, stating the seat of the disease cannot be reached by such cures. It promotes a mysterious inhaled product and praises its ingredients as producing miraculous results.
Miss Katharine Thogipsod and William B. Rowland were married in a Presbyterian ceremony at the bride's home reception in Oxford Mississippi. Miss Cornelia Thompson carried pink Killarney roses while Miss Cornelia Thompson accompanied by Mr Whitney Rowland stood with the couple during the ceremony conducted by Dr C T Thomson. The couple leaves on the ten o'clock train for their home in Oxford Mississippi.
The notice announces Mr J 8 Douglaas as a candidate for Bailiff of Beat 11, a position he currently holds. It notes his long court work background and four years of satisfactory service as Bailiff, pledging prompt, attentive service and sharp vigilance against evildoers.
Rush Springs Oklahoma resident V I Prater will marry Lula Scott of Morgan City Mississippi in Chife asha Oklahoma this morning. Scott is sister to A F Callaway and described as a fine Christian woman. Prater is an esteemed longtime county resident.
Professor Edwin B Wallace argues that bankers hinder industrial growth by underfunding basic chemical research. He notes that dye and related industries dominate due to applied chemistry and calls for using waste byproducts for pulp, fuel, and foods, predicting vast national gains from renewed investment.
Substituted Trustee J B Roach will sell at public auction for cash at the east door of Lafayette County Court House Oxford during legal hours on May 3 1925 at the first Monday in May. The property described includes parts of the SW and SE quarters of section 3 township 9 range 6 containing 40 acres more or less. The sale secures a deed of trust for Rosa Johnson and was recorded in Book 71 pages 154 in the Chancery Clerk's Office.
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