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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1907
Page
5
Local society items list visits and illnesses including Mr. D M Kimbrough in Memphis and Mrs J Stone and Mrs Allie Wilson in town. Farm and business notices mention two milk cows for sale and general shop ads. The Training School ball team heads to New Albany for games and county officials perform school duties. The English University will present The Rivals at the Opera House.
Sufferers are advised to obtain a compounded remedy at A H Kendels drug store. The prescription includes Fluid Extract Cascarara Amarga Colchicum Seed Stillingia Langunaria Dandelion and Compound Syrup Wee-Haw. Prepare six ounces and take one teaspoonful three times daily after meals.
Miss Willie P. Rucker of Morlinton West Virginia and Mr John N Standifer of Oxford were married at the bride’s mother’s home on Wednesday April 10 with Rev Mr Jones officiating. Standifer is a county native and State University graduate with many friends wishing the couple well.
A seller offers cheap cash sale of farm gear and livestock including one Middle Buster, Campbell Corn Planter, Dallow Cotton Planter, Side Harrow Cultivators, W Harrow, one mule, and one cow. Contact W. E. Clark.
The document lists loans and discounts totaling 1,580.96 with endorsements 1,035.17 and a large balance 65,461.03 plus 237,379.25 in capital paid in 250,000. Undivided profits show 25,005. Individual deposits or check deposits amount to 151,306.09 with time certificates of deposit at 3,375.05.
Hon John Shere Williams spoke to a crowded court house on national political issues. He addressed citizens for two and a half hours with many attendees standing despite rain. Also present were candidates Senter Scott Stovall and Rivers who gave brief addresses.
The notice invites attention to Hubert D Stephens of New Albany as a candidate for District Attorney of the judicial district. A lawyer with years of practice in state courts, he is described as fully capable and a graduate of the State University.
The City Council approved an ordinance requiring property owners on the public square to install concrete walks in front of businesses. A committee will choose a site for an electric light and water plant. When completed, Oxford will be one of the state’s most attractive towns.
Two weeks of April frosts harm peach crop and garden yields. Social notes detail Mrs J G Deupree hosting a Browning Club afternoon with elegant decor, ferns, flowers, and a refined dining room. Miss Herron sang several vocal selections for the guests.
A Dover Delaware lawyer Ariey B Magee allegedly painted his house four years ago with paste paint costing 105 dollars including 5 dollars for labor and later used Devoe products with higher prices. The writer argues paste paint is inferior and likens it to whitewash while praising Devoe paints.
Public notice announces semiannual bids due at noon Tuesday for bridges on Abbeville and Rockyport roads and a nearer Splinter Creek span, to be awarded separately per plans on file. Bonding required and Board may reject all bids. later a chancery court matter and medical advertisements follow in the same notice stream.
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