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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1911
Page
2
Pontotoc Sentinel urges voters to resist efforts to suppress discussion of the secret caucus and the alleged manipulation that robbed Mississippi of a Senate choice. The piece brands critics as tricksters and calls for electing James K. Vardaman to the U.S. Senate next August.
Citizens invited to attend a Vardaman cattle gathering with officials turning the cattle loose. organizers urge participation with colorful, bold language. Names W. T. Faraner, C. A. McAnaren, O. Ramey listed as officers. Registration details unclear.
An essay compares seedless neglect in gardens to moral and community decline. It warns that undeveloped individuals, businesses, schools, towns, and cities go to seed without effort and fair returns, urging living, giving, and timely progress rather than stagnation. The piece closes with local social notes about a Philadelphia News item, school concert, and residents.
L F Conlee thanks patrons and pupils as the Philadelphia School ends its terms. He expresses gratitude for support and urges pupils to persevere with righteousness, aiming for a crown of happiness in life. Also note: list of unclaimed mail matter at Oxford post office for week ending April 1 includes Beauford Nelhiem and Buford Jim.
The Pleasant Ridge column notes widespread sickness this week with visits from Minnie Carpenter to the Courtney sisters, Connie McCrory and Blanche Humphreys at Sunday school, Cleaton Mooney from near Markette, and Ed Brown's family ill. A party hosted by Mr and Mrs Waters drew a large crowd. Also announces E Dunlap as Bailiff candidate for College Hill and States Beat, seeking voter support.
Ready to deliver June 15 and July 15 full blood Berkshire pigs from sons of high breeding not registered Sire registered good individual Pigs sold at home and abroad with satisfaction guaranteed Prices and references available on application J F Goolsby Oxford Mississippi February 11 1911 Customer note about pigs arriving and satisfaction expressed by KR G Sparks Ripley Mississippi
Citizens petition Gov Noel for clemency for A Graham Henry Mcintosh and Ike Wilson convicted in September 1910 of unlawfully marking cattle in La Fayette County. Affidavits claim witness McGee perjured himself under threats, detailing white men forcing false testimony. Petition argues court corruption and unfair incarceration without proper diet and care.
Mrs R E B Wallace of East Street, Oxford, endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for relief from long standing kidney trouble and urges others to use the genuine product. The testimonial notes earlier reliable performance and requests readers remember the name Doan's.
The item mix reports illness, rains delaying farm work, social visits, and attendance at a teachers exam in Oxford. It lists court notices in Lafayette County Mississippi, including divorce proceedings, mortgage sales, and public bids for bridge work, with several local names and dates from 1911.
A London Easter sermon argues that the resurrection is central to Christ’s doctrine. Pastor Russell contends that without a real resurrection, faith is vain and death is a sleep from which all awake at the final judgment. He contrasts views of hell and purgatory with the Bible’s tomb as the grave for all, awaiting Christ’s kingdom. The talk includes biblical references and explains soul and body’s fate in Sheol and Hades.
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