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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1922
Page
6
A stenographer reports a belief that Oxford girls use galoshes as a flirtation code. Open tops signal availability, fully buckled means engaged but possible encounters later, mixed buckles show doubt yet interest, and one buckled with the other unbuckled signals jealousy tied to marriage.
A country simpleton was sent to find a lost cow after the town searched in vain. Minutes after starting, he returned driving the cow. He explained he thought of where he would go if he were a cow and found her there. The message: the way to find business is to imitate where it is.
A garbled note describes an infant staring at a visitor with a bald head, triggering the mother’s tremor as she reacts with alarm to the moment.
Frank White, longtime editor and owner in Richland Texas, writes the Oxford Eagle from Richland, recalling old Oxford friends and schoolmates, early printing days, and his Texas oil career. He mentions Della Rodger and Laura Eades, Carey King, Rev. King, and local families, and notes plans to return home with his wife and children this summer.
Ford Motor Company Detroit reports escalating Fordson output with daily builds rising since January. April demand requires about four hundred Fordsons daily, signaling the largest monthly production since 1919 and likely record highs by month end as farmer support and the price cut boost sales.
A snippy exchange unfolds as a red headed woman insists the teller knows her without ID. She asserts she is the famous red headed neighbor and refuses to be asked for identification, prompting a tense moment at the bank.
A fragmented note recalls a tense morning scene about money and chores as a husband contemplates dinner while his wife laments funds. A faint payment teller interjects with a question about a daughter’s role in a girls club. The passage ends with a college scholarship offer in Memphis via Oxford Eagle.
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