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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1922
Page
7
Boonevil’s team traveled to Henderson Tennessee for a match with the local high school team. The game ended in a 2 to 2 tie. William Long, editor of The Mississippian, notes Oxford is true to form and laments low campus baseball ticket sales.
College Hill A. H. School defeated Oxford High 14 to 3 in a Wednesday baseball game at the university. Hume’s boys exploded for runs as Oxford failed to respond with solid offense through the contest.
Mississippi settles the anti-merger case against Illinois Central and Yazoo & Mississippi Valley. Railroads pay 60 000 to cover state expenses and penalties for an obsolete statute now repealed. Decree sustains railroad ownership and ends a nine year litigation shaping regional transit and safety gains.
Adrian C. Anson, longtime baseball figure nicknamed Pop Anson, died in Chicago at St Luke's Hospital after a week of illness and two days before his 70th birthday. He had recently undergone surgery and was believed improving before a sudden setback. The news notes his status as a legendary figure in baseball history.
Chicago April 14 Commissioner Kenesaw M Landis expressed shock upon learning from the Associated Press that Hall of Fame figure "Pop" Anson has died. He mourned his old friend and limited his remarks saying he could not speak further.
An old advertisement touts 660 as a remedy claimed to stop colds fevers and grippe and prevent pneumonia. The fragment also includes a quote about emancipation from care through love attributed to Dr. Maclaren, reflecting period tone.
A local advertisement touts Foot-Fitters shoes with Caliskin heel pads duck lining multiple stitch rows felt lined tongue and rubber soles. It claims exclusive agency rights, wide shapes sizes and widths and asserts unparalleled quality in the city.
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