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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1906
Page
4
A visitor from Philadelphia toured Pittsboro with local friends visiting landmarks from the Carnegie Art Institute to Homestead furnaces. The exchange ends with light humor about city hospitality and a remark on staying out of trouble while walking at night.
Col B S Harrison of Lake Charles Louisiana recalls a horse kick that worsened his kidney condition and forced crutches. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring kidney secretions and ending back pain after two boxes, and notes continued good health for two years. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A stamp collector recently sold his collection of stamps from France and its colonies for 11000 dollars. The sale required more than four auction sessions to liquidate. Also noted are references to the United States stamps owned by the Earl of Crasford as possibly the most complete ever.
A 1906 Pleasanthill Louisiana case describes neuralgia attacking the heart with severe symptoms. After failing with a local doctor, patient F L Graves reports improvement and eventual cure following Dr Williams Pink Pills, claimed to cure the root cause with blood acting on nerves. The advertisement asserts the pills do not create habit and are sold nationwide.
A fragmented account recalls a grim scene in New York where a wife discovers a torso tied in a warehouse setting. A buyer offered bystanders a morbid sale of bodies with a placard reading Hasbands foe Sale. Authorities investigate the bizarre incident and seek missing details.
A reader recounts using Cutware Remete for swelling and lameness, praising relief that kept them from pricey visits to a doctor twelve miles away. The account mentions recommended remedies and household use as a practical alternative.
Refugees in a city court their misery after an earthquake fire. Henry Huskey and Kate Land brought Brancho and a dying child named Al from diphtheria. Water shortages drive desperate mothers to give alcohol to thirsty, delirious children amid ruin.
In San Francisco the water pump failed during a fire atop Telegraph Hill. Residents used red wine from barrels to fight the flames, smashing barrel heads and soaking blankets to shield cottages. The improvised water substitute helped save homes, leaving firefighters thirsty but victorious.
Gov Cox issues a proclamation urging Tennessee residents to aid San Francisco during its time of disaster. He recalls Tennessee’s sympathy for California, lauds California citizens, and notes past mutual aid to soldiers en route to the Philippines.
In Richmond Missouri Skip Wilson a Wild West show proprietor is dead and partner William Dovall is fatally wounded after a clash with four officers on the public square last night. The cowboys attacked officers while Wilson and Dovall led the group. officers suffered no injuries and the band scattered. The incident followed an attempt to arrest Wilson for an offense tied to his show appearance earlier that fall.
Sunday morning just before 1 o clock Will Thomas a Mayfield policeman shot and killed Henry Cooley on a sidewalk in the citys busiest business area. Thomas surrendered to the sheriff and offered no statement except that he would act the same again if faced with the same circumstances.
New Orleans Progressive Union urges rice farmers millers and dealers to supply a full trainload of Lawisians rice for San Francisco relief. Southern Pacific offers free transport and many respond generously to the appeal.
Two rough boxes arrived in Los Angeles from Monterey carrying the belongings of Mr and Mrs H A Rouser who had left Los Angeles for the Del Monte Hotel in Monterey. The note mentions their departure and a possible awaiting destination.
In San Francisco at Ellis and Van Ness streets a Japanese man fired on Federal troops after a brief exchange of about thirty shots. He took cover behind an overturned automobile and refused capture, was surrounded, and killed. No motive given for the assault.
A garbled account describes a shipman named Jack and his steed failing under way. It mentions ballast jettisoning, steering trouble, and a crewman’s assertion of innocence amid a chaotic sea scene. An advertisement hides within the text promoting Botanic Blood Balm with claims of cures.
The article warns of health risks during the change of life and promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as strengthening for women. It invites readers to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lyon Mass for free advice and notes the product helped cases including Mrs Hyland and Mrs Inkle.
A quirky, fragmentary piece jokes about orators, friendship tested by hardship, money, and heredity. It compares billiards to marriage and includes puns about hair loss, with a humorous narrator delivering brief cryptic lines.
A describer notes a performer with a high white central voice and long hair who stares at the audience, drawing exclamations like How divine from onlookers. The page citation references the Indianapolis Star.
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