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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
3
Fragments advertise Dr. Pricek Up stairs over F 8 Leavell’s Store with claims of cures for liver trouble kidney disease and anemia and list medicines from J C Wilson and Benue Weir. Also promotes mineral roofing paint W T Turner & Sons Grove’s Chill Tonic Swifts Premium and Sanders' store offerings in a garbled 19th century ad layout.
Camp meeting opens Sunday with a plan to place a telephone on the camp ground. Numerous locals are noted visiting relatives and friends in New Albany Ripley Paris Jackson and Oxford. Watermelons are abundant and high quality. An all day singing at Pine Flat church drew good attendance. Community notices include health updates, job changes, and local commerce announcements.
Advertisements seek 1 to 20 teams to haul logs over distances from half to two and a half miles with good pay. Apply to J.T. Pierpont or Graham Bros Abbeville Mississippi. Turner and Bundren sued by mutual consent. Mr Jen retires under firm name W. T. Turner & Sons. W. T. Turner & J. Bundren Oxford July 15 1901.
Taken up by Robert Higginbotham east of Oxford a dark bay mare and a male colt two years old appraised at 40 dollars. Owner must call prove property and pay costs or be dealt with by law. Ranger W T Turner July 2 1901. Also Buggies and Wagons from W T Tugster & Sons. Subscribe for Turnase.
Criticism from Crystal Springs on the Mississippi Chautauqua oratorical contest held near that city praises Manny B B Leavell of the University of Mississippi as the true winner and condemns the judges for denying him first place. The piece laments the decision and argues audiences should determine oratory merit.
A Lafayette County Mississippi plea asks Governor Longino to grant clemency for a 16 year old convicted of manslaughter in the March term Circuit Court. Signers argue the boy has no prior trouble, comes from a needy family, and that his punishment already endured is adequate.
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