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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
2
A partial list of county offices and candidates is presented including for Representatives Sheriff Circuit Clerk Treasurer Superintendent of Education Tax Assessor and various beat supervisors and magistrates. The names include Rathertson Stephens Denton Farley Blough Russell Namby and many others.
Weekly unclaimed matter left at the Oxford Mississippi Post Office for the week ending Saturday July 27 includes Miss Mamie McCain Miss May Lourble and Mrs Maggie Ruffin among others. Also notices for sale a 200 acre farm ten miles southeast of Oxford priced at 2000 and a seven room two story house on University Street for rent with water electric and commuting access.
Jackson readers recall Charley Scott, a Southland farmer and former private in the Confederate ranks, whose integrity and public service span levee work, bank rescues, and political influence. His records include paying depositors in full and refusing personal gain while shaping Delta progress and Mississippi farm policy.
A profile of Charley Scott, boy soldier and last Confederate governor of Mississippi. It traces his early courage from Gettysburg to Hood's retreat, his service in Capt. Wil Hunt and Gen. Armstrong’s units, and his enduring duties under hardship as a youth orphaned after the Civil War.
The community welcomes recent rains and good health. Youths enjoyed a singing at Mr. W P Gean's. A protracted meeting begins here Sunday. Walter York and Harriet Cowsett wed Sunday. Mr. V Blaylock buried last week. Primitive Baptist at LaFayette Springs Friday through Sunday. Prof E K Foust teaches vocal music at Pleasant Dale. Mrs D A Hampton hosted by Mrs J K Foust.
An advertisement touts beauty through plump cheeks and a pure complexion and promotes Herbine as a remedy after meals to prevent constipation and aid digestion. A testimonial from Mrs. W M Stroud of Midlothian Texas claims eight years of use and calls it the best medicine for constipation bilious fever and malaria as stated by all druggists.
An antiquated advertisement extols King’s New Life as the regular action of the liver and bowels. It claims the product, guaranteed by A. H. Kendel, druggist, regulates digestion and circulation and is sold for 25 cents.
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