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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
5
A 19th or early 20th century advertisement touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe, pleasant vegetable liquid to replace calomel. It claims calomel is dangerous mercury causing weakness and salivation, while Liver Tone supposedly cleanses the liver without side effects and improves biliousness, constipation, and headaches.
From Cadet C. Hargis at Carlstrom Aviation Field Florida he recalls a joint athletic meet with a nearby field Civilians were barred during events. He describes stunt flying including barrel rolls and twenty looping maneuvers and notes fifty new planes arriving this week while the mess lacks fresh vegetables.
Surgeons urge prompt first treatment for cuts and burns and claim efficient antiseptic prevents infection. Borozone marketed as ideal antiseptic and healing agent for man or beast. Sold by A. H. Kendel with price tiers 50c 1.00 and 1.50. Advance purchase encouraged for emergencies.
The U S Employment Service will centralize common labor for war industries on August 1 under War Labor Policies Board guidance. Private recruiting for firms with payrolls over 100 will end. state districts and local labor boards will regulate recruitment, with quotas, protections for farms, and limits on interstate labor moves. The plan aims to prevent labor shortages and reduce waste, while preserving local supply and employer protections.
Mississippi farmers anticipate the state's biggest cotton yield on record after a favorable study by C. E. Ames of the Mississippi experiment station at Holly Springs. He notes full blooms, drought spared cotton, but gardens and pastures remain moisture stressed.
The Food Administration announces uniform fair price levels for flour and milling products across the United States to curb profiteering. Prices are set to not exceed 25 to 50 cents per barrel above delivered cost for producers and retailers’ prices capped at 1.20 dollars per barrel over cost.
A fragment notes fraud in Army supply sales involving three individuals. Details are unclear but imply official fraud or misappropriation tied to military provisioning. Further readable facts reference July dates and named parties, requiring confirmation.
A brief memorial note dated July 17, 1918 mourns Erlene, cherished by a father and mother and praised as a pure flower. The message asks the bereaved to picture her in Jesus arms and acknowledges life’s crosses and joys. A friend signs the tribute.
An aid for hens undergoing molt is advertised as Thomas' Poultry Remedy. The notice suggests it assists during feather shedding and moult phases, with emphasis on timing and possible benefits for poultry keepers.
The Home Economics guidance outlines sugar shortages due to wartime shipping cuts and Belgian Relief requirements. It covers canning without sugar using proper sterilization, notes pectin tests to calibrate sugar for jelly, suggests drying fruit to save sugar, and details sugar use in preserves and storage strategies for fruits like apples, pears, and quinces.
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