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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1904
Page
4
A collage of satirical quips, anecdotes, and brief jokes from newspapers and periodicals. It includes barbed lines about elections and politics, social mores, and literary asides from Washington Star Chicago Mercury Life and others, reflecting humorous commentary and wry observation.
A Kansan credits Postum with curing long term coffee related ailments. He suffered headaches rheumatism heart trouble and nervous issues for years before trying Postum which he says eliminated illness and improved nerves and digestion. The testimonial notes Postum is from the Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and promotes The Road to Wellville book.
Man of Italy Victor Emmanuel spends hours daily with current literature. England's queen avoids dress sounds. The Mecklenburg Strelitz widow is 84 and kin to the Cambridge duke. The German emperor’s income comes from Prussia. Lebaudy in Brussels seeks 30000 for imperial crown. Francis Joseph holds multiple royal and papal honors.
The piece highlights hand-painted fabrics and ornate trims as in vogue. It notes attractive wraps of white veiling with pale blue pink or green linings, full skirts reaching the girdle, large sequins, dotted nets and all over laces in summer frocks, and auto coat sleeves in bishop or bell shapes with gathered linings.
A humorous dialogue unfolds among Uncle Josiah, Senator Grabali, and others as they riff on Feath erly’s Wall Street dabbling and a campaign loan to a legislative candidate. The exchange turns on money, politics, and federal connections with mock grandiosity and satirical nods to public figures and press pronouncements.
A collection of aphoristic musings on war rhetoric, neighborly conversations, garden abundance, and the chores of domestic life. The author notes how loud talkers often stay home to fund conflicts, compares personal needs with shared garden produce, and reflects on a man’s realization of a wife’s daily labor.
An article argues corn requires breeding for whole plant vigor, drought tolerance, and multiple ears. It urges deep soil preparation, shallow cultivation, crop rotation with legumes, and careful use of fertilizers, emphasizing nitrogen from legumes rather than high nitrogen fertilizers for profit.
The state sees a rise in fake fertilizer parcels sold to farmers featuring ashes and sand labeled as high grade. Missouri University creates a fertilizer inspector role to tour the state, test products, and label quality. When fraud is found, evidence goes to the local prosecuting attorney for action.
The South Carolina farming community faces a grave crisis from an unprecedented scarcity of negro farm labor. The shortage spans the state with theories citing railroad work in Virginia and migration north as key factors. White mill workers also return home due to rising farm wages, leaving land idle.
A Farm and Fireside article describes intensive farming as using stable manure and chosen commercial fertilizers on finely prepared soil to maximize yield. It argues this method makes fertilizer costs worthwhile and yields high profits and satisfaction per acre.
Newberry South Carolina chief of police W H Harris describes years of kidney pain and sleepless nights. He credits Dean’s Kidney Pills with relief after two boxes, noting backache kidney secretions and kidney function improved. A free trial offer is provided by FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY with price fifty cents per box.
The Lincolnshire May Hiring Fairs show a shift from the old maid to higher wages and new terms. Weekly holidays and music lessons become common, cycling apprentices flood East Anglia, agricultural workers dress better, and mennow milk duties replace women. Emancipation follows declining supply, not unions.
An English woman of means held a party where she asked a famed entertainer to dine with the servants. He performed for the staff in their hall then, after being summoned upstairs, claimed he had already performed for the servants as his sole engagement. The hostess realized too late the miscommunication.
A lighthearted exchange at night includes Borem admitting insomnia and Miss Cutting jokingly suggesting talking to oneself after bed. Casselis is mentioned as part of the scene in a dated, casual dialogue.
A jokey exchange between Mrs. Henpeckron and her husband turns on a quip about edgewise words. The Philadelphia Press quotes a playful aphorism stressing concise, timely advice in a clipped, witty exchange.
Kushequa Pennsylvania reports a growing belief in Dodd's Kidney Pills as a sure cure for rheumatism and lame back after Mrs. M L Davison credits two boxes with relief. Local voices say Kushequa is leaning toward a verdict that the pills are the only effective remedy.
The Chicago Tribune notes that destroying financial records cannot fix underlying balance issues, urging thorough audits and accountability to restore fiscal accuracy.
Secretary Hay in Washington awaited cipher telegrams on a pending official matter but received none. He asked a telegraph operator who reported a dispatch arrived but was unreadable, so it was not sent onward.
A country parish clergyman visits a poor Irish couple and their sick husband, believed near death. The man survives a week, defies doctors’ prognosis, and remains bedridden, while his wife explains the physician had given up and they sold his clothes.
At the World's Fair Grounds in St. Louis the Inside Inn under Manager E M Statler sustains a high reputation for first class accommodations at reasonable rates. Its enormous size and equipment handle large crowds without overcrowding while offering cool conditions on an eminence amid a forest setting. Guests praise location inside the Grounds saving streetcar trips and the modest daily rates range from 1.50 to 5.50 for European and 3.00 to 7.00 for American Plan. A postal inquiry to the Inside Inn invites further reservation details.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Van Slick has installed an automatic tomizer on his car to spray perfume along streets and mask gasoline odor, seen as a thoughtful gesture.
Allen's Foot-Ease offers relief for wetness moisture eating callus and swollen aching feet. Sold by all druggists at 25 cents with trial package advertised. Address Allen 3 Olmsted Le Roy New York for more information and substitutes avoided.
A collage of humorous quotes and medical claims floods the page. Notable mentions include Dr H H Green's surgical ads from Atlanta offering free treatments, a claim of onions in ears for 43 years in Connecticut, and various testimonials praising cures for dropsy and coughs from Pills, nostrums, and patent medicines. The snippets reveal a era of penny press notoriety and sensational health ads.
A cryptic definition describes a specialist as a man who only stops murder on his own beat. The quote frames the role as solitary and vigilant within a New York Supreme context.
A Philadelphia Press comment suggests MacIntosh asserts a family lineage linked to Noah. A separate Pittsburgh Telegram report warns a Hoosier banker to surrender $5,000 or face being shot, with a possibility of offering $2,500 and losing half.
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