This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1921
Page
2
Obituary and bank notices priced at one cent per word with advance payment required. Advertising rates listed for display and readers, with subscriptions payable in advance and various term options.
A Southern editorial rebukes President Harding for claiming the cotton belt is diseased and famine stricken and offering federal aid. The piece argues readers are not starving, urges tax cuts, cheaper freight, loan access, and a market for cotton and livestock, plus a potato curing house to prevent losses. It endorses farmmer and merchant collaboration and questions the soldier bonus.
The Board of Trustees of the Tula Consolidated School District in Lafayette County Mississippi invites sealed bids for a new school at Tula. Bids due noon August 26 1921 at the County Superintendent of Education office. Bidders must include a five percent bid bond.
Trustee J S Douglas announces sale of two parcels in Lafayette County Mississippi under a deed of trust to guarantee bank. The sale at the Lafayette County Courthouse Oxford occurs August 22 1921 for cash to the highest bidder. Parcels include the northeast quarter of section 8 township 9 range 2 west with 19 acres excluded and a 32 1 2 acre southeast quarter fragment from section 3 in the same township and range.
The speaker argues for higher consumption in the South, highlighting abundant resources and the need to reduce taxes, expand markets for regional production, and launch a campaign to promote the South as the "garden spot of the earth."
Letters of Administration for the estate of John Ford, deceased, issued June 24 1921 by the Chancery Court of Lafayette County Mississippi. All claimants must probate and register with the Clerk within six months or be barred. Executed July 27 1921. C A Ford Administratrix. John Falkner Jr.
The Illinois Central System reports twelve months of public collaboration to improve railway service. It emphasizes railroads’ vast investment, urges constructive criticism from farmers and business leaders, and pledges to continue informing the public about railway problems and limitations while striving for safety, efficiency, and economy.
Fragmentary text suggests themes of courage action and leadership among a group with no explicit details or identifiable entities. The passage reads like a motivational line emphasizing stepping up and solidarity.
An old newspaper items mix proclaims there is no law to stop prohibition while praising White's Cream Vermifuge, Prickly Ash Bitters, and Herbine with prices and sellers listed. It notes a large Chicago pageant with one hundred thousand participants, contrasting distance from the event.
The Board of Supervisors of Lafayette County Mississippi announces the revised real and personal property assessments for 1921 are open for examination. Objections must be filed in writing with the Clerk by the first Monday in August 1921. those not objected to by then become final. July 21.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.