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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
2
A Mississippi Press Association item from the Oxford Eagle dated August 6 reports on regional press matters and member updates. Officials, deadlines, and collaborative efforts between papers are outlined for the week.
Authorized notices list Hubert D Stepiens seeking re election to Congress from the Second District pending primary action Albert C Anderson of Ripley Tippsh county Mississippi and J Lex Batre of Pittshors Calhoun County as candidate for Circuit Judge in the Third Judicial District pending primary action.
Governor Bilbo speaks daily across the state with record crowds cheering him. Supporters grow in every county and even former opponents back him, as analysts project about 100000 votes from a 190000 electorate. The piece argues Bilbo’s popularity stems from alignment with the people.
The writer denounces opposing campaign sheets as hateful slander aimed at Bilbo and Bilbo supporters. He warns voters to ignore the sensational broadsides printed by the same old foes, claiming they spread falsehoods and religiously malign opponents.
The piece laments global war sparked by Austrian actions and the assassination of Servian royalty, urging arbitration and naval disarmament. It then critiques H D Stephens and Charlie McCharen post office appointments, arguing for merit and voter will, while praising Senator Albert C Anderson as a capable congress candidate with a strong reform record.
In Lafayette county last week Senator Anderson and Hon H D Stephens spoke at Lafayette Springs Tule Har kins Paris and Taylor to small crowds of voters. Anderson praised for strong speech while both candidates faced anti Vardaman and anti Bilbo sentiment shaping county support.
Promotions from prominent House members attest to Hubert D Stephens’s strong standing in Congress. Champ Clark Oscar Underwood and Dorsey Weems laud his ability character and purpose, noting his leadership on roads and steady influence.
Alexander D. Noyes argues in Youths Companion that a 900 million bushel wheat crop boosts national wealth. Higher farmer earnings boost farm equipment, home improvements, and personal consumption, spurring activity across steel, clothing, groceries, autos, and furnishings industries.
Mrs. Henry A. Moore of Oxford presented a diary kept by her uncle Jas C. Browning a private in Company I Mississippi Volunteers during the Mexican War. Dr. Dunbar Rowland director of archives and history filed it with related Mississippi war materials. Browning born and died in Oxford lived 70 years enlisted June 1846 discharged 1847. The diary records incidents beyond Monterey and Saltillo.
John Delay of Cleveland donated a valuable addition to Mississippi Mexican War records to the Department of Archives and History. The collection includes the original company F roll, provisions, returns, and discharges for soldiers. Company F served in Mexico and helped U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor, notably at Buena Vista in 1846.
Suburban paper urges readers to subscribe to the Eagle and use the job department to find work. The notice highlights local classifieds and employment listings as a community service.
A 1913 letter from RB A Hall describes chronic stomach ailment and back pain relieved by Leorsinga Medicine Co remedy sold by Kendel Drug Co in New Orleans. The note endorses the product as a singular remedy.
Public health notice warns mosquitoes and flies spread disease through bites. It urges using Sloan's Liniment as an anti infection remedy and emphasizes precautions to prevent bites near garbage pails and similar areas.
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