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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
2
The piece notes claims of party feuds and leadership losses, with references to Castro, Roosevelt endorsements, and calls for political action. It mentions protests by coal barons, a Panama Canal authority claim, and various figures like Whitney, Bevis, Platt, and National figures, all amid a volatile national political climate.
A piece denounces the habit of shirking work and duty under the label don t feel like it. It argues that avoidance leads to poverty and failure, citing examples of failures in life and urging stern necessity as a cure to protect ambition and happiness.
The piece argues that exactness in personal life, business finances, and daily duties is essential for success. It stresses careful research for artists and the discipline of small, faithful actions in home, social, and professional realms as the path to efficiency, wealth, and happiness.
The article recounts preaching by Bro. Jones to a crowded audience, notes of rain and wind last Thursday, and various local movements and visits. It mentions Camp meeting attendance, church activities at Christian Rest, and plans for a protracted meeting starting the fourth Sunday in August. Residents and visitors are named, including Major family, Mabie Nunnally, Bay Springs guests, and local students.
A fragmented column mixes humorous talk of a new mesquite mosquito species and a pocket phonograph for tale tellers with satirical notes on the Kiss Shunners club and social norms. Local items report visits, a summer school, a wedding, and the death of William Huston Sr, underscoring small town life and communal updates.
The charter forms a governing body named Nome Circle Society of Mississippi Supreme Council for a fifty year term. It creates a nonprofit fraternal beneficiary entity to organize and fund relief for members, with principal office in Oxford Mississippi and authority to sue or be sued. The council will provide by-laws and oversee subordinate councils.
A Special Term of the Circuit Court at Lazaretse County Mississippi is ordered to be held at Oxford. Grand and petit jurors are to be drawn from the county's population, and minutes certified with notices published as required by law. Witness is the judge of the Third Circuit District of Mississippi.
Rain-soaked Burgess reports crops thriving after a major storm that bent a schoolhouse but left the structure standing. Residents repaired the damage Friday as Rev. Bacon conducted meetings at Clear Creek. Community notes mention visits, meetings, improving singing, and local health with several names and places: Memphis, Oxford, DeLay, Bay Springs, Toccoa, and Bethel. An advertisement touts a throat and lung remedy selling trials at 30 cents to one dollar.
Residents express gratitude for rain that refreshed crops and improves health in the neighborhood. Many friends have moved to the camp ground, and Maggie and Mellie Me Maskul from Tennessee visit relatives near Hopewell and Woodson's Ridge.
A jumbled paragraph recalls a cheerful gathering and thanks for support. It mentions singing at the schoolhouse on Sunday evening and expresses hope that neighbours will take interest in the little effort, with references to brothers and goodwill.
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