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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
4
A garbled excerpt recounts a door to door encounter involving a doctor, a stern woman, and a bystander in a district column. The text shifts to a note about population density in the District of Columbia and comparisons to Alaska and Rhode Island, with quirky figures and a stray comment on a census-like statistic.
A quirky household scene shows Mrs Jones testing a phonograph with a parrot named Polly reacting to a song by Mr Jones. The piece then shifts to sports notes: the Grand American Handicap in Chicago drew crowds, with professional champion W. R. Crosby of O'Fallon, Illinois and amateur victor Hash M. Clark of Urbana, Illinois.
A fragmentary dialogue references North and a habit of confessing faults with a lingering accusation of being evil. The text appears as a stylized statement rather than a full narrative.
Fragmentary note records a meeting at CLR involving individuals described by initials or garbled names. The readable text hints at health or social welfare topics and mentions emery for ofa and chee in unclear context. Further details are unreadable.
New York state beactical white marble shaft honoring President McKinley in Niagara Square Pelee N Y will be formally dedicated Thursday September 5 as the centerpiece of Home Week. Gov Charles E Has he s and his military staff will participate with Roosevelt and Cleveland invited to attend and speak. Military parades are planned.
A dated, dialect heavy recounting describes a preacher candidate asked about Bible knowledge. The dialogue mocks comprehension and ends with a controversial anecdote about Jezebel and a claim of biblical misunderstanding, attributed to Brander.
Mississippi election coverage shows a tight gubernatorial contest with claims of irregularities in Mississippi and lingering doubt over primary results. Williams leads in several counties while Varland and Lebaem show strong showings in border areas, and votes from Hinds and South Mississippi indicate a fierce statewide battle.
Dr Felix Oswald argues modern meals harm health and brain workers need different foods. GrapeNuts is promoted as a pure natural food for brain work prepared from field grains and served with cream. Sold at first class grocers and by Postum Co Battie Creek Michigan. There is a promotional line about health and a slogan There’s a Reason.
Charles Scott vows to seek reversal of votes in key counties and possibly the state to decide the winner of the first primary. Noel and Brewer push ahead with campaigns, Scott convenes a supporters meeting in Jackson, while Brewer hosts a gathering there.
In Palestine Texas the first arrest under the new law making liquor on trains a misdemeanor occurred when a man was fined one dollar for taking a drink on a southbound car. A ranger on the same coach witnessed the act.
Report from Cuenca area locals describes appearance in the field of the hacienda El Zorilla, with the pest thought to be the bull weevil. Farmers are unsure if worm is the weevil but fear rapid multiply and widespread crop destruction.
An advertisement touts kidney health benefits with claims from Mrs S A Moore of Water Vile Missouri and a customer who reports relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills. The copy promotes backache and urinary trouble relief and lists a price of 59 cents per box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An article notes that only about 35 percent of Spain's 29 million people can read and write, with 2.5 percent able to read but not write and 62 percent completely illiterate. It cites widespread illiteracy in southern Spain, failing postal service, untrained postmen, and a system where recipients pay for letters. The piece ends with a joke about postmen being favored by those who send more mail.
A Brooklyn mother describes twelve years of infant skin misery ending with recovery after using Cuticura Ointment and other Cuticura remedies. Her son, once deemed incurable, healed fully by age twelve. April 16, 1906.
Dr. Juliet Severance recalls a medical college case from 1565 about gout and rheumatism. Professor Trall quips about abstinence as the path to enjoying life while living, followed by a Boston lawyer in a divorce cross examination.
An orator proclaims the strenuous life and rejects mollycoddies while a venerable gentleman in the back chips in about Molly Coddies being absent to defend herself. The exchange turns on plain speech and social modesty in a crowded room.
Tropically penned ad claims Leonard’s Eye Lotion stops twitching and relieves soreness in inflamed eyes. It promises stronger eyes and a money back guarantee, with price listed as three cents or four for a penny, from B. Leonard in Tampa Florida.
A fragmented excerpt references stray stories and a doctor who won’t listen. The text hints at a humorous exchange about a pugilist, a groom and bride dialogue, and a line about Johnson and round numbers. Names and clear events are sparse, leaving a tease of a playful or nonsensical column.
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