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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
4
A garbled advertisement fragment touts Mra Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and gums and various tonics and cures. The text blends medical claims with scattered phrases about truth to doctors and lawyers and a generic summer note, reflecting a faded, misread page.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a judge coordinating a street scene. The voices include references to a wife, money, and family, with phrases like three daughters and three sons-in-law. The scene hints at tension and social commentary without a clear incident.
A 75 year record marks Frey’s Wermifuge as a leading cure for norma among children. The preparation lists Bocalomel 25e and is advertised for general use by dealers.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Record shows a joke exchange about not missing a barber in the country with a self talk remark, illustrating light humor in the paper.
An advertisement promotes a special prescription for malaria and chills and fever claiming five or six doses cure the illness and taken as a tonic prevents fever return. The copy priced at 15 cents emphasizes quick relief and preventive effects typical of 19th century patent medicines.
A dialed quote depicts a man seen as sane in Virginia yet considered insane in New York. The exchange notes a quirky tension between two states and reflects humorous regional perceptions.
Reading play notes a betting scene with betting terms and a river reference as a spectator chant. The fragment mentions a $400 stake and Mulhane Qift bets while a reference to Rockefeller appears in a magazine style comment.
The Baltimore American notes an inconsistency regarding the unwritten law. The quote asserts it is not practiced by payless lawyers, highlighting a clash between principle and legal practice.
A visitor notes many passing cars and suggests the farmer keep his chickens confined. The farmer retorts that he will not, citing his pride in his land and work. The exchange hints at changing times and rural livelihoods adapting to roads and growth.
A snippet discusses a shipmate’s slang about women aboard a vessel. The dialogue props a joke about female sailors and wives, reflecting maritime humor and gender roles in naval life.
In a humorous exchange, Sergeant Halt forbids Private Murphy from entering the general’s tent. Murphy questions the rule and asks about the “private” labeled above the door, while the sergeant explains the restriction.
Dialog fragment between Ascum and Nagget recounts a club night ride to Rome and a tease about Beard the last of t with Nagget replying his wife is still living in a stray stories tone
The mining industry, credited with contributing over 949 billion to U.S. wealth in 25 years, plans an impressive display at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.
An American motorist in a small Scotch town was stopped for speeding. The officer quoted a road sign reading Dead Slow, and the driver replied he understood the sign but thought it referred to the town itself.
A dying man requests pen and paper and tries to secure a 30 day note for the doctor to keep him alive. He mentions Tony and a 60 amount as a collecting aim. The exchange reflects a dramatic moment described by Arthur Pendennis.
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece advises women to declutter by rearranging furniture, hanging pictures at eye level, and using plain two toned wallpaper. It suggests calming pillow covers in neutral denim or tan, simple table covers, and light fabric lamp shades to create restful, usable rooms.
A reflective essay argues that humanity, though mortal and often seen as insignificant, bears a divine image as a moral being. It stresses conscience, accountability, and the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, concluding that God contemplates all men and offers regeneration through faith.
The article notes jewelers favor dark red or green colored cotton bags over white ones for silver cleaning. White bags can release sulfur and other chemicals that tarnish silver, while colored bags lack this hazard and are safer for use in cleaning processes.
Toast bread for warmth and keep in a covered dish. Assemble with one-sided bacon fried hot, chicken, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, salad dressing and toasted bread with the toasted side down. Finish with a final bread slice toasted side up for a complete serving.
A historic recipe describes beating six eggs with onion juice and chopped boiled ham, adding pepper and parsley, then folding into melted butter. Cook as scrambled eggs or as an omelet until thickened, yielding a tasty ham egg dish.
The instructions describe mixing half a pint of household ammonia in a tub, covering with a blanket and lukewarm water to create fumes that loosen dirt. After stirring, the dirt is drawn into the water, then rinsed in warm clear water, wrung lightly, and hung to dry.
Wash and soak one pound prunes overnight then cook until tender. Line a plate with rich crust, fill with prunes and liquid reduced, add sugar lemon juice, top with crust, bake quickly. Cool, dust with powdered sugar and serve.
A simple tip says to soak potatoes briefly in water with a small amount of baking soda. The soaking loosens skins and reduces mess, making peeling and scraping easier and keeping fingers clean.
When washing windows and mirrors a little turpentine in warm water works best a small amount of alcohol can also brighten surfaces and remove streaks with ease
An enterprising market gardener’s surplus produce inspires a frugal home canning plan. A householder buys leftovers at low cost, then cans and preserves tomatoes cucumbers beets corn and fruit using a heat efficient method. She notes lower fuel use and cooler storage.
A recipe for Apple Puffs describes paring and stewing six tart apples, straining, sweetening, and salting the filling. A pastry paste is prepared from butter and flour with water to bread dough consistency, rolled thin, layered with butter, folded, rolled, and cut into four inch squares to enclose a spoonful of sauce, sealed and baked until edges smooth. Finished puffs are dusted with powdered sugar.
Instructions describe washing beef flank, applying dressing for turkey, salting, rolling, tying with string, wrapping in cheese cloth, boiling in water for six hours, then removing cloth and string when cooled. Mentions can use corned or fresh flank, caution not to overcorn.
A square sliced loaf baked to crustless thin crisps is rolled and fried served hot with a crisp finish. A lemon ginger drink blends lemon juice crushed ice powdered sugar water lemon slices and ginger ale. Six sweet potatoes parboiled and sliced simmer in a sugar butter syrup until almost dry, served with meats.
A guide offers lemonade tips to dissolve sugar in hot water before mixing, and suggests letting lemon juice sit in hot water first for extra flavor. It also provides quick recipes for Mutton Sandwiches with Peas and Salt Cutlets using simple pantry ingredients and traditional methods.
Reading outlines a method to prevent icing from cracking by adding one tablespoon of sweet cream to each uneaten egg. The mix is stirred, then sugar is added to a stiff consistency.
Instructions describe bleaching feathers by plunging in naphtha, rinsing in a second naphtha bath, drying in open air, then placing in a light closed box and exposing to strong sulphur fumes to achieve successful whitening.
A method repairs torn or worn matting by invisibly blending color. Even badly mended areas can be successfully restored to look seamless.
In Windom Kansas a woman recounts relief after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for bladder and female health issues. The testimonial claims long standing herbal roots and toning benefits, inviting readers to seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Company.
A junior attorney, whose name is now prominent in legal circles, defends a criminal in his first court appearance. Stammering through a hesitant recital of the defendant’s plight, he earns a soft nudge from the judge, who says, You may proceed, sir. So far the courts with you.
The letter from Mrs. Leola Stennett of Franklinton Louisiana dated December 14 1912 praises Cuticura Soap and Ointment for curing a persistent face eczema in six weeks. It notes the writer has remained symptom free for nine months and invites readers to obtain free samples via Cuticura Boston.
Left handed Pat sworn as a witness in a Denver Colorado court. The judge asks to raise the right hand, Pat raises the left, then jokes that his right hand is on his left side. This humorous anecdote is attributed to the Woman’s Home Companion.
The text shows a fragmentary, praise filled quote by Denys Bray about telegraph service along the Nush ki trade route. It emphasizes the shade under telegraph poles as a notable relief in midsummer heat.
Dialogue scene shows a couple clashing over honesty during an argument. He accuses herself of deception while she notes one truth spoken and questions the motive behind the rift. The exchange hints at deeper tensions and potential infidelity rumors.
Tom Will quips about Miss Sipps’s complexion as peaches and cream. Nell counters with yellow peaches and sour cream. The Cynical Bachelor notes the best man is the fellow not getting married.
The piece explains a simple postal card cipher using oblong holes cut in a blank card. Write the hidden message through the holes then surround cipher words with normal sentences so outsiders see only innocuous text. The recipient can read the real message by aligning a blank card cut the same way.
The piece recalls the perils and punishments of jurors in historic courts. It notes Queen Mary fining an uncooperative jury after a guilty verdict and the era of severe penalties until 1670. It also mentions quarter sessions jurors forced into cramped positions and warded with a willow wand for premature arrival.
The piece argues that parental love family bonds good government and public opinion train self restraint. It claims no slavery is as demeaning as servile obedience to appetites and passions and that true freedom rests on continual self control developed through practice. It emphasizes personal discipline as the cornerstone of liberty.
A jumble of jokes and quips appears with lines about remedies and a near recovery then a shift to domestic humor. A star boarder seeks breakfast after a cat disruption, and a giraffe joke rounds out the collection.
An issued guide promotes the proper way to treat a husband after marriage. It urges loving, studying, honoring, cheering, listening, ignoring quarrels, and praising noble conduct while encouraging trust and support. It emphasizes cooperation and timely thanks and affection.
An antiseptic anodyne advertised to cure rheumatism and all kinds of aches and pains including neuralgia cramps colic sprains bruises cuts old sores burns. Price 25 cents.
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