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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
3
The article reports Congressman Lowry advocating disarmament as the world’s top issue. He argues an international agreement to reduce weapons could prevent future wars and preserve civilization, urging the United States to lead a new world order for lasting peace.
Rural meetings and contracts mark Mississippi county life with plans for cane and sweet potato handling, school transport bids, new brick buildings, revival services, and elections. Reports cover Brookhaven, Jackson, Wyatte, Corinth, Forest, Meridian, and more.
Senator E F Ladd of North Dakota assails the Federal Reserve Board as “seven men” who inflate and deflate the dollar, claiming $43 billion in losses from unnatural deflation. He calls for SOUTH-WEST alliance to shield farmers from Fordney tariff, criticizing protections under leather goods and grain sectors and urging stronger southern support.
The piece notes Britain owes the United States billions from wartime loans with principal unpaid and little interest paid. It recalls the US owed England 35 million for transporting American troops to France, a bill Washington promptly settled, while thousands of disabled soldiers remain neglected and in want.
In hot weather hard work is eased by Prickly Ash Bitters a purifier for stomach liver and bowels. Users endure the heat better and suffer less fatigue at night. Price is 1 25 per bottle sold by R R Chilton Co. This is an advertisement.
The piece asserts that costly clothing alone does not make one well dressed. It argues neatness and tasteful blend matter more than expense, noting even a hot summer barely compares to a missed train for a date with a beloved companion.
The exchange argues that Ananias, if alive now, would not thrive but go out of business. It stresses that modern rivals would destroy his prospects rather than boost them.
Washington reports France will send Premier Aristide Briand to head its delegation at the disarmament conference. Briand sent a personal message through the American embassy in Paris indicating he will personally represent France, the first formal acceptance from any invited nation.
London Strand theater opened with The Tramp Card in a French farce. A line praising purity sparked a storm of disapproval from the gallery, marring a successful premiere and drawing boos for Arthur Bourchier and the Strand’s actor-manager.
Bavarian Premier von Kahr sent a sharp telegram to Chancellor Wirth accusing grain speculators and hoarders in Bavaria of driving prices upward in an unauthorized manner.
Senator Pittman offers an amendment to end the Interstate Commerce Commission power to set long and short haul rates under the Esch Act. The move would limit federal rate regulation in railway shipping and alter oversight by the ICC.
The speaker notes lack of understanding does not disturb the neighbor who values his sympathy. The line suggests a calm, self-assured stance despite misread intentions.
Mrs T F Parks of Jackson County praises Thedford's Black-Draught as the dependable liver medicine that relieves indigestion constipation sour stomach and headaches. She notes its seventy years of trusted use and urges readers to insist on Thedford's at all druggists.
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