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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
4
An advertisement extols Bond's Liver Pills as a cure for headaches and similar ailments, touting merit over cheap claims and noting extensive effort to improve quality. It mentions Grey's Vermifuge for parasite issues and includes unrelated ad snippets about social popularity and a courtship dialogue.
A woman mounted the step of a car with an umbrella as a saber. The conductor warned her she could hurt the man behind her. she replied he is her husband with firm proprietorship. scattered fragments follow about Mee Winslee Seething and other stray text.
A fragmented note questions who deserves blame for handling stolen items and who should face screening or penalties, hinting at a debate over responsibility and enforcement in the theft case.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote recalls Violet Jennie a foundling who befriends Frances on Frances’s birthday. Violet notes her own origins and resists patronizing behavior, saying she was founded rather than born.
A sparrow struck by a pebble hurled by boys caused a touring car to swerve off a boulevard and crash into a haystack. The driver suffered eye injuries from the impact while the birds fled as bystanders watched the remarkable sequence unfold in moments.
A brief exchange questions a man who claims to have invented daylight, with the other character dismissing the claim as moonshine. The dialogue reflects playful skepticism in a domestic quarrel.
A fragment suggests a character calls himself an old sea dog while noting no one has located the supposed bark. The terse line hints at a mystery or joke within a maritime context without further details.
A witty exchange compares romance to a battleship and a transport vessel as a playful meditation on courtship. The dialogue toys with nautical imagery to question the nature and pace of getting together.
The Enquirer quotes Cincionat in a playful prompt about a secret “Paw-Anything” known to ten women, hinting at a curious, tongue in cheek inquiry attributed to Willie-Paw.
A sermon argues that Christians never die in the sense of final extinction. Faith preserves life beyond bodily death and grants awakening to eternal existence. The piece contrasts belief with worldly death and emphasizes Christ's presence at the hour of departure.
A quoted sermon tone asserts Jesus would reveal falsehood, urging trust in inner feelings confirmed by Jesus' life and death. It blends reflections on faith, hope, and the soul's persistent assurance with a few moral maxims about wisdom, temper, and striving beyond appearances.
Maurice Faring argues in The Metropolitan that New York’s climate fuels agility and boldness, encouraging new ideas and career shifts, while London society resists change. He contrasts American fearlessness with English caution, noting the nimble atmosphere of New York spurring bustle and work.
A playful exchange asks if a father is a regular church attendant. The reply confirms yearly attendance, suggesting a tongue in cheek standard of involvement.
An ad describes a prescription labeled Six-Sixty-Six prepared for malaria or chills and fever. It claims five or six doses will break a case and used as a tonic prevents recurrence. The piece also includes a humorous line about affording a yacht through bargain sails.
The ad touts Tyree's Antiseptic Powder for heat related skin affections with quick relief for children. It notes 25 cents at druggists and free sample by J. S&S Tyree, Washington DC. The joke about a quiz shows two students near the right answer.
A Nashville car party stops to view scenery in the Cumberland mountains where a nineteen year old mountain boy eyes the road for a lost cow named Crump. A quick wits exchange and a cautious suitor test his fate with a Belle over marriage after days of acquaintance.
An elderly nurse and an experienced doctor form a strong endorsement for Postum over tea and coffee. The physician recalls insomnia during a busy winter, improved sleep and weight after switching to Postum, and continued use at bedtime with crackers. He notes many patients also adopt Postum on his advice.
Recipes describe a fruit pie base thickened with arrowroot and juice, served over rice custard cake and finished with baked banana cream or raspberry pie using puff pastry. Steps include whisked eggs, sugar, milk, butter and optional sherry, with hot or cold serving suggested.
One cup flour with one teaspoon baking powder one tablespoon butter half cup sugar half cup milk salt and egg. Cream butter sugar beat in egg add milk with dissolved salt then flour. Bake in a tube pan 25 minutes. Chocolate sauce melts chocolate sugar and hot water then vanilla. Fruit jelly uses gelatin water sugar lemon rind and juice with ripe fruit pressed through a sieve. Stain wood with bichromate solution then logwood for rich brown finish.
Boll half a cup of minced celery in a cup of water for 15 minutes then strain through a cloth. Return to the fire and boil thickened with two tablespoons butter and one of flour cooked smooth. Pour over beaten egg yolk, reheat briefly, season with salt and pepper, and serve. A good accompaniment for boiled fowl.
Prepare fresh pork sausages and boil twenty minutes then cool in the cooking water. Make soft rich biscuit dough wrap each sausage fully with thin dough, place in a pan, brush with melted butter and bake quickly. Serve hot with white sauce.
Recipe fragment describes making a creamy mayonnaise with vinegar eggs mustard cayenne pepper sugar melted batter, then beaten with whipped cream. It begins with simmering until creamy, cooling, then chilling. A second portion lists rolling ripe tomatoes with onions and red components for further preparation.
Scrub and slice parsnips lengthwise and boil in just enough water until tender. Drain, add butter and a pinch of salt and pepper, then heat an egg with half a cup of milk and pour over the parsnips. A simple dish for vegetable lovers.
The director of a recent art show, insisting he is the system, is refused entry without a pass by a gateman. He argues as director he should be permitted to pass, illustrating the clash between authority and procedure at the event. John Purroy Mitchell, New York customs collector, praises the system at a dinner.
The uninvited hawk disrupts a match between H. Yerkes and George W. Lyle as it seizes a tee shot from the fairway and drops the ball into a bunker. Dispute over whether to replace the ball ends with the teeing player taking extra strokes to escape the bunker. The article blends a nature anecdote with home economy guidance urging thrift and efficient food use.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis estimates more than a million consumptives in the United States with at least one third unable to obtain proper home treatment. Many pose a risk to families and should be in special hospitals, but current capacity would only cover one in eight or ten cases. Better hospital and sanitarium provision is needed.
A New York item from The Circle features a witty exchange on bridge, joking that playing bridge trains the mind to play more, reflecting light social humor on game strategy and mental sharpness.
The notice promotes welded and wrapped stock fence at two inches per rod, including finished steel posts and painted rubber gravel coating. It claims a complete stock of fence, lawn, and related items suitable for various uses and asks to send orders and mention the paper. Thomas Iron Co. located in St. ia Teno Adv.
A wife writes from home to her husband Mr Brown while he is away on business, reporting that their baby is well and brighter than before and signing with loving regards. The note closes with the wife’s affectionate signature.
A humorous note from the Yonk ers Gazette compares a local tale to a fish that never stops growing. The column hints at ongoing exaggeration and city lore.
A Scots article recounts the Irish leprechaun tale as a hammering brogue maker who vanishes at a glance and supposedly guards hidden treasure. A peasant outwits the elf by tying a garter to ragwort, only to find every plant wearing a red garter upon return.
A jumble of excerpts on malaria quinine misfortune social manners and youth reflections. Vignettes include a widow and her daughters a curate’s pity to a grieving widow an tasting of epigrams at a Pittsburgh luncheon and aphorisms about aging centenarians time and heat in summer.
A counterfeit hair product ad markets Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer with a money back guarantee. The accompanying note recounts a home intrusion: Leonard W. Smith, a plumber’s supervisor, awoke to a man claiming to be his wife’s husband, who answered “Charley” when confronted, then fled after admitting sleep and taking $16 in silverware.
A terse speaker declares exhaustion from wearing heavy shoes late at night, expressing fatigue with the burden and a wish for relief after dark. The remark emphasizes personal discomfort and a desire to abandon the heavy footwear.
An old advertisement claims Rub-My-Tism cures rheumatism neuralgia cramps colic sprains bruises cuts burns and old sores. The antiseptic anodyne promises fast relief with a single price point cited as six cents.
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