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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1895
Page
3
Local items note visits by Prof J E Pype and Mrs P B Barringer in Atlanta and Oxford. The Baptist Association meets next week. landseed, seed sales, and new goods feature ads. Public notices include a real estate sale and a piano for sale. several marriages, visits, and illnesses are listed with various residents and nearby towns.
Subscriptions show Rev T A Wigginton at tending Presbytery in Coffeeville this week. Jessie Wardlaw returned from Eastern cities last Thursday. Mrs West and daughter back from Mont Eagle stay. New line of Glassware at Racket Store Southside Square. Young society enjoyed entertainment at Capt Owens Friday night. Mr West and Miss Mathea Bowles of Corsicana Texas visiting Mrs Benn Price. Dr Bells Tiny Tenier Tablets sold 25 cents a vial by all dealers. Various brief notices from EO Raybarn Teeccopela Miss to Dr CFP Vaagons and others. Camden Ark work and College Oxford notes appear with local business references. Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder praised.
Mr. W A Gallesly reported rust in the cotton between here and Abbeville with some areas showing devastation. Hattie Montgomery leaves for Warren Arkansas to teach high school after selection over many applicants.
For sale a house and lot on Second South street formerly owned by Dr. A H Weston. The house has been thoroughly repaired and painted. For particulars contact W D Porter or James Kidwell in Oxford Mississippi.
Advertises a five dollar prize to the person who grows the two largest turnips from seed sold by Rk E Curnios & Co. offering the incentive and supplier name.
Fragmentary item notes a street scene on University Street involving Mya and mentions Mr J H Kim and F B Henwood. Minor references to a pitcher and Astoria appear without clear connection or actions.
An advertisement touts Sutherland's Eagle Eve Solo as the best skin cure all for diseases with a guarantee by dealers. It mentions tubes of 25e and lists multiple Mississippi towns and buyers including Mrs E Om Raybern in Tupelo and Rev S E Farrow in Etta. The Baptist church of Oxford invites Rev A J Miller of Yazoo City to serve as pastor, noting a refurbished church and parsonage ready for his family.
EL W. Bagby of Paducah declares Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey cured his children of whooping cough when other remedies failed. The claim cites multiple regional guarantors and addresses. A separate note mentions two open cotton bolls found three miles east of town, hinting at Henry Reynolds as a progressive farmer.
Twenty years of proof claim Tutt's Liver Pills keep bowels in natural motion and cleanse the system of impurities. Advertises an absolute cure for sick headache dyspepsia sour stomach constipation and related ailments.
R P Smith of Chilesburg Virginia writes that after twenty years with liver disease he is now entirely cured praising the treatment. He says he cannot imagine living without them and shares his personal relief.
Report notes a new warehouse planned in Oxford with promoters D J Sulten and J E Seee joining Sultan Pegues Dry Goods Co. The move is framed as a strong business consolidation. Also mentions Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey and various local notices.
An advertised remedy promises rapid relief for dogs from mange scratches and other skin diseases. The notice also notes local talk of business changes in Oxford, including a new general merchandise firm formed by E E. L. Kimmons CC. A. McCharen and William J East to start around September 1.
Dr Alea FP Stewart a prominent physician from Voscity visits Oxford this week to see friends and oversee Keeley Institute work in Texea bir. The piece notes support for his growth in medicine and mentions a special coach from Texarkane with many young ladies for September opening.
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