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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
1
A diary style fashion piece notes a coming revival of soft, graceful designs. Plaited silks and chiffon show accordion pleats, ribbon trims, and velvet bands in table gowns and dresses. The trend mixes fullness with straight lines, favoring pleated skirts and flowing fabrics for summer and fall wardrobes.
The text discusses how eye color is altered by lighting and makeup. It notes blue eyes appear deeper when framed by blue or black tones while green eyes worsen the effect, and suggests preferred shades like old blue royal purple and rich reds. It recommends omitting black tones unless natural ivory enhances her appearance.
The article advises red haired women to favor black for outdoor wear and to choose very dark substitutes if not black. It warns against crude bright colors that clash, suggesting deep seal brown or dark blues as acceptable alternatives.
A pamphlet describes a non sticky fly trap made from an egg cup with a shell removed and filled with a quassia decoction sweetened with brown sugar and treacle. Flies are drawn by the sweetness and killed by the quassia, then the trap can be replaced.
The summer trend favors outdoor meals under trees with simple circular shelves as tables. Decorate with Chinese lanterns and dangling flower baskets. Guests receive a matching bloom on their plate, while the tree shelves showcase floral arrangements like sweet peas and greens.
Copyright by Underwout Underwood describes an effective braid trimmed fall walking suit in white French cloth. The design features Ocean Wave braid as a prominent trimming element, signaling braid usage as a key fashion detail for the season.
The text describes a top quality ironholder pattern shaped like a small boat. It uses white linen muslin with white felt and red satin binding. The holder folds double with rounded ends and stitched edges to prevent slipping from the iron.
A historic recipe notes a tooth powder made from precipitate chalk six drams orria root two drams powdered camphor one third dram describing a traditional preparation method for tooth cleansing.
The article details matching shoes and stockings with gowns, a white silk parasol with shirred panels, and a range of slipper buckles in brilliante and crystal. It notes foulard frocks in pale blue becoming more popular, tight skirts still common, and belts of tooled leather with old Egyptian inspired buckles.
Each hostess plans a strawberry dish with sugar and cream and will showcase unique serving ideas to charm guests. The passage notes personal ingenuity in presenting the fruit course across different tables.
A dainty white worsted baby carriage coverlet features tiny rosebuds in ribbon embroidery with pink wash silk highlighting the color. A second coverlet uses cross stitch roses set on a plain crochet background with a pink ribbon border.
A home care tip explains using absorbent cotton from the druggist to cover a wire hair brush. Press the cotton into the bristles so it sits near the back, then brush the hair to show how much dust the cotton can collect.
Representatives of about 200 stock owners in Monterey near Florence Rankin County asked Governor Brewer to ease tick eradication rules but were told the governor lacks authority. Board of Supervisors and federal inspectors oversee dipping. locals oppose continued dipping through December 1 and vow to challenge the policy.
Deterioration of cotton prospects in Mississippi is blamed mainly on showery weather and rapidly multiplying boll weevils. Reports differ on damage extent, but weevil spread is evident and could hit crops at fruition. The army worm has not spread as rapidly as feared, appearing in limited numbers in several counties.
The attorney general says the child labor law applies to canning factories, while the department of justice holds no boy under 12 and no girl under 14 may be employed in a mill or factory. No child under 16 may be employed without written parental consent and age affidavit.
Greenwood leader Capt J M Crestman deeded 1000 acres north of Sumner to trustees Col A E Jennings ex Gov A I Longino ex Judge P H M Lowrey and Hon R K L Ward for Baptist Charity Hospital Memphis Baptist orphanage Jackson and Mississippi College Clinton. Land valued at least 50 000 dollars and described as one of the finest tracts in the Delta.
Jackson reports the Department of Education is swamped as examination papers pile up. About 1,250 sets from state normals and 830 from county normals have arrived to be graded. An additional 600 sets from South Mississippi county normals are still due.
The Mississippi boys corn club totals about 6000 members and yields range from fifty to two hundred bushels per acre, averaging near 100 bushels per boy. The movement inspires fathers to raise corn per acre as well, increasing the state’s corn production beyond prior years.
County pension examiners will thoroughly revise rolls in September. Old commoners and new applicants must appear in person. Auditor Thompson notes lack of general revision due to earlier defeat. counties may order general purges. State has 9,225 pensioners with various annual amounts. funds may delay payments to December.
In Jackson Chancellor Lyell is expected to rule that a 20 cent per acre tax on timber tracts over 1000 acres and the privilege tax on turpentine distilleries are unconstitutional. The court may delay ruling on the main injunction as the parties contend the suit is premature without state auditor or treasury action.
A letter warns of a plot to blow up the West Side prison to kill key witnesses against Police Lieut. Kerker for Rosenthal murder. Police guard details surround the jail as investigators build a case, with names like Jack Rom and Lefty Louie Roseneweig tied to the case.
State Department reports from American Minister Whiteel describe rising revolutionary activity across Nicaragua. Managua faces dire sanitary conditions with 1 000 beds in the field and dead left unburied after bombardment, while Chinandega has been attacked and Corinte feared. Mena the rebel gains supplies and financial backing as bluejackets aboard the warship Annapolia stabilize foreign confidence.
Farmers report heavy rains in the region have boosted boll weevil proliferation and worsened cotton prospects. August rainfall near the annual city average but remains excessive.
The Chicago Feoria and New Orleans Navigation Company of Peoria IL has been incorporated to connect Chicago and the Great Lakes with New Orleans via steamer and the Michigan canal. A canal survey reports the Michigan canal will likely become a major commerce route within a year. Currently the Illinois river reaches only to Peru, four miles below the canal mouth at LaSalle.
Chief Justice K B Mayes of the supreme court resigns his post to Gov Brewer with immediate effect. He will become district counsel for the Illinois Central and Y M V road, joining Judge Edward Mayes Lucius I Mayes and Lamar Ross in a private firm succeeding the late Judge James Longstreet.
The four week Columbia summer normal concludes as one of the state’s most successful. Superintendent Fred A. Barnes led the effort, with thanks to instructors who worked tirelessly throughout the term.
A state law inquiry report recommends creating a pension system for widowed mothers and compulsory medical inspection of school children. Under the plan a widow with one child under 14 would receive 15 shillings monthly and 7 shillings monthly for each additional child under seven.
Washington The Shirley of Kentucky bill to strengthen pure food and drug laws would ban publishing cure all claims lacking substantiation. The measure, if enacted, increases government authority over nostrums and affects medicine manufacturers.
Dr. John L. Green, superintendent of the Mississippi Children’s Home Society in Jackson, issues a circular urging state residents to contribute. The society reports very many destitute children needing support beyond current provisions, with donations arriving from across the state.
Canton receives 500 cans of tomatoes raised and canned by Sarah Smith of Camden. The Girls' Tomato Club member offered the produce from a tenth of an acre, with the Woman's Civic League handling sale for the enterprising girl.
The board of supervisors gave an additional 1500 dollars to aid the Varina Jefferson Davis Chapter U D C to erect a Confederate monument on Court Square. Greenwood touts its Court Square and the organizers aim for the finest Confederate monument in Mississippi. The supervisors commend the ladies for their efforts.
Cotton growers report rapid boll set and early fruiting in much of the South, with conditions improving since August. North Carolina and parts of Texas show slower progress due to insufficient rain. Caterpillars and boll weevils are increasing in Mississippi and Louisiana, with some activity in Central and Eastern Texas.
Residents near the Moore of the Institute of Anatomy complain ash from the crematory at Defer son Medical College causes a nuisance. They filed a writ in equity to compel abatement. Ashes blow into homes and corpses lie across the surrounding area.
Jon Korkowski, 62, of near Eric Pa, locked up after the fatal shooting of neighbor George Roberts over line fences and cattle. The double barreled gun blast killed Roberts. witnesses included Roberts’ son and several picnickers. Korkowski allegedly laughed about the incident when speaking to Police Chief Dietzel.
The Democratic national committee plans to ask banks and trust companies to receive and remit to their proper source subscriptions to campaign funds for the Democratic, Republican, and Progressive parties.
Washington dispatch reports the Mexican government conducts a vigorous inquiry into the death of young American civil engineer Rowan Ayres killed by rebels near Patsecuro in Michoacan.
The question whether New York lawyers shall be admitted to the American Bar Association will be submitted for decision at the annual meeting of the organization in Milwaukee.
Topeka Kansas officials report Roosevelt electors chosen by Republicans in the recent primary by a margin of about 34 000 votes over Taft electors according to the secretary of state's figures.
An attempt to wreck the pay train of the Louisville Nashville railroad occurred about three miles south of Castleberry Alabama. Spikes were pulled from one rail leaving two to hold it, and roughly half the spikes were removed from another rail.
Chicago lawyer Clarence Darrow was acquitted of bribery charges related to attempting to influence a prospective juror in the McNamara case. The verdict ends a high profile legal episode involving the famed defense attorney.
St Paul report says Ir F A Bracken secretary of the state board of health proposes a leper colony on the University of Minnesota campus for educational purposes, claiming less danger than a leper settlement for consumptives. Heat brings death in Louisville with two street fatalities.
Sterling L Warren Saunders shot his wife as she stepped from a Chicago train and kissed their T year old daughter. He then killed his mother in law Mrs Griffith and tried to kill himself but was disarmed.
New York reports Supreme Court Justice Polo Wo Goll will oversee the Becker murder trials as prosecutors push for high profile convictions. District Attorney Whitman, exhausted from grand jury prep, travels to Manchester after rumors that Sam Schepps, the alleged murder paymaster, may be brought to Vermont for questioning.
Interstate Commerce Commission report shows 2,555 killed and 20,400 injured in railway accidents for the three months to March 31. Train accidents caused 267 deaths and 4,875 injuries, with increases over the same period last year. Trespasser deaths totaled 1,110.
Theodore Roosevelt visited Whole Island to launch the Progressive party national campaign. He described the area as a burdened state and received a welcome he said would do credit to Kansas.
Miss Alpin Mitel of New York marries Louis Ab Aiken. The bride weighs 660 pounds and the groom 195 pounds. She wears a pale blue silk dress with 46 vanls and a thin bracelet. The wedding ring is described as the size of a napkin ring.
Washington Senate votes to sustain presidential vetoes on wool and metal tariff revision bills. The metal tariff override motion failed to reach a majority, signaling continued administration stand on tariff policy.
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad announces plans to raise its outstanding capital stock from 60 million to 100 million dollars. The move reflects expansion and financial strengthening as reported by a local newspaper.
The Interstate Commerce Commission proposes increases in lumber transportation rates from states east of the Mississippi and south of the Potomac and Ohio rivers to Washington Baltimore and other northern and western destinations. The plan remains under review until December 17.
Terrible reports circulate from Cettinje claiming a massive massacre of Christians in Albania by Mohammedans. The capital reports fear and calls for official confirmation amid rising tensions.
Lt. T B Wilson, coroner, investigates sudden deaths in Rocky Ford Colorado including Rev Gustav Latzke and his family. Belief centers on deliberate poisoning as the cause of the mother Mrs Latzke and her three children aged 9 and 12.
Washington report states the Interstate Commerce Commission will conduct a formal investigation into recent advances in freight rates for coal shipments. The inquiry aims to determine causes and impacts on producers and consumers.
Conference panel revises canal bill striking free passage in foreign trade. It grants toll exemptions for American coastwise ships and foreign built vessels owned by Americans, assigns Panama Canal toll controls to the President with ICC oversight, and requires rail and water carriers to file rate schedules. The measure limits railroad ownership of common carriers and imposes fines for tariff violations.
A head on collision between an interurban car and a work train on the Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana railroad near South Bend Indiana leaves two men dead and two others injured. The wreck happened on a curves obscured by riverbank trees and shrubs.
Senator Myers of Montana moved a bill to pay 5700 to the widow of Dr T B Mat tin tie who died of spotted fever in Rocky Fountain. Dr McClintic of the public health and marine hospital service had led efforts against the disease in Midcie Root Valley and reportedly there was no other case there this year until the doctor’s death.
Stratford story recalls Lt. Foulois of the United States Army Air Corps escaping serious injury after his aircraft struck a stone wall upon landing. The machine was smashed but Foulois reportedly glided down 1,500 feet and avoided a fatal outcome despite a faulty mechanism.
Fire on the Mississippi at Gramercy Louisiana destroys the Standard Oil steamer M. Pate and three loaded barges. Two crew members are reported dead though unnamed. Explosion in an oil tank is blamed for the blaze and loss of oil cargo.
A Baltimore and Ohio Passenger train struck an outing party of six on the Western Maryland railway in Cumberland killing four women and injuring two others. Other items note hog cholera bill in Congress and a boy injured in Kentucky from a bat mishap during a baseball game.
Pittsburg Mary Thomas aged 49 died after a suspected strangulation incident Wednesday morning. Police report she slept Tuesday night with her false teeth still in place and did not wake.
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