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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
2
Mrs E A Thompson editor and prospectus notes defend moral living and temperance. A series of quotes urge temperate conduct, charitable acts, and Christ like behavior to improve society. The piece emphasizes practical virtue over wealth and church attendance.
Brooklyn judge James Fawcett warned at a New York mass meeting that about 2 700 cases have come before him in five and a half years with 42 percent aged 16 to 21. He asked if defendants attended Sunday school and said many drift to street gangs and saloons after leaving reforming influences. He cited substitutes for Sunday School as causes of juvenile crime and emphasized the importance of religious teaching in morals.
Walter Comba of Tupelo began surveying for the drainage district on the 12th and completed the first survey phase. He will map the district, estimate ditch needs, and provide an engineering opinion. The work will be smaller than expected and cost-efficient, aiming for accurate information at low expense. The piece notes broad local support for drainage and optimism about road and bond timing, with community health and local social updates included.
Citizens urge the Board of Supervisors to donate funds to buy or build a hospital in Oxford. Legislation by Senator Lee M. Russell would allow up to sums to be donated by the county and by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. Locals note success of King’s Daughters Hospital and cite travel costs and risks for the sick. W S Gansalus testifies to Chamberlain’s remedies, with H Kendel selling.
A community letter laments an unsurveyed bond issue for roads in Bant No, arguing the cost and choices, warning against waste and urging prudent spending. The author questions policy, urges focus on useful roads, and critiques political influence, urging sober, moral budgeting.
An old ad promotes Zeno for dandruff by B W Rose Medicine Co of St Louis Missouri, with a four dollar bottle price and a 25 cent trial bottle offer at A L Kendels Drug Store. It claims scalp health and glossy hair and includes other tonics like Dr Eines New Discovery for coughs and liver remedies from St Josephs Liver Regulator and Chamberlains Tablets, with endorsements and local sellers.
The August Board session lists numerous allowances including Joe Wilson janitor 14.00, Viek 7.200 for paupers, Terople 4.149 for prisoners, and county attorney Weboter 75.00. It covers contracts for bridges and roads, bond sales, committee views on new road access, and various audit items with names, places, and sums from the county records.
The document lists several names with sums for road tax and labor. It notes payments to teachers totaling 5.50 and salaries with per diems and extra days. The court adjourns to the next September Monday, with W. J. Lovelady presiding.
Public notice seeks sealed bids for building Isom work road bridges near Selomon and Oxford and Panola road, plus Profit Bridge repairs. Also 15000 feet of heart lumber with 11900 feet at Oxford and 56000 at Payier. Bidders must furnish bonds and security. bids opened publicly. right to reject any bid reserved. Clerk W M Woontwarp.
A reader from Oxford.testimonials endorse Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney issues. The letter recalls a 1908 recovery and urges others to try the remedy, noting availability through dealers and the distributor Pepper-Milgrom Co of Buffalo, New York. The ad cautions buyers to remember the Doan's name and not other brands.
An OCR noisy ad page promotes skin cures and tonics. It touts Zemo for pimples and a red bottle sold by A. H. Kenders Drug Store, claiming guarantees and low trial prices. It also endorses Electric Bitters for stomach and liver woes, plus Buckskin’s Arnica Salve for piles and skin issues, with testimonials and low prices.
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