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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
4
A mix of light anecdotes and fragments about language, social obligations, and a Kipling anecdote. Included are notes on malaria remedies, multilingual mothers, a phone operators as a profession debate, and a Dorothy Drew quip about Kipling’s fatigue from a child’s view.
A Kansas City mother visited relatives in a Kansas town with her two young daughters. While on an errand to the depot the children were told to mind their manners. They returned chewing gum and explained they had asked the slot machine for pennies, saying the machine instructed them to ask their agent.
The speaker, R. Marriott Thompson, SF management expert, cites a New York Tribune remark on pushing scientific management to excess. He recalls Hussler, a factory owner who cut motions from 800 to 17 and disrupted a wedding by pushing the bishop and canon aside to take the altar step.
A devotional piece discusses Jesus as the good and great Shepherd and as the door in John 10 11 Hebrews 13 20 and Psalms 23 It emphasizes salvation through Christ and the believer's freedom with pasture in daily faith and duty Includes quotes and references from Romans 832 Philippians 419 and Revelation 7 16 17. unity in family life and self overcomes.
A collage of witty lines and advice including malaria prevention with weekly OXTDINE dosages, social boasts about love, and humorous quips. Notable snippets mention “Pater Familias” history, “Smart Child,” and character sketches such as Mary and Alice with a pointer to the safety match joke.
A guide to selecting summer bed coverings with options in fine bleached Irish linen and lawn, including coverlets, shams, and valances. It recommends Marseilles spreads, scrim and cheesecloth looks, linens matching room decor, and white silk bindings for blankets, focusing on ease of laundering and light, dainty appearances.
Moving Pictures Popular. The Daily Consular Reports collects memos from cities worldwide showing universal curiosity for cinema. England Japan Turkey Mexico India Australia and distant islands report instant and lasting welcome to cinematography.
A humor anecdote from Popular Magazine recounts President Taft strolling in Washington when a flaxen haired girl darted out and declared she knew him. She teased him by naming him Humpty Dumpty, prompting a lighthearted exchange about identity.
The excerpt contrasts rightful justice with exacting claims, noting both sides focus on what is due rather than on doing what is just. It contends that true justice arises from fair action toward others, not only enforcing debts. The piece cites a moral appeal to pay what is owed while seeking broader ethical conduct.
A Sewickley man and a Wilkinsburg man discuss a plan where English and German families would exchange children for years. References would be exchanged to pair families. The idea aims to help children learn languages and experience another country, described as an elegant scheme. Malaria reference follows with Oxidine claim to cure malaria germs.
A seasonable guide suggests macerating raspberries with powdered sugar for three to four hours. Cook fruit with half the sugar, then pass through a fine stove to remove seeds. Return pulp with remaining sugar, boil briefly, cool, and jar the jam.
Geneva hosts the International Congress on Aerial Legislation debating a proposed code. One paragraph requires a pilot to log a birth occurring on an aircraft and notify authorities at the first place of descent.
John Burroughs and his brother Eden hunted foxes in the Catskills at Hobart. Eden shot the fox worth five dollars, while John bragged of the tale. A magazine later paid seventy five dollars for the account of the hunt. The brothers share the tale and its modest earnings.
Floyd Welch of Okalona Arkansas reports a three week treatment with Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured a six year case of piles. He claims weight gain from 128 to 188 pounds and notes the products are sold worldwide with free samples and a Skin Book offer.
The Grinch notes a dreary Torpidville event with a tired band and a ramshackle pavilion. A speaker waffled on, vendors hawked questionable fare, and attendees mostly grumbled, labeled as a mixed reunion or fair, yet still called a cherished local institution.
A fragment quotes a son declaring he deceived others and even himself about fooling his father. The line suggests family tension and self deception without broader context or corroborating details.
Bizarre advertising copy claims Bond’s Pills cure headaches biliousness and torpid liver without side effects. It urges readers to try a 25 cent bottle or request a free sample from Bond’s Pharmacy Co Little Rock Ark. The mock dialogue adds a comical “first aid to the injured” line.
A New York representative described at an East Side social function was introduced with reduced honors alongside his wife, while the master of ceremonies announced guests including a couple identified as Mr. and Mrs. Inspector of Hydrants Faucets and Shopworks.
Hemstitched sheets and pillow slips look neat but many housekeepers lack time. Draw threads as for hem-stitching, fold the hem and baste along the drawn center, sew by machine with shortened stitch and reduced tension, then pull the busting thread to edge the space. The result is swift and tidy.
Classified item offers welded and wrapped wire fencing for stock and gardens. Includes 25 inch hog proof fence, various roofing types in galvanized painted steel rubber and gravel coatings. Memphis and surrounding area suppliers advertise large stock and trial orders, with a noted verse quote.
The passage cautions mothers about shaping a child’s nervous system through fear of darkness and harsh correction. It notes not denying a request for light, and includes a humorous exchange about a baseball game observer’s wife who found the game slow yet the umpire disputes engaging.
Heat white onion until tender. Make a white sauce with butter flour and milk. Stir in egg yolks and stale bread crumbs with chopped onion. Fold into stiff egg whites then bake in a buttered dish. Cook slowly and serve hot.
A cynical passenger mocks political figures by reading an advertisement on a streetcar. A collar ad shows the Capitol dome with price placards, one side reading Quarter also and the other Two for a quarter. The remark ties the gag to Congressmen.
The piece recalls Oscar Wilde touring the United States to lecture on aesthetics and to frame Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience. Wilde quipped that America lacked antiquities and curiosities, a remark that drew a playful comeback from an American girl about importing both in time. It also mentions Oxidine as a summer tonic claimed to boost the system and prevent malaria.
Servants gossip about a night quarrel between master and mistress. The butler recalls a loud row while a parlor maid claims the husband fled in a car, and another says he left in a hut, adding to the scandal in London Answers style.
The poem line presents a man urging his partner to speak during their first dance or risk missing a sign of his affection as he holds her in his arms, quoted in the Princeton Tiger.
Chas W Miller of Washington writes Eliair Babes's Habek preparation saved his life after a bad case of intermittent fever. He endorses the remedy and urges others with malaria to try Elixir Dabek offered by Kloczewski & Co in Washington, RG for 50 cents.
A local philanthropist orders a fan and an electric burner for himself and removes a key to admit air into an adjoining room with eight perspiring clerks. The text mentions malaria, oxidine as a remedy, and various household tips including Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup for teething.
A physician reports using Postum instead of coffee for five years in his family and with patients. He notes calm digestion and nerve steadiness, says stores now stock it, and claims it helps convalescence from pneumonia and typhoid. He invites use as reference and mentions The Road to Wellville and the slogan There's a reason.
A vintage kitchen note explains candy making with butter sugar and vinegar. The method says to heat and combine in a granite pan then let dry and harden in cold water before adding vanilla and cooling in buttered tins.
Five cups of scalded milk with one third cup Indian meal and one half cup molasses plus one teaspoon salt and one teaspoon ginger. Pour milk over meal, cook 20 minutes in a double boiler, add molasses salt and ginger, bake two hours in a slow oven, serve with cream. If baked too rapidly it will not. Ginger may be omitted.
A fragment discusses how many people seem able to purchase automobiles, noting money appears easily raised and dust is stirred by those who observe. The text critiques affordability and social dynamics in a city setting.
A Washington Post snippet notes Uncle Sam has issued a fattening calves style brochure and urges hurry as the edition may exhaust. The exchange before asks about microscopic creatures in kisses and shifts to the brochure with a playful tone.
Wipe the steak with a damp cloth and heat a frying pan until very hot. Sear the steak all over and turn every few seconds. Cook about five minutes for a one and a half inch steak rare, seven minutes for well done. Salt pepper and butter, then serve hot.
An advertisement promises a free large trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic for women, describing it as a cleansing germicidal toilet preparation. The text also includes scattered, satirical lines about crime and consumer products.
Grate lemon rind into two cupfuls of milk add a quarter cup sugar and simmer five minutes. Toast bread slices, dip in the milk for two to three minutes, roll in egg and fry in butter. Dust with powdered sugar and cinnamon and serve hot.
Mix mild lemon or orangeade with one beaten egg. Separate yolk and white then whisk them separately before folding into the drink.
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