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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
2
C M Tackett thanks county voters for their loyal support in the first primary while extending goodwill to supporters of his opponent. He notes his brief time to meet people and records 707 votes as appreciation.
Mack Dyburn writes to express gratitude to supporters in Lafayette County after his defeat. He thanks friends for their vote, vows no malice, and notes he enjoyed local hospitality during the campaign while accepting the election result with respect.
L L Robuck thanks Lafayette County supporters for loyalty in his bid for Chancery Clerk. He expresses no regret for running and fond memories of residents’ kindness. He acknowledges opponents without ill will and signs off respectfully. The missive ends with a garbled note about fall teacher examinations in Sobie semoek and Oxford with dates and details unclear.
Lafayette county proudly backs its two new state representatives elect J M Saunders and Clarence Eskridge after a clean primary race. The article commends all candidates for honorable conduct and notes the competitive field among local leaders.
The county urges speedy road work while acknowledging inexperience and contractor lapses. Supervisors defend honesty and urge cooperation over a road war, with bondsmen urged to fulfill contracts and farmers asked to take three to ten miles each to accelerate progress.
Cure claim offering manual manipulation oral massage and Electro ydro-Therapy for rheumatism paralysis St vitus dance piles asthma constipation torpid liver free consultation by Dr J Voltaire M D at the residence of Mayor R L Stephens Depot Street medical advertising style with no verifiable credentials or evidence.
The Lafayette County Good Roads Association organized with 85 members, E. O. Davidson as president and Wilmer Kennedy as secretary-treasurer. A permanent committee on road improvements was named, with members by county district, to study and propose better roads and present recommendations at the next meeting. The group will work with the Board of Supervisors and banks will collect subscriptions. meeting set at the courthouse on Saturday at 2. All interested are invited.
The second primary was held Tuesday amid gloom with intense interest. Official tallies show W. R. Scott 1020 and W. R. Wilson Nid for Railroad Commissioner, Clarence Makridges 1183 and J. B. Hoyle 804 for Representative, Temple 1113 and Sneed 24 for Sheriff, S. M. Parham 1175 and J. W. Stephens 827 for Treasurer, J. G. Woolverton 1108 and M. D. Rayburn 952 for Tax Assessor, M. P. Bishop 320 and J. S. Farr 281 for Supervisor Beat I. J. A. Parks 133 and A. G. Duncan 108 Beat 2. E. G. Hussey 186 and E. D. Anderson 14 Beat 3. W. J. Lovelady 274 and J. C Carother s 123 Beat 4. Walter Tatum 221 and J. M. Hadaway 177 for Bailiff Beat 4.
LaFayette County Camp 752 UCV calls meeting in Oxford on Monday September 4 to transact camp business and for the Board of Pension Commissioners to convene and pay applications. Memorial services will honor Gen Clement A Kivans and Gen George W Gordon. Also contains praise for The Sunday Record Herald’s features and upcoming $18,000 prize contest.
Bay Springs News notes sick list improvements as Edith Hickey shows progress and Mr. M L Gilbert with family visit Delta relative A H Gilbert. Crawford Anderson from Holder attends Sunday service while J B Alderson with relatives near Cambridge. The Cambridge meeting starts Sunday and invites all souls to conversion and prayer for a Holy Spirit outpouring.
Pastor Russell of Brooklyn Tabernacle addressed large assemblies of Bible students, urging that fear torments all but saints who turn to God. He linked fear to sin, explained Adam and Eve, and described salvation through Christ, urging listeners toward repentance and divine favor. A public notice about bridge bids follows, with details on locations, quantities, bonds, and bid procedures.
The column blends community health notes, visits, and a death notice for Bert Duncan with religious verse. It cites Harvey Johnson's death near Oxford, a singing school at Central led by H W Johnson, and local notices about personal and land rolls, tax lists, and officials in Lafayette County Mississippi dated 1911.
Oxford residents testify of lasting relief from back pain after Doan's Kidney Pills. D E Wiley of North Street Oxford Mississippi reports five years of intermittent pain now cured, praising the remedy's lasting effect and urging readers to remember the Doan's name.
Local notes report residents Wooten Wallace Beard and others visiting relatives in Oxford and nearby areas. Rain continues, with Miss Julia Wooten and Miss Lottie Wooten among those traveling and attending events. An advertisement highlights Electric Bitters as a blood purifier and health aid, with endorsements. Also mentions Foley’s Kidney Pills and Chamberlain's remedy, plus unclaimed mail notices for Oxford post office.
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