24 Aug 1916
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
1
The report notes Judge E. O. Sykes leading the ticket in the first primary due to education experience and honesty. It argues voters prefer proven incumbents like Sykes over challengers and stresses his strong record and moral courage.
Prizes announced for cotton growers in Oxford for the 1916 crop. First prize is 100 dollars for a 500 pound bale including seed. Second prize details follow, aiming to reward top bales from the year 1916.
The copy asserts Maxwell cars possess immense horsepower and weight, but emphasizes market power through results. It invites competitive tests and comparisons, claiming no rival in its class can best the Maxwell on rough surfaces or mud, presenting it as the ultimate value.
A Huntsville Alabama merchant placed long distance calls for fifteen merchants within hundreds of miles. In under an hour he sold 2100 barrels of flour at a total cost to us of under six dollars.
This week includes visits by Ivy Denton and Mack Sill with relatives in Lafayette Springs and Oxford, with Mrs. R. H. Mills listed as sick. FOR SALE Meadow Brook Farm, 270 acres in Abbeville Mississippi with or without stock and implements, Holstein cattle. Residents Dr. and Mrs. C Longest to occupy Dr. E N Lowe residence this winter.
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