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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
4
Official notice setting advertising and obituary rates for the Oxford Eagle and Lafayette County Press. Rates include one cent per word for obituaries, five cent sample copies, 25 cent display ads, and subscription prices listed with advance payment required.
Lee M. Russell won by a wide margin in Lafayette County where 1783 of 2231 votes supported him. The Eagle lauds his education and promises a square deal at the state helm, praising public loyalty and sentiment.
The Alabama Legislature pursues a censor bill that could curb the moving picture industry if enacted. Theatre managers and film firms appeal to Alabama press to defeat it. Mississippi may follow with a similar measure in its next session.
A new congressional resolution to abolish seed provision is routinely defeated, ensuring continued free seed appropriations. The Department of Agriculture will have ample supplies for another year, keeping farmers supplied during the extra session.
Washington weekly column discusses Congress backing a strong navy despite calls for reductions. It notes administration support for a large program, debates over League of Nations ties, and Monroe Doctrine implications. Also referenced are Liberty and Victory Loans and War Savings Stamps campaigns costing millions.
The Department of the Interior reports a hygiene division campaign to improve health among school children nationwide after finding most kids underweight in a Washington study. The plan aims to enroll every teacher and pupil and balance health with education.
Lafayette County Mississippi invites sealed bids by 12 Noon September 2 1919 for three bridges 32 40 and 32 feet long on road links 134 116 and the Oxford and Rocky Ford road plus widening of the levee south of College Hill Beat 8. Plans on file in the Chancery Clerk's office. Bond required. Board may reject any bid. August 12 1919. W M Woodward Clerk. By G A Woodward D C. E Aug 14 21 28.
A home cosmetic mixing two lemons with three ounces of orchard white creates a quarter pint lemon lotion. The mix, strained to remove pulp, keeps for months and is touted to whiten the complexion and reduce freckles and tan when massaged daily on face, neck, arms, and hands.
Chancery Clerk in Oxford Mississippi announces August 18 1919 petition to create a drainage district in Tallahatchie River bottom across Lafayette and Panola Counties. Public meeting scheduled September 8 1919 at 1 PM in Oxford to hear all interests.
A group of Lafayette County citizens petitions the pardon board to grant Jeff Armstrong a pardon for a 1916 Grand Larceny sentence. Armstrong served over three years of a five year term for allegedly stealing a yearling calf, claims innocence, and praises his conduct as a model prisoner.
A petition filed August 18 1919 in Oxford seeks to organize a drainage district in Tallahatchie River bottom and its tributaries within Lafayette and Marshall Counties Mississippi The district would include described lands across multiple sections and townships and the Lafayette and Marshall County Drainage Boards will meet at the County Court House in Oxford on September 9 1919 at 1 pm to hear interested parties and appoint commissioners.
Purity and healing power are the chief traits of Liquid Boro zone. It mends torn out burned or scalded flesh with prompt ness. Price 30c 60c and 1.20 sold by A H Kendel Oxford Mississippi Adv T
Readers are invited to subscribe to the Oxford Eagle at a special rate of 1.50 per year, encouraging long term access to local news and community reporting. This limited time price emphasizes affordability for dedicated subscribers.
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