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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
3
Mrs Exhert Sheldon of Woodville Connecticut describes her year and a half old son suffering relentless sores on face arms chest and body. After physicians failed she used Catcura Soap and Ointment, two months later the sores healed. She praises the remedies and states her child is now strong and healthy.
Londoners lament the disappearance of genuine butter as the London Times reports most residents have never seen it. The Servian ministry reveals stolen engraved banknote plates worth £1,608 were recovered from a safe in Paris. Among plant wonders, the giant palm leaves from the Inaga palm in the Amazon reach up to 12 feet across, while the talepot palm from Ceylon yields 20 foot leaves used for shelter.
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound as a remedy for mysterious female ailments. It claims early symptoms like wandering pains and abdominal discomfort signal serious conditions and urges women to seek guidance from Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts.
The article explains the Tabernacle as a symbolic dwelling of Jehovah and a type of Christ and his redeeming work. It states the Temple of God today is the collective church, a spiritual temple where the Holy Spirit dwells, with Christ as high priest and believers offering spiritual sacrifices. It cites biblical references and urges reading Needham’s Shadow and Substance.
Moses and Bezaleel oversee completion of the Tabernacle as the people sense its sacredness. The Ark is placed, the mercy seat set, and the Cloud covers the sanctuary while the Lord’s glory fills it, prompting worship among the crowd. Also reports a sailors hospital project by Henry L. Clapp to aid American naval and merchant seamen in Malta.
Christians in Madagascar deepen their evangelical work with confessions of sin, repentance, and numerous conversions. A crowded meeting featured a Betsileo elder preaching simply as 120 were baptized and 33 more received baptism. Women play a key role in speaking, praying, visiting, and soul winning.
The engineer M Eciater states that 14 men died while constructing the East River tunnels in New York City due to working under high pressure of 24 pounds per square inch above normal atmospheric. The perilous conditions show a rule that refuses to work, often besting those who do.
A reader derides errors about the White House history including dates of occupancy and rebuilding and claims on paint used. The letter cites a Boston educator who mispronounces a college prayer during a chapel address and mocks the student audience.
The article notes a record demand for diamonds in 1945 with imports high and domestic production varying across years from 50 to 200 in value. It mentions four regions in the United States yielding diamonds from loose deposits, origins unknown, and speculates on discovering original sources someday.
An advertisement extols Grape Nuts as a remedy for insomnia and digestive distress. A woman narrates long digestion issues and poor sleep, claiming stopping vomiting and bloating after starting Grape Nuts. She credits the cereal with restoring calm sleep and steady daytime wakefulness.
A writer asserts that pure alam baking powder is safer and better than cream of tartar powder, claiming concentrated alum would harm no one and that alum is wholesome in proper quantities. The passage notes Missouri repealed a law banning alum baking powders, concluding with a jab about alum’s wholesomeness.
At the Army and Navy club in Washington veteran officers recount Gen Carr’s Civil War moment at Big Bethel. As Confederate fire erupts from hidden ambush, Carr urges his regiment forward shouting that they are firing upon my regiment. The anecdote reflects a novice’s first exposure to combat.
A feature extols the White River country from Newport to Carthage, praising its climate soil forests and minerals while warning that growth will invite development and change. It also notes a discovered young woman’s body in Somersetshire England and a De Forest wireless station planned for Saint Marie Ontario with long range capabilities.
A quirky note hints at romantic schemes and seasonal Valentine humor as Cupid quickly mobilizes, linking relationships to storage or keeping secrets in a cold, humorous frame. The line reads like a playful ticket to immediate romance.
The foreign mission schools once dominant in Foochow now face growing competition as at least 70 new Western style schools appear citywide. About 2,960 students attend these institutions amid heavy advertisement for openings. Also noted are the building of Cunarder hull plates at Wallsend England and massive steel components for ships passing through a rolling mill.
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