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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1910
Page
2
Local Notes Mix Quirky Tales And Small News
A jumbled column reports on horse disease prevention in a stable, a color girl and cousins named Aula Overture Johnson and Lucia Sextette Johnson at a Newark playground, plus a note about a bell hammer mix up causing delays during a fire at Hank Purdy’s corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Aula Overture Johnson
Lucia
Johnson
Basswood Bugle
Hank Purdy
Hiltiker
Berry
Hank
Judge
Christmas Shopping Plans Sparkled in November Message
A playful note where a character mentions heading to town for Christmas shopping in November, signaling early festive preparations and holiday bustle.
Effective home made kidney and backache cure
An herbal mixture called Dandelion Mixure is promoted as a prompt cure for kidney bladder and backache. The recipe uses Dandelion extract Kargon Compound and Syrup of Sarsaparilla with dosing after meals and at bedtime. It claims gentle but thorough action on the kidneys and urinary system and promises immediate relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kid Bey
The Preacher's Library and the Call to Study
The article argues a preacher must be a lifelong student and reader to serve effectively. It endorses a core library: the Bible with concordance and commentary, plus devout biographies, histories, sermons, magazines, and some fiction to broaden perspective.
Give Thanks to God for Harvest and Daily Bread
A devotional meditation on harvest as a divine gift and a call to share food with all people. Rev. Hugh Macmillan phrases harvest as a sign of God's providence, linking nations in dependence and urging filial faith and fraternal generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
God
Rev
Hugh Macmillan
Prostitution of marriage ceremony shocks at Washington
A Washington wedding featured a man agreeing to marry an heiress for 200 dollars to secure her inheritance. Both parties swore oaths they planned not to keep, while the officiant presided knowing the ceremony was a farce. The conduct was denounced as a blasphemous affront to a sacred rite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peruna praised for kidney and bladder relief in ad
Advertising letter from Mr. C. R. B. Newhof of Albany New York reports long ailing bladder and urinary symptoms relieved after four months of Peruna usage. He notes prior doctors and medicines failed and attributes complete recovery to Peruna praising the tonic. The letter claims renewed health and appetite.
Console Confession Turns To Candid Youth Reply
A stern parent recalls scarce time for diversions and a son retorts that life isn’t as it seems. The exchange captures a wary generational contrast about value and illusion in a concise dialogue.
Unsightly Complexions Promised by Cuticura Remedies
The advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin care including face, scalp, hair and hands. It claims prevention of pimples and blemishes, suitable for infants from birth, and offers a free 32 page Cuticura book from Potter Drug & Chem Corp in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Proprietors
Boston
Interview on Yacht Chantecler Highlights Language Gaffe
Joseph Leiter warns reporters to quote accurately during a yacht interview. He quips about how even slight inaccuracy can make a man appear ridiculous while reflecting on his French heritage and a father and son remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Leiter
Chantecler
Spacer-No discourages him in writing praise
The remark notes Mrs. Spacer-No doubts and discourages him, while acknowledging that his writing is unusually strong and enjoyed by others. It implies he has not produced work of this quality before.
Health and Income Depend on Scientific Food
A Chicago clerk writes of illness from overwork and poor nourishment. After using Grape Nuts as a major part of meals she recovered brain fatigue and dyspepsia, regained her health, and kept her job, crediting the product with her improved endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wellville
Cardal promoted as a women’s tonic with testimonials
A dated testimonial extols Cardal as a safe vegetable tonic for women improving weakness and pale faces. It claims a long history and offers a free 4 page home treatment booklet via Chattanooga Medicine Co. The ad targets women with tired, worn out appearances and promises lasting vitality without minerals or habit forming drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luia Walden
Cardy
Cardus
N. B—Wrar
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Baby's Gift From His Papa Davis Recalls College Yells
Richard Harding Davis at a Philadelphia football game praises the voices of young undergraduates shouting their college yells. A Franklin Field anecdote recalls a Locust Street wife noting the husband's loud voice and the wife sighs that the baby might not inherit it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Harding Davis
Philadelphia
Mr. Davis
Franklin Field
Boy's Pig Plans Spark Odd Growth Delay
Seven-year-old William owns a pet pig and insists on feeding it himself. His father warns the pig is not thriving and asks if it is being fed enough. William replies he will not fatten it yet, waiting until it grows longer before widening it, a curious take from a child as reported by Tit-Bits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
The Amateur Poet-Whatever I Do
A dialogue fragment shows one partner urging restraint while the other pleads for practical help by using four bands. The exchange highlights domestic tension and differing priorities within a couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Es
Pape's Diapepsin Promoted as Fast Indigestion Cure
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick remedy for indigestion and related stomach misery. It claims relief in five minutes, prevents sour risings and belching, and advertises 50-cent cases available at local stores. The copy emphasizes digestion of food as if the stomach weren’t there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Humor in these verdicts from a coroner’s jury
The Finnish Medical Journal notes absurd verdicts cited in death certification history. It recalls cases where a man died from swallowed kidney stone while drunk and a three month old found dead with no birth evidence. It echoes an upstate paper’s quip about a post mortem statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Select Committee On
Ogle
Labor Day remark on hotel progress from EPIU leader
In Cincinnati Jere L Sullivan head of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees International Alliance credits the union for improvements in American hotels. He recalls the old One Horse of Tin Can as an example of past poor lodging where guests were shown a shovel and told to dam a creek for a bath. He recounts an English earl being shown a window on the fifth floor by the landlord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jere L. Sullivan
International Alliance
Cincinnati
One Horse
Dean's Kidney Pills Promised Relief for Kidney Trouble
An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney complaints with a testimonial from Mrs. John A. Link of Bucyrus Ohio, claiming dramatic relief after doctors failed. The promo urges readers to buy at 54 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Also includes a children’s joke about Jack and Goliath from Norman E Mack's National Monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
John A. Link
East Perry St. Bucytus
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Catarrh Cure Circulars Offered by Cheney and Co
Fragmentary ad copy promises a cure for catarrh and toilet restoration. It mentions sending circulars free and references Cheney and Co with a Townsend address. The text also vaguely alludes to a medical remedy and family regimen for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustaches Tote
Cheney & CO
Roofing ad listing supplies from Pidgeon Thomas Iron Co
A vintage ad promotes Duck Brand roofing and galvanized roofing from Pidgeon Thomas Iron Co in Memphis. It touts rubber and asphalt roofing for barns homes and chicken houses at a dollar per unit and invites readers to mail orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co
N. Id St. Memphis
Not a Bad Chap After All Hawks-Oh Well
A light exchange about a person named Jones. The dialogue reveals Jones did not lend money but offered no harmful benefit. The mood remains casual and locally humorous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawks
Jones
Taylor
Bishop Ward Jokester at Nashville Reception
The wit of Bishop Seth Ward amuses Nashville as he leaves a city reception with two senators. In the car, a companion notes that his master rode an ass, to which Ward replies that no such animal remains since all are now senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Ward
Nashville
Bishop Ward
Bishop
Ward
Women Live Faster Than Men Says Our Office Visitor
A witty office encounter prompts reflections on flirting, old chivalry, and wealth. The saying that a lady entered the office led to musings on how manners and fortune shape relationships, with a note that inheriting a fortune can beat marriage.
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Gizette
the Preacher's Library
Peruna
Una
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Madrid
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Baby
Little Jack
Jack
Goliath
Beck
Norman E Mack
National Monthly
Patagonia
Peto
Olek de Samcel Ptadr
Wien
Bears
Tit Cextaur Company
New York
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Standard Oil Company
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