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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1897
Page
4
A mixed OCR fragment shows dialogue about a congressman, a witness of social proprieties, and scattered jokes. It references a Senate scene, meteor displays, and caricatures of political life, with stray quips and satirical lines from various column snippets.
Bird Island Minx report describes stomach troubles and persistent distress. Despite remedies like Sareparl and purifiers, the writer continues to suffer with a failing stomach and weak health, seeking relief amid ongoing discomfort.
A garbled excerpt portrays slogans about strength, victory, and leadership. It references youth, a potential "pretty boy" hero, and calls for determination to rule a nation. The passage reads like disjointed lines from a political or wartime sentiment piece.
In Portamsouth a gull is hampered by a clam clasped to its beak while others circle. A second gull is wounded but a flock supports it as two birds seize the broken flyer to carry it to safety. The incident highlights gulls showing remarkable attachment and teamwork, according to Minne Slade in the X Y Ledger.
A woman recalls a mouse outsmarting a whalestand door to access hidden food, using smell and a deliberate strike to lift a cleat. Nearby, a South African ostrich chewed a steaming dumpling, tied its neck to a leg, and required three men to free it after the self-made knot.
Comic quip from a Chicago Post piece as a character jokes about preferring a bride with multiple attractions beyond money. The exchange hints at social attitudes toward marriage and wealth in a lighthearted tone.
Col. Rice recounts near misses with a murderous elephant named Romeo and a lion in an African den. He describes dodging a trunk strike, the elephant’s restraint after a later warning, and a perilous break into a lion’s cage ending with hot irons used to subdue the beast. The tale ends noting Franconelli’s death months later and Richard III’s grim fate.
English officers dining in a jungle in India witness a tiger seize a young midshipman and drag him onto its back. The boy escapes as the tiger dies by unknown means, and he emerges waving a bloody dirk, having saved himself with calm nerve. The tale appears among other items in St Nicholas magazine, including a feature on elephants and their trunks.
The Chicago News notes a shift in weddings toward paid bridesmaids. It cites examples in New York and London where fashionable brides hire stylish attendants for sums, including a New York belle earning enough for a trousseau and a London girl earning a steady income by attending many weddings.
The article describes a refined winter stock with long ends trimmed in lace, noting its femininity compared to summer stock. It advises buying three more pieces of ribbon red floured fabric and cutting it precisely in two to achieve the popular look.
Instruction on fashioning a wearers stock with ribbon and hook and eye and tying knots, plus a 15 minute corn soup recipe. Also notes on Woman's Work chocolate biscuits and keeping household accounts. Includes Lettuce and Celery Salad with cream dressing. Describes cost-saving kitchen tips and a Boston Budget feature.
In Central Park a nurse with three children of a New York millionaire drew attention with meals and linen handkerchief bibs. The piece notes that affluent families dress tastefully yet cheaply while poorer children may lack similar well-made items.
The pattern teaches making a baby bib from a limen handkerchief by cutting diagonally, shaping two triangular pieces, and embroidery along the collar edges. A second bib can be fashioned from the same handkerchief and worn over a thicker cotton bib.
A fashion note describes sashes in varying widths and textures worn knotted or plain, edging belts and skirts with lace, chiffon, and satin. The piece notes sashes may supersede belts and hints skirts may again join to the bodice as in grandmothers’ styles.
A reminiscence details James I. Ryan and descendants, noting careers in state finance and military service. The piece shifts to a testimonial about Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, recounting how Captain C F Shepard benefited from the remedy for paralysis like symptoms and rheumatic pain.
A hesitant suitor practices romance and is helped by a comical shoe lace moment. He finally gains courage to propose, while his wife teases him about aging and imagination. A closing quote contrasts revolution and new order.
Fragmented reminiscences echoing a theater manager and an actor debating verbal contracts. The text weaves in stray quotes about payroll, a mock oath for Hall's Catarrh Cure, and assorted ad like snippets from period notices and miscellaneous lines.
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