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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
2
The Oxford Eagle reports a mix of satirical and political items under rural newspaper whimsy. It notes Congressional extra session chatter, Panama leadership speculation, an Italian immigrant economy, and various short world and national anecdotes surrounding finance, Cuba, Brazil and immigration.
A plea warns Lafayette county residents that poor road conditions threaten travel and farm work. The letter notes dry fall and expected wet winter will hinder repairs, urging timely fixes to prevent deterioration and damage to wagons, stock, and livelihoods.
The piece argues that domestic costs rise when a colored cook presides in the kitchen, noting doubled expenses due to her methods and demands. It criticizes reliance on enslaved or free Black servants, urges families to enforce honesty, and calls on women to reclaim pantry control to curb waste and leakage.
The Lamar Rifle Survivors Association met at the Oxford House with Comrades Orr and Neilson hosting. Comrade R. A Shaw was elected acting chairman as the group formalized memorial resolutions and noted a $14.75 treasury balance with pro rata settlements.
The writer argues residents should back enforcement of vagrancy laws to keep the town clean and safe. They criticize ineffective standards and request men to support action, suggesting forced work for vagrants to prevent winter mud and blocked streets.
The Newton Record notes carelessness causes trouble and failure, calling forgetfulness a habit. The writer recalls being told not to forget work and states that dependable memory is valued by business employers, urging a deliberate effort to cease forgetting.
Advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case cured by Hali catarrah Cure. Includes testimonial from WalpinG Kiswan & Marvin of Toledo Ohio and notes J J Cheney long known for honorable dealings. Mentions Halls Family Pills for constipation and internal cleansing of blood and mucous surfaces.
The Rev Hicks Almanac for 1904 is ready and mailed for 39 cents. It claims to offer elegant content on astronomy weather and storms. Word and Works magazine is offered together for 1.00 a year. publisher is Wop and Works Purnisaine Co. at 2201 Locust Street St Louis Missouri.
An old free advertising blurb warns of coughs and dyspepsia and touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as gentle yet thorough relief. It mentions A. NM Kendel’s drug store and Oxford Pharmacy offering cough syrups, tonics, and malaria cures with prices from 25 to 59 cents. A tragic note recalls Harry Duckwell, 24, dying from a violent coughing spell at home observed by his wife and son.
An ad touts The Rural New Yorker as premier farm literature and offers a subscription deal with The Eagle of Oxford Mississippi. It promotes plant roses for subscribers and announces Special Land Buyers Excursions to Greer County Oklahoma via the Frisco System with rail rates and details through RB Lemon in St Louis Missouri.
Readable signs offer dubious services and misleading promises. Advertisements claim boarding birds by day or week, grooming dogs, training cats and dogs, straightening posture, teaching grace, beauty aids, installment wardrobes, and even medical cures. Also listed are cosmetic repairs, babies for hire, teeth trading, and a morbid funeral offer promising decent burial for a price.
A frightened horse runs through streets as ads tout Arnica Salve and Allard's Horehound Syrup for quick relief of burns rashes and coughs. Included are endorsements from Henry O Stearns and Ora Oxford Pharmacy. The piece also critiques views on women and drudgery in housework.
A vintage notice touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for nervousness sleeplessness and stomach troubles claiming it tones the stomach regulates kidneys and bowels stimulates liver and purifies blood. The ad guarantees satisfaction or money back from A H Kendal druggist.
R. H. Poster of 418 2d Street Salt Lake city reports 21 years of indigestion relieved by Herbine. He praises the remedy and advises friends to try it, noting its availability at Oxford Pharmacy.
List of unclaimed mail at Oxford Miss Post Office for the week ending November 28 1903 includes names such as Edisonon Daniels Thomson Wilson Wiley Jones Hearried Marvin Rawson Potts Oxden Mernon Herron and others. Patrons are asked to respond with the number or letter and date advertised.
In a reader letter from Beall Mississippi I. R. Lan credits Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption with saving his wife after other remedies failed. He states she improved after four bottles and she was completely cured. Drugstore guarantee and trial bottles offered by A H Kendel at 50 cents and one dollar nine.
An advertisement extols Hallard's Snow Liniment as a long time favorite family remedy doubling for burns cuts sprains and bruises with prices 5c 50c and 1.0. In another vignette two men a banker and an editor met in a post office lobby exchanging a witty exchange about letters containing checks and duns.
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