Northbound Train Timetable Extract
Passenger trains listed with scheduled departures including No 24 at 3 06 pm No 4 at 7 35 pm No 6 at 4 am No 23 at 10 54 am No 5 at 9 25 pm and No 33 at 3 4 am.
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1914
Page
3
Passenger trains listed with scheduled departures including No 24 at 3 06 pm No 4 at 7 35 pm No 6 at 4 am No 23 at 10 54 am No 5 at 9 25 pm and No 33 at 3 4 am.
Local items report visits from J F Cameron of Nashville and Simon Levy of Memphis. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Mewborn is critically ill. The Junior Prom and church events are noted along with hunting interest and Thanksgiving plans. Cotton gins data for 1914 and 1913 are given, plus a minor accident at the Baptist church annex.
Local items report travel and shopping notes in Millan Oregon and Oxford Mississippi. Mrs J A Tankersly and Dr Banks family news. new furniture line opened by R B Robison. Rev E S Lewis attends Starkville conference. upcoming Federal Court term and Board of Supervisors meeting. social visits by the Nevilles, Jorges, Buffaloe, and Holden families. Rev W O Patterson to preach. obituary: Mrs James Cook in San Angelo. election result gratitude from Sam Adams promising service and unity for Oxford.
On Wednesday the 23rd at noon at the bride’s home near Oxford Mississippi and Miss Evelyn Tanner wed Mr St Elmore Tarver. Rev. Hickok officiated and after lunch the couple left for a home near Yocona. The Methodist ladies announce a bazar December 9 10 and 11 at the vacant store next to Wilds Tailor Shop with turkey dinner and handmade wares.
In the Dillard area families report good harvests and diverse crops despite low cotton prices. Mr. Light shows strong yields with a Deere cultivator. community farming expands to grains, clover, and improved stock. A church meeting elected Rev. E M Taylor as pastor for the upcoming year.
Resolved 1 The camp thanks the ladies who prepared and served the elegant dinner for the Veterans on a day in November 26. 2 Appreciation is shown for Miss Nelson Rowland and Miss Sims for their active interest and support of the Confederate cause during the Southern Independence struggle.
A group led by Webster E Temple asks Governor to pardon Carl Otto Siegel after a March 1914 arrest and two year sentence in the State Penitentiary for alleged theft. They argue he is young, had no counsel, pled guilty, and may reform if released to return to German army service.
I will move out of town on or near January first and want to sell or trade my milch cows on a small dairy, including a few heater and nest components. Sales bring about 100 dollars per month. J F Gooussy Oxford Mississippi
County Agent Fanntk Renfrow calls all organized clubs to meet and mail the revised 1915 member list with ages and P O addresses. Teachers without action should have their girls decide now on continuing club work.
A fragmented ad style notice urges readers to treat a cold promptly with Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey claiming it eases coughing and throat discomfort. The copy is garbled but promotes a medicinal product for families and household health.
Miss Effie Hood of Fulton Mississippi credits Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy with restoring her health after a long stomach disorder described as appendicitis by doctors. The letter claims rapid relief, improved complexion, and a return to normal stomach size, urging others with chronic stomach trouble or constipation to try one dose. The product is sold locally by Dr R R Chilton & Co and druggists.
The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors invites sealed bids by December 5, 1914, for working two road links the Oxford and Abbeville Road from Abbeville corporation to Beat Land and the Tom Tidwell area to Union Hill School House known as the Gaffora New Road, per plans on file. The board may reject any bids. Oxford Mississippi November 6, 1914. W M Woopwarp Clerk. G A Woolpwarp D C
A testimonial states the subject owes good health to Chamberlain's Tablets and remains in excellent health, asserting the product is obtainable everywhere.
The Board orders two year protection for quails partridges and doves in Lafayette County Mississippi under Chapter 37 1906. Violators face misdemeanor charges with fines up to 30 and thirty days jail on the third offense. Votes in favor by Parks Lovelady and O A. opposed by J C and J B.
Notices show Lafayette County Mississippi Board of Supervisors orders December 1914 election at Dillards School House to decide if residents of Clear Creek District adopt 1910 statutes authorizing construction and maintenance of public highways. Signatories L M Becwserr and A G Pacemax.
Fragmentary legal notice from Toledo citing a firm partnership in the city and county and referencing a sworn statement, dates, and a medical claim about Catarrh cures. The text mentions a notary public and mentions various names and offices, with incomplete phrases and garbled OCR.
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