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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
4
A Chicago woman describes chronic feverish nights, sweats, and loss of appetite. After doctors suggested surgery, she found relief using Peruana under Dr Hartman. She urges others with similar symptoms to write for details.
The piece recalls Lafcadio Hearn as a youth reporter who disliked editors and their manuscript handling. It cites tales of editors correcting poems and weather notes, including a line about winter lingering in spring’s lap, and notes the town’s high moral tone amid school officials.
Four year old John, learning the Lord's Prayer, sits in church for the first time. While the congregation prays, he loudly questions the minister claiming he is not saying it right. His mother urges him to listen and be quiet as surprise and disapproval cross his face.
A garbled ad style text offers a reward for information about a crime, with scattered names and prices. It includes ads for health and household products and a rude exchange about a spouse. The readable sections imply a chain of comic or catalog style items and a legal notice tone.
The General Demand for a simple pleasant laxative is met by the California Fig Syrup Co with Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. Physicians sanction its wholesome, gentle yet prompt effect. Buy genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists. Price fifty cents per bottle.
In a fatal voyage drama Capt Riley and crew battle surf near White Shoals to rescue an ore freighter tow. Amid storms Milly Noonan and Mary Riley endure hunger and cold as the Alice Riley tows through peril. A Christmas reunion ends with a signal of return and a quiet homecoming.
The West Thurrock church restoration uncovers walls repaired with broken stone coffins and a complete coffin over a millennium old beneath the floor. Austin Phelps and Rousseau are cited on virtue, diligence, and social duty, reflecting themes of work and opportunity in a reflective literary fragment.
The article notes a traditional practice of early English households. At midnight on New Year Eve residents unbar doors to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new one in with a ceremonial gesture.
A Scandinavian domestic in a Cleveland family cleaned the ice box as instructed and tossed yesterday’s leftovers daily. The mistress looked out to see a new pile in the yard and learned the helper had discarded old food exactly as ordered.
A medical testimonial claims Cuticura cured scalp sores after seven years of trouble with hair loss. The piece also shares humor and short anecdotes about training a lion, a London horse ad, a waiter’s nickel tip, a revisited village tale, and legal anecdote about a lawyer’s speech.
A Texas girl recalls starting coffee as a child and enduring nerves indigestion and pale skin. Six months after switching to Postum, she reports calmer nerves clearer skin and relief from headaches while continuing her teaching duties. She notes many coffee drinkers switch unknowingly and that proper preparation matters.
G W Winney of Medina Michigan invites kidney sufferers to write. He claims his cure came after eighteen months of doctoring and two hospitals with back pain lameness and rheumatic symptoms. He states weight rose from 143 to 162 after taking Dean's Kidney Pills as sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and other dealers.
A West Side caller met a self confident Irish servant who answered a question about her mistress by saying she would fetch her if given tickets to put in her mouth and that her hands were wet. The anecdote reflects humor about Irish servants and class perceptions in New York households.
Des Moines reports Sears, Roebuck & Co. of Chicago faces a three count indictment for mail fraud. The charges allege false pretenses in catalogs sent by mail, including a June 13 1907 scheme to obtain money from Dr. C F Spring of Des Moines and misrepresented items in orders placed through RR Miles and another customer.
The article extols Borax as a universal household disinfectant washing away contagion and odor. It promotes its use in fabrics, laundry, baths, and personal care, claiming safety and multiple household benefits alongside a German automobile concession in Abyssinia.
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