Local Notes From Oxford Entertainments and Farm Year End
The Oxford Eagle notes social events in Lafayette County including a large crowd at Mr. M A McLarty’s home for an all day singing with Mr I Floyd from the University and others from Tula and Yellow Leaf. Farmers report hog killings and winter wood stock as crops run short and towns folk plan gatherings and Thanksgiving reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.A. McLarty
Macy Green
Jack Black
Bill McLarty
A. M. McLarty
I. Floyd
University
Myers
Tula
Howlett Johnson
Yellow Leaf
Notable Local News and Social Notes Mixed
The community reports good health and favorable weather with many through harvest and crop prospects. Mentions of visits, ongoings, health concerns, a death of Maj. KA Dean Wlse, travel through Harmon and Panola counties, and neighbors sharing meals and farm life in a small town setting.
An Evening With Opie Read at University Chapel
An Evening With Opie Read showcases a magnetic performer whose storytelling, voice, and stage presence enthrall audiences. The event promises laughter and tears as Read moves listeners through vivid character sketches and his own writings, with admission noted at 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opie Read
University Chapel
Mr. Read
Noted Dreamer column urges gratitude and pay due subscriptions
The writer calls for thankfulness on Thanksgiving and for readers to pay their Eagle subscriptions. He cites poetry and Emerson, laments ingratitude, and notes Noted Dreamer dreams are worth the newspaper’s price. Acele Mart Good of Abbeville appears in a brief city spotlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Eagle Office
Neway
Othars
Tie Noten
DrReaver
Acele Mart Good
Abbeville
Trustee Sale Notice for Lafayette County Mississippi Land
A trust deed in Oxford Mississippi is renewed and the trustee Leonvey will auction on December 24 1912 at the Lafayette County courthouse door. The property is the East half of Section Twelve Town Nine Range Three West with a two hundred twenty acres plus one mule. The deed traces to W R Knight and George Graham and involves Hester Graham Julia Retimson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Graham Ant
Hester Graham
Julia Retimson
Lafartte Coenty
W. R. Ruisht
Oxfort
LaPayette County
Weedseippt
Dod
George M. Konehe
Coanty
Mate
Hook
Oxford
Missisippi
George M. Muight
LaFayette County
Mississippi
Mis-sissippi
W. RB. Knight
W.R Knight
Chancery
la Fayette County
T Leonvey
J.B Roacu
Red Cross Seals Campaign Opens in Mississippi
1912 drive for tuberculosis prevention begins in Jackson with Miss lise Williamson as Secretary. Funds will be pooled to educate the public, promote sanatoriums, and curb infection across Mississippi, highlighting alarming mortality among Black residents and urging support via Red Cross Seals. Seals sold at Neilson's, Chiltons, Rowland's, Kendel's, Davidson & Wardlaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Red Cross
Scutter
Jackson
Lise Williamson
Bem Price
A. L. Bondurant
J. E. Neilson
T. Ji. Somerville
A. A. Kincannon
E A. Thompson
Examinations Close First Term at High School
Friday November 22 marked the start of exams with the week after Thanksgiving ending the term. Many county students enjoyed a long weekend while teachers noted improved exam averages. Local pupils and families reported weekend visits and holiday plans amid illness and remedies advertised in the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Oldham
Katrina Carter
Jackson
J. K. Vardaman
Edward Beanland
Bradford Haynes
Price Farm
Marjorie Owens
Jean Mathis
College Hill
Anna Wright
Huldrie Devis
Cass
Altus Community News Crop Gathering and Visits Near Oxford
Health of this community is good at this writing. Mr FS Wooten and wife visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday. Rev Mr Pilkington failed to fill his regular appointment but a good singing was led by Mr Elton Neal of Tula. Several locals, including the McGonagills, Beards, Wootens, and Purvis, are mentioned with visits and a new residence under construction. Melissa Moes, a teacher, spent Thanksgiving in Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Askville
Tein
H. T. Smith
Maggie McLarty
Free
J. M. Smith
Panola County
Rube Wilburn
Como
Kacis Falmer
Prato Bedenhalgh
Rock Hill
FS Wooten
Pilkington
Elton Neal
Tula
Ernest McGonagill
Audry Smith
London Hill
J. D. Wooten
Margaret and
Mary Moas
Oxford
Fey
Annie Beard
Burns McGonagill
Dlisses Lottie
Lizzie Wooten
Tom Tubbs
John Purvis
Melissa Moes
Halls Liver Pills and Zinc Lozenges Advertisement
A faded ad promotes Halls Liver Regulat and a zinc lozenge product for dandruff relief and bowel regularity. It touts retail price per bottle, retailer names, and a mail order offer with a money back trial. The copy mentions doctors, druggists, and a wide range of health claims.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Oxford Citizen
P B Purr a Oxford Miss grocer testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved backache and kidney secretions after four years of trouble. The remedy was bought at Kendel's Drug Store and acted quickly. He urges others to try Doan's and remembers the brand name. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY markets the pills. 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oz. Onford
Oxford
P. B. Purr
North Street
Miss
Doan
Ering
Cork Leo
Kendel’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Philadelphia School Honors And Local Happenings
In Philadelphia the community reports good health and school progress. A new well at the school grounds is a point of local pride. Farmer A J Mayfield claims the largest sweet potato, with a 3 ft 2 in circumference and 15 in length. The town lists a local honor roll featuring students Holder Bounds Lou Bounds Montie Jor n Shirley Phillips Lorene Phillips Fannie Bonds Beatrice Ward Bessie Bounds Charlie Warren Ferrell Bonds Maggie Mayfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia News
A. J. Mayfield
Annie Hale
Jane Sanders
Oxford
Hule Wait
M. D. Wait
Homer Warren
Callie Nunnally
John Mayfield
Misa Mary Mayfield
Mayfield
Macedonia
Edgar Phillips
Hattie Russell
Mattie Nunnally
Grover Coffey
Hattie Sue
Philadelphia
Holder Bounds
Dr C H Thompson Veterinary Surgeon
Dr C H Thompson Veterinary Surgeon visits Oxford weekly on Tuesdays and will attend Lundie’s Stable. Specializes in mouth diseases in horses and cattle. All examinations free. Bring in stock for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Lundie
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