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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
3
Several brief items announce visits by multiple residents and relatives from Memphis Jackson Sardis Pontotoc and La including Mrs E D Beanland Mrs S T Buller and Mr T B Mor gan. Local businesses promote sales and goods at Friedmans Davidson Wardlaw and Jones Somerville while notices warn about bird hunting and announce church and community events.
The Federal Court convened Monday with Judge Henry C. Niles presiding. Jurors for Grand and Petit panels were selected as the judge charged the Grand Jury. A few visiting attorneys are in town. Court is expected to adjourn Saturday morning.
Shelby County mourns the death of Mr R K Stephens at his Germantown home at 1 30 am. A respected school director and public steward, he served as deputy trustee and was active in education. Funeral at Germantown First Church, burial with Masonic honors. Survived by a wife and four children. Veterans gathered at Chilton Co store then at the courthouse for a reunion event and dinner.
A fragment discusses a trader who favors modest advertising yet lags in applying ideas. His name, address, and business type appear on a sign above his door, with goods wrapped in his paper bearing his trade insignia. The note hints at evolving newspaper promotions and evolving trade practices.
The Memphis News announces a promotional notice inviting readers to request details about a cash discount and a nine day period. Oxford representative Mr. S. Webster offers a convenient payment option and a full line of needles oil and sewing machines. Try a Singer before buying any other.
John W. Johnson of the University of Mississippi speaks in Nashville at the Southern Education Association meeting about how the fever scare delayed openings but left colleges with full attendance and improved outlook. He notes Mississippi University numbers at thirty five faculty and three hundred fifty students as high-water marks and compares resilience to a hawk in a barnyard.
The LaFayette County chancery court announces a commissioner sale on the December 1905 date for eighty acres section land in Township seven Range five. Bids must be at least seventy dollars with terms from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the boat dock area. J. O. Ram er serves as commissioner. Faresee & Rosenberg represent petitioners.
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