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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1914
Page
4
An advertisement extols Cuticura soap and cold water baths to clear pimples, blackheads, scalp dandruff, and skin irritations. It offers a free sample via a post card addressed to Cuticura Dept Boston and notes the product is sold everywhere. A humorous caption asks what kind of chap Johnson is, likening him to a bored man in summer.
A brief exchange hints at a golf remark about a silent T and an angry demeanor. The dialogue raises questions about pronunciation and behavior on the course, leaving readers to wonder who spoke and in what context.
A humorous exchange notes money is feminine in French because it is said to talk. Jokes about district thoroughness and popularity follow, with quips on weather aboard a vessel and the value of bearing one's troubles. The tone mocks social pretensions and common sayings.
A playful verse by John Kendrick Bangs extols the man who believes in Santa Claus and treats others with courtesy and love. The poem praises the worthy bearer of the crown of Saint Nick, toasts good health, and rejects cynicism.
Ted Beverly hurries to New York to surprise Amy Saunders with news of their engagement while secretly delivering gifts for her nieces and plotting a Santa disguise at the Saunders home. Meg, Amy’s sister-in-law, keeps the plan hidden as Ted awaits the moment to reveal himself to Amy and the children.
A family scene unfolds as a boy tumbles down stairs while a prank by Mr Ted Beverley disguised as Santa Banta confuses Amy Meg and Peggy. The children discover the impersonation and joke about Santa and the engagement to Aunt Amy.
Dr Berillon of Paris champions psychotherapy as the future cure, altering patient routines to induce sleep and repose. He guides patients into a trance-like slumber, entrusting them to rest while thoughts fade, aiming to release internal healing.
Samuel G Blythe writes in the Saturday Evening Post about war's personal cost. He recalls neighbors' sons enlist, return maimed, and the long line of casualties from every street. The piece condemns how distant dispatches mask brutal realities and the state’s demands subjugate humanity.
A San Francisco skipper aboard a sea bound voyage asserts sovereignty by customizing his deck chair with the label Captain Only. A passenger briefly sits in the chair and is politely reminded it is reserved for the captain, who is seen lounging in the chair the next day.
The piece recalls 19th century debates on the Suez Canal with Lord Palmerston asserting its aim to block Mediterranean access for Turkish forces. It cites The Times 1559 warnings about the canal as impractical and Disraeli's remark that it was a futile idea, reflecting varied historical views.
A Royal Geographical Society note describes an Tibetan ascent where a devout worshiper at the summit might glimpse the image of a sacred figure. The fragment suggests a religious or visionary element tied to high altitude experience.
A boy empties his pockets and finds a circular rubber washer. He declares it, in playful imagination, to be a real good washer and says he will start an automobile shop with it someday.
Advice on softening leather by warming near a fire or applying a hot sponge to tight spots. Explains expansion of leather to reduce pinching and improve comfort when first worn.
A Kansas Phoenix insight notes a cattle owner who visits his heard regularly yet never attends the schoolhouse where his children study, highlighting a striking neglect of their education.
A trained woman speaks to her poodle in French German and English delivering a playful language lesson. The scene highlights multilingual instruction and pet communication in a domestic setting.
Health authorities in New Orleans plan a citywide push to convert insanitary districts into healthier areas and seal the city against bubonic plague. The program hinges on enabling legislation affecting building rules and almost every structure, including requirements for wharves, ship clearances staying eight feet from docks, rat guards on all banners, and guards at lowered gangplanks.
The piece condemns diverting Red Cross Christmas seal proceeds from tuberculosis work and notes the reliance of antituberculosis societies on seal sales for 1915. It details widespread use across states and even Vera Cruz, the Canal Zone, and Hawaii, with millions affected by tuberculosis and war casualties.
Fragmented OCR style text shows garbled dialogue about an aviator, a love match, and a promise to work. The passage mentions a Bead advertisement and references to Hanford's Balam Adv with unclear meaning. Overall the snippet reads like disjointed quotes from a dramatic dialogue.
Dr Basil L Gilder of Johns Hopkins, 83, muses on decline of Greek study in a lecture mood. He recalls growing a beard since 1855 at Virginia and jokes about ancient leaders adopting facial hair as a sign of scholarly time misused.
A six foot shovel-nose sturgeon, rare in New Orleans, drew a large crowd in front of Kolb's German tavern. Caught offshore in the Gulf, it features a five row bony shield and a five inch sucker mouth. Eggs yield caviar. bladder used in glass.
Schreyer crossed a pasture near Schreyer when a tree attacked him and people in a car beat him with a fence rail. He sustained three broken ribs a fractured face and near-scalping. A groan in Ki nes Grove notes the incident and a band member bragged about playing.
A fragmentary line from the Philadelphia Ledger notes a fest in the city as remarks imply limits of wealth. No clear names or dates are readable to expand details. The text remains incomplete and lacks verifiable context.
In a heated exchange Representative William Gordon criticizes rival armies for overemphasizing drill. He likens their discipline to Black and White and remarks that both sides resemble racers in a conference. Black explains his efficiency insight about facing away to keep thoughts hidden.
Resinose promises relief from itching by soothing the tenderest or most irritated skin. The ad asserts it ends scratching, offering fast comfort for affected areas and claims to calm irritation effectively.
The West Side district between Eighty Fifth and One Hundred Twenty Fifth streets shows a death rate of 18.79 per thousand among the wealthy palatial residences. The figure tops the national average and even the East Side south of Grand Street, while statisticians blame heavy eating and drinking and sedentary living for the high mortality among New York's well-to-do.
An advertisement promotes 666 cold remedy claiming five or six doses break chills and fever and La Grippe by acting on the liver without causing sickness. Priced 25 cents.
The report notes czar bans drinking among Russian troops and France halts absinthe sales. It claims the war has strengthened temperance morality, contrasting with Blanc’s case where a ragman sought rags or bones at Blane’s door while his wife is away in the South for winter.
Newton dispatch reports Willis Howell’s bull ate apples in the orchard and became intoxicated. The beast jumped into a well and needed a rescue by a team of horses. The bull recovered but with a terrible thirst and Willis missed the ball afterward.
Fragmentary text hints at a court or social column noting judgments and credit. no clear names, dates, or events are readable to confirm a specific story or outcome.
A belt line near Daniel Rows sees bystanders intervene as a cat crouches on rails. The animal, reportedly placed by a cruel person, refuses to move until men turn it loose. A car approaches and scatters the feline, while warnings about coal burns and Hanford's Balsam Myrrh appear in the surrounding text.
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