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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
2
A collage of quips and commentary touches on Japan keeping an identity, Odell in New York, cotton prices, Russian affairs, railroads, and football. It jokes about czars, pensions, deficits, canal commissions, and insurance lawsuits, with satire on public figures and industries.
A moral essay contrasts two young men using policy in work and society. One bluntly confronts others and loses trust, while the other uses policy as a practical tool to win friends, avoid extremes, and pursue balanced success. Policy serves rightly with honor and principle but becomes a trap if selfish.
A reflective piece urges resisting fashionable trends that follow the crowd. It warns that chasing popular vices or manias leads to danger, shipwreck, and moral decline, while true heroes endure by opposing what is fashionable and staying the course for a successful life.
A Iowa businessman recalls a depot scene where a farmer receives a Chicago harness order. The farmer questions local ads, noting he has read the paper for five years without seeing any harness shop mentioned. The farmer concludes Chicago has the goods and the shop is unseen locally.
The record lists December 1905 1915 minutes with numerous accounts approved including Ramey & Bro for medac CIT, J Lovelady, N J Simmons ex officio services, bridge and jail expenses, coroner and jurors fees, and items for the camp ground road and levee work. Officials approved salaries per diem and mileage. The Board adjourned to January 1. The Mayor and Aldermen then approved per diems and various city expenses for M. Matthews Mayor.
A Philadelphia-voiced tale recalls a boy named John Wangker or Moneymaker who bought goods with 65 dollars, ignored merchant warnings on advertising, and left with many failed stores. Merchants blamed sympathy for his poor mother as he squandered his money, ending in ruin and many shops.
Local notes recount holiday plans and greetings with several social mentions. Visitors, trips, and family updates surface from Oxford to Water Valley as townsfolk anticipate a merry season and a bright new year. Advertisements promote Kennedy’s Laxative, Ballard’s Snow Liniment, and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers from A H Kendel.
Rushing to finish Christmas preparations, residents share social events at Stupp and Goody homes. Travel notes mention Wyatt Holt in Water Valley and L. L. McCrory’s return from New Albany. Advertisements tout Kodol Digestive Aid and Ballard’s Snow Liniment with testimonials. Local notices cover visits, sermons, and family updates amid regional travel deals and maps from Memphis and St. Louis agents.
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