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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
2
The Oxford Eagle presents a reprint from the New York Sun debating Santa Claus with Virginia remarks and moral reflections. Public notice announces sealed bids for a building project at the Oswel Lodge in Oxford with bid specifics, security, and bid acceptance terms.
The Federal Court remains in session with a heavy docket including whisky license violations post office frauds and pension frauds. Grand Jury returned 31 true bills and indicted Deweland King of New Albany and Memphians for fraudulent use of the mails. Both men posted 2000 bonds for the June term as petit juries were discharged pending adjournment.
Christy and Fisher Pictures highlight holiday selections at 7 and Wardlaw's. Customers are invited to view festive offerings this season.
A historic meditation on reform as a constant in human affairs. The text credits reformers with shaping history through courage, conviction, and sacrifice, noting they often require support from start to finish to succeed in noble causes.
A column blends rule snippets about debt honesty and self focus with community notes. The piece includes advisory maxims on spending integrity and personal conduct, followed by a local news digest noting deaths, illness, visits, church events, and a literacy society meeting at Gomez schoolhouse.
The board convened as law prescribed and approved numerous items including pauper expenditures, road works and bridge contracts. Accounts cover election officials, jail prisoners, public roads in Beat Nos 1–3, and various contractors with per diem allowances and mileage.
Mrs Goolsby graveside illness noted with June mention. Hayden Hooker called to Thaxton for family bereavement. Several social calls and Masonic Lodge attendance cited. A marriage at the Oriole family home, congratulations wished. Unclaimed mail list and local medical ads sprinkled with remedies and testimonials.
An old poster-style ad touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney trouble and toxin buildup. It claims overworked kidneys cause foul blood and promotes the product as strengthens the kidneys and prevents failure, citing an Oxford citizen testimonial. Buffalo New York is listed as the U.S. sole agent. price is 50 cents.
Local column notes improving health among residents, a new pastor's first appointment leaves positive impression, and a Christmas tree event planned for December 24. Advertisements praiseDr Kings New Life Pills and Chamberlain products with testimonies from Rochester and Bristol, urging readers to buy through local dealers.
A Philadelphia era page mixing postal arrears pressure with health product pitches. The screed references United States mail subscription delinquencies, a push for enforcement, and then pivots to advertisements for eczema cures, cough remedies, and liniments. The piece mentions Barred’s druggists and various regional distributors, with testimonies and price notes interlaced.
Treasury Department certifies The First National Bank of Oxford Mississippi is authorized to commence banking after meeting statutory requirements. Citizens petitioned for local incorporation and officials publish sales and municipal boundary actions in Lafayette County.
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