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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
4
Two business men debated the coming upswing in clients after a seller claimed business was slow. A friend predicted a surge in customers so dense the proprietor might not see him, then stormed out leaving the host puzzled by the exchange.
The piece surveys holiday customs in Germany Denmark Italy and Switzerland and notes contrasts with American practice. It recounts gift customs and a parable about a misdated oil painting from Hoboken, illustrating how gift value can outpace its giver’s intent. It also discusses December 25 versus other dates and the commercial and social aspects of Christmas worldwide.
"Mother" Stewart devoted her life to temperance work. She founded the first W C T U in Ohio at Osborn in ISTS and organized the first W C T U in England in 1876. After the Civil War she lectured in the southern states, later teaching Dowie and visiting Zion City. She lived with friends in Hicksville for the last years. She previously led temperance crusades in Springfield, Ohio.
More than 500000 people left European Russia for Siberia in 1907 and few returned. Dalny Vice Consul Chan ter notes colonists receive 37 acres each, tax free for three years, and half taxes for three more. Siberia imports 10000000 dollars of goods from China by caravan annually, mainly tea, while exports to China total 750000 dollars.
An essay contrasts workers in airy crews earning $27 weekly with a superstition of propitiating Fate via charity boxes. Foremen and miners echo belief that when two accidents occur, a third soon follows, a “Rule of Three” across oceans, mills, rails, and skies.
A fragmented clipping notes Emerson on reform and quotes Sheridan. It mentions a claim in Harper's Weekly about the meanest woman near Penatanguish, Maine, with a tale of Willie Boggs trading clams for instruction toward college. The piece ends with a moral remark from the St Louis Globe-Democrat.
Mrs Lavina J Henderson of Stamford Connecticut describes severe inflammatory rheumatism four years earlier with skin peeling fever hair loss and bed sores. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent her complexion improved bed sores faded and hair regrew.
The dialogue touches on strong winds in the United States. A London judge cites a court finding about neglecting dependents to focus on hunting possums. A New England paper recalls odd newspaper notices and local oddities, including a streetcar scene where a conductor returns a dropped tin coin to a passenger.
A courtroom dialogue features Howard asking about cures by suggestion and Coward replying he cured the duke's fixation on his daughter by suggesting he lend five dollars. The exchange is attributed to a judge, highlighting a wry legal humor moment.
The fragment highlights various cold remedies and claims near immediate effects available at drug stores. It references Liquid-Effects, a One Day cure, and mentions brands like Beomo and Drosera while noting a quip about a woman’s company. It ends with an aside on left-handed proportions.
Retired Thomas Lewis describes Kongos burial practices including cloth binding and fires in houses, and two forked-wood suspensions, plus open roof preservation for chiefs. He argues a fundamental belief in God underpins African fetichism, with Nzambi native in origin and missionaries not introducing the term.
George William Sellers describes teaching cricket to his Indiana estate laborers in a leisurely match against Concord. He recalls John’s enthusiasm for lunch, drinks, and fielding, and a running joke about the game’s running about between meals. The piece shifts to Mary Garden and Andrew Carnegie, noting portrait interest at Knoecier's window. William Calvert dies at 74 after 50 years pursuing solar energy storage research, seen as approaching a solvable problem by some, but his work ended with his death.
An old remedy prescribes two ounces of glycerine and a half ounce Virgin Oil of Pine with a half pint of straight whisky, shaken and taken by the teaspoonful every four hours. Virgin Oil of Pine is sold only in half-ounce sealed vials. Mile Genee notes American women avoid excessive powder and jokes about a London remark on powder usage.
A humorous exchange features Mrs Thrifty-Well offering water and Weary Willy citing a constitution to avoid drinking. The dialog plays on constitutional fears and propriety in a light, whimsical tone.
Champion Hayes of Marathon fame is praised at a New York dinner. A speaker questions if he is a walker, and Hayes confirms he has no walking experience but boasts owning an $80 second hand motor car for the last two years.
A dialogue notes George claims many reasons for breaking an engagement but cites one. He says he loves someone else more than his fiancée. The exchange ends with advice to ignore other reasons and not press for details.
A fragmentary notice references testimonials for remedies and drug advertisements. It mentions F. J. Cheney and Hal's Family Pills, with unclear details about readers being pleased and a list of testimonial addresses. The legibility is poor and decoding exact events is limited.
A fragment from a period notice promotes horseflesh as cheaper, tenderer, and digestible compared with beef with claims it can be dried into powder and nearly tasteless. It also references Hicks' Capupling for headaches and mocks selfish thinking, ending with a nonsensical ad-like line about refunds and wind calk.
A brisk note contrasts big and small traders in speculation with a metaphor about fishes and profits. It then provides a medical home remedy for sore throat using tincture of myrrh water vinegar and water solution.
The Poet asks about rooms for rent and the landlady offers a handsomely furnished first floor suite but the poet declines stating it would be too sweet for him.
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