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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
5
Local items report moves and visits around Oxford. L Rogers relocates to Oxons farm, Rev R G Slaughter and son Payne with wife from Delcon Texas plan holidays nearby. Many residents and kin arrive or depart for Christmas in Mississippi towns, with illness, marriages, and a fatality noted among the community.
Evander Foster son of local residents died after an injury while employed by the salbone. He was taken to a Little Rock hospital where his remains were sent back to be interred in St. Peter's cemetery this morning at 9. He had moved recently to Monroe Louisiana with his wife and two children leaving mourners including his mother, father, sister and brother.
Frank Taylor reports on the Moore Russell pair. Mrs Russell long time resident of Lafayette Springs. They departed on the evening train bound for their new home in South Carolina. Elder W L Smith performed the ceremony.
An advertisement touts Ballard's Hore-Hound Syrup as relief for coughing and irritated lungs. It promotes breath comfort with bottles priced at 25 cents to one dollar, sold by A. H. Bendel.
Surgeon General Rupert Blue cautions a winter surge of influenza can trigger pneumonia bronchitis and other respiratory illnesses. He urges fresh air proper clothing and disciplined habits to prevent spread and save lives noting droplet infection from coughs and sneezes and the need for continued vigilance after the epidemic subsides.
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