Prices Fall Yet Doughnut Hole Size Stagnant
Report notes prices may drop but the hole in the doughnut remains unchanged. The observation focuses on the paradox of falling costs without shrinking the central void.
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
2
Report notes prices may drop but the hole in the doughnut remains unchanged. The observation focuses on the paradox of falling costs without shrinking the central void.
Old batteries are rebuilt at Holly Springs Mississippi. Dead cells overhauled to restore battery life. Saves buying new units. Batteries recharged with quick service announced for November 18 and ongoing.
Describes land parcels in sections 7 18 19 and 30 of township 9 range 2 west. Notes depredation hunting fishing timber cutting and all other violations as known to law. Contains boundaries including 190 acres in section 19 and 64 acres in section 30 corner.
Special commissioner J K Hartley will sell at the Oxford Court House on January 8 1921 at 11 A M the NE quarter of Section 21 Township 6 Range 4 West plus NE fraction of NW of Section 21, all in 200 acres approx known as C W Murchison place to divide among heirs of Sallie Murchison deceased. Title as Commissioner only.
No 5184 Rev W I Hargis executor announces six month period to probate and register all claims against the estate of Mrs Salina J Moore Deceased under Lafayett e County Mississippi Chancery Court. Notice shewn December 21 1920. additional ad for Prickly Ash Bitters.
A Las Lafayette County chancery sale notice lists Mrs Nettie Frazier Bolivar Whisenant and others. Commissioner W M Woodward will offer forty eight acres more or less on the west side of the NE quarters Section 21 Township 9 Range west to be sold for cash at the south door of the courthouse Oxford on January 8 1921 during lawful hours. Title conveyed only as vested.
Exparte Dottie Martin Maud Martin and Luther Martin minors sue by their next friend and half Brother B E Martin in a commissioner's land sale case. The filing names guardians and the family, signaling pending court action and protective oversight.
Special commissioner W M Woodward to sell at public auction on January 3 1921 the six and one half acre South half of the old W H Johnson lot in Paris and the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 24 Township 10 Range 3 West Lafayette County Mississippi formerly owned by Addie Martin deceased. Sale to be at the courthouse South door in Oxford for cash to the highest bidder.
Notice to creditors in the estate of J B Roach deceased issued to C H Roach executor December 7 1920 by the Chancery Court Lafayette County Mississippi. Claims must be filed with the Chancery Clerk within six months or be forever barred. Signed December 7 1920.
An ad promotes Beallard's Snow Liniment as a remedy that penetrates flesh to reach the bone for rheumatism. Three sizes offered: 30c 60c and $1.20 per bottle. Sold by A. H. Kendel acv.
Notice from Lafayette County Mississippi Clerk of the Board of Supervisors invites sealed bids by noon on Tuesday December 4 1921 for a 48 foot bridge across Puses7 Creek Beat 2 with specifications on file in the Clerk office The board reserves right to reject any or all bids and will open at public outcry this December 10 1920. W M Woodward Clerk By G A Woolward D C Eagle 8 issues. Also an advertisement for Prickly Ash Bitters priced at 1 50 per bottle sold by R R Chilton & Co.
A 1920 overview notes the United States remained technically at war with Germany due to Senate inaction on the peace treaty while Europe faced ongoing turmoil. It covers postwar shifts, Ireland unrest, Bolshevik advances, League of Nations activity, and various political upheavals across nations, with dates and key figures including Wilson, Venizelos, and King Constantine.
A historical summary describes the January 1919 ratifications completing the Treaty of Versailles in Paris, the League of Nations formation, and Allied actions in Turkey and Russia. It notes Polish advances, treaties with Ukraine and Estonia, battles around Warsaw, and subsequent moves toward armistice and territorial reversals.
The year opens amid civil strife in Ireland Germany and Russia and widespread disturbances in Europe. Cle menceau loses bid for French presidency. Deschanel elected. Kolchak killed ending the All Russian government in Siberia. Britain proposes home rule for Ireland and Ulster votes yes. Berlin sees a Kapp coup. Cork mayor assassinated. Irish Home Rule bill advances. Mexico's Carranza regime collapses with secession and his death. Italy faces cabinet crises and new leadership as unrest spreads.
The year saw Harding nominated by Republicans on June 12 and Cox chosen by Democrats on July 5 after a long ballot. The November 2 vote gave Republicans a sweeping victory with 414 electoral votes and a strong congressional majority. Women gained full voting rights with the equal suffrage act, Prohibition began January 16, and the Volstead Act enforcement followed. The New York Assembly ousted five Socialist members, and 38 Communist Labor leaders were indicted in Chicago. Railroads returned to private operation March 1 under the Cummins Esch act. Senator Newberry was convicted March 2 for campaign fund abuses, with appeals pending.
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