Oil Boom Sparks El Dorado Frenzy as Wells Spill Promise
El Dorado Arkansas on February 1 reels from a sudden oil boom. The first well on Armstrong’s farm pours crude under immense pressure, coating miles of land and drawing crowds, hotels, and speculative buying. Townsfolk race trains to profit while uncertainty lingers about the field’s true extent and future.
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el Dorado
Ark
D. J. Armstrong
Armstrong
Colt
Little Rock
Shreveport
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Dollar Day Great Success At Oxford Event
Hundreds of county residents shopped at dollar day sales last Saturday with many merchants offering one dollar bargains. The Eagle office saw heavy traffic as new subscribers joined, totaling about two hundred sixty. Contributors included Clyde Majors, Holder Bounds, Weston White, Mrs. T L Price, and Lee Almond.
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Eagle
Oxford
The
Clyde Majors
Holder Bounds
Weston White
T. L. Price
Lee Almond
Vermifuge advertised to combat child worm infections
An advertisement promotes White's Cream Vermifuge as a thorough remedy for intestinal worms harming children. The product is priced at 35cc and sold by A. H. Kendel, urging early exposure to prevent serious damage.
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A. H. Kendel
Oil Field Timer Keeps Silent On Lease Talks
A wary man known as the timer in an oil field circles remains distant as agents seek to sell land leases. He smiles only when approached and then says he will wait a while before walking away.
Health Restore Through Cardui Healing Testimony
Mrs. W. M. Peden of Navasota Texas describes a nervous run down condition improving after taking Cardui Home Treatment. She reports better appetite, restful sleep and restored strength enabling housework and later uses Cardui as a tonic. The note adds that thousands praise Cardui and that all druggists sell it.
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Navasota
Texas
W. M. Peden
Cardui
Cardus
Eddie Kate Crouch Reports Free Chicago Trip
In a letter to The Eagle, Eddie Kate Crouch recounts a group trip from Oxford to Chicago with Mrs Alley and Miss Rice as chaperones. The itinerary includes A and M College, Armour & Co packing house, soap factory, power plant, Sears Roebuck, Lincoln Park, and Marshall Field's, with six states represented and twenty Mississippi boys.
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the Eagle
Chicago
Oxford
A. & M. College
Miss Sanders
Imi Fe
Atlantic
Armour & Co’s
Power House
Wilson & Co
Internaational Harvesting Co
Sears & Robuck
Lincoln Park
Marshall Fields
Mississippi
State Land Commissioner Brown Dies in Water Valley
Yazoo City Mississippi February 1 M A Brown state land commissioner died last night at his daughter's home Mrs H A Lammohs Water Valley Miss Brown arrived Saturday to visit his daughter and was stricken Sunday with acute indigestion A physician attended him twice that day and again Monday and he appeared to be recovering but died about midnight Monday after calling his daughter to his side
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Yazoo City
Miss
M. A. Brown
H. A. Lammohs
Water Valley
B Nh
Dean Crouch
Memphis
R. A. Crouch
Mary Alice Hathorne
Kilmichael
Byrd
Pegres
Luther Heard
Lafayette Springs
Oxford Hospital
Asa Herring
A. H. S. College Hill
Mass
Calvin Wells
Bramlett’s Hospital
S. J. Hicks
Nellie Haynes
Greenville
H. Friedman
Simon Levy
Ballard's Snow Liniment Ad Promotes Pain Relief
In an attack of rheumatism there is much pain and Ballard's Snow Liniment is a necessary part of treatment. It is a powerful pain reliever sold in three sizes 30c 60c and 1.20 per bottle by A H Kendel. Ady.
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Ballard
A. H. Kendel
Ady
Browning Club Hosts Dr Lowery Lecture on Child Welfare
The Browning Club met Tuesday at Mrs W C Murphy's home with strong attendance. Dr Lowery of the U S Board of Health spoke on organizing child welfare work in Mississippi, followed by a salad course hosted by the hostess and Mrs Johnson.
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Browning Club
W. C. Murphy
Ireb
Dr. Lowery
Johnson
Prickly Ash Bitt ers Ad Promises Kidney Relief
If you don’t sleep well at night from nervousness indigestion or urinary troubles you need Prickly Ash Bit ters. It purifies the system and relieves the kidneys and bladder. Price 1.25 per bottle sold by R R Chilton Co Special Agents.
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R. R. Chilton & Co
Adv
Local social notes from Oxford and surrounding towns
Mr. D. R. Johnson spent Monday in Bluff City and Mrs. George Buffaloe hosted the 20th Century Book Club. Mrs. J. S. Hicks entertained the U. D. C.s, with a Civil War talk by Mrs. L. J. Farley and war-time stories. Numerous visits and travels through Memphis New Orleans Biloxi Yazoo City and Jackson are noted.
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D. R. Johnson
Bluff City
George Buffaloe
20Th Century Book Club
J. S. Hicks
L. J. Farley
Hicks
Kate McGuire
Major McGuire
Yazoo City
Mornie Wardlaw
Abbeville
N. C
Edith Reeston
L. E. Oldham
New Orleans
J. W. Hutchinson
New York
Oxford
Memphis
Shirley Kirkwood
Ruth Clay
Mary Vie Rowland
J. N. Powers
Tetraziani
Auber Wilds
Mr Leavell Home From China Returns to Oxford
Rev Roland Leavell pastor of Oxford Baptist Church returns Tuesday evening from a five month trip to China. Friends greet him at the train and bring gifts to make his home comfortable and welcoming. The Oxford and Mississippi communities celebrate his safe return and hoped for future service.
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Roland Leavell
Oxford Baptist Church
China
Leavell
Oxford
Mississippi
Carter Drug Store Stock For Private Sale Offered
The Carter Drug Store stock and fixtures will be offered privately. Interested parties may apply to W. F. McCain or Duff Ragland at the Davis Mize Grocery Company to figure on the stock.
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Carter Drug Store
W. F. McCain
Duff Ragland
Davis-Mize Grocery Company
Notice to Lafayette County farmers bureau supporters
A local notice defends the Farmers' Bureau and County Demonstrator role against claims of dual salaries. It argues the Cooperative Buying Association funds its own expenses and that the county should not finance a shipping agent. The letter urges board support and attendance at a county meeting to preserve the demonstrator’s work.
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Cologne
R. Shinault
Farmer’s Bureau
Co-Operative Buying Association
Parmer's Bureau
Fis Sco
Aji Snee
Farmers’ Bureau
Board of Supervisors
Board of Supery
Big Land Deal Sealed In County Purchase
Dr IG Hopkins of Greenvale Va completed a large land purchase totaling 1757 acres from Mtan Tankersley. The Avent place area near East‑Ooo was the primary target in the deal with a price around thirty thousand dollars.
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IG. Hopkins
Greenweale
Va Ath
Mtan Tankersley
Publication of subscriber names for Wagle issue delayed
Editor G W Price announces next week the printing of all subscriber names for last Saturday due to crowded condition. An advertisement promotes heartburn relief from a product priced 60 cents, sold by A H Keadel. Funeral attendance noted for Mr S Levy in Memphis with ties to Mr H Friedman and Mrs J Friedman.
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Wagle
G. W.price
H. Friedman
J. Friedman
Memphis
Mr. Levy
In House Poised Over Vice Presidency Debate
Fragmentary remarks discuss Marshall potential for public influence after a vice presidency dispute. References express confusion over Thomas R. Peter’s behavior and its impact on politics.
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Marshall
Thomas R. Peter
Danville Woman Hunger Strike Pressures Husband’s Church Attendance
A Danville woman in Alaska reportedly weighs 210 pounds and has been on an extended hunger strike to force her husband to attend her church. The husband remains unconvinced and says he is enjoying the situation, claiming the fast is unnecessary.
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Danville
Achi Proposes Public Welfare Department in Congress
Achi urges creating a department of public welfare and adding a new member to the president’s cabinet. He questions political maneuvering and warns the public welfare is too vital for partisan games.
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Achi
Congress
Angerican Millionaires Spend in Europe Prompting Return to Work
A satirical note laments American plutocrats lavish spending abroad, claiming their excess will leave them cash-poor and compelled to resume work. The quip suggests a cyclical mobility between wealth and labor.
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Europe
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Lafayette County Cattle
ST. Louis
Oxford Live Stock Company
T City
I. C
Oxford Live Stock
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Eddie Kate Crouch
Eddie Kate Croveh
Brown
MR. Leavell
J. EJ. Pegues
R. R. Chilton & Company
Oxforde
Mims
Tayers
Lafayette County
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A. H. Keadel
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