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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1909
Page
4
The old Potts man laments spending over $900 on his son FM’s Yale education and decries the waste. He insists his criticism isn’t softened by a previous apology from his son after mishearing a storm forecast.
A brief, humorous exchange notes a wife pressing for money and a playful reply that it must be pia money, reflecting a light rhythm in a dated conversational tone.
A Houston reader shares how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health after three years of female troubles and other illnesses. She credits the remedy with a full recovery and urges other women to try it, noting her husband bought the first bottle and that the letter is printed with permission.
In Columbus, Ohio, a gentleman testifies that Veruna from Peruna Drug Co. is unmatched for coughs colds and catarrh and authorizes use of his testimonial in any publication.
Cold and La Grippe patients praise Peruna as a remedy curing throat catarrh and lung involvement. Mr C Happy of Hardin Ray Co Missouri reports three bottles cleared a February illness including la Grippe. L Clifford Figg Jr of Richmond Virginia says a cold vanishes after taking Peruna. The firm offers tablet forms and a free illustrated booklet from The Peruna Co Columbus Ohio.
Navy file shows Commander in Chief seeks changes to enlisted shirts with official indorsements appended. Clerical humor note and old coffee advertorial pieces illustrate daily life and health myths in early 1900s media.
The article recounts Reelfoot Lake’s birth from the 1811 1812 earthquakes and waves of geological change. It notes debates on whether land uplift or subsidence created the lake, and describes its shape, size, and haunting ghostly beauty with dead trees protruding from the water.
A jumble of short notes from various topics discusses a Sunday school lesson about trusting the Lord, snippets on southern history, Calcutta gas at Chittagong, Nero's reputation, and a woman's complaint about her husband keeping his word, ending with a Wayside Weggs quip about children and dogs.
A fragment hints at a jealous character who demands affection and resents others curiosity about his attire and status, suggesting tension in a delicate romantic triangle and a possessive mood. The line implies a possessive lover who equates attention with love.
An assorted clipping discusses health advice urging right living and the value of remedies, then advertises California Fig Syrup Co laxative and Dean's Kidney Pills with testimonial claims. A brief humorous note recalls a temperance pledge and a joke about a milk wagon driver deceived by water wagon publicity.
Peruana almanac promoted for 1919 with astrology sections and guided by Dr Mitchell’s Eye Salve claims. Jokes and light humor intersperse the ad copy while a remedy line urges readers to avoid other dealers and buy Capone Reiteven from drug stores.
A household remedy mixes Concentrated pine compound with glycerine and whiskey. Doses are a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful four times daily, with shaking before each use. The bottle is sold in half ounce containers labeled Concentrated, obtainable from druggists or mixed at home.
An assorted page features patent remedies and moral musings from Prohibition era campaigns. Advertisements praise Munyon cures and Castoria while sermons on social uplift mix with notes on divorce and temperance, concluding with a quip about whisky provoking trouble.
Fragmented ad style copy mentions emotions of a woman and a man actor, a marine eye remedy, and a young man pursues fortune while facing class scorn. Garfield Tea is praised as a mild herb laxative for health, with lines about charity and giving until someone passes around the hat.
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