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Newspaper

Oxford Eagle

Location

Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1918

Page

4

Spring Football Games To Begin At Ole Miss

Inter class athletic contests are to be reinvigorated at Ole Miss as spring football gets underway. Freshman and Sophomore squads show strong potential with players like Wilson Hill Simmons and Duberry ready to compete. Coach Noble will guide practices to develop varsity material for next season.

Dle Sol Wintehu Ole Miss Clase Warmen Wilson Hill Simmons Sanon Robinson McLarty Neilson Carrick Creekmore Billups Ers Yash Fritz 4 Henry Yawn John Duberry Gaclous Henry Millsaps Hester John Mississippi Noble

Bank of Blue Mountain Declares Dividend and Stockholder Resolutions

At the January stockholders meeting a 17 1 2 percent profit was reported and a 10 percent dividend ordered with the remainder added to undivided profits. The former board of directors was reelected and Mr. A A Graham will move to Oxford while remaining a stockholder and director. The resolutions thanked Graham for his service as cashier and commended him to all, as the board prepares his successor.

Bank of Blue Mountain Graham Oxford A. A. Graham Lst

The Hen That Lays Is the Hen That Pays Ad

An advertisement for Carter's Drug Store promoting B. A Thomas Poultry Remedy. It claims the product makes hens lay and remedies for Cholera Roup and Gapes, with a money back guarantee if not cured. The copy threatens killing hens that do not lay and prescribes dosing twice daily for a week.

Carter's Drug Store Adv

Representative Davis Visits Home Then Returns to Jackson

Representative H. L. Davis came up Friday and spent a day or so at home, returning to Jackson this evening.

H. L. Davis Jackson

The Training of an American Airman in France

A summary of the three stage aviation program for U S cadets: ground schools at eight engineering universities, then extensive flying instruction in the United States, followed by final training in France with advanced matériel and French instructors. The process emphasizes discipline, mastery of aircraft systems, wireless Morse code, aerial photography, reconnaissance, and combat tactics, culminating in a junior military aviator brevet and commission.

America France Thas Air Army Uncle Sam

White's Cream Vermi Fuge advertised for worms

An advertisement claims a child with intestinal worms can be cured by several doses of White's Cream Vermi Fuge. The product is said to destroy and expel worms and improve growth and health. Price is 25 cents per bottle, sold by A. H. Kendel.

A. H. Kendel Ody

Rev Seely K Tompkins To Address Students

The Y M C A plans a series of moral lectures by Rev Seely K Tompkins from Cincinnati starting February 26 to heighten student moral instruction. The Yale graduate and former Varsity football member is expected to uphold high speaking standards set by prior speakers.

Seely K. Tompkins Cincinnati Ohio Whitmore Gov. Brough Arkansas Rev. Tompkins Yale University

Mississippi urged to conserve food for war effort

The Mississippi urging all residents to join the Food Administration pledge and change eating habits to save meat, wheat, and sugar for European allies. The appeal stresses not starving households but sacrificing inessentials to help win the war, with weekly notices in the paper reinforcing the program.

Wilson Mr Hoover United States United State Mississippi the Food Administration Europe Food Administration

Practice Food Conservation For Every Reason

A brief urging readers to conserve food for health savings and national resilience. The message emphasizes practical steps to reduce waste and stretch household meals. It frames thrift and preparedness as civic duties and personal benefits.

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