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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1912
Page
3
Local items report Mrs Abe Brerre in Memphis and visitors from Duck Hill and Yazoo City. Movements include Dr W W Phillips plans, Miss Elizabeth Pancake’s visit, John Kendrick Bangs appearance, and Reverend Brown’s church plans. Public notices mention Watch lost, land for sale, and committee meetings. condolences noted for Col C H Keys.
Confidence in relief for chronic constipation offered with a free refund if not cured. Advertises Rexall Orderlies as non purgative and safe for children, promising direct action on bowel nerves and muscles and neutral effect on other organs. Sold in three sizes 10c 25c and 50c at The Rexall Store Oxford via R. R. Chilton & Co.
Mrs. Holland Falkner Wilkins hosted a 3 to 6 afternoon reception at the Falkner home in Oxford. Guests included Mrs. J. W. T. Falkner and Miss Bessie Kennedy with Daisy Plant assisting at the entrance and Sallie Wilkins and William Falkner at the punch bowl. Refreshments flowed as well wishers offered happiness for the newly forming home life in the Sunny south.
A seller markets a Serina whip priced at 75 cents with a six month guarantee against loss or unsatisfactory use. Buyers receive a purchase card. return the card and the defective or lost whip to obtain a replacement, with limits on one per customer and required card return. The shop touts a range of whips from 10 cents upward.
James Brown president of Lafayette County Corn Club invites members to meet at the County Superintendent's office in Oxford on Saturday February 10 at 10 30 AM. Prof AC A Cobb of A M College will speak on farm work and the program includes talks on agriculture and stock raising for the year.
A notice from Rusnine Transfer Co. advertises selling coal for cash and mentions a buyer seeking to exchange a nice young horse, T years old and valued at $150, for a road mule. The contact point is the office of W. M. Woopwarp.
To Those Who Know the Value of Good Garden Seed. When you need strictly first class seed visit us for double the amount for the same money. We have just received a full line of Landreth Seeds in bulk R. R. Carltonx & Co.
The Bank of Oxford states that it will no longer carry overdrafts or past due paper. Customers must arrange funds before checks and pay or renew due notes. The bank cites safety and conservative operations as reasons and asserts strict adherence to these rules. James Stone, President.
National Savings & Loan Co announces real estate loans at 3 percent simple interest with 10 1 2 years to repay. Payments can be annual, semi annual, or monthly. Also seeking a few good agents. Call or write 646 648 Randolph Building, Memphis, Tenn. L J Allen. Subscribe for Tar Eagle.
Authorized announcement states a meeting at the Oxford courthouse on Saturday February 10 with representatives from the State Department of Agriculture the State Farmers Institute Work and the Farmer's Union. A Dairy man from the Davene os Animal Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture will attend. All county men urged to attend. Signed 5.8. Johnson.
Local butcher announces a new meat market offering pork beef mutton sausage and country produce. Customers are invited to place orders and delivery is promised, with phone contact listed as 102.
The text outlines increasing school numbers and expanding facilities with four more teachers and a music drawing and manual training program. It proposes a Commercial Course in bookkeeping shorthand and typewriting next year, urging resident opinions on demand and feasibility from E S Barrosp, Superintendent.
A testimonial from Tom Moore of Cockraw Ga praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for healing a leg sore after other remedies failed. The ad claims benefits for sores ulcers boils burns and cuts and urges readers to try it at 25 cents at A H Kenders store.
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