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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1921
Page
3
Imperative appeal urges employers and families to mobilize in the cotton industry crisis. Speakers urge preachers doctors teachers and all workers to inform and excite interests, stressing that farmers bankers merchants and newspapers depend on cotton and must act.
Cooperative graders under the U S Department of Agriculture urge communities to market a single superior cotton variety. Last year about 230 730 bales were graded in five southern states. classing before sale boosts prices and reduces scalper activity.
A fragmented excerpt questions cotton supply figures and prices, asking if the South can hit 6 million bales and why cotton remains unsellable. It notes a surplus of unspun cotton and critiques circulating statistics claiming price is tied to supply and world demand.
Visitors from nearby counties tour the Agricultural and Mechanical College in Starkville. Professors Clapton Moore Hamed and horticulture staff shared information with a Brooksville party of Mrs. Clara McDonald Mrs. B F Guinn Mrs Ed Million and Miss Bettie Smith by automobile. The president Dr D C Hull urged extension workers to seize the day and extend college work locally.
If you feel dizzy on eas or rising suddenly and vision blacks out you may have a torpid liver. Take Herbine a powerful liver medicine. Price per dose. Sold by H Kendel advertise.
Victor highlights feature Romeo and Juliet balcony scene with Sothern and Marlowe, Heifetz Sicilienne and Rigaudon, Cortot The Fountain, Stokowski Beethoven Fifth Symphony, Caruso A Dream, and comic numbers by Sothern Julia arlo, Roberts with Harmonizers Quartet, Billy Murray tunes. Great Victor Record overall.
A review of Victor Records featuring Fritz Kreisler performing Love Nest with violin tone and beauty. Henry Burr and the Peerless Quartet sing Broadway Rose while Sterling Trio perform Mother's Lullaby. Renato Zanelli sings Primavera, Miss Farrar in Were I a Gardener, Lambert Murphy with Once Upon a Time, and Cal Stewart sketches Uncle Josh in a Cafeteria and Uncle Josh and the Honey Bees with a comic bee episode.
New February Victor releases feature Mabel Garrison in Come Ye Disconsolate with serene vocal poise and a lush orchestral setting. Mischa Elman delivers Passepied from Le Roi L Amuse with brisk sailor rhythms. Rachmaninoff intensifies Mendelssohn Spin ning Song in a delicate luminous piano presentation. John McCormack sings Tis an Irish Girl I Love with natural charm and a violin interlude. Peerless Quartet provides blended harmonies on There s At Home.
A Victor Records preview highlights two medleys by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, plus dance selections from Mme Frances Alda and other artists. It notes lively fox trots, tender waltzes, and innovations like a unique Dotty Dimples by the All Star Trio, with vivid instrumentation from the Blue and White Marimba Band and Ferera Franchini Hawaiian guitar.
A light quip notes married men seek solace in pipes for comfort, while pipes themselves offer no conversation or sympathy.
A compact, quotable reflection on character and vanity. The speaker notes that hardship does not shake certain men who feel they have nothing to lose, then contrasts with a beautiful woman who was blind and never looked in a mirror, implying beauty without self-awareness.
A fragment hints at a man approaching perfection and the moment he arrives at a pivotal point. The terse wording suggests an introspective turn as he nears an ultimate milestone or breakthrough. The source tone remains compact and reflective.
Folk weigh the value of partial bread against the baker. Some say partial gain can be preferable when the creator is trusted, while others doubt the effort if the maker lacks care or skill. The saying highlights trust and quality in a simple measure of provision.
The return of prize fighters to action suggests tensions are easing and that the world is not heading into another war. The shift indicates renewed normalcy and reduced immediate danger from global conflict.
A brief note questions why reputations of certain individuals are discussed while others avoid scrutiny, inviting reflection on public judgment and personal conduct without detailing specific cases or names.
Calhoun County’s extension demonstrator R S Mitchell reports detailed county agent activities across field work and misc projects. He highlights farm improvements, fertilizer use guidance, cooperative buying, and substantial savings to farmers through programs in hogs cattle lespedeza seeds and crops with strong emphasis on field demonstrations and community visits.
Intestinal worms threaten children’s health and vitality. White's Cream Vermifuge is promoted as a thoroughly successful remedy to prevent serious damage. Price 35c. Sold by A. H. Kendel. Adv.
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