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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1918
Page
5
An advertisement touts Cottolene as ideal for deep frying and baking. It claims the fat browns the exterior quickly while sealing in flavors, presenting the product as enhancing the food itself for cakes pastries and biscuits.
A fragment notes finely ground meat use for cooking and mentions options such as stock or white sauce with beaten ingredients. No clear event or attribution. context suggests a kitchen instruction or recipe fragment.
Fragmented notes recount the birth of Oscar Boyd Baird on 31, 1918 to Mr and Mrs Charlie Baird, marking a local event of pride. The piece also mentions visitors Eugene Crawford of Memphis and Mrs Raham of Abbeville, updates on a burial, and casual remarks on garden, war news, and daily diet habits.
The United States Food Administration outlines sugar market controls during wartime. Retail prices aim for 8 to 9 cents a pound as world shortages persist and 85,000 tons were sent to France. refiners’ profits are capped and committees plan equitable sugar imports for Allies. Herbert Hoover stresses duty to feed allies, prevent price gouging, and maintain sugar supplies for civilians and troops.
Reports detail visits by Rev Mahoney of Oxford and others including Mr. Dunbar Owens and Miss Katherine Good. A fatal shooting near the physician’s home in Ilderton is linked to a 1915 separation and alimony suit, with a coroner inquest planned. Dr Calvin S Brown is praised for his Latin Poems and ongoing archaeology work.
In Florence South Carolina on February 9 Dr William Ilderton physician died and J Wilburn Hicks attorney was dangerously wounded after a pistol duel in the county courthouse hall. Both men were felled by each other s shots during the confrontation.
A Hastings 1918 Seed Book ad urges farmers to grow food grains and forage on own acres to cut store bills. It claims a well tended garden can cover nearly half of living costs, and promotes the free seed book from H. G. Hastings Co. of Atlanta, Georgia.
A reader reflects on a bygone era when meals of hash symbolized frugal eating. The speaker recalls times when meat potatoes and onions could be afforded together, hinting at past hardships and changing food costs.
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