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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1909
Page
4
A fragmented collage of humorous notices and advices unfolds with a London Times spoof, a staged scene of a man bandaged and sought for an escape from life insurance agents, and assorted quips. It mixes mock dialogue, magazine ads, and brief jokes about photography, remedies, and daily life.
Zechariah receives a divine vision of a golden lampstand and two olive trees, delivering a message that not by might nor by power but by the Spirit will the temple be completed. The vision inspires Zerubbabel to resume work, despite foes and fear, trusting God’s hand in the reconstruction.
The passage cites Zechariah to affirm that human power fails but God’s Spirit prevails. It describes the golden candlestick with seven lamps and two olive trees as symbols of the theocracy and the world’s light, with oil supplied by the Holy Spirit empowering Zerubbabel and the church through divine strength.
The passage describes Zechariah advising Zerubbabel amid renewed external pressure from Samaritans and danger of halting the Jerusalem temple project. Fears arise that Artaxerxes decree and Darius oversight could bring punishment, testing renewed commitment to God.
What is lager beer The most destructive arguments for the temperance people against the brewers are furnished by the brewers themselves Charles L Brown attorney for the dairy and food commission asked a retired brewer and the brewer answered that beer as prepared in America contains sulphites lime as a cleanser tartaric acid as a preservative and citric acid to act as stabilizers.
The Home Herald notes a shift in tactics as temperance forces imitate saloon strategies by placing bold billboard posters across Chicago. The Young People's Temperance Society aims to inform voters about the dangers of alcohol with eye catching images and slogans, prompting onlookers from children to adults to discuss the issue.
A garbled report lists chemicals and flavorings such as benzoic and tannic acids as antiseptics and bleachers, along with sugars and juniper berries referenced with salicylic acid. It mentions little to no pure Jager beer produced in the country for a decade, and ends with a confusing monetary remark about Dr. Beer.
Thomas N McCollorgh of Colorado Springs reports attacks of headache and kidney trouble that lasted three weeks, disrupting sleep. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co to end the illness. says the cure is permanent. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box.
A five year old girl named Marjorie begs her mother to allow regular attendance at a kindergarten after a visit to a local school. She is fondly described as bright, and her mother smiles as Marjorie recounts the teacher Misa Lee as very nice.
A collage of curiosities and apocryphal tales: a 20 foot long thermometer by Otto de Gericke, a barber price quip about ten cents for ten shaves, a bathy Wyoming joke, a widow’s bust plea to alter a nose, and short notes on Capudine and Garfield Tea advertising implied remedies and sentiments.
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