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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
4
An excerpt argues New York’s wartime leadership sheltered Tory interests that resisted independence. It claims wealth avoided taxes and protected royal ties, delaying liberty and provoking anxiety as British forces evacuated the city.
A Western Canada club forms to play the old Enelieh game of jegcats, with a heavy disk replacing the pin, and quates in America. Shakespeare hints at the pastime as a sheep feast sport. Ysaye muses on a violinist harem and Guadagnini pride.
An elderly passenger, unfamiliar with travel, asked which door to exit by as the railroad car stopped. The conductor replied that both doors are usable since the car stops at both ends. Paris omnibuses now run on a fuel mix of equal parts alcohol and benzol with consumption details noted.
The advertisement asserts Peruna as a legitimate household remedy, promises to publish testimonials and portraits with consent, and pledges transparency about ingredients while challenging medical gatekeeping. It claims Peruna as a great medicine and targets general public distribution worldwide.
A sick man asks a lawyer to finalize his will, seeking assurance it is strong and tight. He then inquires who among needy relatives and grasping others would most likely inherit the property after his death. The lawyer confirms the document is as strong as possible.
R. E. Eastman notes a good fruit year with early spraying essential. Begin codling moth control when petals fall, repeat after ten days, then every two to three weeks for later broods. Use Bordeaux mix before buds open for bitter rot and scab, combine with moth sprays, and expect higher marketable fruit on sprayed trees.
A rural crafts note describes making trellises from iron hoops from barrels. Secure hoops to wood uprights with staples, using inch boards two inches wide. Trellis size varies with crop, from two hoops for tomatoes to several for sweet peas, with wooden posts oil or paintable in color.
Hand picked notes urge planting trees each spring and caring for fruit orchards. Authors warn of neglect and call for stronger orchard stewardship for future generations. A tangent reports a moss species Grows in Deep Water and lake depths.
A domestic exchange centers on adjusting a dress with one character noting cost and fit while another plans alterations. The dialogue hints at control and choice within a household context and references a staff cost and decency.
A medical ad row recounts relief from severe infant eczema using Cuticura Soap and Ointment claiming cure in three months. It includes a testimonial from Alice L. Dowell of St. Louis dated May 1907 and a second endorsement for Hunt’s Cure from R M Swann in Franklin, Louisiana.
A collage of quotes and snippets from periodicals features humorous takes on society trends. It mentions fashion satire from the Lady's Pictorial and Punch, plus patent remedies, fur trade statistics, phonetic brand names, and rural drama quips, capturing promotional chatter and social observations of the era.
A German housekeeper in a Baltimore family leaves a quaint kitchen memo in mixed English and German. The note lists pantry items like tapioca pruns corn starsh shradded wieth sardien saman exede seljerie. The humorous fragment was shared with Baltimore friends and kept as a curiosity. A separate reader taunts the assistant editor over a missed call, prompting a sharp exchange.
A fragmentary reader note cites Emerson on money and wind and beads, plus a stray line about trust and wealth. It includes a misread line about piles cured in days and a Syrus adage urging restraint in judgment. The text blends quotes and garbled OCR lines from 19th century prose.
A snippet notes the tattooing craze spreading from the smart set during the South African War to slums in humbler classes, especially girls who pay threepence for the operation. A tattoo reading I love Tim Curley is cited, with a girl begging to hide it after a dawn visit to the studio. The piece closes with a Sidney quote about companionship and noble thoughts.
An advertisement extols a well-known laxative, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, as a valued wholesome family remedy approved by physicians and Well-Informed of the World, urging purchase from the California Fig Syrup Co. and sale by leading druggists.
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