20 Feb 1919
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1919
Page
1
For Governor LEE M RUSSELL for Chancery Clerk GLENN W WHITEHEAD for Treasurer G H EVANS for Supervisor Beat 1 W B RUSHING H P STEPHENS for Supervisor Beat 3 J HENRY TIDWELL for County Superintendent H T SMITH.
Federal inspectors seized several hog cholera remedies sold in interstate commerce after court orders. Officials say labels imply effectiveness against cholera and other hog diseases, but ingredients do not produce claimed results. Experts confirm inoculation with specific serum is the only effective treatment, yet farmers rely on misleading products, costing thousands of hogs yearly.
The Eagle announces that Dr Gunn will fill his usual appointment at the Episcopal Church at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. The public is cordially invited.
The likeness shows Herman Price son of Mr and Mrs J S Price of 902 49th Street Birmingham Alabama. He enlisted in the Navy after reaching his age and is at Pine Grove U S Training Camp Charleston South Carolina making good. He is nephew of G W Price editor of the Eagle. Previously he attended public school and worked as a drug store clerk near home.
The Eighth Federal Reserve District reports an oversubscription of over 35 million dollars in the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive. Kentucky and Illinois led state totals, with Arkansas and Mississippi among notable gains. campaign leaders vow readiness for the Fifth Loan as Carter Glass plans the next wave.
L A Olson announces March 1 departure as County Agent for Lafayette County Mississippi to take the District Agency of North Mississippi covering twenty two counties. J D Butler will oversee cooperative market work until a new agent is assigned around April 1. Olson thanks readers for support and predicts ongoing agricultural improvements statewide.
H P Stephens asks voters to re elect him to the Board of Supervisors District No 1. A native farmer and county resident since birth he emphasizes his proven record since Jan 1 1916 and his experience for efficient county government under Democratic precedent. The article urges voters to consider his claims for this important office.
An exchange notes a visitor who "takes more papers than he can read" and recounts a string of comic mishaps in town last week including nose blowing on an awning, failing to light a cigar, paying for an almanac, and waiting for a bank clock to strike. The piece pokes fun at readers laden with junky paper habits.
Former chief deputy clerk Henry A Moore joins Major L F E Oldham as his secretary. Moore has recently qualified as a notary public. E 13-20.
The text urges backing the government again with financial aid and moral support as in wartime. It notes reconstruction days bring dangers less visible to the casual observer compared with the dangers faced by soldiers in the khaki.
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