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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1918
Page
2
The Oxford County Press issue lists subscription rates and classified rates. It notes publication weekly on Thursdays and gives pricing: 6 cents per word for obituary notices and 20 cents per line for newsprint items with advance payment required.
The text argues farmers in this country produce far more per unit than counterparts abroad and stresses they must adapt to a severe shortage of capital and resources. It claims farmers use labor-saving devices, respond swiftly to emergencies, and remain highly alert to economic pressures.
Poised for a record pull the Oxford edition of the Eagle announces a March 7 publication with eight to sixteen pages. Merchants are urged to submit ads by the late March deadline as the fair grows more profitable.
The Parent-Teacher Association notes the death of Mrs Sallie Browning on January 8 and expresses sympathy. It states she served faithfully for years, cared for orphans, and supported the Red Cross and community. a copy is sent to the family and county paper.
Vicksburg Mississippi February 16 1916 announces updated weekly price list effective February 20 with changes as market fluctuates. Items include meat and staples with cash prices and freight terms. notes on shipping points and distributors. Also mentions Ballard’s Snow Liniment ad and local hospital surgeries with brief patient updates.
An OCR damaged ad cites pills for kidney pain and backache claiming relief. Citizens from St Oxford and Orford report severe aches with limited mobility. A testimonial mentions Dean's Kidney Pills from Lendel's Drug Store improving condition.
A reader describes years of stomach trouble and loss of appetite, saying Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy helped restore his desire to eat and work. The remedy is claimed to remove catarrhal mucus and reduce inflammation in the digestive tract.
A damaged OCR fragment lists hotel guests and towns including Jackson Mississippi Memphis and St Louis with personal names. It also notes a child with intestinal worms and a patent remedy claim for White's Cream Vermifuge to destroy and expel worms.
The notice directs sugar and flour sales to follow strict limits. Sugar sold in town in five to ten pound amounts, with one cent per pound normal profit, and eight to a quarter barrel in towns for flour. Wholesale sugar capped at 1,000 pounds. back orders avoided. Flour to be sold with equal cereal quantities and normal profit. James Tomlinson and C Ledbetter discharged from hospital after minor operations.
Citizens and firms including Stewart-Guymne Co Memphis and Swift Co Chicago are summoned to appear before the Lafayette County Chancery Court on Rule Day the second Monday at Oxford to plead answer or demur to the assignment of N S Morgan to J A Tankersley dated February 14 1918.
Stewart-Gwynne Co. and others appear as claimants in the 1918 receiver action of J A Tankersky. A sale is set for March 11 at 1 p.m. at the southwest corner of the public square in Oxford Lafayette County.
By mutual consent the partnership of Wiley and Cook is dissolved. B. J. Wiley will continue the business, has assumed all liabilities, and will collect all accounts due the firm. February 11, 1918. Guy Cook, B. J. Wiley.
In a deed of trust dated January 19 1915 trustees C C Hughes and Dr A GUNT announce sale of the F L Tool Opera Building in Oxford Lafayette County Mississippi and associated easement and personal property including a roll desk tables chairs and machine. Sale to be held March 4 1915 at the county courthouse in Oxford during legal hours with cash payment.
Notice to creditors that letters of administration were granted on January 29 1918 by the Chambery Court of Lafayette County Mississippi to the undersigned. Creditors must present claims to the Clerk for probate within one year or be barred. Dated February 14 1918. Robert X Administrator.
Medical note states gas in the stomach or bowels is a symptom of a torpid liver and recommends taking herbine to relieve it quickly.
Fragmented notice describes real estate in Oxford near College Hill Street offered for sale or rent by A J Commer and Bank of Oxford. Public sale set at Bank hours with trustee involvement and court door process. Property described with measurements and references to Fayette County Mississippi. Ms' 1 wall and title details noted as potential good title though verification needed.
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