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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1905
Page
4
A boy returns from Texas with a caravan of pets including a prairie dog a horned toad and a cat provoking a chaotic scene at a grocery counter. The tale ends with police alarms a blanket rescue and a quarrel over damages and a future threat.
In Corbie Park Newport New Hampshire the largest fenced game preserve in America Ernest H Baynes explains that success in managing deer elk and wild boar depends on continual careful forethought and daily work Inside the 35 miles of fencing first snow brings questions of feeding as animals may lack natural food sources foraging on snow covered ground requires planning and action to sustain the herd.
In a southeastern enclosure at Central station, buffaloes are rounded up and sheltered in yard groups by age and sex. Each full grown animal eats about three tons of hay in winter while calves consume about half a ton, with allowances rising yearly until maturity. The herd will be fed through May before being turned loose again on the preserve.
A boy recounts hiding a white black animal, mistaken for a skunk, under a hotel room bed after a night of pet care while his father recovers. A groceryman confronts the boy, noting the animal’s true nature and the risks of keeping it.
A traveler reports German suspensions on all strategic work in Kiaochow Bay settlement, Shantung province. Speculation follows from observers in Peking about the motives behind the pause and its implications for regional balance.
A speculative philosopher calls for spending war money to buy land and clothe all, then build schools, academies, colleges, and churches worldwide. He envisions a network of peace pulits, universal education, and shared worship with synchronized chimes across continents.
The Black Sea has a grim wreck record with years averaging over one per day and yearly totals from 124 to 425. About half of the wrecks become total, with all crews lost. The report notes a pattern of frequent ship losses and high fatality rates along the sea.
A young man and a pretty girl exchange playful lines about candy and the heart. She cites an almanac suggesting sweets affect the heart, and he reveals his own feelings, drawing a blush as the Chicago Daily News notes.
A collection of light humor from 1900s newspapers includes a grandmother courtship scene on a sofa with a boastful buffet line, a cartoonish exchange about politicians being fat, and a witty rival pair noting generosity despite spending on others.
A New York Sun summary notes a New Jersey school incident where a superintendent mislabels the vermiform appendix during a diagram lesson. The tale pivots on a mistaken notion of appendicitis as amputation and includes unrelated remarks from locals about stage life and architecture.
A Kansas blacksmith credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with a rapid cure for years of rheumatic pain in his shoulders and arm, enabling him to keep his shop. Neighbors also report noticing the improvement as the remedy gains popularity. The note ends with a mention of John A Saber Seed Co. as a seed grower.
Odd catalog pitches 1000 cabbage heads 2o turnips 20 celery 1100 onions 1000 radishes 2000 mech lettuce and more for 16 cents each. The notice promises extra Berliner cauliflower if paid and hints at social commentary about bread for the hungry.
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Chocolate Pills and Cuticura Resolvent Pills as blood purifiers for skin scalp and hair conditions. A complete internal and external regimen costs 1.00 and includes Cuticura Soap Ointment and pills. The copy mentions a war path by the Pulajones with the Times noting the Jones family outbreak.
An old notice touts Vilmettona Dalmetts Verry Wine as a permanent cure for stomach liver kidney and bladder troubles. It claims relief from dyspepsia constipation backache and headache and endorses Palmettona as a remedy available through druggists.
A collage of patent medicine pitches and humorous quips including Allen's Foot-Ease claim cures for sore feet and swelling, Dr Mullen remedies for coughs and consumption, and Groves patent cures with price notes. Mentions local names like Olmsted Le Roy New York and a Michigan editor anecdote about squirrels in a hollow tree.
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