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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1911
Page
4
A promotional note touts CasCarets to relieve distress after usando cathartic waters. It claims sweating palms and a rotten taste end, promising a week of treatment with CasCarets for easier digestion and improved feeling.
An Annapolis naval cadet tale from a Washington dinner recounts a long voyage sailor who, after a hot tropical day, drank too much beer in tropical bars. The captain confronted him walking under a palm adorned street, asking how he would face the commander now. The speaker implies a firm, unimpressed response to such conduct.
A minister’s young son learns courage from his mother who explains a test of bravery. He replies that true courage would be a boy who lies in bed with all ministers but does not pray, revealing a humorous moral about sincerity.
At a restaurant Jacob Wendell Jr the actor who played the dog in Maeterlinck's The Blue Bird recalls learning the bark. A diner claimed he barked better Wendell explains the need to learn the part. A separate note recalls Richard Croker doubting aviation while at a New York dinner.
Fragmentary 19th or early 20th century newspaper collage includes medical remedies, quips, religious notes, a humorous tale of Sisyphus, song references, and small ads. It mentions Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen, a liver and stomach cure, a PILES cure claim, and a Georgia preacher’s prayer anecdote, reflecting period ad and column bytes. It preserves names like Hopkins and Jewett and notes prices such as 23c and $1.00 per bottle.
A humorous piece recalls the arrival of frozen ices from Australia shocking brokers with their extreme hardness. A broker’s egg shot at a wall makes a dent, a man pockets eggs, and a dinner room prank ends with thawed eggs and laughter. Representative Livingston jokes about bath tub rentals and Bill Spriggins’s valet quips about a bath choice.
The sermon imagines a world without Christ and notes the loss across culture, charity, and faith. It argues Jesus’ birth and acts shape art, forgiveness, hospitals, and Christmas, while urging readers that through Christ life continually opens new opportunities and divine purpose despite past wrecks.
This item urges mothers to check every Castoria bottle as a safe remedy for infants and children. It notes Castoria’s long history of over 300 years and emphasizes the familiar branding The Kind You Have Always Bought.
Ottumwa Iowa resident Mia Hanover Be Ampler reports near constant female troubles and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with her cure after trying many doctors. The item blends testimonials with health claims and includes unrelated notes and statistics.
The piece argues that individuals bear heavier burdens than needed and that God provides strength to meet them. It emphasizes not taking on burdens intended for the future and urges focusing only on today’s trials to avoid unnecessary worry. The message centers on resilience and prudent burden management.
The text argues that even the humblest person must see value in themselves or else nothing of worth remains to be humble about. It suggests humility and self-worth are linked in a paradoxical way.
Reverend J. E. McConnell of Congregationalist Providence warns that modern life breeds long range sin and enables offenders to act with impunity while the true damage comes from those who persist in such behavior.
A Baptist from Aurora warns that a nation falls through graft dishonesty and greed causing blood shed ruined character and broken homes. Ray C W Webb emphasizes moral decline as the cause and consequence of national failure.
Brief readable exchange shows two voices trading misfired phrases about kissing grit and a sour system. The fragment hints at playful banter and miscommunication without a clear narrative or participants identified.
A New Brunswick woman credits Grape-Nuts with ending months of gastritis and weight loss. She says a stomach specialist advised the cereal, noting she improved quickly. She regained weight, returned to clerical work, and reports a clear mind and restored health by eating Grape-Nuts for breakfast and dinner.
In Flayne North Carolina Mrs Spell recounts a spring illness and relief after using Cardus Cardui. She praises its effects on weak womanly organs and recommends it to others. The ad cites European ingredients and 50 years of sales with a request for medical guidance and a free home treatment pamphlet.
At a Carnegie dinner hosted by Andrew Carnegie a lawyer near the table argued the British coinage is ludicrously complex. He faced interruptions as Carnegie urged discussion on decimal systems while the host pressed the farthing remark.
London reports Queen Mary follows her mother's example by commissioning eight gowns made entirely in Britain for her coronation robes and open parliament attire. The monarch’s production is described as using all British materials by a single local firm, with work already underway.
A visitor at 3c Regis recalls a Christmas present to a young acquaintance. The elaborate sachet case carried perfume and powder, with the recipient later saying its scent filled the room. The quote reflects a light social moment and a remark on personal taste.
The passage blends old timey ad lines and quotes about strikes in clockworks. Garfield T is cited as preventing headaches and bilious attacks, while Winslow's Soothing Syrup targets teething pain for children. It also includes a misquoted Brooks line about greatness and race.
Admirer recalls Puccini saying recognition comes late and that a centenarian composer once lamented years of obscurity. He notes a London visitor who came to see the author of his favorite opera and the veteran’s wry reply about time.
A dialogue joke about fishing reveals how a tired husband jokes his feet feel better after fishing while his wife notes he lies easier on such days. The line plays on wordplay and marital banter.
A speedy economical treatment for pimples follows a simple routine with Cuticura Ointment and Soap. Apply ointment gently, wash off after five minutes, bathe with hot water and Cuticura Soap, repeat morning and evening. Use hot water and Cuticura Soap for facial bathing as desired and send for the Cuticura booklet.
A dealer offers to purchase a widow’s husband’s business goodwill for 5000 dollars amid claims the horse sold resembles General Washington’s charged mount from Trenton. Senator Daniel questions the tale while the widow asserts shared business links.
A fragmented, late 19th or early 20th century dialogue notes Mark Twain being prolific despite limited readership. A jokey aside suggests he smoked much. The snippet also mentions a Boston girl and a lighthearted exchange about a “Lee pick” or “pretty Boston girl.”
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