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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1916
Page
4
An advertisement touts a product labeled La Creole Dresting Ace claiming it will make users look ten years younger by darkening hair on chairs. The copy emphasizes youth and beauty standards from a bygone era.
The text outlines Acts 2 and the Pentecost event as a concrete teaching moment. It covers the Coming of Power the Empowered Witness and a Powerful Result, emphasizing unity prayer the baptism of the Spirit and the manifestation of wind fire and tongues as signs of divine enabling.
The federal arrangements committee through Howard S. Williams arranges the largest city owned national emblem for the Mississippi governor inauguration. The flag 50 feet by 12 feet and weighing 200 pounds was sewn by patriotic Ohio women. It will be part of the capitol ceremonies and the parade.
Eliza Jane Alcorn Clare, called the Mother of Clarksdale, died December 30 at age 0 in Clarksdale. Born in Kentucky, she moved with her family to Mississippi in 1846 and helped found Clarkedale with John Clark. Her brother James Lusk Alcorn was a Mississippi governor and U.S. senator. Her remains rest beside her husband at Grange Cemetery. Veterinarians Aim to Meet in Columbus for January 11-12 program featuring leading surgeons and livestock industry updates.
Attorney General Collins approves amendments to Gammill Lumber Company charter increasing capital to 500000 to fund property improvements in Hankins Madison Leake and Neshoba counties. Other charters approved include Natchez Amusement, Progressive Home Farm, and Dixie Creamery. The Mississippi Oyster Commission shows receipts of 42627.72 and recommends cutting oyster tax to two cents per barrel. Secretary of State Power and Capitol Engineer McDonnell prepare for session. The Stock Sanitary Board reviewed routine business and reported progress in tick clearance hog cholera control and cattle disease efforts.
A tornado struck Aberdeen on December 29 causing severe property loss. Eugene Lanier Sykes suffered the destruction of a large cattle barn with about 4 head of registered cattle and 40 to 50 tons of hay. about 20 cattle and two mules were killed. Wires were damaged, blacking out most of the west end, and many homes were damaged.
The entire population of Dead Man's Bend, a Natchez voting precinct, is ill and recovering in Natchez Hospital. The sole resident, Andrew Matthews, previously cast ballots under a special provision. Dead Man's Bend once was a thickly settled neighborhood.
Government ginners report shows a drop of nearly 500 bales in Yazoo County year over year. Up to December 13 total ginned is 23,545 bales versus 75,494 bales last year, with about 1,000 bales more expected to be ginned.
About 700 employees walked off the job at J. J. Newman Lumber Company. After a day of idleness an agreement was reached to refer the dispute to the directors and the men returned to work.
Judge J. H. Wynn head of the law firm Wren and Wassoc died here at age 65. He served as judge of the circuit court district and as Greenville mayor for a term. Wynn was among the leading Delta lawyers for more than a decade.
Department of agriculture reports more than 100 sacks of rice bran shipped from New Orleans to Clyde Lamar county were found adulterated with rice hulls. Chief deputy E D Gunning was sent to Clyde to investigate as the admixture violates feed inspection laws and is injurious if sold in the state.
Natchez Inman Duele ten year old son of W R Dale was accidentally shot in the skull with an air rifle. Doctors report the bullet was removed and he is expected to recover.
Natchez detective Nat Frank Walker, respected within his race and endorsed by notable officials including Woodrow Wilson, proposes founding an industrial school in Jackson modeled on Tuskegee. He has received several contributions toward the project.
An old newspaper style ad warns against calomel mercury and touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, non salivating liver and bowel cleanser. It claims a money back guarantee and notes the product is selling for 50 cents. The copy invites readers to choose a gentler remedy over calomel warnings.
An old home remedy for darkening gray hair is marketed as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. The ad claims natural color restoration, dandruff relief, and reduced shedding with a single daily application, noting the product costs about fifty cents.
Fragmentary line reads about unable to work trouble overcome and a notary public with a March date. Mentions sending cents to a doctor in Binghamton and a potion or remedy sales pitch. Text is garbled with multiple misspellings and incomplete sentences.
Fragmented OCR notes claim many Americans earn high incomes and can afford significant meals. A reference to Spartan women and a failed motto or advertisement suggests a satirical or promotional fragment titled Femenina for women, with prices cited as 50c and 1.00.
A brief note announces a new chemical discovery named Anuric by Dr Pierce who leads the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo New York and describes Sieest Anuric as the product of his experiments.
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