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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1903
Page
2
A collection of editorial notes from The Oxford Eagle lampooning trusts and tariffs. It comments on the steel trust, Chinese minister, Pennsylvanian miners strike, the Hague tribunal, Roosevelt, currency policy, and stamps. It references Monroe Doctrine, Senator Hanna, and public charity debates alongside wry jests about names and curiosities.
A article argues white citizens must maintain supremacy in the South after a six year era of a black postmistress in Indianola. It insists white rule be decisive to govern labor and eradicate what it calls the lawless colored element, warning of future consequences and urging preventive action.
The Confederate Veterans of Lafayette County met at the Courthouse and passed resolutions denouncing Dunbar Rowland for placing Abraham Lincoln's portrait in the Mississippi Hall of Fame. They argue Mississippi heroes deserve recognition and Lincoln should not be honored in the state hall.
A 1903 notice describes a dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs J R Harkins for local officials in Oxford including Chancery Clerk B P Gray and Deputy Sheriff J O Ramey. It invites readers to submit names for a sheriff’s race, hinting at possible candidates from several initials.
Mrs. Johanna Soperholm of Fe Falls Minnesota dislocated a shoulder and found relief after her son bought Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. The product eased soreness and enabled sleep after days of pain, prompting praise and referrals from the son who recommended it to others. The advertisement is traced to R Chilton & Co.
A little boy recites a prayer mispronouncing pasture and pastor getting corrected by an elder brother. A Memphis girl and country cousin compare winter city pleasures trolley parks golf and suburban visits while Oxford peers recount camp and winter picnic antics.
The Eagle notes overall good community health and school progress amid frequent rains and mud. R. G. Slaughter is on the sick list this week. Several residents travel, marry, or relocate, including T W Black visiting Toccopola with parents and Dan Slaughter visiting Tennessee. Frank Wooton moves to a new farm and Mrs Mary Shelton visits Holly Springs. Farmers still have cotton fields.
At a called La Fayette County Camp No 752 meeting the group condemned Conductor Rowland for soliciting in Mississippi a Lincoln picture for the Capitol Hall of Fame. They urged the Archives Department to honor Mississippians in office, appointing a committee to correspond with the Archives Director. Adjourned to March. Also an advertisement promises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with guaranteed refunds.
Health in the vicinity remains good as residents share holiday visits and travels. Notables include M I Quick returning from Arkansas, and Dr W R Gilbert and Miss Sallie Anderson wed at a relative’s home with Rev Hargis officiating. Bertram Ford is ill with pneumonia and Bay Springs services were canceled due to rain. Will Woodward attended the Gilbert Anderson wedding, and new resident Lewis Gardner with his wife are welcomed. Dundee events feature fox chases and year end celebrations as community life continues through the holidays.
Churubusco editor O H Downey touts Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption as infallible for coughs colds and grip claiming instant relief and certain cure. Drugstores guarantee 50c and 1.00 bottles with free trial bottles offered.
Mrs N A Webster of Winnie Virginia reports Dr King’s New Life Pills fully cured two years of sick headaches. The medicine claims to ease headache constipation and biliousness. Available at all druggists for 25 cents.
A Chicago Record Herald Sunday feature offers a four page color and four page black and white colored supplement filled with fresh jokes and humorous illustrations. The piece promises relief from blues with witty, instructive humor and praises the mechanical artistry of its color reproduction.
An advertised Grove Tasteless Chill Tonic claims to cure malaria with a tasteless mix of quinine and iron. Priced at 50 cents, the product markets relief from chills and fever without taste.
List of unclaimed mail in Oxford Mississippi includes Mrs Nellie Anders Prof C H B Johnson Ernest A Jones Isaac Bufora D F Milam Mrs Neva Smith Walter Pickel R A Rayburn Al Stacy Miss Ellen Henderson Charley Puskce and others. Advertisement requests callers to note letter numbers and dates. Chamberlains Cough Remedy touted for croup relief with directions for use and sales by Chilton Co.
Promotes digestion and purifies blood while aiding liver and kidney function. Claims cure for kidney troubles female complaints nervous diseases constipation dyspepsia and malaria with health and strength following use. Available for 50 cents and 25 cents for a sample. Sold by R. B. Chilton & Co.
Notice is given that Letters of Administration for the estate of S C Lane deceased have been granted in Lafayette County Mississippi. All claimants must present and register their claims within one year from this date or be forever barred. Administrator W V Sullivan solicitor. This the 31st day of December 1902.
Notice is given that the executrix Miss Addie Turnage deceased qualified in LaFayette County Chancery Court. Creditors must prove and register claims within the statutory period or be barred. Also, a Commissioner's sale will occur February 1903 at Oxford Court House to auction land in Lafayette County including the homestead of W S Nichols per decree.
Patients urged to try Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets to cure a cold with a money-back guarantee if no improvement. Each box bears E. W. Grove’s signature and costs 25 cents at druggists.
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