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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1914
Page
4
Advertisements claim Dr. H. W. Perkins of Red Bank New Jersey has a remarkable epilepsy treatment that benefits stubborn cases and may cure many patients. Sufferers are urged to write for a free supply to Branch 9. The page also includes miscellaneous ads and odd promotional lines.
A young Greek merchant in Washington learned English from a tutor who had him mimic Shakespeare. He repeated Othello's soliloquy from memory and misheard the final line “Farewell, Othello's occupation's mo ne.” He eventually clarified the idea by saying, “So long Othello's lost hoes top.”
In a humorous dialogue, Hurricane and Karl discuss tricking listeners with tall tales about oysters. Karl proposes spinning stories to captivate an audience, while the plan ends with swallowing the besieged listeners' attention rather than actual bivalves.
Pauline travels to the station to greet her friend Belle who arrives for a weekend visit. Pauline excitedly shares that Mr Marnum, a young millionaire, will teach her to swim, though she notes she already learned but not from him.
OTOMAGH MISERY GAO. INDIGESTION Time it In five minutes all stomach distress will go. Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its speed in regulating upset stomachs and is claimed to be harmless. Get a fifty-cent case to keep in the home for rapid relief from indigestion. It is advertised as the easiest remedy for dyspepsia gastritis and stomach derangements day or night.
An old advertisement claims Danderine removes dandruff in minutes and stops hair loss. It alleges scalp relief and new hair growth after weeks, describing hair as light, puffed, wavy and lustrous. It urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle to prove the claim.
A devotional meditation on Adam and Eve’s cover from fig leaves and God’s promise of a savior. It argues sin opens eyes, futile self coverages fail, and true covering comes through Christ’s atonement. Verse references include Genesis Isaiah Romans Psalms and 2 Corinthians.
In Riverdale a funeral guest recounts wearing a new coat and mingling with relatives. A cousin asks where the coat came from and its price. the responder notes forty five dollars and the exchange becomes a lesson in fashion curiosity amid death.
An advertisement claims a cure for rheumatism neuralgia cramps colic sprains bruises and old sores with antieptic anodyne priced at 25 cents. The page also contains short humorous isms about charity contributions labor saving, a postal card gag, and an extravagant diet remark.
A string of local jokes and banter features mispronunciations and playful questions. Characters include Gushing Fountain Patrice Patience Old One Johnny and Muggins with exchanges about elephants cars fountain pens crossing Delaware and a town hotel.
A compact quotation about readiness and sharpening tools for service. It emphasizes being prepared to meet the best place for you and to be a vessel fit for the master's use. The second line asserts that great outcomes require thorough sincerity in self examination.
A testimonial advocates Postum as a coffee replacement, recounting a boy who suffered daily headaches from coffee and found relief after switching to Postum. The letter from a Postum Co. representative describes two forms of Postum, promotes its health benefits, and cites a family’s long-term use.
A collage of quips jokes and small anecdotes adds to a vivid newspaper page. It includes sayings about misery cough remedies and a worm anecdote plus a piano lesson moment and a child lunch scene in a office building.
A fragment from an Indianapolis News item shows a tall young colored woman asserting Henner y as the cause of a black eye as proof of his love. The exchange jokes about Kant and Schopenhauer as two horses of a boorish baron, per the New York Evening Post.
An Essex county reader recalls infant eczema treating a three month old with face head and hair loss. After applying Cuticura Soap and Ointment the child improved rapidly with hair regrowth and no further skin issues. The notice dates January 28 1913 and promotes Cuticura products.
A vintage ad touts six doses of Cold and LaGrippe medicine priced at 25 cents claiming strong liver action, no griping, and better effect than Calomel. The piece blends jokes and short humor dialogs about soldiers, telepathy, and advice with a light editorial tone.
A Washington hotel lobby tale amuses Congressman Samuel J. Tribble of Georgia as a fond father recalls his six year old daughter Jessie in a motor car. Jessie, with windward eyes, asks if the dab of tissue is a push button, eliciting a surprised reaction.
Public notice-like ad promotes Cascarets as a remedy for headaches biliousness indigestion and sour stomach promising a clear head within a morning. It touts liver cleansing bowel action and non irritation for children while claiming a 10 cent box is available at drug stores.
Phrasing suggests a heated confrontation involving a man and Mr Puffing. A remark about an automobile escalates into a deadly insult case. Authorities unrelated to the dispute say the matter centers on the accused’s challenge and a vehicle reference.
An ad describes CABTORLA as a safe remedy for infants and children and notes it bears a signature of use for over cry. It mentions Fletcher's Castoria and a sick room convenience described as a large shoe bag with multiple pockets fastened to the mattress with safety pins.
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