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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1916
Page
2
A 1900s advertisement extols drinking hot phosphated water daily for better skin and health via internal cleansing. It urges both men and women to use limestone phosphate to wash stomach and organs, claiming dramatic physical and cosmetic improvements. It also quotes a Sat Evening Post essay on legal instruction clarity.
An organization of Japanese women claims 10 000 members swear not to marry until husbands agree to support a movement for equal treatment with men and better economic status.
A Brooklyn mother praises Grape-Nuts for her weakly digested child who began eating it gladly and showed marked improvement. She notes her husband changed his mind about cereals and the family now stays healthy. A friend with two rickets cases also reports improvement after using Grape-Nuts.
Thirteen killed in blast at the Du Pont Beecher plant at Carney's Point early Jan 10. The Long Beach steamer near the dock was blown partly out of the water as windows and part of the cab were shattered. Reports say seven severely harmed and two men were arrested. wire service lines were down and details limited.
Washington secretary Garrison laid out before the House military affairs committee a broad army plan aimed at a mobile federal force of over a million in six years, a large ammo reserve, extended coast defense, and a total budget rise to about 600 million with ongoing war department spending above 200 million. He urged expansion of the national guard to 400,000, a 400 district based conscription to raise 400,000 annually for three years, and recommended maintaining a regular army of about 50,000 to 70,000 with targeted increases across infantry, field artillery, coast artillery, engineers and air units.
Havre reports Juliette Renkin sister of the Belgian colonial minister given six months imprisonment and 1000 marks fine by German authorities. Offense not specified. Fire in a government building cited as the other main item in the dispatch.
London reports the House of Commons approved the first reading of a government conscription bill by 603 to 106 amid scenes of enthusiasm. A. J. Balfour closed the debate urging unity in the nation as Prime Minister Asquith accepted the bill with a celebratory ovation and an analysis showed Liberal and Conservative support, with Irish Unionists and O Briens taking varied roles.
Four killed and 19 wounded as looting and arson sweep Youngstown Ohio during a six hour riot sparked by a strike at Republic Iron and Steel. National Guard and U S troops deployed as buildings burned and a post office was looted and burned.
Bold ad touts Cascarets as a 10 cent nightly remedy to cleanse and regulate the stomach remove sour food and bile from the liver and remove constipation. It claims the product works while you sleep with no gripe and many people use it to avoid headaches biliousness coated tongue and indigestion.
An officer’s letter in Great Deeds of the Great War describes soldiers forming a field band from mouth organs and packing cases, marching around a vinery billeting site, using improvised drums and toys for a humorous performance. A hospital visitor hears a nurse call a patient by his Christian name Love, noting surnames for patients are normally used.
In a short rural tale, Uncle Ephraim laments money scarcity and inability to procure funds from a supply merchant. He jokes he might have to preach to earn some income, noting he has done it before and could do it again. Marie John is mentioned in the dialogue.
A short comic vignette contrasts a rich miserly widow with her lean staff. A twelve year old boy, serving as butler and gardener, quips that he is “a butler and a gardener out of a job” after his hard life. A hotel joke follows about an early wake up in room 13.
A fragment hints at a medicine chest missing Magic or Age and its tendency to speak about two women sooner or later.
Nason station agent at Kilmichael Waddel was found dead on Southern railroad tracks. Jury ruled death by unknown means as theories include suicide, murder and accidental death. In Columbus, Lowndes county seeks bonds to fund road work on the Jackson highway with a 1 to 2 ratio from the second district.
With the formation of the Mississippi Aberdeen Angus Breeders Association a state meeting is planned for January 20 in Winona Mississippi. Prominent breeders from Sardis Vicksburg Michigan City Agricultural College Holly Springs Macon Columbus Lexington and other locations will discuss beef cattle industry issues.
A mysterious blaze consumed the Citizens' Compress Company plant in Tupelo causing about 75 000 dollars in losses with 50 000 dollars in cotton destroyed. Firefighters arrived without adequate water plugs and winds intensified the flames. Matt T Murphy and W Chandler of Okolona led the venture with 15 000 dollars capital.
The Elks organization with headquarters in Boston will visit Biloxt and Gulfport on January 26. The program includes a prominent Elk visiting the surf coast and chief lodges of the state. Invitations will be extended to other lodge members to join the coast event.
A verdict report notes Middleton, a Black man, at Sig Plantation Beld in Greenwood, with W N Pillow purchasing Rose Bower on the Yazoo river for 50 000 dollars. The property spans 500 acres cultivated with 490 in timber, located at Roebuck. Also mentioned is a farmer shooting a big eagle.
A comic scene shows Finn gently replying to an impatient cry for help as a crow disrupts a store display of woodenware. The fragment hints at a playful exchange between the comedian and a distressed customer over a minor mishap.
Mrs Flores of Burbank Florida describes severe stomach and nervous pains that nearly stopped her from working. After about two weeks on Cardui she improved steadily and could perform all tasks, including washing, with once possible relief credited to the remedy.
A fragmented advertisement text touts Danderine hair product from Knowiton with mentions of beauty and soft hair. It references a gambler’s wife and a curious cost question in a scattered, nostalgic ad style.
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