Advice on Diphtheria Prevention and Transmission
University physician warns parents and teachers to monitor sore throats as diphtheria spreads with school openings. He explains transmission through saliva and objects, promotes the antitoxin treatment, and notes mortality declines. Local notes report Miss May Brown, Edd Gill’s appendicitis recovery, and a church Sunday school pause due to weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pola
May Brown
Edd Gill
Lottie
Louise Mills
Drink Six Glasses of Water Daily Laxative Claim
An advertisement from R. R. Chilton & Co. Rexall Store asserts that muddy stool signals constipation and promotes drinking six glasses of water daily along with a beta orderlies laxative eight to correct the condition. Trial size priced at 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Teras
R. R. Chilton & CO
Rexall
South Oxford Community Sees Illness Improvement Amid Holiday Visits
In South Oxford, a decline in bad colds and lagrippe is anticipated as families visit. Mrs. Huston and her two Chicago children stayedholidaying with local relatives. Miss Emma Lee Smith spent a week near Pleasant Ridge with grandparents. Miss Callie Brown of Toccoa also visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huston
Chicago
Emma Lee Smith
Pleasant Ridge
Callie Brown
Tocco
Dr King's New Discovery Advert for Coughs and Colds
A historical advertisement warns that coughs and colds can be dangerous and lead to bronchial and lung diseases. It promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a proven remedy used for over 45 years and urges readers to get a bottle from druggists.
Ladies Suits in House Sale at Discounted Prices
Every ladies suit in the house at a discount of one third from regular prices. 25.00 Bis hoff for 20.00. 16.65 Bishoff suits for 13.35 at Gif The Leaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishoff
Privilege Tax Due This Month for Vehicle Owners
Notice to automobile and motorcycle owners that the Privilege Tax is due this month. The message specifies the due date as 10 31 with a general reminder to renew or pay the tax to avoid penalties.
Cut Your Store Bill Down One Half
Tens of thousands of farmers and towns cut store bills by half last year despite short crops and low wages. The Hastings 1916 Seed Catalogue explains how planting and tending home gardens saves money, offering garden and farm seeds and advice. Free if you request it from H. G. Hastings Co. Atlanta Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
H. G. Hastings CO
Atlanta
Community News Roundup From Delay Mississippi
Local notices report illnesses and recoveries among residents including Mrs Eskridge and Miss Hodge. Families travel for holidays with visitors from Jackson Memphis Coffeeville Oxford and Banter. School notes praise Delay boys basketball and list top students led by Miss Hodge’s room with high averages.
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Robert Stacey
J. C. Eskridge
Lagrippe
Katherin Eskridge
Dovie Harding
Loise Sykes
Sibyl Hogan
Ruby Hodge
Wister Hodge
Jamie Eskriddge
Nola Denton
Lora Whitehead
Johnson Lancaster
Dewey Denton
JJ. T. Denton
Bank of Oxford Changes Loan Applications
Bank of Oxford announces that loan applicants must file at the bank and be referred to the Loan Committee for faster handling. President Jas. Stone notes the change aims to expedite decisions. Preparedness phrase promotes job printing services from the Oxford Eagle.
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Bank of Oxford
Jas. Stone
Oxford Eagle
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
Article explains deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining and claims only constitutional remedies restore hearing. It notes catarrh as a common cause and advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a circular offer.
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Oxford Hospital
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Youngs Island
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Lundie
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Mississippi Poultryman
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