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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1915
Page
4
An old time ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel for liver and bowel cleansing. It claims calomel is dangerous mercury that salivates and harms bones, while Dodson's is a harmless vegetable remedy that cures sluggish liver, headaches, and constipation, with morning vitality as proof.
An advertisement touts Sage Tea and Sulphur as a natural hair darkening remedy promising even, lasting color and the appearance of youth. It claims gray hair vanishes by morning with Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur, urging readers to begin promptly. The piece ends with a closing quote about balancing work and play and a musician’s question.
In Life magazine chatter the dialogue mocks the high cost of living and love, noting the burden of high land prices as a witty aside. The exchange frames financial pressures as a social issue echoed in contemporary humor.
A fragment recalls Young Varan's journeys on the subway as she explains she travels with a deaf, elderly, wealthy woman to observe behavior. She notes prefered express trains last car loudest noise and she insists on a companion.
Fragmented text advertises Pape’s Diapepsin as a home remedy for indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis, and stomach upset. Mentions relief during day or night and implies broad family use. Includes scattered dialogue about digestion and a humor column.
In a rural scene, Eben faces questions about marriage to Eliza Littletree and Ellen at the forks. Uncle Et and Noriey discuss sense, timing, and.distance, weighing love, duty, and social expectations as Eben considers his future with both women in a plain, homey tone.
The text discusses the English law preference for finding a prisoner guilty but insane and notes the missed extradition case of Harry K. Thaw. A bill in the last session sought to authorize guilty but insane verdicts, with a clause allowing pleas of guilty but insane, to address a grave defect in the legal system.
A city editor rebukes a cub reporter for an incomplete tale about Buck Seymour. The reporter explains Seymour’s aim was to catch grease fish by baiting the water to attract them, as described in a rough, informal exchange quoted from the New York Mail.
The Arrow Rock dam on the Boise river Idaho rises 351 feet high with reinforced concrete allowing a potential early completion within weeks. It will be 151 feet high 104 feet wide and roughly 900 feet long at the base and 144 feet long at the top. About 530 000 cubic yards of concrete used will back water 26 miles, creating a lake of 729 600 acre feet. A thousand tons of steel have been employed for five caissons.
Readable text lists streets by city and claims of width and dirtiness. Mentions Denver Fifth Avenue New York Market Street Paris Rue Ble Rue Tehauksti Nanking Avenue des Champs Elysees Havena Cubs and a width of over forty two inches.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a preacher condemning avarice and other primary vices that plague society in a historical sermon setting.
Across Mississippi mobs killed seven men in the past year for arson assault murder and theft. Victims include Jack Palmer in Shaw July 6 Jim Bailey Nov 3 Tom Burns at Hernando and a White Haven merchant assault. A Brhalia couple and Charles Williams near Ruleville were also killed by mobs.
Natchez business leaders formed a local cotton loan pool with over 160000 subscribed to aid small planters. The pool offers loans to growers with fewer than 166 bales and allows sales without notice as in the Wade plan, aiming to bypass its restrictions.
The parents of Evelyn Tribble, nine, sue the street car company in Hinds County Circuit Court for 35000 in actual and punitive damages. They allege the child was killed last Thanksgiving weekend by gross negligence of company employees on city street car tracks. Kitty and Scott Tribble also file on their own behalf.
Mothers widely used California Syrup of Figs to relieve infant and child constipation. The remedy is described as a mild laxative that cleanses the stomach and bowels within hours, producing a well child after a bout of refuse and sour bile.
A domestic scene describes a head of the house questioning a tooth powder kept in the bathroom. Dialogue reveals the powder causes black teeth and a fetid taste, claimed to be lumped with rheumatism paste used on a moth’s back.
Hinds county supervisors approve an appropriation of 504 dollars to support girls tomato clubs under Miss Susie V Powell oversight. Jackson board of trade endorses the request and all members attended the monthly session. Afternoon attendance includes a theater visit to see the Madgen Mississippi film. Clinton reports strong post holiday college enrollments at Mississippi College and HE man college with few absences.
A dated health advertisement urges people with backache or kidney trouble to reduce meat intake and try four ounces of Salts dissolved in water before breakfast. It claims the drink clears sluggish kidneys, relieves bladder irritation, and eases rheumatic symptoms, touting a lemon grape acid base and elegiac testimonials.
At the Clinton Bank stockholders meeting Cashier AC Powell reported a steady year end business showing despite a difficult period. The institution maintains a cautious but hopeful outlook for the coming year.
At the stockholders meeting of the Bank of Utica DA Carmichael was elected president W J Ferneson active vice president and John D Carmichael cashier Directors elected for 1916 include D C Gaumons L F Gor W B Powell and W D Carmichael The text also mentions a polite music teacher remark with a garbled line about a music master.
A vintage advertisement touts Knowlton's Desderine promising to stop dandruff and hair shedding within ten minutes of application. It asserts scalp itch relief, rapid growth, and improved hair texture, urging readers to test a 25 cent bottle for shiny soft hair with abundance and luster.
A New York Sun writer recounts James Whitcomb Riley and Joel Chandler Harris seeking rest in southern mountains. A hotel elocutionist performs, Riley reacts emotionally to recitations of Jim poems, and a city Christmas shopping trip sees a shopper seeking stockings for a heavy set sister, prompting memory of the sister.
A parent recalls trying a new tooth powder for her ten year old Charlie. She notes teeth cleaning habit and missing powder amounts, with Charlie responding that most of the powder is gone. The exchange suggests mixed results and ongoing care.
An advertisement claims six doses of 625 will break chills and fever with LaGrippe remedy described as better than cale and melted doe. A separate dialogue shows a line of wartime banter where a nervous soldier is told to hurry and growl at a charging regiment, ending with a humorous fear remark.
The Americas Rose Society plants 220 varieties in a capital enclosure. The exhibit highlights a diverse selection of roses under controlled growth conditions, reflecting breeding goals and public interest in ornamental horticulture.
A readers’ note describes confusion over a temperance argument about water and socks. The garbled quote hints at frustration with drink limits and practical questions about footwear and cleanliness, reflecting local chatter.
Vincent Astor has contributed funds to build convalescent children's hospitals in New York. The donation supports hospital facilities and patient care for young residents in the city.
A quirky scene touches coastal seafood and inland scarcity as a New Yorker jokes about lobsters seen inland while a waiter asks about game. The piece then shifts to Belgium, described as a smoking, desolate land seeking to save its government, with plants shipped to the United States via Holland after disease checks.
A reader raves about a topical regimen claiming rapid eczema relief using resizel ointment and resinel compound baths. The ad suggests bathing affected areas and applying ointment to halt itching and burning, promising sleep and healing as eruptions fade.
Fragmented lines from a song rehearsal or diary entry mention Billie singing My Dearest Heart and a line about the grave being cruel. A quoted exclamation Oh mother and a trailing question about why was the gravy appear. The text reads as rough OCR with unclear context.
A fragmentary reading describes anxiety around hair loss and a nightmare view of fear. The narrator recalls constant dread and a dream where a servant appears, signaling surreal unease.
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