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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
2
The office of Dr A E Russell will be closed from Monday January 14 to Friday January 20. The notice provides the dates of closure and identifies the physician responsible for the interruption in service.
A store advertises a wide variety of curtain and drapery patterns for every room. It promises refined tone and remarkably low prices and urges readers to visit the shop immediately.
Oxford will see a new automobile store as Mr. Cobb purchases two Col J W T Falkner shops north of the square. One store becomes the automobile establishment while the other remains Wiley Bros. The Eagle booster urges local support.
Atlanta special reports H G Hastings on 1920 cotton and boll weevil challenge. He says home vegetable gardens can supply half the family's food with little money, if planned and cared for. gardens reduce dependence on store purchases and help farmers survive tough times. The Eagle subscription rate noted at the end.
In a county town, Sam Handwich promotes a drilling push as investors like Chas McCharen J C Hartsfield Lee Baggett and Rawdon Bates await a producing well. The plan anticipates a rush to sell stock once oil is found amid talk of a $20,000 drill and abundant oil claims.
Mr and Mrs Robert Gardner of Wilson Ark and Mesdames Joe Shannon of Houston and E G Walker of Water Valley attended the funeral services of their mother Mrs M M Knight. Messrs Richard Eskridge and Langston spent Sunday in Water Valley with friends. Mr M P Moore of Rolling Fork spent a few days last week with his mother Mrs E J Moore.
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