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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1913
Page
4
A vintage advert promotes a home mixed remedy claimed to cure rheumatism and backache. It touts a simple two-ingredient formula, urges repeated dosing before meals, and warns readers to avoid substitutes for the genuine compound sold by a Chicago lab.
A sender asks to pass a card to the sister so they can speak on an important matter. The reply suggests contacting the sister's secretary to arrange the conversation.
Slopay receives a card reading Professor Bruce, Antiquarian. The mysterious elder claims to be a collector of antiquities and offers to settle a three year old owed bill with a deposit, prompting questions about his business and origin.
The Rosewater family is featured in a humorous vignette about a boy wanting to sail boats in the bathtub. Mrs Rosewater and Victor Rosewater comment on baths and personal privilege while a playful exchange unfolds.
A playful exchange features Patience a knickerbocker poodle and Patrice describing a dog with humorous misnaming and odd remarks about his attire.
A wartime style advisory urges taking a weekly Oxidine dose in malarial regions to prevent chills fever and malaria troubles. The note ends with a dismissive remark about consulting a beauty doctor and a leaky brain remark.
The fourth annual statement from the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis shows nearly 19 million dollars spent in 1912 on the antituberculosis campaign in the United States. Major costs include about 14.5 million for sanatorium and hospital construction and care, plus 0.5 million for clinics, and 0.28 million in outside government expenditures. Additional hospital spending for tuberculous inmates in insane and penal institutions adds about 0.5 million.
A rush of thousands of large wood rats invades Santa Paula as churches see women flee services. Officials seek abatement as fires in nearby woods are blamed for driving the vermin into town. An odd aside features Timely, Joseph Ettor, and a joke about millionaire class pledges at a strike gathering.
Two passengers clash over seating and carriage etiquette. One demands space while the other insists on a cab preference, prompting a brief exchange as bystanders note tension aboard.
A clipped dialogue recalls a pilot like exchange about stock market risk and a regretful man. The text promotes Pierce’s Beilete as a sweet sugarcasted remedy for stomach and liver issues. It hints at turning the backbiter upon confrontation.
The essay argues that people seek reliable ground for faith and asserts God as dependable. It contrasts agile gods of old and today with the Bible’s promises, citing biblical figures and theologians to prove God’s unchanging nature, faithfulness, and comprehensive reliability across blessings and warnings.
A judge weighs in on a case involving Mrs. Post and Mrs. Parker who differ on adopting a baby while each has young children. Mrs. Parker argues her own children are being raised properly. the judge notes concerns about the adopted child’s upbringing.
A quirky collage of tips and anecdotes appears to mix medical claims with social quips. Oxidine is pitched as a tonic that builds up strength and prevents malaria, while other snippets joke about marriage, finances, and public figures.
A father asks his eldest daughter about marriage proposals from the ice man and a man of war wealth. She reveals she accepted a plumber who sells a cen summer and is a plumber in winter, a choice the father praises as wise and prudent.
A Philadelphia woman says coffee caused years of sickness and nervousness, but after trying Postum she and her husband felt better and avoid coffee. The ad promotes Instant Postum, explains preparation, and invites readers to read The Road to Wellville.
In Laurel a letter from Mrs Lucile McElroy extols Cardul the woman's tonic after years of illness and weak health. She credits it with restoring energy improving her appearance and encouraging others to try it.
Jimmy visits a doctor worried by restless sleep. The physician checks vital signs and listens to his heart and lungs. The man admits he sleeps poorly, waking immediately after falling asleep, feeling no real enjoyment from rest.
A Nashville mother reports her two month old baby suffered a severe heat rash turning into festering sores over the head face groins and chest. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the infant rested better and was fully cured, per the testimonial dated Nov 28 1912. The advertisement notes Cuticura products are sold worldwide and offers free samples via a postcard request to Cuticura Dept L Boston.
A boxing teacher recounts an amusing incident where a pupil offered to send another man for lessons after planning to settle a score. The tale appears amid an assortment of vintage notices and anecdotes in a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
A fragmented montage of quips and ad slogans appears from a 19th or early 20th century periodical. It includes jokes about doctors and malaria cures, hair loss, women's fashions, and unrelated household tips. The tone mirrors a lighthearted humor page with cartoonish asides and vendor pitches.
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