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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1901
Page
2
The New Albany Gazette announces editor changes with Mr. Blakeslee retiring and Mr. H. Richard Smith taking the editorial chair. The piece notes editorial alignments, coverage of Boer aid debates, and broader political commentary on tariffs and national affairs.
The letter discusses large numbers of African American farmers leaving Lafayette County for the Delta in search of work, warning this will harm local agriculture next year. It urges landlords to employ laborers locally during winter and notes contractors leaving for the delta. The piece mentions county officials, local schools, and a string of community actions and appointments.
Mr W E Goodwin returns to Abbeville after a year in Oxford. Town officers for the coming year were installed on Tuesday. Emma Mai Wilkinson takes a teaching post at Hightower farm and assumes school duties. Juliet Balfour visited Lamar relative Mrs Brewer over weekend. Mrs W L Dooley visited College Hill last week. Mrs Bill Gallogly and daughter Katie are on the sick list. Hawkey, a traveling agent for OK Houck Co of Memphis, spent today in town. Yabsley.
The Kappa Alpha fraternity schedules a reception at Prof. and Mrs. W A Montgomery home Friday evening. Chi Omega sorority plans a banquet on the 23rd at Prof. and Mrs. T H Somerville residence. Steam heating tested and working. trench filling for pipes underway. Advertising note for cold remedy claims BE Grove boxes priced 25 cents.
A January Ladies Home Journal excerpt notes mood and life struggles for girls and women. Advertisements claim Prickly Ash Bitters eases stomach disorders and irregular bowels, urging readers to buy through A. H. Kendel and A. I. Kren. Also references backache kidney troubles and Bright’s Disease warnings.
A local advertiser promotes 20th Century Mineral Paint claiming it is the best for roof painting. They guarantee the job and invite readers to place orders with Turner and Bundees.
Local brief lists residents and visitors including Trof ub T Smith visiting Oxford last week of business A P Snipes entering cattle raising J E Falmer of Free Springs visiting relatives and S A Smith family moving to Oxford Marshall Houston of Free Springs at Jesse Lammwey’s mill C FP Cain on business Little Boy described with medical ad Bailari's Horehound Syrup advertised as throat chest and lung remedy priced 25 and 50 cents sold by R Chilton & Co.
An old newspaper page promotes Whitestream Vermifuge for worms and Chilton’s Diarrhea Cure for summer ailments. It also advertises a Hawkeye Lot sale and a Huckeye Pile Ointment, noting endorsements by physicians and retail by R. R. Chilton & Co. The piece frames the Globe Democrat’s long history and wide readership.
Miss Fannie Sinclair returned home after visiting Mrs Lawshe of Taylors. Miss Annie Russell is dangerously ill. Mr George Bearfield of Antioch passed through Come Saturday. Farmers begin work earlier seeking prosperity in the new century. L Chamberlains Cough Remedy marketed as safe for children and adults for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Sold by Dr R R Chilton Co F M Detts Abbeville Druggist. Herbine promoted to strengthen the liver and remove biliary poisons priced 50 cents by R R Chilton Co.
Yocona River swelled early in the week delaying a new pastor’s arrival to Yellow Leaf. Mr LaFayette King and Texas-born niece visit his father here. T D Ragland of Oxford calls on relatives Sunday. Lucile Leak of Abbeville accepts first assistant post at Center Hill School. Several young men depart for Kentucky to take positions on a new railroad. Joe Mize plans to move to the Indian Territory soon.
Public notice for a special meeting of Illinois Central Railroad stockholders in Chicago. Holders of shares may receive a free travel ticket to and from the meeting on the company lines, valid for the journey to Chicago and return on the meeting day plus four days, with tickets countersigned during business hours at the office of Assistant Secretary W. G. Bruen. Stock transfer books close December 2, 1900.
The notice urges early action against lung diseases. It promotes Compound Oxygen as a long used remedy, claiming it has helped thousands for over twenty five years and can revive lungs and heart.
The document touts good reasons for using compound oxygen in treating corona diseases and warns against imitators and counterfeit preparations calling themselves Com Gen. It claims usage spans years and asserts safety for delicate patients while noting consultation with experienced physicians.
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