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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1901
Page
4
A young man and friend discuss counterfeit behavior outside a barroom in Memphis. The speaker jokes about dealing with a perceived queer, and the other warns not to worry, then they move on down the street.
A garbled clipping from an old paper quotes street jests and misread lines about a battered tuba, wire netting, and a fire engine as a water picker. The piece cites Indianapolis and Chicago papers, suggesting a curiosities roundup rather than a coherent incident.
Lawmakers wrangle over abolishing the whipping post and the potential impact on justice. Advertisements tout patent remedies like Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for digestive and flu symptoms. Quotations from Boston Transcript and other sources appear, with promotional lines for Pervam's Fangiem Des colors and other products.
Robert E Lee Pryor of Earthbank West Virginia killed himself in George's hotel in Indianapolis after showing a hotel worker his wife’s photo and telling of her death ten months after their marriage. He died later at St Vincent's hospital. A bullet passed through his head and the revolver was found with a photo arranged to reflect in a mirror. Pryor owned property in Easthbank West Virginia.
A night of rioting in Wichita Kansas left six men fighting in the streets and a mob of 200 pursuing a fleeing Black man. Wounds included Schnell shot in the head and Johnson shot in the arm and groin with serious injuries. Police contained the disorder after 6 PM with 17 arrests and a mounted patrol restoring calm.
A passenger train on the Astoria & Columbia River railroad struck a landslide near Clifton around midnight Saturday. Engine derailed and plunged into the Columbia River. engineer W M Scott died, body unrecovered. Fireman James Davis was rescued with injuries. no passengers harmed.
Rankin Clemens of Fayette county was brought to a Lexington hospital with a fractured skull after robbers called him to the door and struck him with a hay fork. Women in the house barricaded the doors, little money taken, and Clemens likely to die. In Montana, Amalgamated Copper Co gains timber lands from Northern Pacific for about six million dollars. A lineman, John Vanesdal, 35, died instantly in Terre Haute after a fall from a pole. At Ohio Wesleyan, 200 girls joined a class rush sparked by a junior wearing a senior cap and gown.
The Linninger Metcalf farm implement warehouse at Sixth and Jones in Omaha burned during the night. Loss estimated around 40000 dollars. Also in Wichita a minister sues two women for 5000 dollars over alleged slander. In Eldorado a second trial date is set for Jessie Morrison in the murder case of Mrs Olin Castle.
Letters from readers in Union Grove Alabama and Kahlisco Indiana praise Peruna for curing grippe symptoms and catarrhal deafness. Testimonials claim rapid recovery after two to three bottles and full health restoration. Advice invites readers to write Dr Hartman for guidance if results vary.
A small West Side blaze sparked public fuss when a man fled four flights to street as his mother slept above. A messenger boy saved her, while the man sulked and the crowd teased. a nearby passerby helped and the scene ended with a sharp rebuke about nerve.
A garbled OCR style shopper exchange references a dehydration ailment and medical tonics Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic and Piso’s Cure for Consumption. Mentions ante race and a Trinity Springs, Ind., date with quotes from multiple testimonials.
A collage of ad blurbs and witticisms appears from early pages. An analgesic laxative claim sits beside a dropsy specialist advert from Atlanta. Quips include jokes about love and wealth and a digestion bar endorsement from Adams.
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