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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
3
Washington reports Provost Marshal General Crowder adopts cost based pay for draft classification boards. Boards will receive 30 cents per man classified, excluding clerks and examining physicians. This replaces the previous maximum 150 dollars monthly per member.
The local and district boards adopt new regulations to limit pay and regulate the 30 cent per day allowance for members. They may distribute up to 15 cents per member and 25 cents maximum per two members, aiming to reduce costs while honoring volunteers. Gen. Crowder commends board members for self sacrifice as the nation trims expenditures and apparel suppliers cut cloth to save 419,500 dollars worth of wool for uniforms.
A terse classified note from Oxford indicates items are available for sale at a reasonable offer. The brief text suggests negotiation on price without listing specific details or inventory.
Local coal dealers Messrs Brown Brummett report a widening shortage but say Oxford has avoided suffering. A half ton per customer rule remains in place until replenishment arrives this week as cold weather drives higher consumption and drivers continue delivering coal.
Hastings announces a free 1918 Seed Catalogue offering varieties of vegetables, grasses, clover and flowers. The ad urges readers to request the catalogue with the paper name, promising five free flower varieties and dependable Hastings seeds to boost spring gardens or farms in 1918.
The city cuts street lights on Thursday and Sunday nights and the power plant operates limited hours. The new plan aims to save coal amid high prices, with officials noting public service remains a priority and inconveniences are accepted for efficiency. Soldiers and nurses in active service may buy government war risk insurance from 65 cents to 121 dollars per month per thousand dollars of coverage depending on age.
Mr and Mrs C E Sisk faced a frightening incident when a plastered ceiling in their bedroom collapsed after a fire alarm at the power house. They crawled out unharmed as posts supported the weight and a lamp was crushed. Neighbor Walter Brummet aided in clearing debris.
An advertisement claims Heartburn indigestion and stomach distress are instantly relieved by Herbine. It supposedly forces badly digested food from the body and restores tone in stomach and bowels. Price 60 cents. Sold by A H Kendel.
The naval reserve force numbers 49,250 men with 70 percent volunteering for general service.
Under a decision by Secretary McAdoo, insurance firms organized under enemy or allied nations are to be liquidated. Life insurers may continue existing contracts, while all other policies from such companies are dissolved.
Advertisement for 3B. A. Thomas' Stock Remedy from Carter's Drug Store claims the product compensates for winter feed shortages. It asserts cows will produce more and better milk using the remedy with the same feed.
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