Orphans Home Appeal Aids Mississippi Children
A Mississippi conference appeal urges pastors and Sabbath school leaders to raise funds within six weeks to meet Dr. Sexton’s $10,000 donation. The Jackson Methodist Orphans Home, housing 174 children, invites remittances to Rev. W. M. Williams as more applications come in.
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Mississippi
John MH. Sherard
Sherard
Mies
Jackson
Brookhaven
Pebruray
Sexton
Northicsinnity Conference
Uem
Orphana
Miss
Methodist Church
W. M. Wiliams
New Year’s Greeting From Brown Eves in The Eagle
A 1910 New Year message from Brown Eves to Eagle readers offers encouragement through hardship. It urges casting cares on God, forgiving others, and starting the year with a hopeful, unburdened spirit for a prosperous journey ahead.
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EAGLE
Cst
You
Lfe
Unclaimed Letters in Oxford Post Office Week Ending Saturday
A list of unclaimed mail in the Oxford Mississippi post office for the week ending Saturday includes names such as Miss Bessie Dirkwood, Miss Jeanin Jones, Mrs Caroline Jones, Mrs Marcie Jones, Clark Corga, Addie Morgan, Virginia McEwen, Mrs B E Pitman, Mrs Elia Stokes, Mrs Delia Winter, and Mr J G McKee, among others. Notices request that addressees or their representatives collect letters by a stated deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Post-Omen
Tay
Lithanks
Luke
Bean
A. D. Cooper
Misa Bessie
Dirkwood
Lee Vie
Jones
Jeanin
Caroiine
Marcie
J.o
Misa Berther
Lester
Clark Corga
Wm. +. Morgan
Mies Addie Leg
McEwen
Virginia
Pitman
B. E
Stokes
Elia LS
Aunty Winter
Delia
Bickers
McKee
J. G. MM. Hernton
Charley
Hetwer
Pride of Citizenship
An editorial urging pride of citizenship over mere personal appearance and country patriotism. It stresses civic responsibility, community improvement, support for local enterprises, and living by laws to uphold national ideals and progress.
The Farmers Greatest Need Learn to Live at Home
The article urges farmers to reduce reliance on credit and outside sourcing. It emphasizes raising stock, hogs, cows, and mules for sale, cultivating potatoes and other produce, and improving home storage and cellar conditions. It invites readers to share practical savers and home storage tips.
Deaths of R G Morgan and Amanda Still
After a week with pneumonia Mr. R G Morgan died at his North Street home leaving a wife and twelve children and two grandchildren. The service was Sunday at 3 pm led by Rev W A Borum. Amanda Still died four miles east of Oxford at seventy six with sons grandchildren and many friends left to mourn.
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R. G. Morgan
North Street
Morgan
W.A. Borum
Benton Morgan
Geo. Morgan
Ras Morgan
Oscar Morgan
Turner Morgan
Bal Morgan
A. Q. Greer
E. P. Toney
A. B. McLure
Myrtle
Lottie
Bessie Morgan
Amanda Still
Oxford
Sur la Tabasaional Aso
Friesp
Longtime residents relocate to Granger Texas
Mr and Mrs Jas Rushing and five youngest children leave Thursday for Granger Texas to start a new home. They have lived here five years and proved themselves excellent community members. Miss Aud rey and Kathrine will stay until school closes. Local families send best wishes to the Rushings as they depart.
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Jas Rushing
Granger
Texas
Rushing
Audrey
Kathrine
I. L. Bryant
Lamar
Lizzie McCauley
Holly Springs
Will Goodwin
Beatrice Fullilove
Margaret Goode
Oxford
Mattie Pettis
College Hills
Collie Almond
Walter Davis
Fullilove
New Albany
Jamison
R. L. Nicholson
Etta McNeely
Little Richard
Ray Almond
Espie Jamison
Mart Goodwin
Local social notes from Water Valley area
Mr Otto Crawford and wife visited Mr and Mrs Vinson last Sunday. Mrs Hattie Harrison is visiting her mother in Water Valley this week. Mr George Vinson and Mr Lonnie Keel left for Texas Tuesday to ag a year or two. Rev T Winters preached at Blu Springs. Pound supper at Mr Hawkins Saturday night. Mr Curtis Bushby visited near Bluff Springs Sunday. Lonnie Keel stayed with Mr Vinson Saturday and Sunday. Miss Mattie Vinson visited Mrs Harrison last week. Come again Gomez we would like to hear from you.
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Otto Crawford
Vinson
Hattie Harrison
Water Valley
George Vinson
Lonnie Keel
Texas
T. Winters
Blu Springs
Hawkins
Curtis Bushby
Bluff Springs
Local Notes and Honor Roll From Nearby School
Sunday school is organized as the town improves. Several residents travel and work, with updates on illness moves and school duties. The honor roll lists pupils from Primary to Eighth grade including J D Keel Irene Anderson Nola Denton Iverson Davis Ida Davis Wister Hodge Lily Mae Davis Elzey Davis Hulet Keel and Duff Davis Zeimy Shippey among others.
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J.T. Lynch
Posie Palmer
J.C. Davis
Oxford
J. C. Eskridge
Memphis
Hunt
Tula
Archie Whitehead
Zelma Shippey
Zelma
J. D. Keel
Irene Anderson
Nola Denton
Iverson Davis
Ida Davis
Wister Hodge
Local notes from Abbeville and Oxford households
Rev Fullilove of Abbeville filled his regular appointment Sunday. Uncle Lee Rickard, ill for weeks, remains unwell. Ellia Gamble and wife travel between Oxford and Billings to visit relatives. H D Rickard returns from South Carolina. Carl Ryder and family relocate near College Hill. J W Slate visited Oxford on business.
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Mr. Fullilove
Abbeville
Lee Rickard
Ellia Gamble
Eocoeerery
Oxford
H. D. Rickard
South Carolina
Ore
Arene
Lown
Carl Ryder
College Hill
J. W. Slate
Community health and church news from Bay Springs
The note reports good community health and ongoing church activity. Rev PN Metts filled his Bay Springs appointment on Sunday. Local youths enjoyed an entertainment at Mr Cathie’s Wednesday night and a new school term brings several new pupils.
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PN. Metts
Bay Springs
Cathie
Arkie Herron
Oxford
J. J. Littlejohn
Esecar Goolsby
Noah
Nona Prather
Cambridge
J. C. Neilson
FaGie
Parish News From Kingdom and Nearby
News from Kingdom and nearby towns reports illness and recovery events. Visits include Willie Purvis of Oxford and Villa of Lafayette Springs with local families, plus Elmer Livingston's kin, and Ruby Livingston’s sickness. Mr Purvis builds a new residence north of Kingdom. Rev Jim Neilson preached at Midway.
University Notes Highlight Early Term and Social Events
The Second Term started on Tuesday the third with full attendance and new students joining. A Friday dance at the Opera House by Hop promoters and the Junior Prom Committee drew praise, with Ross' band delivering high standard music. Attendees included Ada and Marie Miller Canton, Lightfoot Durant, McLarty Water Valley, Roberts Jackson, Moody, and Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman Grenada. The piece commends the committee for ensuring a refined social scene and notes the university’s strong basketball prospects in the south.
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Opera House
Ross
Ada and
Marie Miller
Canton
Lightfoot
Durant
McLarty
Water Valley
Roberts
Jackson
Moody
Hoffman
Grenada
Messers Moore
Dickerson
H. D. Crenshaw
Memphis
South
In Memoriam R G Morcan Beloved Husband and Citizen Dead
A tribute notes the death of R G Morcan, longtime Marshall county resident, once a soldier of the Lost Cause with the Sith Regiment, 1st Mississippi Cavalry. He leaves a large family of twelve children, beloved by many for his kindness, wit, and generosity, and is mourned by friends who recall his upright character.
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R. G. Morcan
Mr. Morgan
Lost Cause
1St
Mississippi Cavalry
Marshall County
Public Sale Under Trust Deeds in Lafayette County
Public sale announced by trustees J. F. Davis and Harvey Jones on February 7, 1919 and February 7, 1910 respectively. Land in sections 27 and 34, township 10, range 3 west, Lafayette County Mississippi, plus Southeast quarter of section 34 township 9 range 2 east. Vehicles and livestock listed include a red sorrel mare named Holy, a red sorrel mare named Pigeon, and one two-wheeled wagon. Sale conducted at the south door of the Lafayette County court house in Oxford Mississippi.
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J. F Davis
Louita Davie
J. Armatrong
LaFayette County
Mississiprpi
T. Ae Treatee
Heme
Oxford
Missisippi
Sala
LaFayette
Missinippi
J.P. Davis
Elisabeth E. Tray
R. E. Kinnoss
Purevant
Harvey Jones
Ada Jones
la Fayette
Mississippi
Court House
Miss
J. BR. HaRriss
Trustee's Sale of Lafayette County Mississippi Lands
Notice of a trustee sale under a deed of trust to secure bank indebtedness. Properties in Lafayette County Mississippi including multiple portions of sections and townships are offered for sale on a specified date to the highest bidder for cash. Court notices follow about a chancery case and an internal revenue license certification listing no licenses issued for Lafayette County for the period ending January 1, 1910.
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James
Thompson
Internal Revenue Collector
District of Mississippi
Hetail
LaFayette County
Miss
Ileereby
J. C. Hartsfield
Jan
Patent remedies and parenting tips headline set
Advertises Ballard’s Horehound Syrup and Mallard’s Herbine for coughs liver issues and digestive woes. Promotes White's Cream Vermithage for babies with 25 cent price. Sold by A H Kendel across a period of common maternal concerns.
Dr King and Chamberlains Cough Remedy Featured Claims
Advertises Dr King New Discovery as lifesaving for grip and lung ailments with user testimonial from A J Dunn of Pine Valley Miss and notes its availability for a dollar. Also touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as valuable for throat and lung troubles with rapid relief and cure claims.
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Dr. King
A. J. Dunn
Pine Valley
Miss
A. H. Kendel
Oxford Citizen Praises Doan Kidney Pills Help
An Oxford resident credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relieving backache and kidney pain after years of heavy lifting. The testimonial notes lasting relief after using about half a box, and urges readers to buy from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo as US agents.
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Bright
Oxford
Wiley
South Street
Miss
Dean
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffal
New York
United States
Doan
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