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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
2
The document lists subscription rates and advertising costs for the Oxford Eagle, the official organ of LaFayette County. It shows rates 61.00 per year, no paper sent on time, and local and foreign advertisement pricing with per line and per word charges.
The piece jokes about local policy banning ice delivery on Sundays in Boston while noting other churches stay cold. It riffs on politicians like Harriman Rockefeller Roosevelt and Taft, and mocks railroads, the Philippines, and the Panama Canal amid a flurry of nontypical editorials and satirical asides with many named figures.
A January citizen letter in The Waggle urges clarity on county candidates for supervisor and seeks re election for Mr. Houston while endorsing Maj. Dean for state senate. The writer critiques house to house canvassing and calls for regular precinct appointments to ease farmer hardship. Gomez Jan 22.
The Albert Sidney Johnston Chapter records mournful resolutions for the deaths of Mrs Walkner and Mrs Keys. The group notes their faithful service as daughters in the chapter and extends heartfelt sympathy to their families, pledging to inscribe these sentiments in the chapter minutes.
Legal notices announce sealed bids by 12 noon on specified Tuesdays for building a bridge across a creek near A J Mayfield's Store and another across Turkey Point Slough on Markette road Ask No 2 with plans and specs. The boards reserve the right to reject bids and award to the lowest responsible bidder at public auction.
L. Cullen of Lafayette County Miss urges abandon of the February convention plan for state assessors. He calls on assessors to obtain blanks, prepare mandatory work, seek compensation through future legislature, and resign if needed. He notes lack of organization and insufficient support from peers.
Fragmentary excerpt praises beauty and honor with poetic lines about sweetness and the sunny hair to lush brow of those we love. The text reflects traditional ideals of physical charm tied to noble character through a dated, literary voice.
An OCR fragment advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for fevers sores ulcers burns and wounds from East Oatsfield Me. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds and Fury's Kidney Cure to combat kidney trouble and prevent Bright's disease and diabetes.
Dr T O Dorsett offers veterinary dental services and lameness treatment with free horse examinations. He emphasizes nutrition and dental care as essential to health and invites owners to bring horses to his residence in Oxford for evaluation and pricing.
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