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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1912
Page
2
The page catalogues assorted remarks from E A Thompson editor Wilmer Kennedy manager on topics from Persia regency to butter pricing and revolutionary politics. It notes the Chinese republics recognition case, comments on cabinet interviews, and fringe jottings about elections and public figures.
A Mississippi state legislative update notes about 250 bills in the House, including anti land-holding by corporations and reducing contract interest to eight percent with six percent exemption. The piece laments a battle between financiers and labor, and praises the governor’s agenda. Also covered are Macon Georgia Union preparations for a May 1912 reunion, Confederate veterans and local club leaders, and school notes plus a St. Louis Globe-Democrat subscription offer with an eight-page agricultural magazine.
The Bluff Springs column reports the health status as very good with a few bad colds and notes multiple social visits among locals including Mr Hiram Metts and wife and Mr George Vinson family. A serious mule accident involving Mr Coleman Harris’ little boy is listed. Unclaimed Oxford post office mail for the week ending January 20 includes numerous individuals with instructions to quote the corresponding number and date advertised.
An Oxford Rexall advertisement offers Rexall Orderlies as a guaranteed remedy for constipation with a money back pledge if no relief is provided. The copy promotes safety for children and the elderly, describes mild action on the bowels, and lists three package sizes and prices.
Mississippi LaFayette County sheriff to sell for cash the property of W T Harrison by order of John F Brown justice, describing NE quarter minus 10 acres in section 29 township 8 1 west totaling about 150 acres, on February 5 1912 at Oxford County Court House hours 11 to 4 to satisfy a judgment in Dr Sultan v W T won, with costs.
Community health is good but road conditions draw complaints as locals question why Fayette County neighbors have better roads with lower taxes. Letters recount local visits, a socialists meeting in Free Springs, and a noted midnight ride that saved lives. Also mentions remedies and products.
The item lists several Sunday visits and local greetings amid praise for sunny days. It also promotes Chamberlain’s Remedy and St Joseph’s Liver Regulator with testimonials and prices, and notes a lighthouse keeper aided by Electric Bitters.
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