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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1905
Page
2
A miscellany of opinions and quips on Russia Finland suffrage and labor reform. The piece jokes about politics in the US and abroad, cites an Ohio medical president, and references disdain for big trusts and election forecasts. It mentions the Russo Japanese war casualties and carves out light editorial takes on Roosevelt and party prospects.
The piece argues that communities are filled with people who claim virtue by avoiding wrongdoing but lack proactive goodness. It calls for positive, active ethics that denounces evil and helps others despite personal cost, urging legislation against the good-for-nothing in favor of a citizenship that serves a purpose.
A reflection on valuing people over material things argues that fixing attention on possessions leads to idolatry and harm. It contrasts personal loss from broken goods with the lasting impact of harming others, urging service to humanity and warning of political tensions linked to Tammany Hall in New York.
A travelogue recounts a journey from St. Paul to Portland aboard the North Coast Limited, detailing vast plains of Minnesota, North Dakota harvests, Bismarck and Fort Lincoln, the Missouri River bridge, the Bad Lands, custer battle site, and the进入 into Montana with Yellowstone access, ending with a note on St. Vincent's Infant Asylum and tonics.
The Lyon Circuit Court heard four damages cases against Aguinet On lines Central Rail road Hillman Land Iron Co and the city of Selbyville. The editor argues tort lawsuits against corporations are overused and urge restraint as laws favor laborers and protect corporate rights. Also mentions cold remedy ads and winter medicines in a single column.
The advertisement promotes East Texas fruit lands home to Elberta peaches and other fruits. It lists round trip rail fares from St Louis Mes to Texas on select dates with one fare plus up to 15 dollars and half fare colonist tickets on select dates, plus asks readers to request a booklet. It also includes unrelated unclaimed letter notices and medical ads.
Mr Miller Wilkins of Malone visited his parents in Abbeville last week. Rev Powell and Mr Dicker of Milan Tennessee promoted a popular library project in Abbeville and Powell spoke at the A.N.S pupils and the Methodist Church about his Mexico mission. W N Stafford bought a half interest in Capt K F McGowan’s store and becomes a Abbeville merchant. Dan Miller of Memphis visits. Abbeville Normal School enrollment rises with local and distant students. names include Banks Almond Bennett McNeely and Walter Miller White McAlister Rayburn.
An old patent medicine advertisement promotes Mendenhall's Chill for coughs and colds with a money back guarantee, followed by Herbine claims of improving digestion, liver function, and vitality. It lists Oxford Pharmacy as a sale point and mentions bottle prices of 50 cents.
Advertises round trip and one way tickets from St. Louis Thebes Cairo and Memphis to unnamed states with fares around sixteen dollars or two dollars plus. Dates February 7 21 and March 7 1st and 21st. Includes request for map timetable and rates. travel agent W C Peeler Memphis Tenn. Also promotes Dr King's New Life Pills and Ballard's Snow Liniment with prices and local drugstore sales.
An old Memphis advertisement touts shorthand and bookkeeping courses with flexible entry, free placement in major cities, and a mid winter term. It also promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and Kilrain’s Stomach and Liver remedies, urging customers to try and return if unsatisfied.
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