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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows garbled names and advertising notices. Mentions Oxford Eagle and subscription text with advertising rates placeholder.
A garbled column mocks Theodore Roosevelt and other leaders, joking about Martians, Nobel figures, and global politics. It riffs on Roosevelt’s influence, banking history, canal forecasts, prohibition winds, and imperial comparisons with playful, satirical asides.
A critique of self styled visionaries described as false prophets who entice with grand talk while failing in actions. The piece argues these impostors harm business finance governance and religious life, urging society to reject their influence and restore integrity across sectors.
Local note highlights Miss May Stewart's leading performance in Twelfth Night at the Opera House in Paducah with praise for her acting and the strong company. The Kentucky Theatre opening attracted a big crowd and robust ticket sales amid favorable reviews from The News-Democrat. Also warns trespass on lands owned by J L Shinault and 4 R Shinault.
An account of the first settlers in College Hill focusing on the Chickasaw lands, the land’s beauty, the shift to farming, and the main crops. It recalls Presbyterian roots, school control, temperate lifestyles, and anecdotes of neighbors, travels, and community events amid 19th century Mississippi settlement.
Andrew White of Lyon visits relatives. Floyd Callaway burned his face. eye tumor removed from Mrs. Joe McClarty. Sunday School reorganized. large crowd attended Presiding Elder Cunningham's talk but a miscommunication affected appointment Tremt. Advertisements praise Kennedy's Laxative Syrup and Hucklen's Mica Salve for various ailments.
Local notes report a new Sunday school launching at the New York school house with a weekly sermon by Robert Slaughter of Woodson's Ridge. Mentions of travel to Gomez for a pleasure trip and a candidate, A. V. Davis, for Justice of the Peace to fill L. C. Butler's term. Also includes an early testimonial praising Foley's Kidney Remedy from a kidney trouble sufferer.
Petition to Governor B F Noel for clemency on a manslaughter conviction of George Pegues at the Marco Term 1905 Circuit Court Lafayette County Mississippi. He was sentenced to ten years in the Penitentiary. Petition argues circumstances lessen the offense and notes Pegues has a wife and six children.
A noisy social scene at Mr Bakers Friday night and several local residents are mentioned visiting relatives and attending gatherings. The passage also advertises medicinal claims and ailments with references to A I Andre and Dr Remdel, plus reports of illness, cancer, and community visitors across towns.
An advertisement extols Balard's Herbine as a reliable vegetable regulator to aid liver and digestion. It claims a crying baby may suffer from worms and recommends the product as a cure, noting it is sold by A. H Reedel and A. BH Kendel.
The piece mentions good community health and pleasant spring weather. Local readers recall a Saturday night singing at Mr A J Mayfield. Several residents visited family in Oxford and Hillsboro Texas, with various Pendants and church attendance noted.
A Meridan resident, E Adams, endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder troubles after poor physician care. She reports rapid relief and improved health, saying the pills healed the kidneys and bladder and that Foster Milburn of Battal New York supplies them. The ad urges readers to remember the name Doan's and its agents.
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