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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
4
The piece extols universities as lasting social institutions. It cites the University of Paris, Oxford, and Cambridge surviving upheavals from France to England, asserting they endure due to their role in advancing civilization and knowledge.
The notice outlines required information to report to the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. It lists items such as name, present address, enlistment and discharge dates, organization, serial number, allotment or insurance details, and beneficiary information. The form seeks data to verify and process insurance or allotment claims, including relationships and addresses.
A concise wartime tribute follows Dennis Dawson known as Star Dawson for his boyhood star fascination. He serves in France, leads his men over the top, is wounded, and dies as a falling star lights his final moment praising his star. A brief ad for Herbine medicine and a note on an Intercollegiate Prohibition Association oratorical contest conclude the piece.
Ole Miss trounced Union 40 to 10 as Henderson and Sumner swapped center duties and the Ford brothers starred. Scruggs Morris and guards limited Union shots while Harper and Rane moved the ball. The team departs for two games next week against Jackson Y and Union.
A nostalgic tribute laments a state monument faded by commercialism. It honors the walls that sheltered leaders and the memory of yesterday’s loving spirits as time and neglect deny an honorable farewell.
Hastings' Seeds announces a free 1920 Seed Catalog with 100 illustrated pages and a brilliant cover. The catalog highlights mail-order sales, a large customer base, and seeds adapted to the South from H G Hastings Co of Atlanta Georgia.
A historic plea from the University of Mississippi laments neglect and calls for relief to continue its teaching mission. The piece contrasts aging decline with sister schools' growth and promotes Ballard's Snow Liniment in an unrelated advertisement.
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