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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
2
Local items report Miss Annie Cook returning from Water Valley and Mrs M S Hubuck joining Oxford subscribers. Several residents travel to Grenada Gulfport and Arkansas for visits while weather records show sleet and a cold wave. Community events include church services, a D A B meeting, a temperance reception, and an Oxford Dry Goods sale.
Since Christmas the paper has received few letters from correspondents across the county. Editors urge immediate reports of marriage, death, or notable events from any part of the Tee s a & correspondent at pera Ay.
List describes a single upright piano among household items in two suites at Perniture. Names, dates, and executors are not provided, leaving the article with minimal identifiable details.
In SPLINTER Miss with J W HigeGrsporaam seeking Easter rules, the answer states Easter is the first Sunday after the full moon on or after March 21. If full moon is Sunday, Easter is the following Sunday. The imaginary moon dictates dates, preventing Easter from February. it falls between March 22 and April 25, rarely within a century.
Sanceiontes Sebceete Meet at the Court House in Oxford on Saturday February 1 at 11 o'clock Veterans are urged to attend. R. W. Jonga named Commander. Also classified notice offers 15 days sale of stock of General Merchandise. Store notes a $1,000 cash trade to purchaser. Seed oats advertised with date January 22 1902 in Taylor's Mississippi.
The T.S. Gathright Lodge No 33 F. and A. M. mourns Charles Myer a loyal Mason and devoted husband and father. The lodge notes his ready respond to Masonry, shares sympathy with his bereaved family, and requests publication of resolutions in Oxford papers. Committee members include 8. T. Butler and J. E. Hotaxs.
Luella Jathrop’s brief tale portrays life on an Indian reservation with stark tragedy. The narrator limits commentary, letting facts carry the impact of a worthless white man and an Indian companion, challenging optimistic views of civilization’s aid.
Mr Chas Meyer a longtime Oxford merchant who came from Germany about forty years ago died last Thursday morning at six after a week's illness paralysia He was city treasurer a Mason and a respected business leader He leaves a wife four sons and a daughter burial followed to Canton with Masonic escort and friendship extending condolences from The Eagle and many friends.
Mrs. Mary Burnett McLarty died at her South Oxford home after weeks of consumption. A devoted clerk at J E Neilson's store she remained active despite illness and family losses. She will be buried in Oxford Cemetery and a public note records an upcoming court-related matter in Pilot Point and other names in Mississippi.
The San Francisco Examiner argues that lecturing girls about public speaking reflects bias, noting rising numbers of women lawyers and graduates gaining equal interest in public life. As women gain confidence, they may pursue oratory as a form of expression alongside men.
The six room house near the square owned by Mr J B Bundres, with basement water works and air conveniences, will be sold on easy terms. For particulars apply at the Eagle office.
W T Turner and Sons announce a guaranteed mineral paint for roofing with assurances of completed painting and guaranteed work. The letter references congratulating the president on coronation appointments and mentions individuals connected to defense and leadership in European postures.
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