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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
3
Daily notes show residents visiting relatives in Abbeville Memphis Jackson and Oxford. Several people ill with grippe or pneumonia include Mrs J L Shinault and Mr E Sparks. Local clubs meet and guests arrive, with minor movements of employees and visitors across Winona Kosciusko Water Valley and Rogers Arkansas.
Mr. G R Sartor of Paris visits the Oxford office. Mrs Adama visits Blue Mountain. W N Almond of Abbeville dies after illness. M S Quick killed a 491 weigh dog. Vasser Dacus and family moving to Whaley. W W McMahon and family join Miss Julia McMahon in new residence. Barrow Minstrels Tuesday night at the Opera House. Mrs Hastings and daughter from Memphis connected to Buffaloe family. Miss Lou Neilecon to attend D A R Convention in Jackson. Lucile Anderson Mildred Hurt visit Mrs N H Anderson. G G Wilson and wife occupy Pontotoc cottage. W D Cox of Memphis visits Oxford. Sewing services offered, call 120. W anted: safe gentle combination horse for lady. James and T J James visit with M S Collier. M S Webster and family visit Fielder Webster. Ben Goolsby returns to Jonesboro Texas. Miss Jesty of Winona a guest. Forty-Two party. U D Cs meet E O Davidson Friday 2 pm. Southern Cross Drill Corps drill postponed. Barlow Wilsons minstrels at Opera House Tuesday. tickets 50c. Ex Senator G R Hightower returns to state post. Death of James Wiley at Woodville. Mrs J M Wyatt hosts spend-the-afternoon. W E Stone at West Point circuit court. Special election elects Maj R A Dean by 262. Dean sails for Rear esta today. Post office to cut off delinquent newspapers April 1. subscribers urged to pay up.
The Original Dixie Quartette, famed for plantation melodies and Uncle Rufus' Dream, appears with Barlow & Wilson Minstrels. Subscribers’ papers will bear an X marking one year’s subscription due. Performers are four seasoned singers and comedians renowned in minstrel shows. Tuesday night at the Opera House.
Resolutions from the Oxford Graded School teachers condemn child labor in Mississippi. They urge the Legislature to enact laws prohibiting the practice, arguing it harms child development and weakens citizenship, and warn against corporate interests supporting it. Signed by Superintendent R. K. Harris and teachers including Virgie Neill Laura Eades Minnie Porter Blanche Wyatt Irene Holloway May McGuire Ella Wright.
One night event Tuesday Feb 4 at Opera House featuring Barlow and Wilson Minstrels with 10 acts plus Victor talks Singers Dancers and Comedians. Tickets 50c and 15c for children seating Tuesday noon parade. Presbyterian Sabbath school urged to attend Sunday 9:30 am led by Superintendent J McNeil
The Post Office Department orders newspapers to drop delinquents who fail to cut off unpaid subscriptions. Effective January, newspapers have until April 1 to adjust lists and collect debts or face penalties. The note urges paying owed amounts to avoid collection by officers or agencies. Additionally, a sewing machine prize contest is announced with local ladies’ names and vote counts. Also ads for a 280 acre farm near Oxford and rental seeks and local political primaries in Oxford.
A Mississippi notice invites teachers and trustees of Lafayette County to a February 8 meeting at the County Courthouse to discuss school reforms and planning. Attendees will share community sentiment, attendance, buildings, grounds, and proposed actions for educational welfare. County Education. Oxford, Miss. Jan 27, 1908. The Pure Food Law Secretary Wilson notes labels must reveal habit forming drugs in medicines. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised for safety and effectiveness. Subscribe for THE Eggs
Death notice for Mrs. Mary E. Wilson and Mrs. Mattie Boswell near DeLeon Texas. They died Jan 3 and Jan 22 respectively and buried together in DeLeon cemetery. The family asks for comfort and notes their faith in a future reunion. Signed by son and brother T. J. Winson.
An ad touts a non hereditary eczema remedy claiming instant itch relief and long term cure. It contrasts supposed hereditary cases with those appearing later in life and markets a vegetable oil blend and D. D. Prescription as a universal cure for eczema and other non birth skin troubles.
EH Lambert of Everett Massachusetts reports to a local inquiry that after reading an article about Cooper he bought the medicine. He says it relieved his kidney disease and stomach trouble within hours and improved his wife’s digestion and nerves as well. He asserts Cooper’s success is justified and promotes the medicine.
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