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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1913
Page
3
Rev J E Brown returns from Jackson Mrs Butler and others travel. numerous social visits noted across Oxford and surrounding towns. Rain improves crops while community events rise. notes on meetings at Baptist Church and camp grounds for the Fourth. Also ads for LIV-VER-LAX and local services.
The remains of Willie Gray, third son of the late Mr. BR. P. Gray, were laid to rest near his father in Oxford. He lived in Oxford and died after years of illness. Services were led by Elder W. L. Smith. Also, Mr. McMahon died at University Street. his funeral was conducted at home by Rev. J. E. Brown. He had long suffered, and leaves a wife, children, a sister, and brothers with sincere sympathy from the community.
An OCR fragment touts a laxative claim calling itself the King of laxatives with garbled text suggesting sensational branding. The readable parts imply a sales pitch lacking coherent details or full context.
Public notice from W. M. Woopwarp Clerk of Oxford Mississippi dated June 7 1913 calls for sealed bids up to 12 noon on Tuesday June 6 for building a bridge Cypress Creek levee works on Toby Tubby Creek north of the Iron Bridge 50 tons of coal for courthouse and jail 3000 feet of levee North of Cantwell Bridge on the Weird and Paris road 6 yards of levee North of Cantwell Bridge on the Weird and Paris road 3 4 mile road in Youroa River bottom Sardis and Water Valley road anew bridge at Camp Ground Levee Memphis and Coffeeville road and a levee across Cypress Creek on Oxford and Eaton road bidders must provide bond double the bid and the board may reject any and all bids.
J R McLarty announces a church camp meeting at the Oxford courthouse, meeting the first Saturday in July to prepare for the forthcoming event. All interested neighbors urged to attend ahead of the August first Sunday.
A Bank message from The First National Bank of Oxford and its depositories thanks friends for aid during illness and death. It promotes conservative policy, calls for saving, and invites business while noting a few Home Savings Banks remain.
G W Eatman of Grenada Misc discovers greaselise Kuykendall's Eczema Remedy marketed as a universal cure for eczema tetter ringworm poison oak itch fever blisters frost bites chicken pox prickly heat and other skin afflictions. On sale at Rowland Drug Co.
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