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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
2
The Eagle appeals to Oxford and Lafayette county residents to paying past due subscriptions and subscribe for ten years at six cents per year. Some back dues up to ten dollars may be settled by paying ten dollars to extend ten years and allow multiple paper shipments to up to ten addresses.
The text warns that delays in ambulances and police response can endanger patients and lead to loss of life, urging faster medical and police coordination during emergencies.
The speaker calls for unity of purpose and action among the people to meet Mexican aggression. Loyalty must be wholehearted and party struggles set aside as national honor and lives and property are at stake, insisting citizens act in fact as well as in name.
The piece argues readers take home papers for granted, noting the months of labor by editors and staff behind each issue. It highlights the cost to readers at 2 cents and asks if someone would like to fill the editor’s shoes for a week or longer.
An excerpt from the Yazoo City Sentinel urges local readers to support their paper through advertising and subscriptions. It argues a strong, newsy newspaper reflects a town’s vitality, attracts business, and allows the paper to improve with better features for the community.
The European armies suffer a notable setback as front-page coverage shifts to the clash with Mexico. The Brazilian navy reports a power boat with 6,400 horsepower, which the article equates to the power of the average American citizen.
An assortment of local ads lists health remedies and farm goods. Highlights include a kidney remedy claim for backache, sorghum seed offered at 1.00 per bushel by J A Parks in Etta, Miss, and a Singer sewing machine advertised via H J Friedman store. Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey cough remedy priced at 25 cents and marketed for summer colds.
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