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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1914
Page
4
The document argues the Dominican majority are mulatto and genetically weak, citing Spanish mulatto stock as inferior. It references a seventeenth century governor’s report and notes diseases and alcoholism as prevalent. The piece suggests prolonged tutelage by a foreign power as the only path to order, civilization, and development of natural resources.
A mother recalls her baby suffering with severe eczema on head face and arms for four months causing sleepless nights. She reports using Cuticura Soap and Ointment washing the child several times daily and applying the ointment leading to a complete cure. Ad copy notes free samples with a skin book request.
An unknown insect discovered by a Mr. Winthropp, a research student in Prof. Maxwell Leroy’s department at Hoya College of Science, London, named the golf greenfy. It destroys the mage it hides in the grass stem, ending as a tiny dark brown insect. It is related to the Hessian fly.
A light domestic scene shows a husband announcing his mother will stay a week to force his wife to endure her presence. The wife objects, prompting a short, humorous quarrel about family dynamics and hospitality.
Fragmentary ad text promises a single Bromo Quinine for a “geecine” and notes a signature by EW Grove. Mentions “Caress Cold in One Day” and relief for headaches, with dubious drug claims and unclear medical language.
A sharp exchange reveals a husband’s illness as voluntary inertia. A bemused wife observes his lethargy while a neighbor jokes about her kindness masking his laziness. The dialogue highlights misunderstandings and social perception.
El Paso reports that over 91 million dollars flowed from eastern backers to the Constitutionalist cause in nine months. Funds split after the Carranza Villa split, with money funneled through two local banks and routed to both sides, despite attempts to keep transfers secret. Alberto Madero left for New York to press financiers with Northern Mexican interests.
A garbled page fragment advertises Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh for poisoned wounds and galled horses. It pairs imitation proverbs and quips with light jokes from Pages Follies. The ad promises quicker cures or money back if horses are not cured.
An old ad promotes a malaria or chills and fever medicine titled Six-Sixty-Six. It claims five or six doses cure the illness and that a tonic afterward prevents recurrence, priced at 25 cents.
A city visitor questions local residents about illness, noting extreme lassitude as a new condition, while villagers dismiss it as unfamiliar fever and ague. The exchange highlights rural skepticism toward unfamiliar diseases and names the region as swamp country.
During a campaign, a legislative candidate spoke to a farmer’s gardener as he sought votes. The young man eyed the stranger and replied that politics aren’t his goal’s business, ending the encounter and the interview in the country setting.
The Vera Cruz representative Heriberto Jara says rebels have sent a corps of disguised men to Mexico City to prevent Huerta's escape and to shield the dictator from assassination. Some have joined palace guards and Blanquet’s Twenty-ninth regiment while others pursue legal action if he evades capture. The rebels claim Huerta has stolen 20,000,000 pesos with funds traced to New York banks.
A source states that she denied any demand linked to his oil concession to individuals connected with a major American company. The fragment suggests political or business pressure but lacks full context or names.
General Carranza held extended direct wire communications with Constitutionalist representatives in Washington. Henry Allen Tupper, president of the Inter-...
Felipe Anseles emerged as the first chief of the Mexican revolution and served as provisional president, shaping early governance during the upheaval. He led pivotal actions that laid the groundwork for Mexico’s transitional period.
Information received by General Can rant indicates federal troops are being dispatched from Center at Capital Saltillo Mexico to the capital to handle the escalating crisis in Mexico City.
A method to ease darning buckaback by laying it right side down on a turkh towel and pressing with a button until dry. This treatment raises surface threads so they can be easily picked up with the Beedle.
A tip advises placing a slice of bread inside the tin with fruit cake to retain moisture for longer storage. The bread absorbs moisture and can help keep the cake from drying out over time.
Commentary urges public concern for infant health as cities near the season. It highlights hospital seeding for clean air and milk stations, noting progress in public and private responsibility for conserving infant life.
A light summer regimen favors cold foods like fish, eel, poultry salads, cheese and fruit, plus milk based desserts. Limit fees and heavy drinks, prefer iced beverages and light wines, avoid frequent spirits, and wash the face at night with soap. Rose water with benzoin, gentle patting, non-fat cream, and light powder complete the routine to protect against freckles and sunburn.
An Indiana woman reports Postum as a remedy for coffee ailments in her family. She cites a father who quit coffee, a mother with coffee headaches, and a husband who switched after tasting Postum. The Postum Co. of Battle Creek markets the product with suggested pricing and the tagline There’s a Reason.
Professor Naville reports discovery of a vast underground reservoir near Abydos described as the oldest known Egyptian construction. The cyclopean structure, ninety by sixty feet, features a surrounding wall and granite pillars with a canal and towing path. He compares it to the Temple of the Sphinx and suggests possible ties to Osiris worship and Book of the Dead motifs.
Mme. Schumann-Heink testified in her divorce trial that she cooked scrubbed and washed. The New York World cited her reply and argued that domestic work is common to mothers of notable Americans, noting Washington and Lincoln, and asserting that work is not ignoble.
In a De lath tea Jerome S. McWade recounts a conversation with an old millionaire about his private secretary. He learns the young woman is the millionaire’s daughter recently graduated from college, dispelling the charity rumor. The anecdote highlights society expectations and assumptions about privilege.
New York April 3 Miss Celia Kleinman of Columbia Street reports a skin itching problem lasting six to seven months. After one night using Resinol ointment and Resinol soap her hand was entirely cured and the trouble never returned. The ad claims resinol works quickly and cheaply and is sold by all druggists.
The Fifth Avenue flats sport gold plated hinges brackets fixtures and door handles with hinges treated before mounting. Regular polishing with dry leather keeps the gold and surrounding woodwork from tarnishing while silver plating on white metal uses nine coats of paint to achieve a soft silky wall finish similar to car paneling.
The text warns against thrusting a charmed foot or hand into cold water as it provides only temporary relief followed by increased pain. It reads as a cautionary fragment likely advising careful management to avoid further harm.
While strolling near a Newton stream, Mrs Grace Coles, wife of a physician, faced two copperhead snakes emerging from bushes. She struck at them with a club, drawing help from nearby men who arrived after her cries to kill the reptiles.
In a brief exchange Miss Cayenne argues that occasional changes in opinion are useful to attract attention to a prior stance. She suggests that shifting views can highlight what was initially said.
A reader explains how to convert a wooden barrel into a productive garden by cutting holes in regimental rows, filling with sand and soil mixed with manure, adding a drain tile for moisture, and rotating the barrel to follow sun and temperature. Strawberries cucumbers and several vegetables can be grown in barrels with proper drainage and water. In addition a note recalls the Baltimore girl found in Curtis Bay and references an inquest verdict of drowning.
The season brings a remarkable peak as over a thousand dealers participate, with grocers predominating and involvement from additional businesses. The expansion signals broad consumer activity and sustained demand across markets.
Jake the black cat that led neighbors to Frank Hamble’s body at 216 West Sixty-ninth Street Los Angeles found a new home. He rested in sunshine after weeks in the room with the Hamble corpse, while Hamble’s mother offered care but left Jake with a neighboring family. Patrolman Johnson found the body after Jake’s mournful cries alerted the neighborhood.
The excerpt shows T telling Uncle Simon he is too old to handle affairs. Simon allegedly ejects him from the office, while readers express sympathy for the irritable elder forced to live with a sharp child in the same home.
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