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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1911
Page
3
Local notices recount visiting relatives and camp meetings in Oxford and surrounding areas. Pulpit services, open air union meetings, and a summer picnic near Sanders box are noted along with school annex contracts and candidate speeches at the Lafayette county courthouse.
The report notes Mr. Peel and family in Oxford with his daughter before the death at the Soldiers Home on Monday. Immediate hospital care and Medical staff were summoned, but the patient showed no chance of survival. Bow Spragins of Greenwood is mentioned as a Confederate solder and Christian. The piece ends with an ad for rent.
The fragmentary text mentions Te Pam and CF with a hint of a local event. No clear names, dates, or places with readable context survive. The readable words suggest a brief, ordinary note or notice without identifiable details.
A fragmented notice urges candidates to print and distribute campaign cards before August. It emphasizes timely preparation ahead of a coming picnic and stresses ensuring the people know their candidate and that cards are ready for mass distribution.
scattered entries detail contracts and expenditures for public works, road maintenance, and a county treasurer report. Names like J L Stimant and W Parks appear with monetary figures, while health and church visits populate Route No. 4 notes.
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