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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
2
A jumble of items from the Oxford Eagle column features satire on Taft and Roosevelt, remarks on Col umbia and Harriman, plus notes on whisky laws, Prohibition, and public figures. The piece surveys politics, weather, the press, and social topics with light commentary and regional humor.
A reflective essay discusses ambition and the moral drift toward greed in pursuit of wealth. It contrasts personal vanity and fashion with patriotic aims to help others, urging readers to recognize when aims fall short and to realign toward noble, worthy goals for true greatness.
A fragmentary verse piece urges perseverance through hardship with phrases about bristling up and grinding through adversity. The text references weathering grim prospects and avoiding constant fretting, ending with a stray line mentioning New Orleans Times.
The Mississippi Orphans Home reports 067 children admitted over eleven years with 160 currently in care and seeks two brick buildings costing 30000 to 35000 as overflow. Donations are requested to Rev. M M Burton or the author. Also, Lafayette County School Board will meet at Oxford on July 22 per County Superintendent SMITH.
The July term of the Board of Supervisors records allowances for prisoners and paupers, bridge and road work, levee surveys, and jail inspection. It notes contracts for bridges, the assessor’s deadline to file tax rolls, and the treasurer’s third quarterly report with fund balances and disbursements across Common School, Pension, Road Tax, and Commutation Road Tax funds.
The page covers weather hopes, road work, and religious activities. Rev T H Winter returns. Masons plan a corner stone event in Pontotoc. Families attend services from Toccopola and Tula. Local ads promote Foley kidney remedy and DeWitt salve. A July picnic, ball game results, and births are noted alongside sick list updates.
Rain, Mr. Dock Durham of Tennessee visited Mr. W. W. Stewart and family. Mr. T. W. Denton and family visited relatives in LaFayette. Mr. Gaskell Spencer visited D. H. Frazier. William Linker visited Dan Welch. Mr. P. M. Franklin attended the District Conference in Paris and praised the hospitality. Rev. D. H. Cronan of Randolph to preach Sunday at 11. There will be all day singing and a bring dinner. Choirs from Tala Yellow Leaf Mt. Zion invited. Also notices Foley remedies advertising health products sold by A. B. McGonagill.
Community health is strong as farmers enjoy good relations and gather by cotton. A recent rain aided corn moisture while weddings and visits are noted around Blut Springs and nearby towns. Local remedies from Ballard Snow Liniment and DeWitt's Pills are advertised in notices, with sales by A H Bendel and A J Hendel.
After a several month gap the editor returns with brief items about Gen Green near defeat and farmers enjoying sunshine. Chester McLarty attended the Normal last week and L A Walker of Water Valley visited with R G Slaughter at Lafay ette Springs. Young people attended Hopewell services and a school applicant is 21 running for four. Mrs Nelson writes again and neighbors share Hunts and picnics at McLarty's. Dave Slaughter and Selah Stephens were seen with Zion friends. Much success to The Eagle and its readers.
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