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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1913
Page
4
A fragmentary dialogue shows a playful exchange about value and loss. A quip about a husband's cost contrasts with a jest about losing a wife and a joke on kid gloves. The tone mimics a late stage column chatty style with pithy punchlines.
A fragmented OCR passage references a malaria remedy ad, jokes about ice chest theft, a quotation about true greatness, a misdated hospital line, and a pun about being an interne. Vague fragments lack cohesive news context or identifiable entities.
The article argues that motion pictures collapse melodrama into real peril as actors perform actual dangers on screen. It cites scenes of fire, daring rescues, and stunts where characters ride horses, drive cars, or leap into icy seas, claiming such courage defines cinema more than stage melodrama.
A sermon outline contrasts the Christian church as a redeemed elect body with civil government. It argues Christians owe duty to earthly rulers, pay taxes, and support law and order, while avoiding reliance on political reform to usher in the millennium. It urges civic engagement and moral reforms to curb vice and aid the needy.
Swarthmore- Mrs. Emily Swarthmore reports relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during life changes. Baltimore- Mrs. J R Prokine recalls stopping hemorrhages after trying the remedy post child loss. The advertisement claims guaranteed authenticity of testimonials and urges other women to try it.
The readable lines describe social life and desire amid a tumult of swells and travel. A narrator notes being in Atlantic City and reflects on friends and enemies, with hints of hunger and deception in a disrupted scene.
A unidentified man drew scrutiny as questions arose about his influence in the gift trade. Observers note he amassed wealth through related ventures, prompting discussion of potential conflicts of interest within the sector.
A minister dining with a family is greeted with a comic mispronunciation as a guest says Teeath in response to the question why he is glad. The exchange reveals light humor during the meal.
The tale lists seven champions in order: St George of England imprisoned seven years by the Almidor. the Black King of Meroccn. St Denis of France who endured seven years in a form of hort. St James of Soule who was seven years dumb for love of a Jewess. It continues with St Anthony of Italy, St Andrew of Scotland guided by Walking Spirits, St Patrick of Ireland who toiled in a cell, and St David of Wales who wept seven years in the enchanted cories of Ormasdine and was redeemed by St George.
A testimony from a husband and wife cites coffee-induced illness easing after switching to Postum. The wife reports weight gain and improved health, while the husband recovers from yellowing and weakness. They endorse Postum’s two forms and advise trying the beverage to suit taste.
An article promotes meals with fewer well prepared dishes to reduce work. It includes a traditional French fricassee recipe for chicken with white wine, onions, parsley, and creamy mashed potatoes, emphasizing careful cooking and light sauces.
A stove top beef boule with two to ten pounds of beef simmered slowly with four gallons of cold aromatics including cloves leeks celery parsley bay leaves and thyme tied together. Parboiled cabbage adds odor reduction then the dish is plated with carrots turnips and cabbage around the beef and finished with parmesan covered bread.
The guide suggests selecting light colored woolens and soft cotton rugs, braiding pieces and sewing to size. Build a durable rug by mixing rags with burlap, using black stockings strips for a border and hit or miss strips inside for a mottled look. Washable and long lasting rugs can be made in blue and white or green and white.
This segment gives a method for dressing poultry with chopped giblets onions fat pork crackers and seasoning. It warns to handle a hot teakettle carefully by cooling the spout with water before filling to avoid steam burns.
A skillet melts butter then cooks flour briefly before adding milk with a dash of pepper and minced parsley. The mixture is stirred, ham is folded in, and spooned over hot toast to serve.
Repairing window shades involves removing from rollers, aligning ends, inserting a cftick, trimming with a knife and straight edge for clean cuts. Heavenly Gems recipe follows with spices and bread flour steps, baked in gem pans.
Directions for a light pound cake: beat three eggs with one and a half cups sugar, add half cup butter half cup cold water two cups flour and three level teaspoons baking powder. Stir, flavor with lemon and bake in a moderate oven.
A fragment describes washing velveteen by lathering with soap and warm water, avoiding rubbing, then rinsing in clear water and wringing out. The text ends abruptly with an instruction to rinse and wring.
The piece recalls Thaddeus Stevens saving a man by a single letter changing by to my and hints at his role in antislave actions and impeachment. It also recounts historical use of dogdrawn transport in English fish and oyster trade, noting Newfoundland dogs hauling coaches and fish from Littlehampton to Godalming.
In Rosin North Carolina a sufferer reports pimples and rough skin lasting three years. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the lesions improved from the first application and most pimples disappeared within two weeks. A minister balances duties and fatherly fritter making with humor at breakfast.
In a corner grocery store recount, Congressman Frank Guernsey of Maine cites Rastus as corroborating a hunter’s tale. Rastus describes how a buck was hit in the hind foot and behind the ear, with the boss insisting the shot proves it.
The ad proclaims Bond's Liver Pills as a real merit product popular across the South. It suggests extensive investment in perfection and hints at a family scene where a baby is named Hazel while adults discuss whether all names have been used, implying a real name for the infant.
An analysis from a manufacturing chemist credits Coca Cola’s success to refreshment quality and consistency with coffee and tea acids. It notes caffeine beverages relieve fatigue but differ from stimulants by avoiding a depression cycle. The piece cites Dr. Worth and Dr. Wood experiments and contrasts with habit formation.
A passenger searches for her purse as the conductor collects fares. Her companion suggests quietly dividing the bill, telling her to fumble and pay, in a reflective moment noted by Harper's Magazine.
Report notes争 internal agenda as parties move to sue the aviator and target a higher official involved, signaling broad pursuit of accountability and potential leadership-linked liability.
A farmer experimenting with indelible ink marks on eggs to track chicken varieties dismisses his six year hired man after a clash over neglected egg marking. The man protests he will not stay as secretary to any barned hen.
Boiling milk in a double boiler after heating reduces taste and odor, then cooling quickly on ice. A rural school tale describes a teacher promising a kiss to the first pupil, drawing many late arrivals and even directors to the doorstep at sunrise.
A fragment mentions Frey’s hermifuge for expelling worms and restoring health, priced 25¢ at dealers. The piece includes quips on marriage and stepfathers, reflecting era humor and advice.
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