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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
4
Fragment from a dialogue shows Janftor chiding about reading aloud while a neighbor named Dong in the next room complains about reading ability. Dinkheimer retorts with a taunt about ignorance and claims he could read when five years old.
A son entices a hesitant father to visit Chicago. a tunnel fright triggers the father to shout I knew something would happen Ive gone blind. Victor Auburtin notes French coins replacing copper with holes due to hygiene and weight concerns. history shows Napoleons head then laurel wreath. An assortment of brief quips closes the page.
Nearly 4 000 additional hospital beds for consumptives were added across 29 states in the year ending June 1, bringing total beds to over 20 000. New York leads in numerical gains, while Alabama and Georgia show notable percentage increases. Massachusetts and Pennsylvania remain large providers.
An 1912 notice describes a two month old with a severe heat rash turning into festering sores. The mother credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with a full cure after weeks of treatment. The ad promotes free samples and lists Cuticura as sold worldwide. A separate anecdote features a job interview with a sharp retort about chores.
A doctor returns home exhausted and asks his brother to tell visitors the masseur is with him. The brother arrives and is told the doctor is with the Messiah, delivering a grim shock to the surprised caller.
A Pittsburg drummer, staying in a small town, visits a local restaurant. He learns the proprietor inherited the business from his father and recalls the familiar cheese sandwich on the counter. The exchange reveals a shared memory of the elder owner.
A witty exchange notes reviving the pillory as punishment yet the punchline lies in stocks and bonds. The banter blends legal punishment with financial terms to critique excessive financing schemes.
A reflective remark notes that political ruin comes from self-inflicted harm. The dialogue contrasts external actions with self-sabotage, suggesting careless speech as a path to demise.
Stella asks how to finance a third party and Bella frets she cannot make her father pay for one. Their brief dialogue highlights uncertainty over funding and family constraints.
A devotional essay argues that God demands recognition from humanity, not belief in a distant deity but awareness of his presence. It cites Exodus, Joshua, and biblical scenes, urging stillness to see God in creation and history, and links recognition to moral responsibility and eternal life.
Excerpt extols the Bible as supreme guidance for life ethics and virtue. It contrasts the Bible with other writings, urging reliance on sacred teaching for strength, growth, and true living. Quoted lines from Landor Xenophon and Brooks emphasize abstinence and shared virtue.
Sydney Brooks notes in Harper's Weekly that London embodies royal social duties and a vibrant season. The city is praised as the empire’s capital, center for arts, and annual three month elite social program with music opera and drama.
The Appellate Division sustained Daniel Boyne’s demurrer to Jennie Gillespie’s $25 000 slander suit in Baltimore. The court said the remark accusing Gillespie was not slanderous, noting a woman might carry items in her stocking that some would deem shameful. The exchange occurred among coworkers and was heard by several people including their employer.
Alleyne Ireland recalls a 1588 voyage when his sailing ship cut a vessel in two in the Red Sea. He says the struck ship sank within minutes and charges that its officers staged the collision for insurance. the captain and some officers were imprisoned.
Dialogue captures a warning from an Arizona ranchman who threatens violence if provocation continues. The exchange records fear and a blunt ultimatum delivered in a tense confrontation.
A ten days trial of Postum is cited by the Postum Cereal Company as clearing up stomach troubles and skin conditions caused by tea and coffee. A family recounts relief from pimples bad breath and nerves after switching, noting improved digestion and complexion within a month.
In a Pennsylvania mine, Jack Thornton was trapped after a Friday afternoon cave-in. Workers dug for two days, reaching his chamber Sunday morning. He was alive and humorously asked the date, recalling a prior Saturday night quarrel over wages.
A society note recalls a First Society Queen’s announced divorce and a second queen’s quip about maintaining appearances as high society keeps up the show.
An assortment of vintage ad copy promotes Bond's Pills as a headache cure and laxative with claims of safety and mildness. Castoria is praised as a trusted infant remedy. Other snippets promote Tyres and Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup, alongside a casual quote from Carlyle and a quip about wasp nests.
Uncle Ed Skinner notes many changes since the boyhood days in Peevy's store and the town hall. He mentions a redrop, new drugstore window, steel stoves, modern hitch posts, a stone trough, Hi Greene's home addition, a hotel front plaza, new church sheds, and a broom shop with five regular workers and seven in rush season. He observes time making changes.
In Irish Mastricts a prankster rubbed out chalked owner names from carts. A sergeant questions a countryman, who denies the sign is obliterated and jokes that his name is O Flaherty, not obliber ate, highlighting local humor and ignorance of a long word.
The Rev. James Hamilton of Liverpool, on holiday in Scotland, nearly drowned while sea-trout fishing with a boy. He slipped on a stone, fell, and his heavy wading boats hindered his escape. He reached shore exhausted, and remarked that the boy did not help, to which the boy replied he was thinking it over.
A young man shows a silver thimble gift at a Union depot scene provoking surprise and anger. A mother warns her daughter about strangers on trains while a girl receives cautionary advice on manners and safety. The Moon's Offspring describes a child imagining the moon as having laid an egg after sighting Jupiter.
A girl begs her father for the skirt material he promised. He fumbles answers and insists he has it, claiming it is in a pocket somewhere. The playful exchange hints at domestic humor and a light family scene.
A brief dialogue recalls public reaction to a new song The Aeroplane with comments on how the tune captivates listeners and affects social behavior, including a girl feeling embarrassed by an unsolicited kiss and a bluff used to regain decorum.
An advertising fragment lists wire fencing for stock Dix poultry and hog pen fences. It mentions roofing rubber and gravel coatings and a rubber roof square set. The note includes odd lines about people and a geography class joke.
Disjointed notes reference a gala and opinions on height and sea level. The text includes varied remarks about women’s figures and a dubious remedy involving Ga Tea. No coherent event or report is clear from the fragmented lines.
Grumpy passenger complains the vessel tips excessively while the steward jokes that passengers tip less than the boat. The exchange captures a humorous aboard conversation.
The passage describes old time cooperative dairy farming where four cattle owners share milk from fourteen milch cows. It explains two families with five cows each would produce cheeses over two weeks, distributing presses and output, highlighting the enduring value of skilled farm work.
Aunt Sarah takes macaroni dish from her mistress to feed her family. Next morning two children are seen turning stones and digging, shouting that they are hunting for more macaroni worms.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote recalls Washington by his door as Aunt Caroline greets him and Kansas City Star contrasts a ruling passion with a saintly gate. The tale ends with a humorous quip about cleaning, work, and entering heaven.
A humorous exchange about social tact at a club dance appears alongside playful product pitches and aphorisms. The item notes Paxtine Antiseptic toothpaste pricing, a quip about stage presence, and a mix of quotes on manners and generosity.
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