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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1903
Page
2
A string of satirical riffs targets President Roosevelt and allies across topics from hunting bears to international affairs. The humor riffs on Roosevelts image, Manchuria, Manmade crises, and public offices while mocking timing and diplomacy in a late era tone.
An essay argues caricature serves as a weapon against fraud and vice in literature and life. It contrasts saintly poses and carefree extremes, urging a middle ground. It laments national pretensions and expansion stunts as caricatures of civilization.
Senator H D Money delivered a strong Batesville address rebutting opponents and outlining his Senate record. He cited Mississippi river appropriation, public buildings, chairmanship on post offices and post roads, postal code work, postage rate cuts, fast mail innovations, and defense of his constituents. He denied health and drink rumors and denounced trusts and swindling while championing people’s rights.
A list of unclaimed mail matter left in the Oxford Mississippi Post Office for the week ending July 18 1903 includes names such as Mrs S Burton Miss Anna Cockroom Francia Miss Mattie Robinson and others. The notice asks calling patrons to provide letter numbers dates advertised. Also mentions Mississippi capitol construction claim and notes it was completed without bonds and on time with architects commenting on its uniqueness.
A reflective meditation on how hidden deeds reveal character like the unmistakable odor of fruit. It argues that while people may speak little, actions betray us and shape others’ judgments, urging readers to sow seeds that yield desirable fruit.
In 1895 five Mississippi contenders H D Money John M Allen John M Stone Robt Lowry and Chas B E Hooker vied for the U S Senate with no personal slander or bitterness. The contest spanned months across counties without rancor and without Federal patronage or threats from incumbents. John M Stone is remembered as a unifying figure while the successful candidate seeks reelection amid renewed scrutiny. Former readers note a later letter from N B Crawford in Atlanta Miss highlighting penitentiary reports and calls for legislative answers to audit questions.
A reader asks if paying men to campaign for a candidate in a county during a primary violates primary election law. The Aberdeen Examiner cites section 12: it is unlawful to sell or offer to sell a vote or influence, directly or indirectly, to aid or defeat any measure or candidate in a primary, including offering money or anything of value for votes or influence.
A meditation on how steadfast friendship sustains through adversity, contrasting idealized bonds with a harsh world. It recalls a hopeful afterlife of pure hearts and includes a wry Exchange anecdote about stinginess and prussic acid misuse to mock petty behavior. The piece blends sentiment with a biting social aside.
A Colusa California man testifies that after 15 years of severe rheumatism he found relief and cure with Electric Bitters. He calls it the greatest medicine for the ailment and also notes benefits for liver and kidney troubles. Only 50 cents, guaranteed by A H Kendal, druggist.
The Memphis Weekly News announces a clubbing arrangement with the Memphis Morning News offering the weekly edition at a low subscription price. Subscribers from old to new are invited to request the Weekly News at the time of subscribing.
An exchange quotes a belief that labor sanctifies home life. The idea holds that a child who feels needed and engaged in work will love her home and remain faithful to it, while those deprived of purpose may wander and justify immorality or misfortune.
Mrs Alice Miller of Morgan Texas recounts six years of severe diarrhoea and failed treatments before Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her after one bottle. The ad urges Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a pleasant alternative. The clipping also contains racist, xenophobic commentary about Black people and northerners.
An OTC ad asserts acne and muddy skin signal a liver imbalance and promotes Herbine to cleanse bowels and regulate the liver. It touts Oxford Pharmacy and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as remedies, promising pleasant bowels, better appetite, and stronger digestion.
F A Gulledge of Qerbena Alabama describes a long battle with a severe piles condition and 24 tumors that Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured. He praises its effectiveness for burns and general aches and pains and notes it is sold at A H Kendal’s drug store.
An advertisement extols Dr King’s New Life Pills as a busy helpful remedy that converts weakness to strength and listlessness to energy. Sold by A H Kendal for 25 cents per box. The piece then presents a moral tale where an old man inspires three girls to seek lasting power through a soft persuasive voice rather than beauty.
The Courier-Journal announces a new governor election estimating contest with ten thousand dollars in prizes. Readers may win amounts from thirty dollars to three thousand dollars plus 1670 ten dollar gifts, plus tiered early entry prizes. Subscriptions to the Weekly or Daily editions grant guessing rights and entries.
Rev W L Riley of Cuba NY reports relief after fifteen days of sciatic rheumatism with Ballards Snow Liniment. The product is sold at Oxford Pharmacy in 25c 50c and 1.00. Also Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets promote liver vigor digestion and bowel regulation. Sold by RR.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with castor oil as a guaranteed cure for a deadly infant illness. The copy notes the product is for sale by R. R. and promises rapid relief when used as directed.
Noble resident Mrs M A Jolley praises Herbine as the perfect liver medicine and blood purifier. She states it prevents malaria by keeping the liver in good order and calls it an efficient overtaxer. Available for 50 cents at the Oxford Pharmacy.
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