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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
2
A dense, satirical collage covers diverse subjects from politics and race to technology and international affairs. It rails at Alabama moves, mocks Missouri weather and lightning myths, skims on pensions and naval medals, and comments on Reconstruction era figures, urging cautious, candid governance while lampooning excess and hypocrisy.
The essay urges urban residents to embrace summer travel and hospitality as a chance to share culture and generosity. It champions genuine sympathy and social intercourse as powerful tools for uplifting neighbors, arguing personal effort and kindness can spark progress and benefit thousands during the season.
Tribute praises Col. William C. Falkner for creating the Pontotoc to Middletom Gulf and Ship Island R R naming stations Bern and Ingomar. It lauds his varied talents as novelist and lawyer, notes his daring Mexican and Southern days, and urges a monument in Pontotoc or New Albany to honor his public benevolence and industrial impact. Falkner’s son is Hon. W. T. Falkner of the city.
Misses Jones and Finley of Holly Springs visit Miss Donna Buford this week. Miss Burney of Memphis visits Genie Anderson. Miss Oliva and Flora Fernandez of Memphis stay with their mother. Miss Fannie Pettis of Abbeville visits the community. An ice cream supper at Wade Toney’s last Tuesday night pleased attendees. Miss Carrie Toney travels to Water Valley for her brother W. B. Toney’s illness. Rev. Milne held services at Ortfood Sunday. Mrs. Lizzie Baoch visits her mother, Mr. Ed Hoperts, this week. Burt Wilkes of Water Valley spends Thursday in town on business.
An advertisement touts a cold cure claiming relief with E W Groves sigmaiare tis pills. Each box priced at 35 cents with a refund offered if it fails to cure.
Oxford Mississippi adopts ordinances levying a privilege tax on telephone exchanges with scale rates and enforcement rules. It also requires confinement of loose livestock and outlines seizure, penalties, and payment of funds to the city treasury.
J W T Paleyver Jr announces sale of his staple and fancy groceries and goodwill to John Falkner Jr. The business continues at the same stand and aims to retain local customers with honest fair methods.
Abbeville notices list Ellaa Arnold visiting her mother Mrs McGregory while Mary Greer of Texas and Dunlap of Holly visited Mrs Woolridge. Annie McAaley stays with cousin Donald Oldfield in Bastrop. W J Balfour of Lamar visited his father. Juliet Balfour to Como to see sister Mrs Dunlap. Rev Harbin of Water Valley conducted a Methodist meeting. Rain on the 15th aided crops. King of New Albany shipped cattle and hogs. A M Wolf sent browery timber to markets. Mrs Ross and Mrs Shaw from the delta visit ill mother Mrs Trotter recovering. Fannie Pettis visiting College Hill.
Time passes without Tuim yet but prospects for a shower look favorable. Corn lever saw prospects are mixed with some fields spotted and yields varied. good land yields well while thin land may fail. Several locals attended the Butler picnic and report a pleasant time. John MacCorkle Jr returns from Texas, Miss Magde Woodward visits Panola relatives, and William Parr with family moves to Oxford.
Fragmentary notice mentions Henderson North Carolina resident Mr Kelly and the firm ER B Chikos & Co with a sale listing. Details are unreadable but indicate a local business transaction involving the named individuals.
Last week J O Fudge visited Burgess relatives as townsfolk attended Uaive Grove singing. A Thursday storm brought heavy rain wind and hail that damaged corn and other crops while residents reported the event.
An announcement offers a low cost summer term at the University of Mississippi. It highlights facilities with perfect sanitation and heating, inviting women to enroll from June 11th to July.
Farmers report good rains last week and crops looking fine. Garret Goforta rents Burgess place. Mr G O Foust visited Water Valley. Will Morrison and Wallace Orange linked to truck theft. Morrison jailed awaiting grand jury action. Orange posted bond. Elbert Beard and Hubert Posst in Bethel area with relatives. Protracted meeting to begin at Clear Creek church Sunday with Rev Bacon of Usford attending. Lave Hoyle of Tula and W B Freeman of Onxford visited Burgess area.
Mrs Will ie Ward and children of Oxford visit relatives Misses Daisy and Mary Hale of Spatial Geant Inseeterete of Mrs Laura Childress. Ice cream supper at A Kit chel residence noted. Mrs Roda Venerable reported ill. Local ad promotes Prickly Ash Bitters with health claims. A Rene special agent.
The report notes joy in the hills after last Thursday's rain as crops look fine. Local residents Monroe Brown and Arthur Crawford visited LaFayette Springs and friends last week. Others, including Willie Keel, J B Alderson, and Bettie A Boone, are mentioned with illnesses or visits. Protracted and camp meetings dominate discussions, urging savior-guided life paths. BILL. WHITE'S CREAM VERMIFUGE line ends abruptly with an ad fragment.
A Chattanooga preacher urged women not to marry for escape or money. He warned against reforming a husband after marriage, urged self reliance with standalone names, and praised men of character over wealth. He urged choosing noble, self sacrificing men rather than none.
A fragment from the Aber deen Examiner discusses medical cures and agriculture. It mentions Smiths Save Kidney Cure and references hopes of an operation for weakness and a forecast of crops, harvests, and prices.
Section 3749 of the Mississippi Code states that money on deposit or loaned at interest shall be taxed in the county and municipality where the owner resides. The note mentions Chilton & Co. and that about twenty one counties in this state have adopted the contract system for working the public roads.
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