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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1906
Page
4
Roeklen Washington writes of relief after using Peruna and Manalin claiming better health after four years. The letter describes heavy daily work including milking cows and cleaning, attributing gout relief and general well being to the medicine and to Dr Hartman's guidance.
Consul William Hardel reports from Bamberg that Eneneer Balleraner of Salzhere has devised a balloon incline railroad. A stationary talloon on a single steel rail climbs steep mountains where ordinary railroads fail. Hydrogen power for ascent and ballast water for descent, with a circular ten passenger car. The inventor claims this patent will outpace existing incline cables. The piece also notes London tube nicknames and a heralded but unnamed line. A joke ends with a child asking about borers.
A Elizabethian era minister recounts a bout with La Grippe leaving him nearly skeletal and prostrate. After starting Grape-Nuts and cream twice daily he gains appetite, sleeps better, regains weight, and feels rebuilt. He praises the food as a powerful rebuilding agent and recommends it to others.
Mississippi pension notes show the new law does not affect the current list or last year’s allotment of 250 dollars. Auditor indicates redistribution starts after October 1 and only newly eligible or blind widows join the next schedule.
Patient Mary Wagner of 1967 Kossuth Ave Bridgeport Conn describes severe kidney disease symptoms including back and heartache, painful secretions, and sediment. Five boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills brought a final cure. sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box. The ad ends with a promotional note for Egg-O-See cereal and a free book from the Egg-O-See Company in Quincy Illinois.
Fragmentary OCR shows a dated recruitment notice listing ages 1 to 30 for U.S. citizens of good character able to speak English. It references Memphis Tennessee and addresses in Jonesboro Arkansas and Tamla Mississippi, with garbled lines about weekly moods and affectionate pledges.
A chemist argues that boiling water purifies better than expensive filters. He notes that filtration removes solids but not dissolved contaminants and bacteria such as typhoid germs. He claims a cent's worth of fire can purify a gallon of water more effectively than a $10,000,000 filter plant.
A revision of Natchez assessment rolls raises the total value by 8,161.00 to 5,885,972. The adjustment impacts the city’s property valuations and tax base for the current fiscal period.
Bids open on the 30th in Vicksburg for levee work totaling 1,655,000 yards. The next day Greenville will host a levee board bid opening for 190,000 yards of earthwork. Capt Geo M Hoff man listed as the opening official.
Practical guide to growing and handling rush beans including soil, planting, and row spacing. It describes harvesting timing, drying, and shelling methods with a simple home made bean sheller using a wooden cylinder and spike arrangement.
The article discusses clover hay curing methods to reduce weather damage. It compares field curing with barn storage, noting heat in the mow, moisture control, and the benefits of stem intake. It warns of spontaneous combustion risks and emphasizes proper stacking, middle height, and drainage toward edges. It also covers cow feed needs and evaluating dairy cows by appetite and feed intake.
A fragmentary essay describes a shepherd carrying a crook to hook and control sheep while a narrator quotes a shepherd and a farmer. The prose blends anecdotes about sheep handling with a note on Dr Ernst being decorated by the pope for promoting Lourdes healing and a London Mall opinion on wedding gift bars.
A fragmentary sketch offers humorous or cautionary notes on laxatives. It compares laxatives to gentleness and luck, with quirky lines on irritation, price, and the idea that others always have what one wants.
Practical guidance on safe, comfortable sleeping habits. Avoid staying in one position, cover lightly, eat light foods if hungry, keep rooms warm but not cold, aim for 55 to 60 degrees, keep feet warm, reduce dust traps, and sun bedding while air circulating.
Mrs Mary Dickerson of Louisa County Virginia shares her experience of a severe ankle sore that left her unable to walk for months. After trying doctors with little success, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, bathing with warm water and applying the ointment. Within two weeks she walked in her room and after six weeks was walking outdoors.
A traveler recounts a street incident in Omaha where a pocketbook is returned by a messenger boy after the finder hesitates. The man gives a quarter, the boy protests for more, and reflects on honesty amid temptations. The Denver Post cites a British army regulation barring any relaxation of eyesight tests, signaling eyeglasses’ decline among officers.
An odd ad style item rails against delays and promises quick relief with a money back plan priced at cents. The piece shifts to a misogynistic aside, mentioning Adam and the phrase There’s no argument equal to a happy smile, then ends with garbled names and phrases.
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