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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1904
Page
2
Eliza A Thompson, proprietor and publisher, enters The Oxford Eagle as second class matter. Subscription rates are one year one dollar and six months sixty cents. Postage to accompany all orders and no paper will be sent on time.
We are authorized to announce Thomas Spight as a candidate for re election to represent Ahead Congresonal District in the 50th Congress. This is subject to the action of the Democratic primary.
A compact editorial roundup on the 1904 presidential race mentioning Alton B. Parker versus Roosevelt and Bryan. It notes campaign foibles, letters to Parker, calls to patriotism, party hints from Cortelyou, and reactions across newspapers and publics. It touches on recall of Dowie, Aunt Carrie Nation, and the political climate including race and press alignment. The piece surveys partisan expectations and public sentiment before the election.
A Mississippi report praises the state display at the World's Fair. Commissioner Henry guides visitors, highlighting Horticultural Hall, the cotton statue King Cotton, and forestry displays with 700 native wood samples. Despite a $50,000 budget, Mississippi presents excellent educational, mineral, electrical, and transportation exhibits.
A writer visits Beauvoir the Confederate veterans home on the Gulf coast. The article urges greater state funds and private aid to improve living conditions, nursing care, and privacy for aging veterans, stressing support for the living before monuments are all that remain.
In early days before the war log rolling was common and a strong man declared I am the best man on Splinter Creek, and the name stuck. The writer outlines 1835 postage rates for letters by distance and piece count, noting high costs and quadruple weights. Local death of Mr. James Jones is reported with sympathy for his mother.
Rev J W Anderson of Gun Town guest of Mrs Ella Gallegley. Miss Annie Lee Garrison of Jackson Tenn visiting Mesdames Bowen and Garrison. K Harmon of Gulfport in town Saturday. Sallie McGowan of Holly Springs spent Friday night with Mrs Kate Goode. May Anderson returned home after weeks with her brother Dr Anderson in Eades Tenn. Mattie M Garrison returned from Coffeeville visit. Lizzie McAuley returned from Texas. Kate Goods and McGowan with Misses Bowen in Oxford Saturday. J W Hall of Mt Zion visited grandchildren Gertrude and Horace Hall last week. Birdie Sue Goodman of Coffeeville visiting this week. Coleman and wife en route to Red Banks. Winston Sloan of Senatobia to visit relatives W R Sloan this week.
The Burgess Ball team defeated Orrwood 4 to 3 at Orrwood on the 20th and 22 to 8 at Burgess on the 23rd. A third game is planned for August 6 at Burgess. Local notes report visits, trips, and a large picnic at Orrwood with weather jokes about rain.
Readers with indigestion or dyspepsia are urged to call for a bottle of Kodol. The ad claims Kodol is a thorough digestant and tissue building tonic, endorsed by hundreds it has cured of indigestion, dyspepsia, heart palpitations and stomach troubles. It digests what you eat and is pleasant and strengthening.
Misses Pearl and Inez Duval visit their aunt Mrs. John Slough and plan to attend a camp meeting at Lafayette Springs this week. Camp meeting leaders Rev. Johnson Kendall and Webb aim to save souls, especially young men, with abundant crops and joyful spirits in the hills.
An advertisement extols Dr. Boschee's German Syrup as a universal remedy for lung throat and bronchial troubles. It claims rapid relief for mothers and children with coughs, laryngitis and consumptive symptoms and offers trial bottles at 25 cents and regular bottles at 75 cents through druggists.
A Colusa California man claims fifteen years of rheumatism pain ended after using Electric Bitters. The testimonial says the medicine also helps liver and kidney troubles and general debility. Sold for 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by A H Kendel, druggist.
The ad explains indigestion causes stomach swelling that crowds the heart and disrupts breathing, leading to rapid heartbeat and purported heart disease. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is advertised to digest what you eat, relieve indigestion and sour stomach, and improve overall health. Sold by A. H. Kendel.
The Eagle notes fine crop prospects with ample rain and a roundup of local social items. Stone visits daughter Mrs. Butler, Beuldh White hosts Ed White of DeLeon, and Clark Bros. provide music at a Saturday gathering. Maude Butler leads Springdale school as John and Dallas McLarty visit Joe White.
Mrs Charleslegate of Alexandria Indiana reports severe coughs and consumption. Three 31.00 bottles of Dr King s New Discovery cured her, with a 58 pound gain. Ad claims relief from coughs colds bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles. Price 50 cents and 1.00, trial bottles free at A H Kendels drug store.
Paducah Kentucky druggists Lang Bros report high sales of Dr Mendenhall's Chill and Fever Cure. They note physicians prescribe it and customers who try it rarely switch to other remedies, citing over 700 bottles sold in a single season.
An old advertisement extols Dr. J. C. Mendenhall's Chill and Fever Cure as a superior remedy for malaria, chills, and fever. It promises to replace quinine and offers a money-back guarantee if not satisfactory, with a return address in Evanaville, Indiana.
The writer reports significant crop damage from winds with corn and cotton blown down, requiring hoeing to replant. Obituaries express sympathy for Viola Whisent, a county native and devoted wife and mother. Local social notes mention Ila Welch and brother visiting Dogtown, Lusk siblings at a holiness meeting, Addie Coleman starting a Slick Ridge school, Green Lusk's entertainment, Midway services, Joe Smith planning a move to Arkansas, and Una Patterson starting a Webster school term.
Iron Mountain Route announces Home Seekers tickets to Texas and nearby states at one fare plus $2.00. Tickets valid 21 days from sale with 15 day stopover. sales on August 2 and 16, September 6 and 20. Contact H D Wilson J P Pannill A T P A 14 Main Street Memphis Tenn for rates and full information.
List of unclaimed mail matter awaiting pickup at the Oxford Mississippi post office for the week ending July 23 1904. Names include Miss Kate Barrett Miss Lena M ane Davile J. W. Collins Miss Clara Gilbert J. A. Goforth Miss Ida Hale Claude Hall Maggie Hamilton Miss Marg Harris H B Hawkins Mrs Alma Hillhouse Albert James Miss Pearl Logan Miss Vera Byron Miles Miss Lusganid Mrs Kate Moody J. W. Roberson Miss Liura Miss Mary Rufem Miss Mary Sanders J. B. Small R. T. Stephenson Miss Rena Robert L. Simmons Mrs Saller Tomson Mrs Saller Thompson Egston Scott Windham John Wilbourn Mrs Phebe Woodward Mrs Helen Young Miss Bessie St A. When calling please give the number or letter and date advertised.
A promotional blurb for Hall's Catarrh Cure claims a universal cure for catarrh with a $100 reward if it fails. It cites internal medicine affecting blood and mucous surfaces and urges readers to send for testimonials. The notice notes the product is sold by druggists at 75 cents.
F A Guiledge of Verbena Alabama describes years of suffering from a severe pile condition with 24 tumors. He states Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him and praises its effectiveness for burns and pains. Sold for 25 cents at A H Kendels drug store.
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