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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1921
Page
2
Public notice from the Oxford Eagle outlining advertising rates per inch and per word, obituary and care charges, subscription prices and payment rules, with details on advance payments and credit restrictions. Includes publication history and office information for the consolidated Lafayette County and Oxford papers.
The piece urges parents to guide children during vacations without stifling rest and play. It stresses continuing classroom-taught conduct, parental responsibility toward teachers, and safeguarding both child and educator's work amid summer freedoms. It also criticizes treasury actions funding British claims and calls for clarity and national unity.
Editorial urges residents to use idle moments to think about Oxford and its countryside, inspiring action to strengthen community life. It argues thoughtful ideas can lead to real deeds, praising the benefits of effort, planning, and a new coat of paint for communal pride and value.
A plea cries for transparency as citizens face confusion over billions in interest owed by Allied governments. The author urges the public to receive clear information, citing The London Times as a trusted source affirming financial news accuracy.
A country newspaper defends its beat noting it provides truth over sensationalism. It argues local papers speak for communal welfare, trustworthiness, and safe reading for children, contrasting metropolitan sensationalism. The piece ends with an advertisement for Prickly Ash Bitters at 1.25 dollars per bottle sold by R. R. Chilton & Co.
The Eagle notes Smith and Bell’s professional card. H T Smith has long practiced at the Oxford bar, while Bell, a legislator and recent University of Mississippi Law School graduate, will devote full time to law. After August 1 they move to offices once used by Governor Lee Russell above Rowland Drug Store.
Advertisement for Vermifuge Cream by A. H. Kendel claims a dose or two restores a weak child to health. Priced at 35 cents. Sold by A. H. Kendel.
A fragment cites crude oil at 25 cents a barrel and argues Oxford would have saved about a quarter on water and electricity if oil engines had been installed instead of the chosen option. It recalls the Eagle's insistence on instant unions and the missed opportunity.
A Mississippi conference in Oxford with Farm Bureau leaders and Extension staff endorsed a uniform plan for marketing 1921 cotton. The program charges cotton owners to sell through county farm bureaus for a dollar per bale, with reserves for grading and marketing costs, and a $5 per bale liability for producers failing to sell on agreed terms. Cooperation of individual farmers is deemed crucial to success.
A boastful advertisement praises Liquid Borozone as vastly superior to all flesh healing remedies for cuts wounds sores burns and scalds. It claims fast healing with prices 30c 60c and 1.20 and notes sales by A H Kendel.
The Mississippi Agricultural College reports the State Plant Board chief inspector sent letters to sweet potato storage managers urging thorough cleaning this summer and careful disinfection of houses crates and equipment per USDA directions to curb disease spores. Inspections may be offered to assist in the disinfecting effort to prevent Black Rot and Stem Rot outbreaks across communities.
J E Chandler of 32 Olympia St Tulsa says Tanlac relieved rheumatism pains after months of stiffness and loss of energy. He notes six bottles restored strength and that his wife also gained appetite, prompting him to urge others to try Tanlac.
Students not graduates of affiliated high schools may take August 17 exams at Holly Springs Ackerman Tupelo Moorehead Clarksdale Grenada Brookhaven Meridian Jackson Hattiesburg and Gulfport. Exams include English history mathematics and a fourth elective. additional units require extra testing. H T Smith County Supt of Education.
Trustee J. S. Douglas will sell at the Lafayette County Mississippi courthouse steps on August 22, 1921 the NE quarter of section 3 township 9 range 2 west minus 19 acres plus a 32 1/2 acre fragment in the SE quarter of same section. Purchaser receives title as trustee. maximum cash bid and lawful hours apply.
Students who expect to enter the A and M College and the Mississippi State College for Women from Lafayette county should apply for scholarship fees to the Nina area on or before August 5. They will be free. Smith.
Notice to taxpayers that 1921 real and personal property assessments have been revised and corrected. Revised rolls are open for inspection. Objections must be filed in writing with the Clerk by the first Monday of August 1921 at the Clerk's Oxford office. Final for any assessments objected to. By W M Woodward Clerk of the Board. July 21-3 times.
Notice announces a Special Election on July 20, 1921 at Dallas Voting Place Beat Five to ratify or reject a Board of Supervisors proposal to issue bonds up to 15000 for constructing and maintaining highways. The Dallas Road District description covers extensive sections in Lafayette County Mississippi and river-adjacent areas south and west of the Yocona River. Election Commissioners D. T. Mitchell A. M. Hall J. M. Johnson certify July 6, 1921 with dates July 7 14 21 28 listed.
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