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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1903
Page
4
A fragment from a Cincinnati Enquirer ad touts Allen's Foot Ease as a cure for swollen feet. It claims women can wear smaller shoes after using the remedy and notes a trial package is available from A. S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York with no substitutes.
A collage of quotes and notices appears from historical papers. Dialogues from Detroit Free Press and Washington Star capture social remarks and a medical ad from Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17, 1900, plus a regional exchange about manners and dress.
An excerpt shows vintage ads promoting Stopa the Cough, Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets priced at 25 cents, and a health tip about liquor habits. It includes notes from B. M. Woolley, M.D. in Atlanta and a Chicago Daily News line warning worry is a bad bedfellow.
A Clay County man recalls a hunt with a preacher in which the preacher kept a gun drawn, poking him with the muzzle as they searched. The incident began after they left town, prompting debate over handling firearms in shared outings.
Mrs. Matilda M. Boucher of Valley City describes long term dizziness and a sciatica attack, crediting Dodd's Kidney Pills with rapid relief and ongoing health. She says the pills cured her dizziness quickly and resolved the sciatic pain within three weeks, and she plans to recommend them to others.
Weather was mostly dry with below normal temps early week and slight rise later. Cotton looks healthy and grows squares and blooms. old corn excellent, young corn improving with rain. sugar cane and potatoes thriving. gardens variable. pastures improving in the south. apples and peaches scarce in the north with some rot. State banks rise in deposits and higher dividends noted.
E A Smith chaplain and registrar for Gen Walthall's brigade reports slow progress compiling a complete roster of living members. He urges all living comrades to send names to Brewton Alabama, noting 584 names enrolled so far and few reports from several companies across multiple regiments.
Charles Eastman reports a northern push by a Corinth furniture dealer con man. The suspect, described as five feet ten, about 100 pounds, gray, clean shaven, posed as a railroad worker, rented a house, and fled after foul play. The fraud involved a $150 furniture purchase paid partly by a dubious check drawn on Mississippi Bank and Trust Company Jackson. $14 was paid in cash after the bank did not recognize the name.
The shipment of steel furniture has arrived and the commission wired the factory to send workers to install it. Wood furniture is expected soon and departments will move into new quarters, likely in October. Campaign literature from the state capital flood the mails with postage costs. Meridian residents report counterfeit coins exchange, with police forming a team to pursue the counterfeiter. C E Morgan of Cumberland Telephone in Jackson was bitten by a large spider and may be sidelined two to three weeks while Dr J F Hunter treats the venom reaction.
The Jackson post office substation posts 6060 money orders in the year, while the main office handles 7410. Combined total reaches 13472, up from 8000 last year. Substation leads southern stations and surpasses any in New Orleans by over a thousand.
Five inmates escaped from Noxubee county jail in Macon last week by using a broom wire hook to snag keys hung near the door. They unlocked the door, climbed the rear fence, and fled toward the Noxubee river swamp as a pursuing posse searched the area.
Secretary John A Webb of the Mississippi railroad commission mailed blanks to railroads statewide for their annual reports. The forms, provided by the interstate commerce commission, require extensive data on railway operations for the fiscal year ending June 30.
In Raymond last week Tom Williams pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to life in the penitentiary. Alf Harris Wash Smith Alf Gibson and Will Taylor pleaded guilty to unlawful retailing and were each fined $50 and costs. Will Vickers pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon and was fined $40 and costs.
The city of Jackson plans to annex about three more square miles by absorbing the Millsaps College addition Duttoville and West End. The move will add around 2000 residents and 500000 in assessable property, bringing total area to seven square miles.
Sunflower county election commissioners last week issued an order denying voting rights to anyone who did not have two years of assessed taxes paid. The move reduces the county vote by more than 150 ballots and affects local turnout.
The body of Edward Nichols, a young planter from Sicily Island about thirty miles from Natchez, was found last week in a lake behind his house. His throat was cut and whether it was suicide or murder remains disputed. He leaves a wife and one child.
George McDuffie under life for assault and Ed Greer serving five years for horse stealing escaped last week from Iuka jail. Separately, a railroad proposal to run a line through Coahoma county linking Clarksdale with Stovall and Friars Point is revived. Proponents say freight could drop about 30 percent and savings for Clarksdale merchants could finance the road in five years.
Greenville Elks rejoice as the Cotton Pickers win the first prize for oddest appearance in the grand parade and receive the 400 loving cup. The group previously won the prize, and this year they traveled to Baltimore with splendid equipment. Nearby Clarksdale builds two pavilions at Mackey's Lake to cool off in hot weather, as residents turn to the lake for bathing and recreation.
Russe and Burgess, a leading Memphis hardwood firm, have closed a deal for several thousand acres of virgin Mississippi timber in Quitman and Tunica counties through the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley land department. They plan to ship the timber to their Memphis plant rather than build mills on the land.
A lawyer at the Tilden club cites Emory Storrs to rebuke a Watterson remark on Cleveland’s nomination. The tale recounts Storrs's brief jury speech: no chance like “a cat without claws in hell.” The courtroom jest explodes as Swett forgets the usual motions amid laughter.
Women in the country and suburbs can create pretty centerpieces using simple woodland and roadside greenery. Dig up short stemmed vining plants with earth, arrange around a glass dish, and fill the center with contrasting foliage and water grasses. Keep plants moist daily for lasting freshness.
An eastern girl innovates with ribbon as a shirtwaist set replacing hand painted and pearl buttons. Rosettes of ribbon fasten the front and cuffs, with bows and small rosettes at the ends. The design is inexpensive and lets a girl acquire multiple sets without extravagance. Also a squash and tomato dish suggests baking stuffed squash with seasoned crumbs and yolk.
A substitute philosopher quips that endless lawn care for a tiny 6 by 20 patch is costly and not worth it, in a pithy remark cited by the St Paul Globe.
A playful exchange on keeping love letters and the value of precious notes. Miss Pertly argues that only a few letters are different from many, highlighting tenderness in affection between friends.
A guide from the Albany Argus emphasizes minimal cooking to preserve mineral salts in greens. It covers washing methods, boiling with skins on to retain nutrients, and multiple dressing options for spinach and beet greens, including buttered toast toppers and cream rich sauces.
A Boston Globe recounts a hog yard dispute where Farmer Goodman accuses neighbor Nabber of theft. Goodman offers 500 pounds of pork annually to settle the case if Nabber stops harming his dogs, but Nabber refuses. The trial proceeds with a quip from Nabber about losing money if accepted.
Washington introduces two novel beverages for summer, the Snow jum ble and potpourri glace. One combines ice cream, pineapple, maraschino cherries and whipped cream in a tall glass, while the other pairs cherries with English walnuts and a French dressing for a refreshing dish.
A fragment from the Cleveland Leader notes a chat about pickled cherries packed with sweet cold vinegar and a comparison of two hotels. The exchange includes a sketch about a hotel image on envelope stationery and a brief moment about letting John stop at a hotel.
Garments of white cloth may be freshened by rubbing with magnesia then leaving overnight, Brooklyn Eagle notes. Browned corn meal mush slices are baked until hot and crisp, with optional egg yolk or cream brushing, Chicago Daily News adds.
In Germany a large number of pupils are affected by stuttering with officials noting it may spread. Currently about 80,000 school children reportedly struggle with speech in the country.
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