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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
4
Borax, described as pure and harmless, is promoted as a universal domestic cleanser and disinfectant. The article claims Borax cleans sinks, purifies piping and draindrafts, freshens clothes, and can be used for sick-room laundry and kitchen utensils, stressing safety and economy for home use.
In a brief exchange a character identifies Miss Gotres as a freckled heiress with several millions in her own name, prompting astonishment at her appearance and wealth. The scene centers on Biren, Tillie, and Millie reacting to the reveal.
A brief humor piece shows Hewitt and Jewett recalling a telephone call about the wife and a miscommunication. Capuchine claims to cure indigestion and heartburn with immediate relief, pitched in an old style ad voice attributed to Martinneau.
Letters from women in Kansas New Jersey and other states praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving severe female troubles and avoiding surgeries. The ad cites long use spanning thirty years and claims cures for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains and backache.
A Highway and Byway preacher presents Hosea as a prophet called to Israel during Jeroboam II’s reign. He narrates Hosea’s life, his marriage to Gomer, the hinted past, and God’s redeeming love overcoming sin, illustrating divine mercy uniting the nation to God.
A sermonette compares divine love to Hosea’s faithful pursuit of his wayward wife. It extols God’s costly grace shown in Christ died for sinners and urges believers to imitate patient, enduring love. The message stresses that true love remains steadfast, works toward restoration, and triumphs in the end.
In the era of Jeroboam II, Hosea son of Beeri is born to devout parents. The father, guarded by a vision, names the child Hosea to bring a message of salvation, as the nation decays morally under the king’s prosperous rule. Hosea is raised amid a humble family, taught that obedience to God outvalues national wealth and power.
A housewife left the lid off a tea canister and a half grown cat crawled inside to sleep on the tea. She discovered the intrusion the next morning while hosting a tea loving guest, adding a humorous domestic mishap to the evening.
The Bureau of Entomology and the U S Marine Hospital Service conduct a Washington and Pittsburgh fly census to test if flies carry typhoid germs. Paper sheets placed in fixed spots measure fly density. season totals will be compared to typhoid case distribution to confirm if higher fly counts align with more typhoid cases.
Arthur W. Clayden of the Royal Albert Memorial College Exeter explains in Harper’s Magazine that clouds have definite forms. Cirrus clouds are short curling wisps, while alto clouds are denser, hide the sun, and appear brilliant at sunset.
In a breakfast scene the guest declines cat nap tea offered by Aunt Hepelbah after mischief struck her colony overnight. The nearest grocery was half a mile away, and repairs were impossible, leaving coffee as the guest’s preferred option. The incident only surfaced when Aunt Hepelbah spoke of it.
The new Mexican irrigation law provides 25 million dollars in subsidies to farmers who irrigate land, prompting major projects led by a St. Louis syndicate headed by David R. Francis. Plans include using Lake Chapala water to irrigate about 500 000 acres with canals and electric pumps, offset by subsidies and growing private development.
Lorenzo Dow Harvey of Menomonie Wisconsin has been elected president of the National Education Association. He has served as superintendent of the Menomonie school system and Stout training schools since 1903 and has taught or led schools since 1873. Born in New Hampshire in 1848, he has spent 58 years in Wisconsin, with a career spanning Sheboygan Oshkosh Milwaukee and Menomonie. He follows Edwin G Cooley of Chicago as NEA president.
A simple soda cake recipe lists two eggs two cups sugar one cup butter sour milk currants soda flavoring cinnamon allspice cloves with stiff batter baked in tin. The piece adds a blunt moral point that a man can be successful yet die poor.
Chickasha draws national attention as Indian lands in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma open. Seven rail lines converge in Chickasha, with water power for factories and a booming agricultural base led by corn, cotton, wheat, alfalfa and garden truck. Grady county is touted as a garden spot with a strong Commercial Club answering inquiries.
A brief humorous anecdote from Youths' Companion about Mr Grandon praising his wife Mrs Grandon. The husband remarks he could sit with her three times daily, then clarifies the noon absence, prompting a playful exchange with admirers.
A Tennessee woman writes that two cakes of Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment cured a severe facial rash after years of itching and burning. She notes the remedy also healed a running cheek sore in her baby and scalp sores in another child, with similar success for relatives. The letter is dated February 16, 1907, from Chattanooga.
A conversation between a curious passenger and a seasoned traveler explains the prolonged halt as no one attempting to board or alight. The exchange highlights a quiet moment on the journey.
The famed soprano Mme Melba received an unprecedented Paris ovation at a recent opera gala. Fans cheered for over an hour after the performance and followed her to the hotel in freezing weather, serenading her until three in the morning. The next day crowds at the station were immense as admirers tore her autograph pencil into pieces as souvenirs.
A Chicago girl writes that after two years of nervous exhaustion from overwork and poor boardinghouse meals she regained health and income by using Grape-Nuts as a major part of two meals daily. She credits brain and body recovery to the product and notes she remains employed.
Kind Gentleman jokes about his worst scrape in life, Rambling Rupert describes the time he got shaved at a barber college. The anecdote highlights the comic misfortune of a misfit customer in a humorous exchange.
A collection of testimonials from Brookwide Ale Rows La and Sasser Ga claims Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic cured malaria fevers and a sick family of eight after other doctors failed. The notice says the product contains no quinine and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
A brief humorous anecdote quotes Mrs Gaddle and her husband discussing if Mrs Lacutte wore black to a social event. The Philadelphia Press note hints at a misstatement in the morning paper about her attire. In a separate testimonial H Hunt’s Lightning Oil is praised by H H Ward of Rayville Louisiana as an effective cure for various injuries.
A satirical exchange notes a Chinese diplomat asking many questions to flatter the idea of superior knowledge. A Victorian chorus extols Cheatham's Chill Tonle as a guaranteed remedy for chills, claiming it cured generations and will again cure present families.
Mrs. Katherine L. Stevenson, commissioned by the International Woman's Christian Temperance Union, will tour educational institutions in China, Japan, and Hawaii to explain the society's temperance measures to faculties and students. Instant relief claim for Hunt's Cure, sold by George Gilliland of Manitou, O. T.
Mrs Gadder questions mail order shopping while Mrs Ascum explains its paradox. The ad extols Cheatham's Chill Tonic as a quick permanent malaria remedy with a guaranteed cure in one bottle. A stray line mentions forest preserves and a sample jam splinter remark.
A vintage patent remedy claims to relieve nervousness fatigue sleeplessness and worry. The liquid tonic is described as pleasant to take with a trial bottle offered for 2 cents and a regular size for 1 cent at druggists.
A quirky couplet asks about pessimism and a pun on meeting notes. An old drugstore ad touts Marine Eye Remedy promising stronger eyes with no pain, asserting soothing relief and strength for weak eyes.
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