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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1914
Page
4
A Clyde Fitch collection goes to auction including a scrapbook about Ellen Terry. A typographical error appears in a critique of Terry, changing a line to imply Portia affected her acting. The misprint reads Her love of Portia made acting easy.
An old advertisement promotes a prescription labeled Six-Sixty-Six as a malaria and chills remedy. It claims five to six doses break the illness and that a tonic dose prevents recurrence, priced at twenty-five cents.
Kerosene will clean your hands better than anything after blacking a rangy or stove. Pour a little in water wash hands then rinse in tepid water and finish with hot water. Rub with lemon juice rose water or glycerine to finish.
A hot weather skin guide notes several conditions like eczema, hives, heat rash, insect bites, poison ivy or oak, sunburn, and chafing. It promotes resinol ointment as a soothing antiseptic to stop itching and burning and restore skin, claimed as prescribed by doctors for 19 years, available at all druggists.
Little Raymond asks a riddle about cows eating grass and drinking water. He wonders how cows can drink water and lay milk, prompting a humorous parental reply about a difference of opinions and a joke about wives.
A shift in attitude questions the idea that electing a man grants him a free ride at public expense as observers push for tighter scrutiny of office holding and spending.
A fragment mentions a place in Pennsylvania named Economy. It hints at a riddle about a summer resort, suggesting a local context or wordplay without detailing events or people.
The clipping mixes whimsical lines about a burned cake a fireless cooker and a man’s lampooned song of freedom. It also notes a curious line about surgeons knives making people good and mentions umbrellas found with a klepto. A few pithy quips about women work hours and shoes close the fragment.
A column on seasickness cites Mark Twain's indifference to shipmates' misery and lists unreliable remedies. It offers practical tips: sail a large stable ship, choose midship cabin, stay on deck, and change routines if seasickness strikes, plus maintain gentle daily exercise and adapt diet during illness.
A Scottish man proposes by letter to a young Aberdeenshire woman and waits all day for her reply by telephone. He finally hears her clear voice accepting, joking that the wait was for cheaper night rates, which he sees as the deciding factor.
The text discusses liver photographs that reveal healthy and diseased states, detecting growths, changes, and functional subnormalities. It notes the cow method as particularly valuable for abdominal examinations, aiding diagnosis and clarity of organ condition.
In Sheffield England a surge of rats threatens homes and markets as sanitation crews face pressure to act. The American consul proposes exploiting the issue by promoting rat extermination efforts while local sewer workers call for decisive measures to halt vermin migration.
Robert Marher of Lewistown Pennsylvania claims his dog is a cross between a wolf hound and a collie. He says the animal climbs trees after squirrels and can follow them from tree to tree where the limbs bear his weight. Marher produces squirrels as proof of the claim.
They became engaged at Atlantic City in a playful exchange about their future. He admits puzzlement over whether their love can endure the transition from sea to shore as they plan to return to town.
A humorous exchange where a tourist notes a large corn acreage and crows, and a farmer explains he is outdoors much of the time, reducing the need for scarecrows and revealing his eyes-on approach to crop protection.
The United States last year produced more than 73 million pounds of aluminum, highlighting substantial output across the industry.
The article notes tuberculosis as a severe health issue across Asia with active efforts in Japan, the Philippines, India, and Australia. It cites high annual deaths in China and India and outlines government and private initiatives, plus U S public health involvement and the New York based National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis shaping regional movements.
Mrs. Sarah Wadsworth of Pentonville dies at age 105. Born in Clerkenwell her father was a jeweler. She became a widow in 1872 and, aside from deafness in recent years, kept all faculties and read papers daily. She recalled Waterloo illumination and attended St Paul’s Cathedral after Princess Charlotte’s death in 1817.
A hungry tramp, claiming a taletouched past, recalls how the hand laundry he ran failed. He describes being fed by a kind housekeeper who asks why the laundry collapsed, then departs roving as the dog is sensed nearby. He says the wife quit and went home to her mother.
Government authority announces caprifigs can be stored through winter if kept in place and packed in sand. The note suggests a steady supply despite harsh weather, ensuring continued availability for growers.
A traveler declares a plan to move on to Algiers after a rest in Naples. They mention sending suitcases ahead to Algiers and affixing labels, indicating a paused but forward itinerary with a brief pause in Italy.
A chain once used by Abraham Lincoln to survey the boundary line of Arkansas was shown in a Houlton Maine hardware store window attracting curious locals and history buffs.
A cryptic exchange hints at past romance as one speaker names an ex and questions who a mysterious girl with striking hair accompanies. The fragment suggests unresolved feelings and new social dynamics.
Fragments from a Tomtan Evesing transcript show quoted lines about a wife and a mind reader. The legible text hints at a personal discourse or social vignette but lacks clear event or context. Readers are left with partial phrases and unclear attribution.
An item catalogues scattered lines about golf talk and a proverb on occupation. It notes a reference to Scotland with 124 agricultural cooperative trading societies and a critical remark about recruitment in the unoccupied.
A Nebraska woman extols Grape-Nuts as palatable economical and nourishing after seven years of use. She credits it with stabilizing her health after quitting tea and coffee, and says her children eat it three times daily with strong health and no stomach issues even during whooping cough.
A study by Professors Benussi and Renoes reports that liars breathe differently from truth tellers. In tests using cards marked with red letters, observers could not judge truthfulness. Measuring inspiration and expiration showed liars increased breath time while truth tellers shortened it, suggesting a criterion for detecting deception. A later note mentions Isle-sur-Segne mourners crowding a funeral and a coin contest at the cemetery gate interrupted by police.
An amusing note from 1869 recalls Sir J. B. Robinson crossing the Vaal River seeking diamonds. A prospector asked for twenty goats to part with a small stone, and Robinson bought twenty gnats for 27.50 to secure his first diamond, illustrating early fortune and resourcefulness.
A discussion on rising use of purchased electricity by railways from 1902 to 1912 and a note on Lydia's role in coined money. The fragment cites Croesus as earliest gold coin reference and ends with thoughts on laughter and wellbeing.
Arthur Hoe cites a typographer’s dinner remark on American business life comparing illness, commas, and death to stops. The talk praises forced work building temperance, self discipline, and virtue, quoting Charles Kingsley and a quip about inventors of excuses and reasons to borrow.
A brief, garbled excerpt shows a mother and child dialogue. The mother warns silence as hair is combed, while Edna responds with light scorn about the hair on her head. The fragment lacks clear names, places, or dates.
Florence South Dakota woman describes relief from monthly pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits three bottles for restoring ability to work and urges other sufferers to try the product.
A New York Evening Post account describes a mother in Washington Heights taking her infant for airings in a pram during a daily parade. The baby slept with mouth open as the mother fears germs and contemplates whether to close it, while an experienced woman offers comfort.
A mother reports a one year old boy's severe facial eczema. After trying various treatments without success, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Ten days later the child's skin was completely cured and the condition improved rapidly. Sample offers and advertising details accompany the notice.
Danish millionaire M Ole Olsen will fund a Greenland North Pole expedition for Knud Rasmussen. Provisions for two years with modern appliances and scientist staff. Cape York Greenland base, expenses about 75000 dollars, start likely next summer. Safety First. An American woman complains of London police inaction after walking with three blouse buttons undone from Queen's Hall to Piccadilly Circus. A boy scout who offered to sew a split skirt had his ears boxed.
Porters Antiseptic OL relieves pain and Beale at the same time in sc C108.
In Lunnon Mr Dennis Drew recalls the Wells Carpentier bout that lasted exactly seventy three seconds. Two men met at the club and one says he attended the fight but was bored and left before the finish.
The text advertises a trademark named product Febriline called Te Gee Stee Te Oetne as a tasteless syrup that does not disturb the stomach. It notes a limited access to an index and hints at large stock or supply constraints.
Spur Farm Lands promise affordable virgin lands in Texas with easy terms and no middleman commissions. Listings include stock farms and grazing tracts from one section to fifty at prices from 5.00 per acre up. Contact Chas. A. Jones, manager for S M Swenson & Sons, Spur, Dickens County, Texas for a illustrated booklet and full particulars.
Professor Starr, ethnologist, states Tehuantepec native women are the world’s most beautiful. The pure Indian heritage yields tall, willowly maidens with creamy skin and striking eyes. They wear bright headdresses and rich jewelry, presenting a striking, noble presence.
Germany advances its canal program with the Berlin Oder canal a sixty mile waterway costing over 2 million pounds linking Berlin with Stettin. It replaces the old Finow route and will allow 600 ton cargo vessels to travel directly to Berlin making the capital a seaport in effect.
An advertisement promises cures for rheumatism and assorted pains. A Buckalow Creek baptism features Uncle Mark, initially doubtful, emerging soaked and claiming he saw a perch. Also included is a 1914 fashion report from Gaby Deslys praising revelation gowns and a bootmaker’s tale of a purse pocket in a slipper.
Paizo Ointment offered a 14 day guarantee to refund money if it fails to cure any case of piles. The ad states the product provides relief and promises fiscal reimbursement if not effective.
George Ade, dubbed the cynical bachelor by friends, told a Brook Indiana picnic that engaged couples boast of sunshine while married folk retort with moonshine. The remark reflects Ade’s wry take on wedlock and social banter among a local gathering.
The exchange hints at a rehearsal scene with a manager and playwright. A woman asserts strength through knowledge of a man’s weakness, while the manager reacts with dismissal, suggesting tension between control and intellect in a theater setting.
A man named Dolby decides to grow a beard despite pressure to shave. He faces encouragement and ridicule, loses courage after wife’s stern warning, then proceeds and records his experience, including social teasing and a gale wind remark as he questions his resolve.
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