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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
2
A Southern Churchman exhortation defending weekly churchgoing and school attendance as vital to upbringing. It praises the old family pew model with parents at the ends and children in between, linking it to sustaining church worship and virtue across generations.
Dr Tait Butler in the Progressive Farmer argues that share cropping and short term rental hinder soil fertility and farm progress. He states wage labor cannot sustain best farming and that more intelligent land control is needed, citing Yazoo Delta and Black Belt regions and warning of unfair landowner advantages under cotton profits.
Natchez News argues that the parcel poet lets small merchants deliver goods within a fifty mile radius cheaper than outsiders, bringing buyers to their door and expanding trade opportunities. The piece urges wise men to grasp the message and its economic benefits amid modern roadways of opportunity.
Extracts from the laws of the State Live Stock Sanitary Board impose misdemeanor penalties of 50 to 300 dollars for violations. Regulation 12 requires dipping all tick infected or exposed cattle every two weeks after notice, unless permission to disinfect is granted by a state livestock inspector, with quarantine provisions for affected premises.
A notice of the death of Walter Price Leathers, infant son of Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Leathers, born June 28, 1912 and died in his 13th month. The obit speaks of heaven, faith, and the family’s grief, urging grace and trust in God’s plan.
Died on Woodson's Ridge July 26 1913 at 6 30 p m Henry Prewitt Browne age 1 son of Dr and Mrs M S Browne Winchester Kentucky. The notice recalls his brief life and the grief of family and Woodson's Ridge friends. Browne, catcher in a local game, was loved for his bright friendly manner and outdoor life. He was to be married to Lillian Bailey in November and pursued farming with stock poultry and grain.
The prospect headlines a clubbing deal offering both papers at 2 dollars for new subscribers or those paying arrears and a year in advance. The promotion promises one year of both papers for the set price, aiming to attract readers with combined access.
A limited time club offer priced at $1.75 invites readers to act quickly to gain value from the promotion. The note emphasizes the short window to take advantage of the deal and its worthwhile nature.
The column reports farmers enjoying a picnic and social visits among neighbors in Burgess and Oxford, with multiple local families visiting relatives in Ripley and LaFayette Springs. It also promotes Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment and Bucklen's Arnica Salve as remedies, including testimonials from readers in Littletown and Colvalle.
The town records rain after a dry spell boosting corn cotton potatoes and pasture. Neighbors report good health. Miss Lillian Haley hosted an ice cream supper. A river fish fry delighted residents. Farmers urge the Board of Supervisors to appoint a road contractor as impassable streets are repaired at no cost, hoping for action at the next meeting.
Notice provides details of a property sale under a 1915 Lafayette County Mississippi execution. The sale, held at the county courthouse, aims to satisfy a judgement against Ira Parvis et al, describing boundaries and surrounding parcels within Section 21 Town 3 West. Sheriff Ira Parvis certifies the process and dates. A second notice announces creditors must file claims in the estate of Ida E Meek with executor W B Porrs, dated July 14, 1913.
May railways in the United States averaged 8.23 million dollars daily in receipts, with operating costs at 5.92 million and taxes 0.342 million daily. Reported on 220,897 miles, earnings per mile per day averaged 3.93 dollars. Railways paid over six dollars of earnings in taxes for every one dollar left for rentals, bond interest, and improvements. Figures cover over 95 percent of the nationwide mileage and earnings, based on Bureau of Railway Economics data to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Oxford resident Mrs Salina J Moore testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved her backache and kidney ills after prior endorsement. The notice includes confirmation of earlier testimony and promotes the product through Cel's Drug Store and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as U S sale agents at 50 cents.
A Whitemound Wisconsin merchant bought Chamberlinsins medicine stock for resale Get sick after stock arrival and claim one small bottle was worth more than the whole stock The ad promotes Worm Killer and Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co remedies claiming cures for teething fever and worm infestations with customer testimonials and a 25c price.
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