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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
2
The page presents a collage of brief items and quips spanning politics, finance, law, and society. It references Rockefeller gifts debated in Mississippi, proposed railroad work in the Philippines, antismoking laws in Indiana, Alaska’s constitutional ruling, and light political satire about figures like Cortelyou and Leonard Wood.
A passage extols shared interests as binding forces in towns and churches, politics and enterprise. It argues that caring for public property and widening influence beyond family fosters unity, civic virtue, and a better world for future generations.
A Teckville News column reflects on unseen backers who sustain success. Parents spouses teachers editors and modest philanthropists propel prominent figures yet remain unrecognized behind the scenes. The piece urges quiet diligence and selfless support as essential to fruitfulness. Also notes local weather and community events.
The piece argues Emereon Hough’s pamphlet on Verdayman misstates facts and defames Southern leaders. It defends Governor Vardaman and Southern congressmen including Thomas Spight, asserting that they opposed black political power and denied racial equality.
Pacific Coast excursions promote low round trip rates to Los Angeles San Francisco or Portland with special June to October dates. Stopovers allowed in Colorado and California and side trips to Yellowstone and Yosemite. Colorado and California folders available from John Sabastiar Passenger Traffic Manager Chicago.
Community notes from Mt Zion praise recent sunshine aiding planting of cabbage beans and crops. Church attendance and Rev Strickland sermon are highlighted amid local social updates. Deafness cure advert claims Hall's Catarrh Cure. local notices list visitors and illnesses and family movements.
The column notes farmers lagging behind but hopeful after dry weather. Church and personal visits are logged including Rev J N Weaver’s Dry Springs appointment and Mrs Mack Webster’s Oxford visit. Local youths attend Abbeville commencement and wedding bells are anticipated in Oxford. Mentions of illnesses, new boarder at the Alderson home, and various family visits. Health remedies advertise Herbine and One Minute Cough Cure with testimonials.
The passage promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve with claims of penetrating skin pores and antiseptic healing effects. It asserts the product subdues inflammation and cures boils burns cuts eczema tetter ringworm and more while mentioning a specific for blind bleeding piles and naming E DeWitt & Co. and seller A Il Kendel.
A Gibson City reader reports rapid cure for a torn or wrenching back after exposure to wet cold. Oscar Oregon says one bottle of Nallard's Snow Liniment eased pain that prevented bending. Available in 25, 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes.
Crowds attend Mt Zion services with Rev. G W Strickland delivering sermon. Local residents visit Oxford and nearby towns. social singing events draw young people. Advertisements promote Early Risers pills and Chamberlain remedies with testimonials. Free bottle offer from Thacher Medicine Co. Cuavancoge temp.
A Harmontown column notes sunny days drying the land and townspeople making use of the weather. It mentions visits by George Hamilton of Oxford and Ed Davidson of Oxford, a concert at Piera, a new Anderson's Chapel name for the church, and local preaching at Free Springs. It urges rural improvements and preparations for the coming railroad.
Article cites Cuban diarrhoea and cholera like illness among soldiers, promoting Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Includes endorsements from Mrs Minnie Jacoba of Houston and Dr W L Yancey regarding kidney disease and Foley's Kidney Cure. Mentions Ballard’s Horehound Syrup for coughs and Herbine for colds, with consumer testimonials.
Mrs S A Williams and Mr William Hardcastle visited Mrs S H Sanders in Oxford last week. Rev Will Hamilton preached at the Baptist Church with a Clinton guest. The column notes local welcomes, sick returns, and neighborly updates amid scattered ad-like medical claims.
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