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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
5
Fragments show a county goods list with prices and sale style phrasing. Repeated lines hint at catalog items with small price figures like 1.04 and 0.50, indicating a local sale or auction list with multiple for quotes.
The county sees a mixed poultry shipment while farm groups push home demonstration work. A ton of chickens shipped by express, with Mr. Frazier aiding, and renewed interest in the La Fayette County Poultry Register led by Miss Doney. The Bank of Oxford opens a sales office and rest room aiding women and girls, while garden shows spark fresh vegetable sales. Food specialist Esther Rogers plans dieteries for malnourished children. Eddie Kate Crouch notes a heifer calf prize, and several locals complete six months in the State Better Butter Contest with awards pending.
The advertisement asserts catarrh is widespread and incurable by local remedies. It claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures via blood action and offers $100 reward for any failing case. Requires sending for testimonials and lists Toledo Ohio manufacturers F J Cheney & Co. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Assistant Attorney General William Hemingway outlines the reasoning behind the 5 million appropriation and tax levy increases. He describes legislative organization, oversight of state institutions, and urgent repair needs at the capitol, hospitals, and colleges while defending the fiscal choices as necessary and nonpartisan.
The biennium 1918-19 had total appropriations of 12 905 000 dollars while 1920-21 rose to 18 700 000 dollars an increase of 5 795 000 or 40 5 percent The tax levy moved from 512 mills to 9 mills an up step of 60 percent with over one third of a mill to cover the 1918-19 deficit Neither appropriations nor tax levy kept pace with the cost of living.
Schools seek higher pay for teachers and more facilities as the November amendment authorizes funds. The Legislature considers the measure to finance school improvements across districts and address the demand for better educational resources.
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