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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1910
Page
3
Mrs Wise voices fear of a robber in the cellar, while Mr Wise dismisses the claim, attributing the supposed intruder to the gas meter rather than a person. The exchange highlights a domestic dispute over a perceived threat and a practical explanation.
Dr. Sambon reports Rome telegraph that maize does not cause pellagra. The panel of disease experts identifies simulium tepans, a biting fly, as the disease’s parasite carrier, refuting corn as the source.
In Meridian the cornerstone of the Harry Howard Hospital was laid with Masons present and speeches by Grand Masters. News notes include a dormitory plan for Madison County Agricultural High School, a four week July August teachers' normal, severe April frost damage to tomato crops, a canal survey by Waiden Dredging, and hopes to drain valuable submerged lead. Also reported are births, wheat planting in Sunflower, college appointments, a Harpers Humpreys illness in Memphis infirmary, Osborn arson conviction, Brookhaven Woodmen Camp growth, Meridian mill closures, a fatal freight wreck near Senoba, multiple congressional campaigns, Maben four mill plans, Grenada Confederate monument unveiling, Starkville livestock meeting, new long distance line Mendenhall to Columbia, and Dr T M Price found dead near Raymond.
Har vard College is described in a humorous barroom setting with references to Artemus Ward and Bowdoin College. The narrator muses on a young correspondent son and his potential as an American humorist. Laughter and parental worries blend with sketches and quips from Life excerpts.
A brief quip contrasts marital attire with hair choices. The speaker jokes that a wife’s wardrobe should match the husband’s hair this year, noting his wife’s dresses are decollate and praising life’s sweetness through contentment. The remark echoes Robert Collyer as a witty observation on domestic style.
A mother reports her children became sturdier after changing to fruit, Grape-Nuts with cream, soft boiled eggs, Postum for breakfast, and toast with vegetables. She notes bowel and stomach troubles eased and cites the book The Road to Wellville as a reference, with a claim there is a reason for the improvement.
A sermon-like meditation on the lame man at the temple gate and the spiritual gates of faith prayer and hope. The piece contrasts outer wealth with inner beauty, urging daily presence at the Beautiful Gates to receive moral renewal and divine blessing.
A hungry tramp, entering a Pittsburg suburb, seeks food door to door. After nine refusals he is finally given a bite by a prudent matron who overheard a neighbor’s doubt and offers him a meal.
Leonard A. Hawter of Brooklyn New York describes a long battle with a severe skin condition starting in childhood. After trying many doctors with little relief he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills, purchased two sets, and reports a complete transformation and happiness with a true cure by July 1909.
A lighthearted editorial quip recalls the phrase joined together let none divide as a justice of the peace weighs a divorce request. The exchange frames a local婚 proceedings moment in the paper’s voice.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis warns it would take about forty five years to provide adequate hospital beds for all indigent consumptives in the United States. Last year 7 000 beds were added, totaling 22 720 beds for about 200 060 indigent consumptives, with May 1 1909 noting 294 institutions and 15 244 beds. The association’s annual report cites 99 new institutions and 7 500 more beds.
An advertisement touts Down's Kidney Pile cure for sick kidneys with testimonials from N Markham of Montesano Washington. It claims permanent relief and urges purchase through Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. It cites bed shortages for consumptives and urges study by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
James R. Keene, noted horseman and financier, spoke at his Cedarhurst home about his love of horses providing comfort while maintaining business priorities. He contrasted it with a young father’s affectionate praise for his two year old thoroughbred, implying maternal pride and horse affinity can clash.
A magazine editor at an Authors' club dinner in New York laments graft and crookedness while a writer mocks wealth and honor as interchangeable. A door next to scarlet fever incident, a child’s misheard tale adds a cautionary note on storytelling. A quip about geography follows a boy’s prank, contrasting wit and discipline.
A newspaper clipping catalogs dialogue snippets about electricity love and smoking with lines like Miss Keene and Mr Lapleigh. It also includes an eye salve ad Pettit's Eye Salve and a Loyalist quotation urging better trust, plus a killer as a common claim.
A Washington dentist hails France for erecting a statue of Horace Wells in Paris Place des Plats Unis and notes the March unveiling was attended by scientists worldwide. Wells, born in Hartford in 1815, pioneered nitrous oxide anesthesia in dentistry and is praised as a benefactor to mankind. The piece includes a brief parable about statues honoring famous men and a Coca Cola booklet promotion.
A quirky exchange between Tallman and Shortman spans personal traits and social behavior. The dialogue touches on memory, marital history, vanity, and witty punchlines about appearances and wisdom, reflecting a period humor voice.
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