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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1896
Page
2
A Mississippi newspaper column lists Democratic electors Jas K Vardaman James C Longstreet D F Houston E D Dinkins Percy S Somerville and Walter Trotter along with district picks and a call for free coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1. It also notes changes in rail schedules and mentions notable figures including Princeton College remarks and Kate Field's death.
A note states that from this State delegates are instructed to vote as a single unit on all questions at the National Convention. The directive emphasizes adherence to the written resolution and uniform voting by the delegation.
A private summer teaching plan for a public school location begins June 30 for two months with possible extension to three months. Tuition listed per room ranges from $2.00 to $4 per month, aiming to provide earnest attention to all pupils in Rooms 1 through 5.
Public notice for C.A. McCharen's Oxford Steam Laundry markets patronage with special shirt and collar cleaning and a new process for lace curtains quilts blankets and spreads. Feathers cleaned. carpet and furniture items handled. goods collected Monday and Tuesday mornings. up town office Baird & Builder. manager G C Colitsoz.
The Picayune notes May 1896 as a disastrous month with many deaths from explosions cyclones and a devastating tornado on May 27 in St Louis and East St Louis. It cites counts from Cincinnati Texas Kentucky Nebraska Oklahoma Michigan and other regions and hopes June brings relief.
Readable lines urge readers to use The Eagle Office for city style workmanship at reasonable prices. The notice emphasizes affordable, reliable service and calls attention to prompt completion of tasks.
A collage of testimonial snippets promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm and Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey via letters from Monroe Illinois Grantsburg Indiana Tocco Pola Miss Potts Camp Miss. The notes praise relief from rheumatism cough and chest pains and urge purchase at local druggists and merchants.
General Wm Henry selects grove north of Millsaps College for Camp McLaurin with drill grounds along the Hiineis Central Railway. Officials aim to attract 2000 to 3000 visitors and ensure a well organized stay. The encampment runs July 3 to August 1 and seeks broad local support.
An old style advertisement touts Porter's Antiseptic Healing Ointment as a cure for sores and poison oak with a refund guarantee. The notice, dated March 17 1596, lists retailers Oxford Mercantile Co Paris Sredicine Co and claims a 25 cent per pound price. It includes a testimonial praising Dr Porter and calls for a monument to his memory.
In the Green Forest Arkansas paper the Yellville Eci.o column carried Normal Notes praising Prof H Burney. The brief notice expresses high regard for the former townsman and educator.
Electric Bitters advertised as a remedy for spring languor liver torpor and general exhaustion. Claims to avert fevers by cleansing the system of malaria poison and relieving headaches indigestion and constipation. Sold for fifty cents per bottle by Kr. Be Chilton & Co.
The Weekly Commercial Appeal Memphis announces a three month subscription for 16 cents in silver for a club of 50 new enrollments. For 10 cents each, they offer a stem-winding stem-setting open-face watch that keeps accurate time for three years. Aiming for 1000 subscribors to accept within 30 days. Offer ends September 15.
The Seventeenth Annual Convention of Sunday School Workers of Mississippi will meet in Wesson on July 22 23 and 24. Each school sends two delegates plus the Superintendent, pastors receive seven delegates. Rail rate is one and a third fare round trip. delegates pay full fare returning. The program features prominent Sunday School workers and invites all interested to attend. homes for delegates provided. names to be sent to Mr C R Dale Wesson. Information from Hon M A Montgomery Oxford Mr C W Mills Yazoo City. Officials hope for 300 attendees. The St Louis Republic offers extensive political coverage with subscriptions at 6 months 3 and 60 cents a month. The Twice-a-Week Republic is $1 a year.
An advertisement promises a universal salve by EK R. Chilton & Co that cures cuts bruises ulcers and eruptions and even piles. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and sells for 25 cents per box.
An advert promotes Chilton's Reliable Diar rheea cure a sure shot for diarrheaa dysentary and all summer complaints. The copy touts quick relief and broad use for stomach ailments in the season.
An advertisement argues paying $100 annually to insure against bowel illness is unnecessary because Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy costs 25 cents a bottle. It claims two doses cure ordinary cases and urges readers to buy locally before illness strikes.
W A Roage defends his record and attacks Capt Spight in a district canvass. He argues counties Lafay ette Marshall DeSoto Panola vote for Democratic candidates while Benton Tippah Union favor Kyle, citing past election results. Roage pledges to resign as District Attorney if elected to Congress and urges voters to back a faithful Democrat. the notice ends with a product ad for Chamberlins Cough Remedy from G W Richards in Duquesne Pa.
The annual meeting on May 26 lauds President Maddox and the college’s expansion. Attendees recall founding graduates, celebrate the three story annex, campus upgrades, and growing enrollment from eight states and one territory. The group endorses using alumnae lands for a library and anticipates higher faculty and prestige in the South.
The County School Board orders all begin Summer Term on the fee day in July. G B Hieprowen, President. Sale of Land listed as A H Kendall et al F No 2727. Court of La Fayette County Rate of Mississippi entered at May term 1808. Monday and Will sell on the first day of July, 196 in front of the Court-house door in Oxford Mississippi.
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