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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
4
A blushing girl resists a persistently infatuated reporter who pleads to be heard. She insists on propriety and notes it is yet a fate, while the suitor presses, claiming sincerity amid romantic tension and social restraint.
A humorous Civil War tale recounted by Capt Sutherland shows a letter to Jefferson Davis asking for a furlough to marry Jeems C. of Coonth South Carolina Regiment. Davis supposedly replied with simple directions on the back of the letter, Let Jeems go. The anecdote appears in Youth's Companion.
A Piermont mother recalls her son, now twenty two, who suffered widespread eczema from four months old. After trying patent medicines, she used all three Cutienra remedies and he improved in two months and was well in six months. Mrs R L Risley, Oct 24, 1906.
A conversation reveals worry about thinning hair as Ban Ker ages. One speaker notes past fear of hair loss, while the other hints that aging makes the issue more noticeable.
A promotional notice touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic that enriches the blood to strengthen nerves and treat nervous disorders. It includes a customer testimonial from Mrs Harriet E Porter of South Medford Massachusetts and offers a free booklet and mail order details.
A wealthy suburban employer questions Pat the Irishman about how long he can keep drinking cheap whiskey. Pat answers with a sharp comeback saying he will drink all his life unless it kills him. The exchange reveals humor rooted in frugality and hard living.
Mrs. John Mansell of 614 South Jefferson Street New Castle Pennsylvania says years of kidney trouble with painful urinary passages and swelling ended after a week of Dean's Kidney Pills and a few boxes. She was 68 and now strong. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Oklahoma editor and veteran journalist cites Grape-Nuts as worth more than a $2000 doctor bill, saying it restored strength and brain power after illness. He claims a 25 pound gain, improved stamina, and lasting taste that wins friends, endorsing the product and its advertising claim.
Voter registration for Mississippi primaries rises sharply, with forecasts of up to 125,500 votes. higher than prior estimates. The Mississippi Pine Association convention at Hattiesburg attracts the largest lumber gathering yet, and Green & Green seek a $100,000 fee for aiding the successful U.S. Supreme Court lumber decision benefiting Mississippi and Louisiana interests.
The University of Mississippi trustees elect Hom A A Kincannon president of I J and C Columbus to the chancellorship. A burglary at Grenada yields $1000 in gold from the Brooks home hidden in a baking powder can. Rev George C Cates to visit Greenwood for revival meetings next fall. Willie W Cummins dies at 86 leaving 13 children and 147 great grandchildren. Columbus underwear mill halts operations, sale planned. W B Rowe Co Huntsville associated.
Civil engineers refine the great tunnel project with precise calculations. Two headings meet with levels under 3 percent inches apart. An advert promotes Parry's Tricopherous claiming hair growth at 54 cents per bottle from Barclay & Co, 45 Stone Street.
At its March graduation, the University of Cape of Good Hope in South Africa conferred the degree of LL D on Rev. Andrew Murray.
Fractured OCR text promotes foot care products with unclear pricing and multiple misspellings. It mentions remedies for callouses and tired feet and includes a quoted moral line attributed to Lao Tzu. The passage seems promotional with numerous transcription errors.
A rich man asks for a natural likeness from a fashionable artist and jokes about paying for a portrait. The artist replies that the pose with a hand in the pocket is a neat touch, and the bill proves the cost. In another vignette, Johann laments matrimony’s expense, confessing he would have married the milliner instead.
Fragmentary OCR fragment mentions reward and business names but contains many errors making specific facts unusable for a full summary. No coherent event, date, or identifiable entities to report.
The Mexican province of Yucatan, once among the poorest states, has grown rich with Merida the capital featuring paved streets bright lights and well cared for districts. Mule cars service the city and new homes, some palatial, line its avenues. Australia plans its own navy by ending annual 1 million dollar ward contribution.
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