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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1899
Page
3
Local freight trains run on Sundays with departures for the South bound and North bound lines. No. 71 Vast Mail No. 23 Limited departs at 4 19 p m No 2 Fast Mail 6 16 a m No 21 Limited 6 33 p m No 92 Local Freights 6 24 p m Depot runs on Sunday
P. WILKINS, physician and surgeon, Oxford Mississippi, will practice in all branches of his profession. All calls attended promptly. Office with Dr. T. D. Jsum. Telephone number 45.
Dr. T B Wright temporarily practices dentistry in Charleston. Heavy weekend rains raise harvest hopes. Holiness meeting set at LaPayette Sprogs July 23 to August 1 led by Rev H C Morrinson. M E Church ladies urged to send banquet funds to Public School building next Friday morning. Johnson monument unveiling postponed awaiting new schedule. First cotton bloom brought in by Til den Shinault from Capt J L Shinault’s plantation. Community widely in focus with local events, marriages, deaths, court notes, and cemetery plans.
The Tehurssee reader shares a plan to start a fundraising movement for a monument. Mrs. W. Chilton will host an entertainment Saturday from 8 to 10 featuring readings by Mrs. Chilton and songs by Late Jones and Mrs. Wilkins. The program promises popular pieces and the charity aims to cover the monument’s cost.
Numerous residents and visitors are named as spending time in Memphis Oxford and surrounding towns. Names include Laura Owens J K Stowers Gay to Water Vesley Kenebrough and Miss Mary Morgan. Also noted are Mrs H and Miss Mant returning from Memphis and teachers or students visiting from Malone College and Batesville.
On campus green, Tuesday June 20 1899, students of the University of Messing present a musical work directed by Miss Sarth. Soprano Tharnes from Memphis and Veno perform in a concert featuring Lom and Ry Wer students of the university.
A detailed program for a June Oxford Mississippi musical event lists performers from multiple Southern cities including Holly Springs and Memphis. It notes roles such as Petruchio and Grumio with student and faculty participants, ticket pricing, rain contingency to University Chapel, and sales through Davidson & Wardlaw.
A boy struck in the left eye by a clod of dirt—shaped by a young Black boy—suffered such a serious injury his mother carried him to Memphis on Wednesday to seek treatment from an optician.
The column notes good crop prospects for local farmers and mentions Little Genie Sneed on the alphabet list. It reports several youths presenting commencement exercises at Toccopola and a Federal Court session that occurred with little notice. The piece ends with talk of a Fourth of July picnic canceled and candidates invited to speak about independence and national future.
Candidates must submit names and cash to M F Bishop D T Carter or J L Shinault for placement on the official ballot. Primary election set for July 1898. County and district candidates fee 75 cents each. other candidates 50 cents.
The I C Railroad will sell round trip tickets July 5 to 22 good to return August at a rate of 17.10 dollars. M. Owes, Agent. Also a display of ladies dress skirts and shirtwaists from five cents up at H FerepMay’s.
A local notice promotes Buffaloe and Butler shop offering a wide range of cold drinks featuring beverages for every taste.
A 1899 advertisement touts Dr J H McLean Liver and Kidney Balm as superior to rivals. The copy mentions the medicine firm and retailers in Oxford and Chilton & Co., with promotional language praising its efficacy.
W A Hines of Manchester Iowa recounts a near mortal struggle from measles leading to lung trouble and consumption with bleeding and night coughing. He credits Dr King's New Discovery, saying it cured him after doctors deemed death certain. Free trial bottles at R R Chilton Co's Drug Store.
The Browning Club discussed Water's paper on The growth of the American Novel and expressed regret that all could not attend. Mrs. Leavell recited passages from George Bonecrette, noting his life and the mother’s advice to be charitable in both mental and financial growth. Notices mention a lost meeting, a cottage on Second South Street for sale, and Mrs. Ross' residence on North Street with terms and keys available at this office.
A Buck lens Arnica Salve is advertised to cure skin eruptions including pimples boils and many other conditions. It is sold for 25 cents a box with a money back guarantee. The ad lists other items and prices at local merchants.
Millet offers to show sample books after dropping a card in the post office. The text hints at a sales pitch for wallpaper samples and direct demonstrations.
Members of the Lady Missionary Society and officers from Watford churches enjoyed a program themed The Year’s Sheaves. Mrs Vlent Mrs Wallace and Mrs Garger Owen spoke on Sheaves from various regions while reports on the Woman’s Convention in Nashville were read. A students’ event featured duets by Miss Anna Porter and Mrs Burt.
Fragmentary text notes a meeting at Mount Zion on the second Sunday in July. Mentions items related to ice cream flavors and hats, plus references to Licents and local groups. Details are unclear, but the event appears tied to a quarterly schedule and local organizations.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a safe cure for constipation and its effects on organs nerves muscles and brain. The ad claims relief for stomach liver kidneys and bowels and notes a price of 25 cents at BP. R Chiltoe & Co's Drug Store. Also promotes Chinton’s Reliable Diarrhoea Cure as a summer remedy for diarrhoea dysentary and related complaints.
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