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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
4
The Eagle reports it will not raise the annual subscription price to $1.50 yet. It seeks to collect $2,700 in outstanding payments to tide the paper over the crisis and avoid a price increase. Local support urged, urging readers to remit by post office money order or add 10 cents for exchange.
Editorial notes resignation of Mayor R S Adams and July 6 election for Oxford mayor. No declared candidates yet though several names whispered. Advocates honest, progressive leadership, rejects drones and pessimists. Mentions editorial on Women Suffrage and mixed politics.
The Times Picayune acknowledges obligation for photos featuring P L Rainwater R S Harris S W Kendell W L McCullougly Miss Sallie B Duncan Julian Sherrod Mixa Annie F Home and Harry M Bryan. These images appeared in Sundays edition of the Times Picayune.
A tribute praising Woodrow Wilson as the next president, highlighting his intellect patience and democratic faith and stating he has kept the nation out of a world war and preserved traditions. Also includes an unrelated seed-for-sale notice from J A Parks in Etta Mississippi.
The Board of Supervisors met in regular session this week adjourning Wednesday. Highway engineers presented Murphy plans for the Corinth to Gulf highway. bond sale notice set at 65 000 dollars. Route matches last fall proposal by B M and board accepted. Active work to start by August 1.
The Grenada Sentinel urges readers to back the newspaper, noting it earns twice every dollar received and contributes to community development. It argues patrons gain more from the pages than the publisher and seeks only fair support for the community it serves.
Dudley Crafford Smith of University, Mississippi will be assistant in bacteriology and pathology at the University of Virginia for next year. Francis Stuart Harmon of Meridian has been named an assistant in history.
Dr W S Leathers director of public health urges Mississippi residents to eradicate malaria through precautions and proper treatment. He notes 20 percent in one county carry the parasite, stresses quinine and completing full courses, and warns carriers can be symptomless yet drain health. The campaign focuses on blocking transmission via infected humans.
The fragment urges adherence to a physician’s directions to protect personal and community health, implying medical guidance and public safety emphasis.
The U S Public Health Service releases a free bulletin on summer infant care stressing home sanitation. It argues clean water food and housing defend health and cites California’s 70 percent drop in typhoid deaths over ten years. It notes risks from manure piles and flies and promotes garden exercise over gym workouts.
A speech urges supporting farming to prevent urban depopulation and unemployment. It argues farms hold wealth that should flow to towns like Oxford, blaming neither farmers nor curiosity about wealth, but calling commercial interests to unite and invest to grow local prosperity.
Notice to all young men wishing to join the Mississippi National Cows. Come to the Court House Saturday night at 8 o'clock. Signed G. W. Price.
A 1916 notice in Oxford area mentions Maggie Kirkwood and Will Milliner with details of sale and placement in the official record. The fragment preserves names and jurisdiction but lacks full actions or dates.
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