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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1901
Page
2
The piece surveys evolving political lines with talk of the Hagne peace, Alabama constitutional matters, and potential Senate races in South Carolina. It critiques Supreme Court protection as blocking expansion while forecasting tariff themes and calls for measured progress amid racial suffrage debates.
The article argues that capital is not only money but every person’s time and talents. It warns that hoarding mental and moral wealth harms society and individuals, likening stagnant capital to a sickly water body. It urges readers to invest their time and abilities for honest labor and communal benefit.
A commemorative ode celebrates James A. Morris returning from service in the Philippines with lines praising his sacrifice and the heroism of Great War veterans. The piece evokes homeward scenes from Luzon to Manila and honors fallen comrades, concluding with a postscript of unclaimed mail at Oxford Mississippi.
A refined reception at Professor Ferrells residence honored Mrs Talliaferro of Birmingham Alabama. Mrs Ferrell assisted by Mrs Young Shands Somerville and others welcomed guests. Pineapple punch and elegant refreshments circulated amid flowers and candles as attendees lingered until late.
The Brownings hosted a June gathering at Mrs J G Deupree’s home with Dr P L S Riley speaking on Domestic and Social Life in the American colonies. He contrasted biographies of great men with daily life in colonial times and highlighted homes, dress, travel, worship and labor. A light meal followed as attendees expressed resolve to continue their campaign through summer.
It is absurd, it is drivel, to de nounce Congress as an irresponsi ble tyrant with unlimited and des potic power for Congress is, and will continue to be precisely what the people instruct it to be and will do what that the people order it to do. If Congress be comes a tyrant-despotic, cruel, i legal-it will be because the major ity of the American people elect such a Congress and Congress re sponds to the public sentiment which elected it. It is possible for us to make the government of these new possessions the para mount issue, we cannot make the retention of those islands an is sue, we have explained-Col Cul bertson expressed the whole situ ation in that plain but pregnant sentence.
College Hill notes Mrs Willie Shaw returns from Woodville Tennessee with friend Miss Kate Chapman. Miss Wakler of Baldwyn returns home after visiting Mrs J A Tunkersly. Dr J A Moss reported quite sick. Rev Milne left for Abbeville. Mrs Lizzie Baneh made a short visit home. Miss Lucille Anderson returns from Memphis where she attended school. Quay Fernandez family also back in Memphis. Children’s Day planned for Sunday at College Hill. James Mathis of Memphis visited his mother. Mike Ethel Mathis returns home from Oxford in June.
German citizen George Schank of New Lebanon touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a cure for his wife’s eight week back pain. He reports she was instantly relieved after a few days and could resume duties. Sold by R. Chilton & Co. Also mentions Bakien’s Salve for burns and skin ailments with praise from N. E. Palmer of Kirman, Iowa.
Niow Stone cited the Southern Industrial Convention in Philadelphia to emphasize the region’s growing share of U S prosperity. The South holds one fourth of U S land and one third of its people, with cotton and cotton seed income last year at 545 million dollars, the world’s largest single crop value. It also commands 50 percent of tobacco, 20 percent of coal, 15 percent of iron, 30 percent of railroad mileage, and increasing manufacturing.
A Memphis father recalls his son suffering a bladder stone for eight years. After failed efforts at Cincinnati Chicago and Nashville and visits to eminent doctors the boy improved immediately with two bottles of a sure kidney cure. The family reports overall health gains. Sold by A. H. Kendel for 50 cents.
West of Oxford Mr. Henderson Miller of Cold Water and his nephew Lucas Johnson were in town this week. Earl Roach visited Water Valley relatives Sunday. Miss Emma Weber of the Delta visits Mrs. Jordan Tomlinson. Mrs. Phipps of Oxford visits the Misses Sinclair. Harry and Merdwith Montjoy visit sister Mrs. Jordan Tomlinson. A singing school started Sunday at Alesville taught by William Nelson. We hope the youths attend regularly. Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets advertised with price 25 cents. samples at R. R. Chilton's drug store. Iterbine advertised at 50 cents by A. H. Kendal for liver health. Subscription reminder: Tue EaGle.
The speech reflects on the inexorability of death, the afterlife, and the longing to meet loved ones again. Gov D. Prence cites Ion and celestial imagery to argue that life and love transcend mortality, concluding with the hopeful line we shall meet again.
A Lawrence Kansas woman chronicled seven years of bed rest from kidney and liver trouble nerv ous prostration and debility. Three bottles of Electric Bitters restored her ability to walk and she says she feels like a new person in three months. The tonic is said to aid headaches backaches nervousness melancholy faintness and dizzy spells and is sold locally.
An advertisement promises Smith's Sure Kidney Cure for kidney and bladder troubles with claimed 90 percent cure rate. Sold for 50 cents with guarantee and refund if not cured, available at A. H. Call and R. Chilton stores along with free stomach and liver tablets. Also includes a humorous clipping about newspaper editors and taxes.
Armonk resident testimonials credit Dr New Discovery for saving a girl from bronchitis and throat diseases. The letter claims the medicine cures coughs, colds, and worm predispositions in children, with bottles at $1.00 and trial bottles offered by St R Chilton Co.
A Purdy Exponent essay argues youth miss culture as they waste 12 solid days yearly on trivial fragments. It asserts consistent daily study yields real achievement and warns against drifting into adulthood without purposeful learning. Advertising notes for Kor Laxative Brom Patan Tablets claim a one day cold cure with money back by BE W Grove.
A humorous Kansas City Journal item recounts a family scene sparked by a neighbor’s newspaper borrow. A boy’s bee sting mishap, a fence collision, a cow’s cornfield death, a spill of cream and milk, a broken churn, a set of false teeth lost, a carpet stain, a runaway daughter, and a dog’s mischief unfold in a chaotic household.
I suffered kidney trouble and quit my job for treatment in the city. After months I improved only after using Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure. I now feel much better and plan to take a higher position. My wife, also ill, has improved significantly after a short time on your medicine. For sale by A. H. Kendel.
Advice to stock Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. Encourages buying now to avoid late trips to town, claiming it as the most successful medicine for children and adults. Sold by R. R. Chikon & Co.
A discussion on attacks on the family by socialist thought and a defense of traditional marriage. Rev Francia Rawley asserts marriage as sacred and non negotiable, contrasting with the idea that either spouse could marry again. The piece touches on social shifts and moral guidance in a changing era.
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