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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1883
Page
1
A roundup of diverse items notes rising absinthe drinking in Kansas City, widespread disease in Washington Territory sheep, oat meal serving advice from The London Lancet, Florida cigar production, submarine cables value, and various political and social developments across the United States.
A Texas firm is formed with 5000 dollars to start a chicken ranch. Reports mix with notes on life expectancy rising for men and women, a landlord’s escape from unpaid bills amid a fire scare, and various odds and ends from news columns and editorials.
Gen. Fitz Lee consents to address the Confederate Association of Missouri at Jefferson City on August 25 and to repeat his Chancellorsville lecture for the Southern Historical Society at Missouri sites arranged by Gen. Marmaduke. Velvet grass promises a productive winter crop on Red River Arkansas. A Pennsylvanian protectionist reacts to tariff-free salvation news. A father counsels civility to his son emphasizing courtesy to all.
The Hebrew Colony in Middlesex County Virginia is thriving and in good health. Crops this year are sufficient for their support and they express contentment with neighbors' treatment.
In Sutherland Springs on June 2 1893 Ed Bacue notes a severe Texas drought since April 30 with no rain except a brief shower. Corn damaged stock water scarce wells failing gardens burning up and crops poor, but some potatoes and cotton show limited promise as settlers endure harsh conditions.
A brief note praising cow ownership in Texas and wishing the Eagle success concludes with a pledge to close. The fragment mentions price ranges of twelve to fourteen dollars and states cows cannot be bought here.
Prof Brower argues cyclone and tornado terms misused and urges press to discourage cyclone for violent storms. The article notes cyclones have wide paths while tornados are narrow. dusting mania in Germany leads housewives to brush every crack and crevice daily using specialized brushes.
A man gathers courage to ask about Miss Lankin from a new girl and wonders about engagement as a couple sits on a parlor sofa. He then flees.
The article advocates encouraging early rising by example and stresses individual variation. It warns against waking children too early if they do not sleep enough, since important bodily processes occur during sleep and growth requires sufficient rest. It emphasizes that rising early is desirable but not universally safe.
Col Ed Richardson argues in a letter that the Mississippi Valley should raise more corn, hogs, grasses, and small grains, live at home, cease westward dependence, avoid cotton at a loss, and aim for independence. He cites Georgia and Texas cotton panters as nearly self-sustaining and warns of general bankruptcy if the region does not follow suit.
The May treasury report shows a debt reduction of 4 800 476 and a total debt of 1 857 057 471 as of May 31. Of this amount 517 237 805 is currency and non interest bearing, leaving 1 369 819 576 as actual bonded debt. The piece argues extending debt payments to twenty or thirty years would ease revenue taxes.
A Brooklyn man claims an interest in a discovery that turns common vegetable fibers into a substitute for wool. The breakthrough was reported to be made by a German chemist.
A 19th century essay argues wives gain value beyond housework, offering companionship, sympathy, and love. It asserts men need partnership during poverty, sin, and trials, with a wife who inspires and supports, not just performs chores. It notes many seek only domestic labor but find deeper worth.
The Philadelphia Times argues for strong support of the primary school, stressing its role in early education and community development. It emphasizes accessibility and practical benefits for children and families.
A humorous puzzle text explains a man who becomes his own grandfather through a series of marriages and relations. It traces how connections cross generations, showing how the narrator ends up as husband and grandfather to the same person. The passage highlights a chain of in laws and offspring creating paradoxical kinship.
The piece lists topics expected to engage the new Legislature including levee system improvements the lion law election law changes to reduce annual elections and overhead and limit corporate supervision an elective judiciary salary reforms and removal of perquisites and fees and reform of the public school system to extend the scholastic year and focus on elementary instruction such as reading writing and grammar
The article argues that public education hinges on the primary schools, noting that many children do not progress beyond them. It warns that attention has focused on high and grammar schools while primary and secondary schools for the many have been neglected and poorly taught by ill prepared instructors.
A Montgomery Alabama Advertiser note explains English buyers are acquiring large tracts in Texas Florida and Mississippi totaling more land than Alabama. The piece questions whether such acquisitions benefit the South and states that since land remains for sale, moneyed buyers have little to deter them.
In India as many as 20 000 deaths occur yearly from snake bites and from 1870 to 1880 between 150 000 and 200 000 died this way. The cobra bite is often fatal within half an hour. In 1880 some 212 776 snakes were destroyed with rewards totaling 11 663 rupees. A Kanjara group in the northwest provinces and Oude works to kill venomous snakes, paying feebly while rewarding deeds. Wild beasts killed 2 757 people in 1881, with tigers and leopards causing the most fatalities and wolves also harming communities.
The document discusses a measure to secure more equitable property assessment and reduce taxes to the lowest level compatible with efficient government administration. It notes other subjects may arise, but these are among the most important concerns for Charion.
Norristown Herald notes an intended legislative proposal to amend the State Constitution allowing the dude to vote in constable elections. The paper questions granting citizenship rights to the creature, suggesting resemblance to a human does not justify such rights.
Turkish gazette reports engineers unearthed a large wrought iron breech loading cannon beneath Alleppo’s citadel. Buried about 250 years, the weapon’s breech mechanism closely resembles Krup’s German army design. The gun is named Halebi Mustapha Osia and remains fairly well preserved.
A prominent St Louis man in a public speech explains that many women doubt the duty and practicality of voting and favor observing early in the experiment. He says movements start with a few gifted with insight and that timidity among the general public aids progress and long term success.
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