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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1904
Page
2
An item announces Thomas Spight as a candidate for the congressional co election in the 59th district subject to primary action. The page also includes stray names and a date of Tuesday June 23, 1904, with miscellaneous notes.
The record highlights varied foreign policy musings from Roosevelt to European powers. Mentions Russia's navy, Japan, Manchuria, and Moroccon matters, plus domestic electoral chatter and cultural notes from St. Louis performances.
The piece argues that poverty or environment should not define a person’s fate. It notes many capable individuals remain underachievers due to misalignment with their environment. Success comes from effort to fit the role one occupies and turning misfits into growth opportunities.
The column notes farmers busy with grass and good crops amid fine weather. Visitors include Mrs Bettie Jones of Liberty Hill and Mrs Carra Smith with children in Sarepta. Rev Jim Nelson preaches at the Tabernacle as camp meeting nears. Mr Mack Rayburn visits the area and Mr GB R Sneed plans a new house on North Street. Dr and Mrs Tom Barry host a stranger who may stay.
Mrs J A Miller returns from Delta and Tate County visit. Miss Mattie Maude Garrison returns from Jackson Tennessee. Mr Alex Houston visits. Mr and Mrs Farmer guests of Mr and Mrs Arthur Hardin return to Marshall County. Miss Cruse Arnold in Oxford. Mrs Claudie Teat of Paris visits friends. W E Goodwin calls Oxford. Green Hardin of Panhandle Texas visits Arthur Hardin. Oxford hosts Ladies Aid spelling match and ice cream supper. Misses Janie Woolridge Margrette Good return from Water Valley. Miss Lula Strickland entertains. Mr Ms Graham family and Miss Gara Graham depart for the St Louis Fair. Misses Carrie Wilklns Ina Williams spend day in Oxford. Simon Coggins of Brownwood Texas visits town. well received by friends.
Urban Washington narrator details a spring trip around Puget Sound. He notes Alaska fishing fleets preparing to start and describes trap construction, nets, and costs, including a $125,000 location and a $100,000 idle setup. He mentions large canneries, hatcheries, the ongoing salmon runs, and Moran Bros. employing 1,500, plus Seattle dry docks and ships built for all seas.
List of unclaimed letters includes A B Barber Lizzie Balard George Graham Lillie Gardner Hester Gant Ramma Geaurlsby Frank Harris Mary Hodge Mary Hunter Harris Miss Mary Nelson James Owens Anna Owens Henry Rockamore Miss Lillie Vaughn Miss Florence Woods Wilkins Wright Mary and others. Requestor asks for date and number of letters advertised from Tecéville News. Local notes mention farmers busy with Gen Green and crops looking well with requests to visit Oxford.
The I C Road offers ten day coach excursion tickets to the St Louis World’s Fair at 9.05 dollars. Tickets go on sale June 9 14 16 21 23 28 and 30. No stop over privileges. Apply to A W MorcHeny agent in Oxford Mississippi.
The Nort Mississippi Conference convened the 25th annual meeting from the 17th to the 21st with representatives from North Mississippi societies. Mrs. Gibbs of Grenada led with grace and executive ability as district secretaries reported strong work. several foreign missionaries attended, and the conference adjourned Tuesday to meet next June 1905 at Okolona.
ENCE Miss Hinton yields the banner to Mrs T W Woodward of Columbus district with plans to return after a year. Miss Blackburn reported on San Luis Potosi schools while Miss Barcroft and Miss Foster spoke on missionary work. Officers elected include President Mrs Gibbs and Treasurer Mrs Jones as district secretaries were re-elected. thanks were extended for welcomes from other churches.
The letter expresses support for Judge Alton Brooks Parker as president and notes county instruction for him. It mentions a Splinter correspondent offering eggs and comments on a thriving community with preaching at Clear Creek and Sunday schools at Clear Creek and Burgese. Cupid outdoors and Mr Hubert Foust visiting friends are noted.
Paducah Kentucky merchants Lang Bros Druggista report selling over 700 bottles of Dr Mendengball's Chill and Fever Cure in a season. They claim physicians prescribe it locally and that former users rarely switch to other remedies.
Mrs Charles Wood and Mrs Will Newell visit relatives in Water Valley Miss Betlie Wood of Asperville Tenn visits her sister Mrs G I Reynolds Mr and Mrs Ilenry Stephens visit friends west of Oxford Rev Mr Fields preaches at Woodson Ridge schoolhouse Sunday night Blackamoor String Band serenade Saturday night Miss Dora Foust sick No Sunday School due to rain Picnic planned at Fount Callaway’s on Earth July for Mt Zion Sunday School Crops prospering early peaches plums apples berries vegetables abundant Rainfall helps crops Mississippi praised for prosperity Our grumbling is constant and we are too happy if Heaven gained.
Advertises Dr Kings New Life Pills as a cure for sick and nervous headaches. Claims to purify blood and improve health with a money back guarantee if not cured. Sold by A H Kendel, local druggist.
Fresh testimony arrives declaring Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds unequaled. J McFarland of Benterville Va says three years of bronchitis vanished after using the product. Also claimed to cure pneumonia grip and other lung throat troubles. Trial bottles free with regular sizes 50 cents and 1.00 guaranteed by A H Kendell druggist.
The Harmontown report mentions clear weather with several social activities at the school and church. Residents celebrate a victory with Gen Green and note no illnesses this week while discussing local work payments and cotton farming routines.
An old advertisement touts Dr Mendenhall's Chill and Fever Cure as a general tonic for malaria chills and fever. It claims the product can replace quinine and offers a money back promise if unsatisfied, directing readers to J C Mendenhall of Erpeville Indiana.
The Iron Mountain Route offers Home Seekers tickets to Texas Indian Oklahoma territories and parts of Arkansas New Mexico and Louisiana for one fare plus $2. Tickets valid 21 days from sale with 15 days of stopover. For details and rates contact H D Wilson or J P Pannill A l Pla P A at 314 Main Street Memphis Tenn.
The community reports healthy overall health with new measles cases, farmers making good crop progress, and praise for recent rain. Rev. J. A McKibben delivered another fine sermon as Sunday School resumes. Prof. Carpender Dr Noore and Mae Babb visited on a hunting trip. Henry Ray died Wednesday aged 80, with four children and many grandchildren mourning at Williams Cemetery.
Mrs. 8 H Newson of Decatur Alabama describes three years of severe indigestion and stomach and bowel trouble. After doctors failed she tried Electric Bitters and reports immediate improvement and complete recovery. The tonic is advertised for Liver Kidney Stomach and Bowels at 50 cents guaranteed by A N Kendell druggist.
Every Tuesday and Thursday in June the Mobile and Ohio railroad will sell excursion tickets to St Louis at rates less than half. Return limits liberal. Apply to M and O R R agents for particulars.
Tickets for the World’s Fair in St. Louis are offered at reduced prices. For full details contact any Mobile & Ohio railroad agent. The Eagle announces sale of old newspapers at 25 cents per hundred.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Boschee's German Syrup as a quick remedy for lingering coughs and lung trouble. It promises relief after a few doses and a full cure with continued use, claiming success in thousands of cases. Trial bottles are 25 cents, regular 75 cents, sold by A. H. Kendel.
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