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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1915
Page
4
A Scientific American note describes Babylonian ruins with palace foundations remaining and square burned bricks bearing inscriptions. It highlights throne platforms, a sacred street to the temple, and the Ishtar Gate with glazed, relief tiles forming a vivid ancient city view.
A fragment describes an unmanned lightship stationed at Otter Rock Islay west coast Scotland to warn ships and guide markers. It notes its two steel tanks, bell system, and visibility eight to twelve miles. The piece shifts to etiquette lessons and parental heritage ideas before a stray line about a college and a joke about boys and games.
A historical note describes a massive ceremonial pipe owned by an East African chief, likened to a vaporous altar with two feet and vast capacity. Sir Walter Raleigh is referenced as an early promoter of tobacco, and the piece contrasts reverence and danger in native beliefs with European curiosity about the device.
A humorously skeptical note cites a Saturday Evening Post piece asserting that large quantities of common items bought by Americans—brushes, hats, seafood, shirts, menthol, camphor, straw braid, and floor matting—trace back to Japan, suggesting pervasive imports and even a village sign about antiques bought sold and made in Japan.
The Zoological Society Bulletin notes a South African ostrich arriving from Arizona at New York’s Bronx Park Zoo last Summer refused breakfast on December 23, 1914. After weeks of force feeding with lettuce wrapped boluses, keeper George Snyder and assistants continued this for over six weeks until February 1715 when the bird began to feed itself, ending the hunger strike.
Two European studies show human adaptation to wide nutritive ranges. An Eskimo on Cisco Island Greenland reportedly consumed nearly four pounds of boiled meat in one day yielding about 55 grams of nitrogen, while another subject managed a digestible nitrogen intake of grams, illustrating extreme variability in dietary limits.
The piece explores why people stay friends as intimacy becomes a habit. It suggests sustained friendship relies on sincere mutual regard and shared life conditions, though money and life changes can strain bonds. It argues friendship mixes practical similarity with deeper soulful bonds.
A Belgian side remark over the carnage hints at survival optimism while a trench tale recalls Vandervendter’s fatal shell blast. A gasping joke about a smoking pipe and a trench magnate adds grim levity as a soldier contemplates dying young in hardship.
The Mississippi Board of Health selects Dr. Dudley Jones of Brookhaven to succeed Dr. Walley as state sanitary chief. Dr. Catchings resigns from the Seventh district and Dr. J. H. Jokinen of Brookhaven is named to replace him. Secretary Galloway notes high pass rate for medical license exams with 34 passing.
The second state conference for high school education met at Oxford with 12 attendees from a total of 125. Prof. Coe Saunders chaired and Prof. BR Rogers served as secretary as topics on small high schools and school home relations were debated by teachers.
Readable text shows a recipe note about strawberry and rhubarb pie with fragmented ingredients and odd spellings. It mentions substitutions and mixing steps but is garbled. The readable portion hints at rhubarb and strawberry components, sugar, eggs, and a resting step, though many terms are unclear.
A claimed health advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable substitute for calomel. It promises to cleanse the liver and bowels, cure sluggishness, and improve appetite with a single spoonful, guaranteeing results or money back.
The passage argues that real growth comes from the evolving ideal of life within us and through us. Daily tasks promote self consciousness, a fuller awareness of God, and continual advancement toward a higher life.
Ringgold Louisiana resident S A Cotter writes of full health and happiness after using a supposed remedy for pellagra. He claims rapid strength gain and weight increase and expresses sympathy for others suffering the disease.
A Moroccan statesman muses on the Lusitania’s speed and future marvels. He describes the ship as able to reach 27 knots and imagines rapid travel, contrasting it with existential thoughts about road travel and fate.
A long, fragmentary reminiscence recalls an appeal from a women’s group aiding Bel gians. The speaker questions large figures while his wife offers a $29 donation and advocates helping Bel gians. Interspersed are obscure ads and racialized humor about a Chinese cook and a dog, plus Hanford’s Balsam ads.
A playful local exchange features two neighbors sparring over bragging rights and a tall garden wall. The banter includes jokes about fish recreation and a nod to distant planets, framed in a small town conversational tone.
A Paris violinist reportedly received a fatal warning from her husband Sergeant Remy who vanished before the official notice of his death. She had not played much until the other day when she felt compelled to play a piece. the violin strings snapped at notes Re and Mi, which she took as his promised signal. The next day a telegram announced his death.
Dialogue snippets reveal Belle and Nell discussing eyes and romance. A man reflects that getting along after marriage matters more than immediate attraction. The tone hints at playful views on self esteem and partnership.
Readable fragments describe a plan to remove malaria and improve living standards. A man pursues house construction after a period of uncertainty, aiming to build according to his own design and schedule. The piece hints at practical progress and personal resolve.
A child asks how his tall uncle grew big and tall and learns from his mother that goodness as a small boy leads to growth. The dialogue shifts to a wary note about deception in courting and tips for girls about beware of crafty men.
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