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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1896
Page
3
ICRR timetable line shows No 1 Fast Mail No 3 Limited No 91 Local Freight No 4 Limited No 92 Local Freight with times around 5 a.m. and notes H Bold and past mail connections.
The LaFayette County paper reports on a Tammany Society invitation to New York for July Fourth celebrations, local arrests, prisoner transfers to Sing Sing, a sixte en year old Miss Katie Wilson’s death, map projects for schools, crop prospects, a fox chase, and upcoming political debates. It notes voter registration work, improving health of Miss J W Saunders, a Sunday school picnic, watermelons nearing market, and various local social events.
Gov. GD Shands and Mrs Shands plan a Friday departure for Echmond Virginia to attend the Confederate Veterans reunion, absenting until mid July. Several friends and relatives, including Mrs W C Chilton, Mrs Mara, Mrs Roland, Miss Juliet Mckie, and others, are mentioned traveling or visiting in New York, Detroit, Round Top, Starkville, Richmond Va, and various Mississippi towns.
A rhythmic recitation recalls Castoria as a remedy used across generations from infancy to adulthood. The piece links the product to early cries and parental care, ending with its delivery to subsequent children.
pamphlet on Four National Foes lists Karl's Clover Root Tea sample offered for sale by T. D. Isom & Co. Le Roy New York with C. Wella & Co. as sellers tied to the product distribution.
Oxford Mercantile Co. Wholesale and Retail Agents promote Jack Frost Baking Bowder with updated packaging and larger cans costing 25 cents for 4 pounds, targeting up-to-date housekeepers.
Miss Virginia Lee McKie and Mr. James Carter wed at the Methodist Church with Miss Juliet McKie as maid of honor and Mr. Poy Kelly as best man. The ceremony featured a Lohengrin march and a decorously lit aisle as family and friends witnessed the union.
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