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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
2
A fragmented note complains of cattle drownings in Kansas raising beef prices while hay dealers push up costs. The piece mocks political figures and hints at administration leaks, predicting Beveridge as VP and urging restraint from Cleveland.
A brief note suggests Venezuela may see political upheaval soon, possibly timed with summer operations. The statement links potential revolution to a seasonal planning context, implying strategic timing rather than a fixed date.
Observation notes that Theodore Roosevelt may be seen as less effective if confined to three or four speeches per day, implying a criticism of reduced presidential activity and public messaging.
ANOTHER Norwegian, Capt Ammundsen, sails for the North Pole aboard the Gjoa. The new king of Servia seeks his son as heir while Russia condones the murder of Servia’s king and queen, reflecting a fraught regional order.
In the Northern States the Negro is said to manage without a square deal if he is allowed only occasional square meals, reflecting the era’s racial attitudes and social inequities.
In New York Magistrate Crane asserts women cannot identify people or objects, a claim contradicted by a shopper at the bargain counter. Meanwhile the postal scandal reveals vacancies ready to be filled once he returns from a Western trip.
A political piece notes the Kansas governor pledged to marry if elected and has kept the promise. It reflects on the imagined impact of floods and cyclones and argues corruption is widespread but defeated by civic indifference.
The piece argues that falling car prices will curb automobile appeal. It claims horapolloi fashion and secular schooling threaten religious life and that parents bear responsibility for resisting modern training methods in kinder garten and Sunday school instruction.
The piece argues incompetence, not ignorance, blocks civilization by filling roles with partial knowledge. It calls for reform through manual arts training, stricter schooling, and public crusades by educators, parents, and lawmakers to curb the rise of half‑implemented skills and improve civic life.
The editorial urges voters to choose a Governor based on executive ability and statewide progress. It denounces Maj. J. K. Vardaman as radical and unsafe, asserting his conservative business record is lacking and his political platform would hinder Mississippi's advancement. The piece frames a duty of informed, unbiased voting by citizens.
The Democratic Executive Committee in Bolivar County sets state and US Senate candidates at 2.50 each, sheriff and chancery clerk at 10 each, other county offices at 5 each, and beat officers at 2 each. This clarifies pro rata expenses for ballots and booths in the August 6 and 27 primaries.
A committee invited by President Roosevelt returns unused funds to the treasury while evaluating a memorial tablet for a historic California niche. The effort highlights curiosity about odd historical details and the lure of colorful relics in the state’s treasury of memory.
The Grenadian argues that Senator H D Money lacks a record is false. It lists his Senate appointments on Foreign Relations and Finance Committees and cites his work in postage reform river and harbor improvements and post office savings. It portrays Money as a strong Mississippi and Southern advocate with a long track of Democratic causes.
The Hattiesburg Progress urges editors to take a firm, independent stand and avoid pandering to any group. It argues readers reward conviction and demand bold choices even if wrong, while hedging to please all leads to persistent error. Also notes State Democratic Executive Committee rule limiting August primary voters to white Democrats who registered four months before November and those 21 by then.
A collection of quirky observations and mock lectures covers artificial eggs as cheap food, a Rothschild flea collector, a Rankin County preacher blaming petroleum for volcanic disasters, and social advice about not worrying. The piece critiques modern progress and human foibles with satirical vignettes.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm serves as an antiseptic liniment for cuts bruises and burns. It claims to heal without maturation and faster than ordinary treatment. Sold by KR R Chilton & Co.
Fresh testimony proclaims Dr Kings New Discovery superior for consumption coughs and colds. A Benterville Virginia man with three years bronchitis reports full cure after using the remedy. Also claimed to aid lung throat troubles pneumonia and grip with trial bottles free and prices at 50 cents and 1.00.
A letter from G L Edwards of Wichita Kansas endorses Herbine to regulate the liver and bowels. The ad promotes daily bowel movements to expel wastes and states 60 cents price at Oxford Pharmacy.
The Penn Mutual Life offers favorable teacher insurance with low rates a $2 000 policy at age 30 for $20 sample policy available by mail from J W Ware Water Valley Mississippi Also Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy touted as dependable and pleasant to take with summer use for children sold by R R Chilton & Co.
Ballard's Snow Liniment is praised for neuralgic pains rheumatism lumbago and sciatic pains claiming deep nerve and bone penetration and blood absorption. D F Moore agent for Illinois Central Railway Milan Tennessee testifies it is a splendid remedy the family could not do without. 25c and 1.00 at Oxford Pharmacy.
H J Freegard of the Grand View Hotel Cheney Kansas endorses Herbine as a tonic laxative and liver restorative. He reports twelve years of use and recommends it following a doctor’s advice from Newton Rams2. Available for 50 cents at Oxford Pharmacy.
A Western farmer recounted how a marked dollar circulated through local traders and Sears Roebuck over six years, never returning to him. The tale warns that spending dollars locally keeps tax revenue and community projects funded, while sending money away hurts towns.
A rural family keeps Bucklen's Arnica Salve for accidents and burns while Mrs. Sarah W. Curtis of Lee, Massachusetts credits Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with easing indigestion and sour stomach. The ad promotes these remedies through local druggists.
List of unclaimed letters includes Ed Mamis Maude Robinson Miss Hollis Peggy McCarty Lilyan Brown Smith Killie Porter Field S Lamar Reanan Eggie Gatewood William Hunter Ed Stueart Tres Minnie Pugh and others. Call for letters by number and date advertised Pimren P M.
Mrs. H Newson of Decatur Alabama endured three years of indigestion stomach and bowel pain with doctors and remedies failing. She notes Electric Bitters brought miraculous improvement and full recovery for liver stomach kidney and bowel troubles. The drug is sold for 50 cents by A H Kendal.
An Oklahoma 1889 settler describes a life threatening bout of diarrhoea treated with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. A neighbor supplied one small bottle, a large dose led to quick relief, and within an hour the patient slept soundly for the first time in two weeks. For sale by BR. R. Chilton & Co.
When you want a pleasant physic try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. For sale by R. R. Chilton & Co., druggists.
Advertisement touts Paracamph as a free-use skin remedy offering instant relief and rapid cure. It guarantees satisfaction or money refund and notes Kendel as the seller with home delivery.
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