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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
4
An advertisement touts Q-Ban Hair Tonic as a true hair grower that cleanses the scalp, opens pores, nourishes hair follicles, and stops dandruff. It claims to make hair soft, glossy, and attractive, with a perfumed base and money-back guarantee. Orders via stamps or money with Drug Co, Shesnphie, Canada.
Wisconsin girl Miss Anna Johnson once blind deaf and crippled with only touch for sense graduates from the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. She entered at thirteen after a late education and has since learned to hear, earned high honors in theory and literature, become an accomplished seamstress and basket maker, and delivered her commencement essay by word of mouth.
The Rev Ss Saymanowsk of St Stephen's Church hails Elixir Bebek as a good tonic helping those with chills malaria and fever. The ad promotes Parcels Post prepaid shipments from Joenew & Co Washington DC at 6 cents a drum. An eyewitness describes a Grand Trunk Pacific blast at Prince Rupert as among Canada's greatest, destroying tens of thousands of cubic feet of rock and dispersing debris over miles.
An OCR fragment shows drug advertisements for a malaria tonic at 25¢ and Tyree Antiseptic Powder promising rapid relief for prickly heat and skin conditions. It includes dubious lines about trains of jokes and a drill of promotional mischief, with scattered mock headlines and comic quips.
Mrs Epwarp B Ebert of Fleetwood Pa writes that during the Change of Life she suffered severe hot flashes until she took E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims the remedy made her strong again and she has not needed medicine from a doctor for years.
A speaker notes the Corinthian church faced many voices in worship and doctrine, with reason, inner spirit, church authority, and Bible interpretation each offering guidance. The Bible remains a trusted, preserved guide, while other voices claim progress or new insight, yet may distort core truth.
Expert gardener professor john willard bolte offers seasonal planting tips for vines and climbers. He recommends honeysuckles wood bine kudzu wild grape clematis jackmanii and more, discusses placement on fences porches and walls, and explains care water soil and support options for strong growth.
A religious reflection by J. Stuart Holden emphasizes that Christ is to be seen through believers. When one seeks only God’s glory, the light of Christ shines clearly through character and conduct, guiding influence in daily life.
Spring favors shrub planting as robins return and shrubs frame homes with color and form. Choose varieties by bloom time shape and foliage then plant in beds or around perches and hedges. Prepare holes deep enough, mix in fertilizer, water, settle soil and mulch to reduce settling.
A parliamentary candidate slipped from English to Latin in a campaign clash. His rival teased that Magna and Veritas, foreign help for success, might prevail a bit but would yield only a small win at the polls.
The writing explains trimming branches in proportion to root trimming to avoid plant death. It advises keeping unplanted shrubs moist and cool, delaying planting by placing them in a trench, covering roots with moist soil, and maintaining water.
The article extols raspberries as easy to grow and cost effective, noting red and black varieties thrive with minimal care. It covers planting distances, soil and feeding, pruning, winter protection, disease control, and potential yields up to 2,500 quarts per acre.
The passage argues that as land values rise, intensified farming on smaller plots yields more. It emphasizes raising fertility and improving cultivation to maximize output. It suggests medium-sized farms can be more efficient than large ones when taxes and investments are considered.
A writer advises planting Baldwins with Duch ess and Wealthy between them for early bearing and removals when crowded. For good orchard care, prefer standard varieties including Greenings Spies Stark Hubbardston Good Eggs for Hatching. Avoid Ulehaped eggs with thick ridges or mottled shells as they batch poorly.
Bumble foot arises when birds jump from heights and strike stones or other obstacles. It can also develop from heavy treading on a rough surface, causing foot injury and infection.
Farmers across the country are improving horse quality by using a high class stallion and offering a reasonable price for stud services. The effort highlights growing interest in better breed stock and farm improved stock through selective breeding.
Provide a sheltered yard for colts in winter so they can exercise a few hours daily when weather allows. Planting a tree requires more than digging a hole and stuffing a tree in. proper planting matters. Hens eat coal cinders and benefit from them. try a load in the chicken yard and observe results.
A farmer who raises draft horses should stay in the business through thick and thin, enduring good times and bad.
A quick display notes a device named Harness Punch is handy for repairs. It mentions a price of a quarter and suggests using rivets for mending.
A playful exchange features two imps deriding newcomers as a traveling salesman and jesting about famed writers. The skit reflects lampoonish humor with fantasy and literary allusions.
A compact meditation on love as a noble yet sacred fire that must be cherished and not burned in vain. Geraldine Jewsbury’s line presents devotion as the highest human gift.
Paria theatergoers reject a simplified Franco American tipping plan at the Champa Elysees theater raising stalls to 3 dollars and abolishing ancillary charges. Sales drop prompting manager Poirier to revert to the old system despite receipts totaling 59 150 for the first month including season subscriptions.
A 1911 testimonial from Muskogee Oklahoma details that scalp disease with heavy flaking, itching, bleeding and hair loss cleared after four weeks using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The notice promotes the Cuticura line with a Boston mailing address and world sales.
A London Economist view contends the world floods with capital and resources yet is consumed by a mechanized, inventive age. War and armaments greedily absorb surplus while charitable acts mask deeper societal sins. more wealth and initiatives arise but peril persists.
A long battle over equal pay ends with a final vote 89 to 20 in the storthing. Women postal workers will continue to receive equal salaries for equal work, despite earlier conservative attempts to curb rises in pay.
Inte rmixed columns discuss Coca Cola advertising and a court ruling over caffeine content while contrasting political mudslinging with a Chinese football game described as chaotic streets, large players, no goals, and a basket used as the ball. A European observer recalls riots, stealth and roof climbing to score.
The passage portrays Limoges as a city with a segregated Saracen quarter where poverty and old customs persist. A pot of soup over a brazier fuels a barter like feast with a ladle delivering whatever remains to customers, leaving farmers without access to agricultural education.
A report suggests 6000 acres of native rubber forests on Kona Kohala slopes near Mauna Kea hold high quality rubber. The trees grow at 2000 to 3000 feet, are government land, and grazing lessees question tapping rights. Territorial botanist Dr. Rock notes this species is unique to Hawaii and requires extended testing.
An old fashioned advertisement promising cure for rheumatism and various aches and pains. Claims neuralgia cramps colic sprains bruises cuts old sores burns and related symptoms. Includes price note of 2 cents and generic promotional language.
Russell Edwards, fourteen, son of Mr and Mrs K M Edwards of Freeport L L, lives without kidney function after scarlet fever destroyed his kidneys. Doctors say the case is unique and survival remains uncertain despite treatments.
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