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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1911
Page
1
A historic public health advisory outlines room isolation for contagious illnesses. It prescribes removing upholstery, draperies, and carpets, disinfecting surfaces, and restricting access to the sick room to doctors and nurses only.
The New Idea Woman's Magazine outlines a versatile dress for misses fourteen to eighteen. It features a tucked waist and attached tucked skirt in a one piece back closing design, with panel front for embroidery or braiding, options for high neck with standing collar or Dutch round neck, bishop or plain sleeves, and a full seven gore skirt around the hips.
A wash leather roll case holds six silverware pieces with a separate pocket for each item. The design keeps knives and forks from scratching, stays bright and clean, and can be rolled up and tied with ribbon. Initials could be added to the exterior.
The description details a soft wash-leather pouch with narrow ribbon and multiple pockets. Each pocket is sized to hold a fork, while a lower pocket sketches a knife location. The language suggests a design note for a utensil kit or clothing accessory.
A detailed guide to making dainty bedroom slippers from two lapped sections of three inch ribbon across a lambs wool sole. Sides and back use straight ribbon bands lined with satin, possible stiffening with bristol board. Flowered taffeta ribbon preferred. a drawstring bow or satin collar edge finish completes the design.
A shirt box for the young man’s room is praised as a practical, useful article that will rival the shirtwaist box for his sister. The design includes a divider to separate collars and cuffs, offering organized storage and convenience.
The text describes making a decorative bureau set with a handkerchief box and pincushion. Instructions cover framing silk net, lining with white silk, adding a perfume-filled lid, a net frill, and cord button closures. It advises using a cardboard base, triangular bottom, and securing a penny pincushion inside.
A brief, sharp exchange questions a defendant who attempted to kill a judge. The remark contrasts mental state with financial means, suggesting inability to hire a lawyer to prove insanity. The dialogue highlights access to defense and justice.
The House approved the sundry civil bill carrying about 140 million dollars in appropriations, setting a record for rapid passage under general rules. Nearly 67 million dollars were passed unanimously, with over 21 million read without clerk, and Panama appropriations totaling around 46 million were approved without contest. The canal fortification item remained a separate provision.
Federal officers boarded a transatlantic liner at its pier and arrested the captain and all aboard for allegedly conspiring to violate immigration laws. The government says the company smuggled aliens for over a year, some hidden as crew and others concealed on the ship. Nikolas A. Galanos, an agent, was released on bond under 200 dollars, and his secretary on 15 thousand dollars.
The article discusses cheese as a digestible nutritious and appetizing staple, downgrading pork fish beef and sea foods in strength building circles. It notes the Department of Agriculture defending cheese as affordable and essential, contrasting it with other meats and a Welsh rarebit related reference.
Lowell Chief of Police Red mhond Weich advocates reviving the ducking stool to punish women who rail and brawl, arguing jail sentences are insufficient. He cites the old practice as humane and effective for silencing quarrelsome wives and mothers in a troubled neighborhood.
At an electrical dinner in Brooklyn, Charles W. Price of the Electrical Review predicts a near future where a box-shaped electrical reservoir in cellars replaces coal bins, supplying heat to whole buildings and cooking in residences.
In Washington the dry army relief bill sailed through with a $160,000 increase to support national soldiers' homes. The same session backed Panama Canal fortification with a $3,000,000 appropriation to start work on a total project cost of about $12,100,100.
Washington scientists of the public health and marine hospital service say pellagra may arise from corn but also from other grains. After extended review they remain uncertain about the exact cause and dietary links of the disease.
Prison workers at the Ohio penitentiary uncovered bone fragments in an abandoned tunnel, believed to be Scott Maythe, who records show escaped on July 1840. No further trace of him had been found for over seventy years.
West Virginia Senator Bailey clashes with Senator Scott over a Sulloway service pension bill poised to raise pensions to 850,000,000. Bailey rails against the idea of adding 50,000,000 for celebrating his departure as the debate stresses Civil War veterans and Panama Canal costs.
Washington reports the Japanese treaty of trade and navigation was ratified after a two hour session. Western fears of wool labor influx were not fully removed, but no objections blocked ratification. The move signals strong cordiality toward Japan and confidence in its modernization.
The interstate commerce commission decision enjoined rate hikes, boosting shipper victory over railroads. New York stocks opened lower as American prices fell two to eight points, with London trading reporting about 490000 American shares sold amid the demoralization.
Mexicali reports that Wild Bill Hatfield, a Kentucky McCoy Hatfield member now in Gen. Leyva's rebel forces, killed Francisco an insurgent Friday night. No action was taken against Hatfield by insurgents. Feared fallout could spark a feud between American and Mexican rebels.
Lexington Kentucky chapter of the American Society of Equity held a secret session during the State Farmers Institute meeting in Mount Sterling to organize a pool for the 1911 white burley tobacco crop. The move challenges the Burley Tobacco Union which had sought to eliminate the crop. Officials in Lexington were surprised by the new tobacco fight development.
Dallas Tex Gen William Lewis Cabell a Civil War veteran and Confederate rights advocate died at his home in Dallas He was born January 1 1827 in Dinville Virginia and graduated West Point in 1850 He served at Fort Co lle Oklahoma fought in Civil War battles and endured wounds before being captured at Corinth He later endured Price's raid and prison release with Marmaduke legacy as a lifelong preservationist of Southern memories.
Davies, a 23 year old famed broker accused of embezzling about half a million dollars from religious and professional admirers, is in custody in Rio de Janeiro after vanishing months ago. The case follows a career marked by sensational finance and claimed religious aims. Mrs. Hanna Allenwood, wife of a well known evangelist, says she lost 1000 dollars.
A US Supreme Court decision ends a long pending suit from 1892. Attorneys Robert H. Kern and Henry D. Laughlin of St. Louis expect about 1 million dollars in fees. They claim lands valued over 10 million dollars will be allotted to their clients, former African American slaves of the Cherokee Nation.
The House completed a naval appropriation for two new battleships two fleet cutters eight torpedo boat destroyers and four submarine chasers. The plan aims for ships with 27 000 ton displacement and 14 inch guns in four turrets. The vote favored two battleships with bipartisan support despite opposition.
Conferees on the rivers and harbors bill accept most Senate amendments with few projects altered. The rider to expand the Engineer Corps of the Army is approved, reflecting the shift of river and harbor control to military engineers. Allocations stay at $13,101,605 with the bill total $26,954,987. $150 removal for river work and $25,000 for a Trinity River lock are cut.
Washington—A coast defense measure carrying 5.2 million dollars for improvement and construction in the United States and insular possessions was passed by the House today. Rep Walter Smith of Iowa said the bill contains no Panama Canal fortification provisions and that related canal funding would appear in the sundry civil bill.
William Smith, engineer of the Confederate gunboat RW McRae famed for defying Federal forces after the 1866 surrender, died at his Long Beach home. He helped fire her furnaces as she steamed past New Orleans, displaying the Confederate flag, before the vessel ran aground and men were captured.
The executive committee of the Mississippi Methodist Hospital board sets aside the first Sunday in May as Hospital Day. Preachers across Mississippi North Mississippi White River and Memphis conferences are urged to collect for the hospital. Sabbath schools and mission societies are also asked to participate as the drive seeks a strong Southern Methodist leader to head the movement.
The railroad commission fixed a minimum rate on peanuts for shipments of 20 miles or more at 18 cents per hundred, with 20 000 pounds per car and 25 percent added when transported by more than one railroad, plus 3 312 percent for car lots, effective March 21 after a lengthy conference with peanut industry representatives. Miss Susie V. Powell returned from Washington to discuss girls club work and agricultural programs, aiming to organize girls clubs and promote domestic science, bone health, and school improvements.
Mississippi farming is ahead of most years as land was cleared and burned after cotton gathering. Dry December and January allowed broad land breakup, with January's warmth and subsequent rains setting the stage for strong yields across crops.
BUILD MONUMENT FOR INDIAN New York-Redman Wanamaker project to erect a statue of an American Indian in New York harbor now seems likely to proceed. A House resolution granting government authority for the statue was adopted and Senate concurrence is expected. Loss From Tuberculosis. Mtchaca NY The monetary loss to New York from tuberculosis deaths in 2010 is estimated at 4,000,000 by Prof. Walter F Wilcos of Cornell.
The chamber of deputies backed construction of two battleships by 461 to 76 with later units to be built at government arsenals. Theophile Delcasse proposed a naval programme totaling 265.6 million dollars over ten years, deeming it modest beside American British and German plans and essential for national security.
Washington reports ongoing slides from heights above Culebra Cut on the Panama Canal. A February 9 slide opposite the YMCA clubhouse dumped 550000 cubic yards of earth into the cut, burying a steam shovel, a coal train with its locomotive, and two earth dumping trains. The canal record shows slides since last July total 6104000 cubic yards.
A new organization dedicated to strict enforcement of scales weights and measures laws was perfected here Friday. It aims to ensure accurate testing and prevent fraud in trade. This club marks the first of its kind in the country.
In Austin Texas the temperature fell to 26 degrees Wednesday night and caused extensive damage to fruit and early vegetables. The cold killed growing corn across thousands of acres, signaling severe agricultural losses statewide.
President Taft orders reduced sentences from eighteen to six months for W S Harlan and four others imprisoned at Atlanta for peonage tied to the Florida lumber camps employment scheme. The action shifts the penalties in a long running labor rights case.
Washington reports the agricultural appropriation bill carries 16 980 196 dollars, up 256 655 from the house approval. The extra funds support dry farming investigations boll weevil eradication weather information for farmers fire fighting fund restoration and experimental work.
Eric Pa Alton Hoover, son of a wealthy physician, who faces hanging for his wife’s murder, collapsed when carpenters began building the wooden scaffold at the execution site.
At the Mississippi Teachers Association convention in May, resolutions will honor the late Dr Charley H Otken dean of county superintendents in the state who died at McComb City. Otken was a leading figure in Mississippi education with a strong personality and long influence. Also noted, Adams county plans dredging to drain the Homochitto River and reclaim 70000 acres via the Gallard Lake canal.
The Dixie Dinner at the Hotel Astor drew more than 1,260 attendees, marking a new record for the Southern Society dinners on a Wednesday night in New York.
A Missouri judge rules a woman has an inherent right to beguile a man and secure valuable presents from him under the pretense of love. The decision may deter men from buying costly gifts, fearing false affections as a basis for repayment.
A circulating ad offers a $3.50 recipe that supposedly cures kidney and urinary troubles and related pains. It promises quick recovery and urges readers to write Dr A I Hobinson in Detroit for a free copy mailed in a plain envelope.
Irving Batebeker recalls a Connecticut farmer who explains planting on steep land requires shooting seeds into the ground. The visitor questions the method and receives a blunt, humorous reply as the farmer insists he is merely making conversation.
An OCR troubled fragment reads as a garbled ad noting remedies for coughs colds and throat issues. It mentions Dr. Pierce pellets and remedies by Sterne Taylor Cherolee and others. A sensational tone hints at a bargain sale and a damaged line about a woman's fear of missing it.
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