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Newspaper

Oxford Eagle

Location

Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1904

Page

4

Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Arkansas Doctor

Foster Miburn Co cites a Arkansas physician praising Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney and urinary ailments. The letter lists cases from Terry to Wynne and Yorktown with malaria and Bright's disease concerns, noting relief after several boxes and advocating wide use for malarial swamp fever and uric acid poisoning.

Foster-Miburn Co Buffalo N.Y Yorktown Ark Bayou Bartholomew Arkansas River Doan

Dialogues at Odds Over Engagement Ring Clingstone Clarity

A Boston Transcript quote describes Hollis and Bertha Byrd clashing over a diamond engagement ring while Schuyler jokes about clingstone honesty. A Norwich reader recalls Piso's Cure for Consumption saving a life three years prior. The letter ends with a Lavater quotation about pretension versus nature.

Hollis Bertha Byrd Schuyler Boston Transcript Thos. Robbins Norwich, N

To Cure a Cold in One Day Ad

An old Philadelphia Bulletin ad promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a 25 cent refund if it fails. The odd line extols economy and mentions Putnam Fadeless Dye as an economy road, citing a Seneca quote about corrupted speed and mind.

Putnam

Little girl urged to help sick neighbor

In a Chicago Post exchange a child tells her mother about a sicker girl on the next block and suggests sending the medicine left by the doctor, showing compassion and community aid in a family moment.

Mamma Chicago Post

Woman’s Place Then and Now Notions Cast

A Ludlow youth asks if a woman must have her way in all things and a Cumminsville sage notes she often changes her mind to break monotony. The piece ends with a light, reflective aside on time, gratitude, and farewell.

Ludlow Cumminsville Cincinnati Enquirer

Mississippi Geology Survey Urged for Statewide Study

Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College issues Report No 1 on Oktibbeha county geology led by Dr W N Logan. The project seeks a full state geological survey to attract capital, aid industry, and map resources with cooperation from the federal government and state legislature.

Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College Oktibbeha County W. N. Logan Department of Geology W. L. Hutchinson Department of Agriculture W. F. Hand Department of Chemistry B. McKay Department of Forestry J. W. Knox Department of Rural Engineering Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College Board of Trustees Ital Logan Oktibbeha New Jersey United States Sneha

Mississippi insurers show large Mississippi business in four leading firms

Four major life companies in Mississippi report policies in force totaling 41.999 million dollars and premiums of 1.551 million for the year. New York Life Equitable Prudential Union Central lead, Mutual Life ranks third. Prudential notes rapid growth in state after three years. Depot decision affects Pontotoc area rail line. Jackson to become first-class post office by July. Youth reform prison unlikely this session. eighteen boys under 15 in penitentiary with varied crimes. West Point Brick and Manufacturing Company forms with planned modern plant and jobs.

Mississippi State Insurance New York Life Equitable Prudential Union Central Mutual Life of New York

Lee County Plans Bond Issue for $50,000 Court House

Lee county announces a bond issue to fund a new court house with a $50,000 construction budget. The contract will be let on March 7, following plans and specs by Jackson architect P. H. Weathers. Other counties in the state are moving to erect new court houses.

Lee County P. H. Weathers Jackson

Mississippi News Roundup from Port Gibson to Yazoo City

A Mississippi incident reports a shooting near Port Gibson when a man named Williams accidentally wounded a boy named Jackson, leading to amputation and the boy's death. Carroll county plans a Civil War monument fundraiser, while W J Nixon sues Illinois Central for 10000 over a delayed train. The state sees rising business, free mail delivery growth in Hattiesburg and Yazoo City, and a large January school distribution nearing 1 million dollars.

Mississippi Yucatan Big Black River Port Gibson Williams Jackson Carroll County Hattiesburg Yazoo City

Greenwood Banks to Merge Form First National Bank

The Bank of Greenwood will be merged into the First National Bank of Greenwood. Washington approved the move last week. The new national bank will start operations by May. It will liquidate the current Bank of Greenwood and carry a capital of $250,000.

Bank of Greenwood First National Bank of Washington National Bank Bank of Greenwood First National

French Liner Delayed as Dogs Argue at Ship La Bretagne

Report from New York Sun recounts a dog incident aboard the French liner La Bretagne as a yellow stray and a blue ribbon bull pup clashed on the pier. Officials say no dogs sailed with the vessel after the mistaken boarding attempt and brief delay.

la Bretagne New York Sun Kagpenen

Opinion on Slykerr Sparks Tense Handshake Dare

In Chicago Daily News dialogue, Biggs asks for a private view of Slykerr. Iggs counters that Slykerr is wary and ill at ease, rarely offering a handshake unless mocking or testing you.

Biggs Slykerr Iggs Chicago Daily Ews New York Chicago Southern Foundry CG Qweneboro Kentucky

Kidney Pills Endorsed by Ark. Doctor in Local Ad

Yorktown Arkansas doctor Leland Williamson praises Dodd's Kidney Pills as reliable for kidney disease. He cites a 31 year old patient named A H Cole with fever, abdominal pain, pus in urine, and blood in urine who recovered after three weeks of treatment and resumed farm work within a month. Williamson, practicing over twenty years, calls the remedy a wonderful tribute to its effectiveness.

Suitm Terry Ark Sage Dono Yorktown Leland Williamson Dodd A. H. Cole Kidney S. Tured Dr. Williamson

Goose-bone theory discussed in playful exchange

In a lighthearted Cincinnati Enquirer dialogue, characters tease belief in an old goose-bone omen. One asserts foresight of a rough hand, while another claims intuition from inborn bones.

Saphead

Agricultural seed catalogue boasts record yields for 1903

The notice touts extraordinary per acre yields from Salzer's seeds across several crops and regions, urging readers to request a catalog and seed samples by sending 10 cents to John A. Salzer Seed Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin. It highlights beardless barley, oats, spelt, potatoes, grasses, rape and teosinte with impressively large per acre figures.

Salzer Ind Ohio Tenn Mich Victoria Mr. Ee John A. Salzer Seed Co la Crosse Wis K. L la Macaron

Cuticura Remedies Ad and Claims of Universal Cure

An old advertisement extols Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as cures for itching burning eczema psoriasis scalp crusts pimples and infant rashes. It frames the products as near miracle solutions and cites broad world testimony while noting Radium as a recent “old thing” per Puck.

Peruna Testimonials From Washington to Wisconsin

A letter from Washington praises Peruna as a superior remedy for catarrh and a tonic for low spirits. Isaac Brock of McLennan County Texas extols Peruna for health, appetite, circulation, and grippe relief. Mrs. E West of Menasha Wisconsin reports long use keeps her robust and cured stomach catarrh previously deemed incurable.

G Street 5. W Washington, D. C Benjamin F. Hawkes Saac Brock McLennan County Texas Mr. Brock Isaacc Brock E. West Main Street Menasha Wis Peruna Fe, West

Peruna Catarrhal Tonic Advertises Health Claims

Old age ailments and mucous membrane issues are said to respond to Peruna. Letters from Mrs. F. E. Little and Rev. J. N. Parker praise improvements in catarrh, hearing, and general vigor. The ad invites readers to write Dr. Hartman for free advice and references Columbus, Ohio.

J. N. Parker Utica N. Y Peruna W. B. Schnader Terre Hill Hartman Dr. Hartman Hartman Sanitarium Columbus

Salzer Seed Co offers 10 000 plants for 6 cents test

The John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis promotes a test offer with 10 000 plants for 6 cents and a catalog plus seeds for cabbage carrots celery lettuce onions radishes and flowers all for 16 cents postage. Add 20 cents postage brings Berliner Cauliflower. Also mentions Cherokee Remedy for coughs and consumption with mullein stalk noted.

John A. Salzer Seed Co la Crosse Wis Salter K. L

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