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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1898
Page
2
Local freight and fast mail trains show limited runs with changes to north bound and local freights. The timetable lists Fast Mail Nos 7 8 20 and Limited Nos 2 25 with evening departures at 8:5 p.m. and 72 minutes past a referenced start, affecting service on May timetable.
Local items report auction prospects at the Roberts place and a Madison county sale timetable. Mentions residents invited to sale, a spring court term opening, lectures by Rev Hugh Spencer Williams, and furniture from the late Mr Chas Roberts to be sold. Also notes university and postal updates, real estate agency notices, and farm trade promotions.
A lengthy social column records numerous visits by residents and visitors including J. K. Smith in Indonela and many townsfolk in Canton, Miss. It notes meetings of the Woman's Book Club with papers on Egypt and American authors, plus campus events to raise funds for a gymnasium.
An old advertisement claims Castoria cures diarrhoea dysentery and summer complaints. It notes W CU Neill & Co as sellers and mentions R. R. Chilton & Co in Louis, Missouri, offering the remedy to the afflicted.
Readers are offered a cash incentive for subscribing to The Weekly Commercial Appeal. The offer outlines a yearly price and payment schedule with certain start and end dates and terms for receiving the subscription.
An unusual offer touts a combined newspaper deal subscribing readers to both papers for a single price. The ad promotes affordability and value, urging readers to act quickly to secure the bundled subscription.
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