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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1921
Page
2
An Oxford tale shows two brothers. one pampered, the other isolated. The surviving boy grows morose until a neighbor’s renewed care changes him, proving kindness can lift a child’s mood and reveal hidden goodness. The piece urges readers to brighten children’s lives daily.
The article argues jail may not be best and calls for drastic action to remove plotters. It notes many conspirators come from foreign shores and suggests returning them to their countries rather than lengthy confinement.
The writing questions universal peace after the great war and argues it will vanish amid governmental greed in Europe. It says international distrust hides beneath surface diplomacy and imperialistic passions rage unchecked. It concludes peace will come only when all are gods, not men.
The message urges restraint on cutting trees as forests vanish and lumber costs rise. It compares American forest management to foreign practices and calls for adopting wiser stewardship to ensure future timber supplies.
State court summons in Lafayette county Mississippi commands minor James Dunlap and others to appear before chancery court on the fourth Monday in May 1921 to show cause why the final account of executor Arthur Frierson for the estate of Fannie Dunlap should be approved. notice signed March 5 1921 by W M Woodward and L C Andrews.
An 19th century patent remedy advertises Prickly Ash Bitters as a laxative that opens the bowels and purges toxins to restore strength and energy. It lists price at $1.25 per bottle and notes RB R. Chilton & Co. as special agents selling the product.
An observer notes a whimsy claim that for every ten wise men born there is one foo. The remark plays on fair odds, suggesting a counterbalance in luck or meaning.
Substituted trustee H F Simpson will sell cash at the south door of the Lafayette County Courthouse Oxford Mississippi on April 4 1921 the described lands 40 acres south fraction of NW ¼ Sec 24 Town 9 Range 1 West and 40 acres ½ of NW ¼ of NE ¼ Sec 23 Town 9 Range 1 West to satisfy the indebtedness secured by a deed of trust recorded in book 72 page 208 in the Chancery Clerk's office. title believed good but conveyed only as substituted trustee. March 5 1921.
Foreclosure sale announced by trustee on April 4 1921 between 11 A M and 4 P M at the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford Mississippi. It covers extensive land in Township 7 Range 2 West including parts of Sections 21 and 16 and city lots in Oxford along with related lands previously conveyed to W E Stone for F B Linder and referenced deeds. The sale is to the highest cash bidder.
The remark notes that persistent urban joblessness may reduce the need for farm labor and lessen editorial outcry over farm labor scarcity.
Multiple public sale notices list deeds of trust and court auctions in Lafayette County Mississippi. Properties include Mississippian lands in Oxford and surrounding towns, with dates in March and April 1921, detailing parcels, sizes, trustees, and auction procedures.
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