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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
4
An elderly gentleman in the English club at Hongkong grows irate after discovering a Chinese inscription on a letter envelope. The Chinese phrase identifies him as “the old baboon with white fur,” provoking a storming fetch of the hall porter. The hall porter, unaware of the insult, faces a sharp exchange with the scholar.
A garbled column notes domestic strife with a flat iron and sauce pan incident, then shifts to political commentary by Prof Price on tariffs and a social club scene. The text blends satirical quotes and reader dialogue, mixing imagined exchanges and ad hoc snippets about books and readers.
The advertisement claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieves female suffering with many testimonials. It cites the Pinkham Laboratory files containing over a million letters from women professing cures and asserts the product saved women from surgical interventions.
The article discusses Elijah’s Mount Carmel challenge using fire as a sign of the true God, contrasting Baal with Yahweh. It notes three years of preparation, prayer, and dependence on God, and links revival fires to persistent prayer and faith. It also explains fire as purifying and judging, cleansing believers and burning out dross to reveal righteousness.
Jezebel berates King Ahab over Elijah’s escape and Elijah’s expected rendezvous at Mount Carmel. Obadiah emerges as a cautious ally while Jezebel questions divine will and the prophet’s pledge. The scene centers on faith, power, and looming confrontation between prophets of Baal and Elijah.
A veteran minister notes modern crowds favor shorter sermons. He recalls thinning congregations when sermons ran long and says he now preaches in tighter, more concise terms to keep attention and maintain attendance.
Ahab weakly defers judgment to Jezebel and Obadiah as Elijah confronts Baal prophets. Jezebel’s rage drives plots, Obadiah fears for his life, and a storm omen follows Elijah’s mountaintop defeat. Elijah’s god answers with fire and the prophets fall, prompting a tense royal confrontation.
A housing notice details an apartment building in The Bronx using frugal practices that leave tenants with inadequate heat and hot water. The agent buys coal sparingly, causing 12 to 24 hour delays while tenants burn gas and freeze. Tenants report cold or warm water and some move out, posting notices in hallways.
A reader argues that church attendance rose by half in under two months as regular worshippers grew, and urges ministers to keep sermons shorter to reach a larger audience and accomplish more with their messages.
Spain undertakes police training programs to improve security. Authorities announce distribution of helmets to officers, aiming to boost protection and readiness amid growing urban challenges. Local officials emphasize safety and orderly policing across provinces.
Daniel 5S Queen of Salem Virginia recounts a severe kidney illness that left him bedbound and immobile for weeks. After trying multiple remedies, Dean's Kidney Pills finally improved his condition and he credits them with restoring health, urging others to try the product. Bold by all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells 50 cents per box.
W Willie notes automobiles have arrived in Borneo prompting speculation. T. M questions possible outcomes. Willie predicts a rise in wild men.
A testimonial praises Cuticura Ointment curing eczema in a brother after three summers and credits Mrs. Miller with helping a Indiana family. The passage shifts to anecdotes about encounters in Connecticut and Boston, jokes about roosters on barns and a wife’s glare, plus quips on weather forecasting and gift horses with brief quotes from periodicals.
A Pennsylvania doctor prescribed Grape Nuts to a patient with chronic indigestion and biliousness. The man reports immediate relief, rapid recovery, and renewed vitality after two months, crediting the food’s benefits and the inventor.
President Schurman criticizes excessive course load for freshmen and sophomores as immature and prone to error. He cites a Freetown tale of an old man who married four wives and economized on epitaph inscriptions, illustrating fiscal misjudgment and imprudent planning.
Philip R. Bangs recalls a revival story in Texas where a worker reports visions of heaven and hell. In heaven the white men recline with cigars while the black slaves kneel, and in hell every white man holds a black person up to the flames.
In a crowded scene, Jackson's wife is buried this afternoon as a mourning man, grief-stricken, receives tender aid from a young darkey maiden. She urges him to bear up and forget. He responds with courtesy, saying he must wait until after the funeral for marriage talk.
An 19th century advertisement promotes a “Catarrh Cure” from F. J. Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio. It claims constitutional remedy effects and topical action on mucous surfaces, offering five dollars for proof of failure and urging readers to send for circulars and testimonials.
A brief collage of quips and cartoons from Harper's Weekly and E C Burke reflects on luck courage and a failed machine. The excerpt contrasts a motorist's broken down vehicle with a fateful remark about luck and a call to start anew. The piece closes with a geographer joke about a strait and a father's paper reading.
A short health note touts Brown's Bronchial Troches as quick relief for sore throats or coughs and warns that untreated throat illnesses may affect the lungs. The quoted moral reflection on love precedes the ad copy.
A garbled collection of quotes and misspelled phrases including a mock conversation about an oyster sauce and a woman’s remark about the poor, with stray lines about talking back, excuses, and mixed wording suggesting a broken text or OCR corruption.
Col. John F. Bishop recalls a Tennessee minister grandfather who challenges a villager’s boast of conversion. The elderly preacher answers that even the Almighty had nothing to do with the man’s claimed conversion, a story cited from the New York Evening Telegram.
A long bitter feud between Browns and Perkinses ends when Brown sends a peacemaking note about his cat dying this morning. Perkins replies with unexpected sarcasm revealing the rift remains. A second item notes a waiter calling “green bluefish” a hot house species in a New York restaurant.
A father mother and six children arrive at a seaside holiday, looking for cheap lodgings. They inquire at a furnished room to let, where the landlady notes only one bed. The father nonchalantly says the family will rough it with the wife and children sleeping on the floor.
A reflective aphorism praises a calm, unwavering smile as a potent tool against enemies. It argues anger hands opponents leverage, while a steadfast demeanor renders one difficult to defeat.
From October to May colds are the most common headache cause. Salative rhubucine removes the cause. E W Groveon borne.
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