14 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
1
A wartime court martial in France contends with orders to execute soldiers while in Houston observers await the outcome of related riots. The piece notes the tense mood as judgments loom and the men face potential punishment.
A wartime pension notice shows the recipient’s age, linked to her late husband’s service, with details clarifying beneficiary status and eligibility under the pension system.
Advert shows Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable remedy replacing calomel which allegedly salts the mouth and weakens health. It claims calomel causes salivation and day loss while Liver Tone starts the liver gently and without side effects. The note also mentions Mrs. Howell visiting Water Valley and Mrs. Mack McLarty visiting.
Col Faulkner will have the Buffaloe Jr store building equipped with a new plate glass front, with the awning removed. The work will begin soon. An advert also promotes Herbine for indigestion, claiming quick relief and bowel expulsion, 60 cents, sold by A H Kendel.
A collection of small ads from Oxford Miss area listing found keys, poultry eggs for sale in multiple breeds and settings, mules and wagon, rental of a six room cottage, stock and fixtures sale, a Ford trade for a Tennessee jack, cornish game eggs, half and half cotton seed, and a tree dog notice. Contacts include Mr. Joe Powell Abbeville H L Samules Powell Bros Eagle Office. Advertiser names: Mrs A F Calloway Dan Wiley P T Gamble Christopher Longest. Dates show Feb 21 28 and Mar 7 14 periods.
Washington dispatch reports a compromise plan likely to identify American casualties while keeping casualty names from enemy view. The proposal aims to reveal names without publicizing sensitive information and has drawn protests from many quarters against the War Department. President Wilson and Cabinet officials are impressed by the plan's approach.
War department telegrams report seven members of the 166th Ambulance Co. and 177th Sanitary Train killed March 7 in Northern France. Edwin L Fitch Frank T Cockrell Joe D Brakefield George S Sanford Fred R McGill died with others from Memphis. Hovey from Crenshaw and Cockrell, Bragg, Brakefield, Fitch, Sanford listed with hometowns and ages. Hovey survived by family. one soldier previously worked at Binswanger Glass.
Edward Woods reports statistics from Pittsburgh showing mortality in the current war is lower than in past conflicts. He notes over ninety percent of wounded soldiers treated by physicians recover enough to return to duty and compares a 20 year old soldier in the trenches to a 60 year old civilian in long term survival.
A freshman in a hospital corridor mutters about work on a water pipe while another voice in pidgin notes a leak and a nurse or patient comments on flowers from a distant sender. The dialogue captures a moment of casual chatter under ward light.
A 75 year old who refused surgery due to doctors gave Mayr's Wonderful Remedy a try after a neighbor's tip. He credits fast relief from stomach troubles and severe weakness, claiming he had not eaten for 10 days and feared death until the medicine. The ad promises a money back guarantee and claims the remedy eases catarrhal intestinal ailments including appendicitis. Sold by Chilton & Co.
In mining districts a single company often supplies other firms with compressed air for drills and hoists. The meter measures free air flow, functioning like a gas or water meter, with volume tied to air speed and tool cylinder intake.
Over six years after an initial report a local Oxford man D E Wiley confirms Doan's Kidney Pills relieved a dull back pain and says there has been no return of trouble. He recalls using a box to free the pain and calls the remedy permanently cured. Available at all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY ads.
New furniture safe and fixtures are hauled from the depot and placed in the buildings to be occupied by the new bank. Workmen continue the installation work.
Medicines and stock feed tip urging buyers not to buy duplicates and to choose B A Thomas Stock Remedy sold at Carter's Drug Store. The product claimed to tone the system, aid digestion, and improve utilization of grain for horses cattle and sheep.
Mrs. Alice H. Page, chief bookkeeper at a local tannery, confessed to starting a fire after misappropriating over $3,000. Investigators found bank deposits matching the stolen sum. She received a ten year prison sentence.
Milwaukee March 9. Cudahy a city of 3600 residents will cultivate 1200 war gardens this year, announced by the Milwaukee County Council of Defense.
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