Docal and Personal Notes From Oxford City
Local items record residents and visitors in Oxford with a flurry of names and movements. L Keel of Paris and EK Overstreet attended events this week while W W Kimmons and Beard of Delay were in town. Court activity drew Moll E O M Rayburn and J Harris from Lafayette. a funeral for Welch was held Sunday. A community social at the Oxford home featured games and refreshments and the fire department responded to a roof blaze at Curdy Hall. The piece closes with visits from New York and Chicago figures and continued neighborly movements among Oxford residents.
Obituary of W. C. Chilton in Oxford
W C Chilton died at his Oxford residence last Friday after five weeks of illness. A native of Oxford he ran the family drug business. Funeral services were held Sunday evening at his home led by Rev A S Lewis with many students and Oxford citizens attending. He was greatly esteemed and his memory will endure. Rest in peace.
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Oxford
Top Chilton
W. C. Chilton
Chilton
A. S. Lewis
Walter Bruce
Court actions briefed in Oxford circuit docket
Circuit court actions include Strother and Car rothers appeals dismissed. Multiple State cases: Billingsley and Murphey pled guilty with small fines. Kennedy released on own recognizance. Prestage and Pendergrass pleas with minimal fines. Davis pleads guilty with two to three year sentences. Brown murder case ends in life sentence. Spring teacher exams scheduled for April 7 8 21 22 for white teachers and April 14 15 28 29 for colored teachers. Chester A. McLarry County Superintendent.
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Strother
City of Oxford
Jesse Carrothers
State
Buster Billingsley
Bertha Murphey
Grev
Kennedy
Jess Prestage
Thomas Pendergrass
Marvin Davis
Gass Brown
Cottage for Rent Four Rooms and Bath at $10
Classified notice offers a four room cottage with one bath for rent at ten dollars per month. Apply to Robert Torrey. Also an editorial note on appetite and stomach health follows in the clipped text.
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Robert Torrey
Seed and seed potato and seed bean sale notice
TONIC DIGESTIVE is sold for relief. Sold only by Kendel's Drug Store for $1.00. FOR SALE seed sweet potatoes Nancy Hall Hastings triumph cotton seed Early speckled velvet beans Lemp Green Watermelon seed J. D. Jones Burgess Miss 19-21f
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Kendel’s
Nancy Hall
Hasting Triumph
Lemp
J. D. Jones
Burgess
First National Bank Again Passes Bank Examiner Review
The U S Bank Examiner for Arkansas Alabama Tennessee and Mississippi visited the First National Bank on the fifth, conducted a full audit, and issued another clean bill of health. Officials praised for strength and prosperity, advising safe deposits with the bank.
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Machen
U. S
Ark
Ala
Tenn
Farmers Busy Plowing And Local Notices
The community reports busy plowing by farmers. A H P Dillard visited Burgess friends Sunday. A Friday box supper to aid the schoolhouse raised funds. Miss Jessie Carter spent the weekend at home. Miss Albert Browning returned from Splinter. Jack Dillard was hurt by a mule Thursday but is improving. Joe Haley of the A H 5 spent the weekend at home.
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A. H. P. Dillard
Burgess
Jessie Carter
Albert Browning
Splinter
Jack Dillard
Joe Haley
Bank Ledger fragment shows pledged securities and notes
An old bank ledger page lists securities ratings and pledged assets, including bills of exchange and U S Treasuries. It notes totals for cash, checks, and miscellaneous liabilities, with signatures and notary attestations from a cashier and J AVENT notary public.
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Federal
Sore Bane
New York
Coicage and & Leen
U S.resserer
Kuykendall Greaseless Liquid Eczema Remedy Exposed
An advertis ement touts Kuykendall Greaseless Liquid Eczema Remedy as a universal cure for itching skin and sores, claims physicians fail. It lists sale through R R Chilton Co and Kramlet s at 50 cents, with free samples.
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Kuykendall
R.R. Chilton & Co
Good Road Meeting in Burgess Aims for Road Bonds
A rousing meeting in Burgess Monday night discussed forming a good road district and issuing bonds to extend the good road from Oxford to the Panola county line. About forty residents attended, all charged with a strong good roads spirit promising summer wood road construction in Burgess.
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Burgess
Oxford
Panola County
For Rent or Sale On Easy Terms and Local Ads
Classified notices list land parcels in Township 9 Range 5 West 160 acres and Township 9 Range 1 West 50 acres in Sardis Mississippi. Also sale items include a 23 inch paper cutter a Washington handle an Acme binder and a house and lot on South Street Oxford Mississippi. Insurance agent advertises Motes Life Insurance Co policies. Seeds for sale include Japanese seeded sorghum and Vardaman seed corn with prices. Local contact L. F. Patten and B Davidson invite inquiries.
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Bargin
Oxford Eagle
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Cough Syrup Ad
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey combines honey pine tar and glycerine to ease coughs and throat irritation for adults. The formula is described as fast acting and reliable with a known brand name, advertised at 25 cents from druggists.
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Dr. Bell
Beil
Citywide Effort Urged to Fight Mosquitoes Now
The editorial urges residents to inspect their homes and surroundings in Oxford and begin immediate efforts to destroy breeding grounds of flies and mosquitoes. It calls for a citywide campaign to reduce pests before spring, planning now to ensure homes are prepared for the fight.
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Oxford
Sloan's Liniment Promises Pain Relief For House Cleaning
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as fast relief for bruises and soreness from cleaning tasks. It claims quick easing, restful sleep, and a grateful user praising its value as “weight in gold.” The copy urges continued use for soreness neuraglia and bruises.
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Sloan
United Daughters of the Confederacy Meet on March 22
On account of Fields Day Exercises the United Daughters of the Confederacy will hold their regular meeting on Wednesday March 22 at the home of Mrs P H Wright Sr All members urged to be present For sale see furniture such as roll top desk wood bed springs rocking chair at my residence once for sale must close Pg au VIG 19-25 OC 2
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
P. H. Wrigh
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GM. Walker
Taylor
Gardner
Eagle Office
Messrs
JS. ML Wet
J. M. Winway
W. RK. Tatum
Cepe
W. P. Webster
Cornish
Jt. Harris
Lafayette
Mee E. O. M. Rayburn
Lon
F. L. Tool
Holly Springs
Cary
H Lee M. Russell
Jack
G Fine
K. Jee Harrellson
New- Vis
Li Cigar Store
Myrtle Hill
Biloxi
McCorkle
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Newkink
Okla
Lantar Welch
la’ ’Oregs
Ha Esy
Tom Winter
Compton
Chicago
Hughes
Texas
Graves
Taladagi
Mi . Wells
Felts
Methodist Quarterly Conference
Curdy Hall
T. D. Isom
Missex Newtie and
Emma Cathey
Chas. W. Harris
J. R. Tower
E. L. Berry
Water Valley
Circuit Court IN Session
Chester A. McLarry
First National Bank
Dillard
THE
Orfold
Mississippi
Marek Tih
reiCvacts
Uasutis
Gacees Ucrer
Camars Dupont
Mose Ee Og Coen
Latagetta
Avesr
Everette
Avery
Fauener Hagpware Co
AL Fetersas
Sant Hill & Roberson Attorneys At Law
General Fractrice
Tha Federal Cos Oxford
Sissippi
A. E Russell
Dr. Wright
J. W.T. Falkner, $R
M. Russell
W. B. McMahon, Sr
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Sma
Phillip
Chiltons Drug Store
Giro
M. Jonxson Sardis
Miss
G W Price
Dixies
Joe Powers
Howse
South Street
Mis
W. L. Parker
L. F. Patten
B. McMahon, Sr
Bawidson
Motes Life Insurance Co
America
Callawar
Col
Qo, B. Booxs
Oxford, Mississippi
P_ E. FURR
Bolgina & Son and
Thorbom & Co
Atlantic Coast Plant CO
Youngs Island
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