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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1897
Page
2
A ragbag of patent remedy pitches appears, touting cures for tobacco desire fits and nervous ailments. An Indianapolis ad promises Ne-To-Bae as a tobacco regulator with guaranteed cures. similarly, Dy Kime's Great Nerve Restorer offers free trials. The clamor reflects era medical marketing in small town papers.
An archaic looking verse laments a defensive fortress facing modern trials. The speaker recalls past bold names and fortifications, then shifts to a daily struggle against a harsher present and a relentless barrage from the outside world.
In Dutch Neck New Jersey a 12 year old goat named Sam earns fame for astonishing appetite and brave deeds. He once cornered a burglar, saved a girl from drowning, and has devoured clothing repairs and a coat containing a $100 pocket, coins, and jewelry. The owner says Sam is priceless and refuses to part with him.
A vivid description of the river thief or water rat, a hideaway pirate who stalks in a dinghy by night to rob ships in harbors and estuaries. He targets rope and cargo then escapes, often fighting watchmen. fences later dispose of the loot. The piece contrasts this with a public post office corruption anecdote and other human-interest items.
The author argues new administrations share secrecy and power, recounting past cabinet behavior from Cleveland to Morrison and later. He describes post office appointments, news suppression, and officials misusing authority, noting the public deserves transparency regardless of party.
A Syracuse arrest unfolds around a scheme involving Dr Williams Medicine Co and counterfeit plates tied to a fake livr label. Authorities pursue Montes the 15th Marquiem as a key prime mover after found crime tools and counterfeit goods in his trunk and a Utica apartment.
A survey of arcane coronation customs and claims from Old English Customs describes hereditary rights, the glove act, lifting to the throne, spurs, dillegrout, and offerings. It notes the oak chair, the coronation stone, the anointing canopy, and the Dymoke king's champion who challenges at the banquet with a ceremonial gauntlet.
In Century, R Talbot Kelly extols Bedouin education amid rough desert riding experience. He admires their cleanliness, horsemanship, and decisive respect for knowledge, contrasting Bedouin attitudes with Egyptians. He notes Bedouin regard for women and adherence to strict Islam amid cultural contrasts.
A fragment from a journal cites a dialogue about Dolly Swift and Mrs. Purfington with a claim of revolutionary lineage. Sally Gay confirms a family history involving a father who ran a merry-go-round.
A garbled OCR fragment references corsets shoes and liver bowls with Cancarets candy and mentions men as dead beats. It also alludes to a fan wheel Tong and a loser Whe gainer in unclear context.
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