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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
3
Local items note Mr. C D Bennett and Mrs Nannie Harking are ill while C C Longest visits Baltimore. Moving Pictures advertised at Gree House and Opera House nightly with prices 10 cents, children free. Meetings, receptions, and social events listed across Oxford including Miss Maggie Thompson recital and various visits.
Notice from the Board of Supervisors of Oxford County announces road contracts to be let by public outcry on Wednesday April 7 from 10 am to 4 pm at the south door of the courthouse. Plans on file with the clerk. Bid bonds required. the board may reject any or all bids. Roads to be let include Oxford and New Albany, Abbeville and Rocky Ford, Pontotoc and Mouth of Teppah, and many others across Beat Nos. 2 and 6.
Public notice posts land and pond hunting and fishing bans near Paris Mississippi. Notice threatens prosecution for violators and warns trespass on land one mile south of Paris. Also announces sale of real and personal property under a deed of trust by trustee L Morgan on March 22, 1900 in Lafayette County to settle indebtedness, describing specific parcels, two mares, a mule, and 1000 pounds of lint cotton with title believed good but conveyed in trustee name.
The World Almanac and Encyclopedia of 1909 is urged for quick reference and on sale at newsstands. Circuit Court in Lafayette county adjourns as Grand Jury reports 67 subpoenas and 10 true bills while noting county officers books are well kept and road work hampered by weather.
Foley's Kidney Remedy claims to cure backache and kidney and bladder trouble by correcting irregularities, strengthening kidneys to purify the blood, and toning the body. It warns to start at once to avoid Brights disease or diabetes with 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles.
The article emphasizes eating a sufficient amount of wholesome food to gain strength and maintain health. It warns against dieting and stresses thorough digestion, suggesting using Kodol to aid digestion when the stomach struggles.
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