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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
2
A garbled page compiles political debate comments on the trust issue, diplomacy and domestic policy. It mentions Bourke Serkan and Rep Moore, Kentucky horse docking crime plans, French cipher theft, and Memorial Day style notes. Mentions Mae Schumann-Heink pursuing naturalization and President Roosevelt references.
Fragmented OCR notes reference voting activity in Oxford Mississippi and Tennessee areas with unclear names and dates. The readable portion shows a voter related term and mentions places in the southeast but lacks complete context or actions.
A local account details a grand Confederate monument on Oxford Public Square standing thirty two feet high and funded to honor Lafayette County soldiers. It notes Southern women’s fortitude, references a Confederate camp, a drill team, and a proposed display at the 1900 Birmingham reunion, with a photo of named comrades including Shinault Stephene Nielsen Brown Welch.
Fragments report visits by Mr ik Bead tayjuitser and Mr J D Wooten, plus Miss Pearl Simmons and Miss Liszie Guan visiting relatives. An ad promotes Sthitu's cream for worms and liniment for aches, with physicians selling remedies.
An old drug ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds. It claims quick relief for throat irritation and wheezing with testimonials from a local seller, offering free trial bottles and a money back guarantee.
Attention veterans in the county. The first annual meeting of the camp will be held Saturday archist. All veterans are urged to attend for important business. The State provides for care at Heauvoir soldier's home and a suitable pension. J L Sixavur, Com, G H Evans, Adjutant. A higher health level claim for King’s Life Pills noted with testimonial. Also Meties’s Baby Elixir advertised for diarrhoea and infant ailments. Sold by A H Kendel.
Nearly all skin diseases including eczema dermatitis and barber's itch cause intense itching and sleepless nights. Applying Chamberlain's Salve gives instant relief from itching and smarting, and many cases have been cured by its use. For sale by all druggists.
A jumble of notices discusses postal rate changes affecting subscriptions in the North and South, plus medical ads for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and D D D Prescription. It includes unclaimed mail listings from Oxford Mississippi with a long list of names and dates.
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