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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
4
Fragment from the Oxford Eagle showing publication details and a catalog of sample copies and display prices. Includes editor information and postal data with issued rates and terms for advertising and culinary sauces.
A Mississippi appeal warns against political strife and outside interference during wartime. It praises Mississippi's patriotism and warns that unity is essential to win the war, mentions Speaker Conner and Pat Harrison preparing forces in Jackson for political and military activity.
A reliable source confirms Tom Metts will run for sheriff of Lafayette County. He has long served in the sheriff's office and is familiar with the duties of the position.
A Carter's Drug Store notice advertises B. A. Thomas' Stock Remedy claiming it tones the system and aids digestion to maximize grain use for horses, cattle, and sheep. It notes medicine should be bought for animals and guarantees the remedy's effectiveness. Mentions Sgt Bob Crook at Camp Beaur gard and Roy McElvaney visiting Greenwood.
The Connecticut Legislature considers a bill to allow sailors and soldiers in state service to vote in the emergency election. Clerks in 165 towns would list in service voters with last addresses, sending ballots to commanders for return. Ballots and envelopes would be mailed back, with votes distributed to home towns and counted separately on election day.
J C Sheedy rested after exams with family in Ackerman. Blake W Godfrey addresses Y M C A on leadership theme. Herron Mitchell visits campus with Emily Heddleston. Dr Parkin of Oxford discusses Rhodes Scholarship fund and war implications, highlighting autocracy versus democracy and the impact on Britain and America. The Oratorical contest is rescheduled to Monday the 18th with invitations to Oxford and University.
Dr. Christopher Longest was absent from duties for two or three days last week while attending the Sunday School and B Y P U Convention in Kosciusko Mississippi. Miss Elizabeth McDonald visited Golden Hall Sunday around dinner time.
Mrs. E S Lewis of Greenville is visiting her son Edward at the University and spending time with friends in Oxford.
Peoria Illinois March 19 The annual convention of the Illinois Agricultural Association opened here today. The meetings is considered one of the most important in the history of the organization. War time problems affecting the farmers of the state were the chief issues before the convention which will continue throughout tomorrow.
Springfield reports an extensive campaign to collect Illinois share of 2,000,000 books for army cantonment libraries. The drive runs through March 25 under Anna May Price, secretary of the State Library Extension Commission, featuring house-to-house canvassing and requests for any book donations for soldiers overseas.
Legal notices announce bids for bridge and road work in Lafayette County Mississippi and for road maintenance in a district. Timing appears March 6 1915 and April 1 1915 with bids to be sealed and opened by chancery clerks. Officials include W M Woodward G A Woodward and commissioners Knight Sanders Humphreys.
To the depositors and stockholders of the Merchants and Farmers Bank of Oxford the undersigned attorneys request all who employed them in the suit now pending against the bank’s directors in the Chancery Court Lafayette County to meet for consultation at the County Court House Oxford at 10 o clock am on Thursday March 25 1918 We desire to confer with you and have your advice and aid in preparing the case for an early trial Co L BATES L C ANDREWS Attorneys for complainants in the Case of R C Carter et al vs Duke M Kimbrough et al No 4775 Chancery Court Lafayette County Miss</S:>
Pontotoc County Medical Association passes resolutions praising Dr. W. S. Leathers of University, Mississippi for his work to improve state hygiene. They urge votes for him as State Medical Association President and request publication in local and state newspapers.
Fragmentary ad copy notes a 1 cent price for six Never Failing East Cakes by Mrs. J in Abbeville Mississippi EM 21 11. Text includes scattered lines about spying and a garden plot.
Montgomery March 19. Alabama fuel administrator S P Kennedy urges every county to arrange a substantial winter coal supply this spring and summer. A prior one ton per delivery restriction is cancelled until consumers prove they lack more than half a ton. Further instructions will follow. F T McLean visited Grenada and returned to campus Sunday night.
The semi annual reunion of Master Masons in the Valley of Springfield opened at the Temple in Springfield IL. The Sangamon Lodge led by LeRoy L Bacchus arranged a three day program with proto degree exemplified and two more degrees to be conferred in the evening Rose Croix and other bodies participate in the event. Chancellor Powers led a business session before adjournment.
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