23 Mar 1916
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1916
Page
1
The circuit court adjourned after a crowded week with several defendants sentenced to prison. Judge Bates delayed start to 8 AM for the final days to clear the docket, and numerous cases spanning burglary forgery and assault were decided or continued.
Dr. W B McMahon Sr has secured the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co agency and now represents them. A policy is offered through the splendid company.
Baltimore March 15 Manufacturers Record publishes a review showing that 1915 farm crop values rose 14.35 percent in the South while the rest of the country rose 5.25 percent. The South’s diversified crops were worth about 2.6 billion, cotton about 750 million, totaling roughly 8.6 billion in all agricultural products for the region. Texas led state crop values at 407 million, with Georgia, California and others following.
An advertisement offers Po-Do-Lax as a compound laxative that empties the bowels and stimulates bile secretions. It claims permanent relief from constipation with regular stools and occasional usage, and markets it as an excellent liver medicine sold at druggists.
Williams Pears sued Illinois Central Railroad Company and J. M. Egan claiming December 1912 charges of burglary and larceny against him damaged his reputation and earnings. After trial court verdict favored the defense. jury not required to decide.
The Lafayette County grand jury for the March 1916 term examined 125 witnesses and returned 35 indictments. They found the county poor house well kept, officials’ books reasonably accurate, and the jail sanitary as far as the jailer maintains. They criticized lack of contractor records before 1916 and urged better accounting for convict labor, humane prisoner treatment, and prompt jail screening per health rules. They recommended shower baths be avoided and jail screening completed, ending with a request for discharge.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey cough syrup made from a blend including pine tar aconite sugar cannabis etc. It claims soothing relief and immediate comfort and urges customers to buy from local druggists and ensure the package lists the formula.
An opinion piece argues against calling the letter E the most unfortunate in English, noting it appears at beginnings and endings of key concepts. It claims E underpins existence ease and heaven, provides meat life and love, and even editors and news would vanish without it.
A terse remark argues it is more profitable to go out and obtain a thing rather than waiting passively for it to come to you, implying initiative over reliance on luck or chance. The line frames a practical mindset favoring action.
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