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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1916
Page
3
The chief distinction is that Royal Baking Powder uses cream of tartar derived from grapes, signaling a healthful fruit origin. It highlights natural food over mineral substitutes, with no alumina or phosphate present in Royal.
A. L. Frasier of Grenada spent Sunday with friends in Oxford. Mrs. Cunningham of Cumberland visiting Mrs. Stephens. Mrs. Lundie spent weekend at Water Valley visiting relatives. W. L. Webster of Tarrell visiting his parents. Unsigned letters not printed. A. D. Patton of Lafayette Springs visited the family of R. K. Collins.
Local briefs report Lloyd Collins recovering after surgery and a county fair slated for fall. Messages note jail wedding of Martha Murphy to Buster Billingsly, visitors from Grenada and Louisville, and upcoming clean up efforts with health and sanitation features.
Mrs. N M Simmons aged 65 died Sunday after several months illness. Survived by five children John Tubbs first husband Mrs Arthur Smith Mrs James Hall W C Simmons and Lonie Simmons all in the county. Services held at W C Simmons home near the depot and interment followed Monday at Shiloh Cemetery.
We thank our neighbors and friends of Oxford for kindness and assistance during the illness and death of our dear mother Mrs. M. A. Simmons. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Simmons.
E. O. Davidson, representing The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York, markets a dividend paying policy. The message touts excellent results from a life insurance plan as part of a sales pitch.
Local notices advertise seeds for sale including Japanese seeded ribbon or hone to sorghum at 10 cents per four pounds and Vardaman seed corn at 60 cents per peck. Also promoted are the 115-1 rotary Singer Machine with J H Morris selling it and offering needles for all makes. location is southeast corner square with office 280, residence 48.
A large number of women are to be seated as delegates at both major party national conventions. California has elected three women to the Democratic Convention and Kansas will have several. Other woman suffrage states are expected to send a proportional mix of men and women to nominate presidential candidates.
Local classifieds list multiple ads from Oxford Mississippi including for sale of broke horses and mules, printing material, White Wynnette eggs, and a hydraulic barber chair. Also an inoffice lost sunburst brooch with ruby and seed pearls offering reward. Nearby land descriptions outline acres in Township 9 and Range 5 and Range 3 West. Contact names include Dr. Phillip and Ottway Foust.
University engineer Dean J H Carmich and junior class surveyed the Jefferson Davis Highway in Beat 1 Lafayette County on the Marrette route amid discussion of an alternate Taylor route. The party included Judge B T Marrette and other locals with dinner and remarks noted as a pleasant day.
A school building was described with six red apples left in a desk. It notes two young ladies in charge of the school and mentions Prof. Dorrah and a class planning to survey another proposed route soon. A local dealer advertises Singer Oi from J. H. Morris as the best guaranteed not to gum. Southeast corner square Pones office 280 residence 45.
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